AAHG INSIDER 2

ISSUE 2 | Q2 - 2015
The force
descended on
MEFCC!
The holy month
DAWNED on us
Team on a
MISSION
CONTENT
P5
A SLICE OF
HISTORY
Our HULKBUSTER is
unleashed!
P 10
WIRED!
EESF & Universal
Events trail the
virtual space
P 12
HOLY MONTH
OF RAMADAN
Dubai Outlet Mall decks
up to celebrate Eid Al Fitr
P 15
RAISE A TOAST!
Our F&B division
gearing up to unveil
‘Little Manila’
P 20
MERRY &
WITTY
Our in-house jesters
are at it again!
CEO’s Message
“
At the outset, I would like to wish my entire Al Ahli
Holding Group family Eid Mubarak and wish that it
brings with it blessings, joy and peace of mind for
all of us. The holy month of Ramadan brought with
it an innovative thought flow within the roots of this
dynamic company that boasts of four decades of
spell binding success. Behind the wheels that churn
out great success stories at Al Ahli Holding Group,
lies a herculean blanket of talent – our teams from
across different subsidiaries that strive towards
perfection, complete with an unmatched creative
thought flow.
I would like to wish my entire Al
Ahli Holding Group family Eid
Mubarak and wish that it brings
with it blessings, joy and peace
of mind for all of us
This quarter has been a rather exciting and star
studded one for us. It wasn’t just the Hollywood
celebrities that added glitz to our affairs, but also
the teams that were behind the scene, putting together a great show. Comicave Studios, our Singapore-based subsidiary made its global debut with
style at the Hollywood red carpet world premiere of
Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron.
Closer to home, Comicave too created a sensational buzz at the Middle East Film and Comic Con 2015
and also set forward a fruitful alliance with VOX Cinemas, where our products were showcased during
the UAE National premiere of Avengers: Age of
Ultron.
Our new subsidiary, Al Ahli Publishing and Distribution was also launched this quarter to resounding
success. Meanwhile, our Gold’s Gym and Dubai
Outlet Mall teams grew stronger with every step
through the quarter, with exciting events and activities undertaken by the MARCOM Team, to leverage
the overall AAHG brand across media platforms.
A year of efforts by our Food and
Beverages division will soon bear
result in the form of the world’s
only Philippines themed concept
restaurant bouquet
We also welcomed new people on-board, always
edging towards bigger and more thoughtful growth.
Our Fujairah-based subsidiaries grew dynamically
on the virtual platform and we set the ball rolling for
our big events lined up for the next quarter, like the
AsiaPOP Comic Con, set to take stage in Manila,
Philippines this September. Further, a year of efforts
by our Food and Beverages team will soon bear
result in the form of ‘Little Manila’ the world’s only
Philippines themed concept restaurant bouquet that
will take shape during the third quarter.
princiAll in all, our joint efforts directed by the core princi
ples that form the base of the Al Ahli Holding Group
collaborahave all set us on the path of interesting collabora
tions that you will hear about soon and will surely
put us on a greater platform.
”
Mohammed Khammas
CEO, Al Ahli Holding Group
Editorial
“
Dear AAHG Team,
The last three months have been exciting and exhilarating for all our brands and especially for the
people associated with it. Each of our new venture
has generated huge fanfare and media buzz not
just locally, but also on the international platform.
While one of our brands debuted to international
eye balls, the other brands that form the inevitable
foundation of the Al Ahli Holding Group charted a virtual world victory. Newer partnerships were etched
and exciting projects that were so far in the pipeline,
slowly but surely inched closer to a grand launch.
Gaining all round recognition, the Al Ahli Holding
Group has once again reinforced its position in the
industry as the leading innovator from the region,
unfolding novel concepts in all multi-diversified
streams of businesses.
Amongst our pop-culture business units, Comicave
Studios made a mark internationally, while Comicave brand is growing from strength to strength. Al
Ahli Publishing and Distribution is slowly but surely
taking the young readers by a storm.
Gold’s Gym was on the path of aggressive brand
activities and club launches this quarter. With the
Fujairah and the Hamriya clubs being launched, the
brand boosted its presence in uncharted territories
and further grew with interesting partnerships at
events that mattered, winning laurels for the brand
and even being nominated as the best fitness gym
in the region by Ahlan!
For the Dubai Outlet Mall, this quarter drew in a lot
of praise by customers, through interesting offers
and promotions, while also garnering media praise
for their community welfare driven Health and Wellness festival, and the Ramadan charity campaign.
Our Fujairah based companies charted new success
stories by plunging into the online space through updated and modernized websites, a well-researched
boost in sales activities and by the successful delivery of big noteworthy projects.
The AAHG Team is all set to launch new business
divisions during the forthcoming quarter that will
only enhance our growth portfolio and elevate our
regional image and the overall global brand.
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All in all it has been a quarter abuzz with proactive
initiatives and opportunities for group and individual
growth for everyone that is part of this dynamic organization. With the hope of having an equally action-packed quarter, I would like to convey my best
wishes to all our subsidiaries.
Cover Story
This April was not like any other for us. It wasn’t just
the launch of our Singapore-based high-end collectibles manufacturing subsidiary, but packaging this
launch in front of the entire world that turned out
to be an exhillarating experience. We tied up with
Marvel, to unveil Comicave Studios at the Hollywood red carpet global premiere of Avengers: Age
Of Ultron,, the year’s biggest superhero blockbuster.
Comicave Studios displayed their Iron Man collectibles series, with the main protagonist of this collection being the four-feet tall animatronic Hulkbuster
that awed not only the fans gathered at Los AngeAnge
les’ Kodak Theatre, but also the Earth’s Mightiest
Superheroes and their artistic creators.
“”
The Hulkbuster by Comicave Studios is
truly the Ultimate Hulkbuster quarter scale
action figure.
-Action figure fury
While the Avengers strutted down the red carpet
gala with sheer wonderment lighting up their eyes,
they were wowed by the movements of this product
and its close-to-life like persona. The stars posed
HULKBUSTER
alongside our Hulkbuster and even partied with the
collectible at the post-premiere after party that drew
some of the top names from tinsel town.
Bedazzled with the collectible, fans of the Avengers
and collectibles collectors from far and wide kept
the buzz alive on the social media with questions,
appreciations and more questions… So much so
that Mr. Nick Fury, AKA Samuel Jackson captured
intera slice of his own history, recording a rather inter
esting video that went viral on both Facebook and
Twitter generating over 23 million views.
Samuel L. Jackson taking a selfie with Comicave Studios’ HULKBUSTER
Brian Tyler & Mark Ruffalo
AAHG Team at the premiere
Elizabeth Olsen
Stan Lee
Mohammed with Robert Downey Jr.
Mohammed with Lou
Mohammed with Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany & Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Feature Story
With the motto for Al Ahli employees in the last
quarter being ‘Inspired to Achieve’, action, excitement and energy trickled through every team
that forms the necessary veins and nerves of
this dynamic organization. Charged with a raw
desire to excel, each team put together exciting
events, interesting activities, tie-ups with strategic industry stakeholders and even ventured
into newer territories.
We bring you a round-up of all that this quarter
has meant for all our top subsidiaries with the
hope of binding all of us in the web of interesting and effective communication.
Feature Story
Cosplayers at mefcc
Meanwhile...
OUR SUPERHEROES PARTIED AT
MEFCC!
Artists pose with our ceo
the comicave team
Comicave’s
presence
at
the
Middle East Film and Comic Con
certainly brings back memories of the
fan frenzy for all those associated directly with the world’s largest comic
book and collectibles destination.
With over 50,000 visitors, Comicave’s
booth became the highest visited
brand at the three-day pop-culture
festival. But the fun didn’t end there,
what was overwhelming for the brand
was that footfalls at the store, during
those three days rose dramatically.
Boggled at the exclusive collections
displayed at the convention, ardent
fans rushed to the store to indulge
some more.
Surprises
for
Comicave
fans
didn’t end there, along with the
rest of the pop culture world, they
celebrated the Free Comic Book Day,
with some of the best artists in the
country coming down to the store to
impress fans with their work, keeping
them excited through the day.
Comicave further hosted the Star
Wars Day, with the popular slogan
‘May the fourth be with you’ even as
Darth Vader and his fellow Troopers
walked around the Dubai Outlet Mall,
to an astounding response.
Comicave was also the only brand to
showcase their products, including
life-size figures at the UAE National
premiere of the years’ biggest superhero movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron
as a result of fruitfull and strategic tieup with VOX Cinemas.
in-house artist
display at vox cinemas
at free comic book day
celebrating star wars day
hulk descends on dom
Club Anniversary- RMD
Feature Story
Gold’s glittered through the quarter with excitement being the buzzword through and through. Events, activities, tie-ups, launches
and anniversaries – Phew! Employees associated with the brand
believe that the three months might have gone by in a whizz, for
others there was a certain golden tinge where ever they looked in
those three months. Be it the launch of the Fujairah and Hamriya
Gold’s Gym clubs, or the brand’s official partnership with the Fujairah Bodybuilding Championship 2015 – Gold’s remained active
through Q2 ’15.
GG Trainers win laurels at INBC 2015
The brand hosted the super successful ‘Flex Your Muscle’ campaign for its members, where discounts the size of their muscles
were offered.
The brand was also the official gym partner for the International
Natural Bodybuilding Championship, one of the most prestigious
natural bodybuilding events in the world, where two star Gold’s
Gym trainers participated and won laurels.
The GGX dance overload went live from Reef Mall in Deira too
where 18 professional Gold’s Gym exercise instructors guided
fitness enthusiasts in an energized dance mash-up. Over 300
members and non-members participated in the event, bringing
together five Gold’s clubs and non-stop classes of Zumba and
Body Jam were held under one roof.
At the PEBA intercompany championship, the Gold’s Gym basketball team beat the reigning
champs, Nestle, to take the trophy with a win of 53:51
Salem Khammas honouring the winner of Fujairah Bodybuilding Championship
Members flex to win discounts
All that
glitters... IS
GGX Dance Overload at RMD
Special Feature
One of the top changes that Al Ahli Holding Group and its subsidiaries witnessed this quarter was the establishment of and revamping of many websites. With this, we managed to increase our digital footprint and also grow
substantially in visibility in the new media.
To initiate the virtual action, we established the Arabic version of the Al Ahli
Holding Group website. The website that
started off with a splendid launch had
people in the Arabic social media space
hooked to the four decade long history of
the company and its’ achievements in the
multi-diversified space – all of it recorded
in words and pictures for our esteemed
local audiences. Needless to say that with
each passing day, our media features,
news updates about happenings at the
company and an updated media gallery
have wowed everyone virtually. Here’s
how it shaped up:
www.alahliholdinggroup.com/ar/
The team behind the Little Manila concept restaurant by the Food and Beverages division of
AAHG, headed by Mr. Parvez Naqvi is gearing
up for the grand launch – but with the brand all
set to stamp its footprint in the digital space, with
the all too alluring website that makes your taste
buds jump in joy and do a happy spin as if they
had a brain of their own, the buzz amongst the
Filipino community is rife. The website, complete with delectable details about all brands
hosted there, sizzling with scrumptious secrets
of Filipino food and seasoned with a whole host
of mouth-watering food images leaves you
wanting for more. Do enjoy a yummy virtual
meal here: www.littlemanila.com
Special Feature
The group officially also established Universal Events.
Led by Ms. Rita Magnus the dynamic and charged up
team is gearing up for the biggest event of the year –
AsiaPOP Comicon to be held in Manila, Philippines in
September this year. With the key words for a website
for this company being minimalistic yet classy, the web
development team whipped up a chic looking portal for
the international premier events management company
based in Singapore and here’s how it looks:
www.theuniversalevents.com
Alongside, our teams were working hard to launch the AsiaPOP Comicon Manila website too, so as to begin informing
people about the many artists, celebrities, contests, events
lined up for the mega pop-culture event of the year. With
Manila, Philippines being the venue for the very first version
of this event, which would then be held in various pockets
of Asia and the world, fans and the media were awaiting
the launch of this website with bated breath – only to see
what they could expect in this blockbuster package of an
event. Least to say, within days of its launch, the website
had hordes of visitors, some to volunteer, some to participate, but largely those who craved more information…The
virtual pop-culture frenzy is going viral here: www.apcc2.
comicave.com
The revamping of the Emirates Engineering Services
and Factories website gave it an established and corporate look to defeat the competition in that space. The
website was revamped based on the vision of the team
that heads and operates the company and was quite an
eye opening experience for the teams involved in the remake of this website. Learning about the many achievements and top notch projects handled by this company
is sure to boggle any visitor. Here’s how you can visit the
brand new digital look of EESF: www.emiratesesf.com
A bonus package along with the AsiaPOP Comicon was the CAGE –
Cosplay Authority Global Challenge. The one-of-its-kind cosplay competition is set to witness the biggest cash prize ever being given off
in this genre of an event.And the action kick started and picked pace
with a truly aggressive online reality here: www.alahliholdinggroup.
com/thecage/
Feature Story
This quarter the Dubai Outlet Mall not just offered
the usual big chunks of discounts to its shoppers
but got them a chance to live happier and healthier
lives too. How you ask?
DOM Summer Camp engaging kids
Well, they started the quarter with the celebrations
for the International Health Day by offering free
health and wellness consultations for all shoppers
through alliances with leading health experts.
The mall had a tremendous response as many
shoppers of all age groups benefitted from health
checkups including Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure &
BMI tests, Spirometry Test, Skin Analysis & Counseling by Dermatologists, Counseling on Child
Obesity, Eye checkup, Dental Check-up, Weight
loss and colon cleansing through naturally coated
plums, Spine Check, Fitness activities, Mini Gym at
the mall, Body Art, Fitness classes like Zumba and
many others for Kids and Adults.
Making life
Health & Wellness event at the mall
vouchers worth AED 500,000.
In addition, the mall hosted the annual Pre-summer
spend and win promotions offering prizes worth
AED 1.5 million. Customers entered into a raffle
draw and walked away with travel packages and
Health & Wellness event at the mall
The mall was then bedecked with breath taking festivities, for the holy month of Ramadan as it initiated
the ‘Give a little, help a lot’ charity campaign in co-ordination with UAE Red Crescent. The mall hosted a
charity box, where visitors wholeheartedly donated
goods, cash, wearable clean clothes, shoes, books,
stationary, computers, electronics, non-perishable
foods and medicines for those in need. To engage
visitors, the mall also hosted a summer camp by
‘Infinite Ideas’ with a bunch of creative and edutainment activities for kids to indulge in during the summer break.
Health & Wellness event at the mall
Special Feature
The joy of reliving past successes only
energizes us all to head towards an even
more interesting future.
Here, we recall the top moments this
quarter and hope for an even more eventful
third quarter of 2015.
HR division: Envisioned to be a
strategic partner in the business
Amongst the set of new people we have welcomed
at AAHG this quarter, one of them is Tony Downes.
As the Group HR and Administration Head, Tony
shares the vision for his team, the brands and the
group overall…
“We are a diverse business and that effectively
means that we host different companies, with different ways and diverse working practices. What binds
us all is the vision of our CEO,” he explains.
Further, he added that at the heart of all the activities of the HR division are the people. “People are
our key differentiators. Dignity, transparency, value,
openness in engagement and employee security
are what we base our actions on,” Tony mentions.
Talking about some key changes that will be implemented very soon, Tony says, “Centralization of pay
rolls and recruitment services, along with information dissemination through the HR manual will be
the first things. Further, we will introduce proper HR
business partners who will deliver HR activities, indulge in performance management, provide career
coaching, mentoring and succession planning.”
In the long term, the HR division led by Tony aspires
to elevate the group to the level where the Al Ahli
Holding Group becomes rated as the best company
to work with, by its own intellectual wealth.
AAHG Group HR Team
Special Feature
Projects and progress
that MATTER!!
Apart from Emirates Engineering getting onto the
digital platform in a reformed way, the company
also had other major updates in its business flow. EESF began implementation of new machines (CAPEX) to enhance steel
fabrication capacity to 1000 – 1200 MT per month.
and delivery of 10500 m2 G+M warehouse building
wrapping up the entire project within 60 days.
Further, the company wrapped up a project for Fujairah Cement Industry at Dibba within 90 days,
where they worked on the design, fabrication, delivery & erection of 21560 m2 coal storage shed
building.
The company also got the new splicing machine, for
full penetration butt welding joint, a new punching
and shearing machine, to be used for shearing and
making holes on small components.
The company launched a new event at its plant this
quarter, ‘Each One Teach One’, an in-house mentor-mentee skill enhancement program. The objective and goal setting workshop was conducted for
all the departments of the company.
EESF completed many other projects, the top one
being for the Dubai Investment Park for Timbertech
LLC, where they worked on the design, fabrication
The Al Ahli Plastic Industries celebrated a landmark achievement this
quarter. The company
commissioned a new Roflextogravuere machine that it said would increase flex
ible packaging capacity by 200 MT per month. This
state of art 8 color printing machine would help the
company deliver high resolution printing, in line with
customer requirements. API would also be able to
additionally deliver cold seal application products
catering to the chocolate and dairy industry. With
the commissioning of this machine, the combined
furcapacity of API will rise to 2000 MT per month fur
ther establishing the company as a major player in
the market.
Al Ahli Publishing and Distribution officially launched
this April to resounding success in the region. Since
its launch, our subsidiary that deals with English and
Arabic comic books by top Hollywood companies
has been up and about, participating in pop-culture
festivals, showcasing at big events and even being
available at top book stores and supermarkets.
COMIC, COMIC
EVERYWHERE!!
Soon after its launch, the biggest event that APD
participated in was the Middle East Film and Comic Con 2015 in Dubai. Not only was the product a
blockbuster hit at the event, but the team managed
to boost sales and network with the pop-culture
biggies from the region and beyond. Within a short
span of time, the company struck some good partnerships and became available at top bookstores,
supermarkets, hypermarkets and petrol stations –
much to the pleasure of fans.
With the summer heat soaring, APD cooled off fans
with their exclusive collections, insightful social
media presence and summer camps for kids. The
brand participated in the Philippines Independence
Day celebrations and even at the summer camp
hosted at the Dubai Outlet Mall, for Ramadan. All in
all, the first quarter of APD’s existence has brought
with it a lot of action, resonating the characters that
it displays in its comic books.
Meanwhile, the Food and Beverages Division of AAHG is preparing for the
big launch of the Little Manila restaurant that is lined up for the third quarter. But that’s not all that has kept them busy. With the preparation on for
the grand opening of the Little Manila themed restaurant bouquet at the Al
Muraqqabat Street in Deira, Dubai being the obvious priority – the team
has whipped up some delectable partnerships with other top brands like
JCos., Mad For Garlic and other such brands that will soon be unveiled.
The popularity being garnered by Little Manila, even before its launch has
driven many other international brands that are offering franchises for the
GCC and Middle East region through our coveted F&B division.
During Q2 ’15, Little Manila locked in on the tag line for the brand Atin Ito,
which translates to ‘It’s ours!’ – with the idea being to bring traditional and
the most loved Filipino food and beverages brands to this region. Going
by the initial buzz, seems like Filipinos based in UAE too are quite excited
about being able to enjoy their favorite food from back home, right here in
the heart of the city that they now call home.
The F&B team also said that they would be hosting food tasting and reviewing events only for the employees before the launch.
Little Manila has put together a Brigade de Cuisine completely driven by a
passion for the authentic Filipino cuisine. With a deep understanding of the
food culture, ingredients, flavors and loaded with innovation and hard work,
Joselito V. Joaquin Jr. has been brought on board as the Chef de Cuisine.
Joselito is a pioneer with a long standing experience of 12 years, in dishing out culinary delights from Asia and Italy. Certified in the culinary arts
from the M.O.S.T Institute of Culinary Arts, he has worked with top brands
throughout his career, heading various teams of experienced chefs with
truly international and diversified backgrounds.
Joselito V. Joaquin Jr.
Executive Chef, Little Manila
is a part of the F&B team
headed by Parvez Naqvi
Special Feature
Not only did Comicave Studios start off with a bang,
but the rest of their quarter was equally eventful too.
With the glitzy launch of this Singapore-based subsidiary at Los Angeles this quarter, the subsidiary
instantly sent fans into a social network tizzy as interest in the Iron Man series unveiled at the red carpet premiere grew online. The object of everyone’s
interest was the 4-feet tall animatronic Hulkbuster,
with queries about pricing and availability growing
by the day. With an aggressive social media plan
unfolding, fans grew in numbers and engagement
was at its highest.
The company has many product releases lined up,
like the limited edition 1/12 Scale Shotgun figure
that is to be launched at the San Diego Comic Con
in July. The 75 percent die-cast metal figurine is a
fully articulated figurine with over 20 points of articulation, 5 pairs of interchangeable hands included
with repulsor & back thruster effects included, LED
lighted eyes & Arc Reactor, Sliding visor on helmet
and bendable stand that supports dynamic poses.
The company is all set for participation in many
global events in the next quarter, where they will
be showcasing prototypes directly to consumers.
In the month of July, Comicave Studios would be
up and about. While they will be at the San Diego
Comic Con between 9 and 12 July, they would be
preparing for the 2nd Kid and Adult Fair soon after,
to be held between 22 and 26 July and simultaneously mark its presence at the Hong Kong Anicom
between 24 and 28 July.
The brand further has a huge promotional project
lined up for the coveted Singapore National Day Parade in August this year. 15 Singa figures have been
produced as part of the celebration of the nation’s
50th birthday. The SG50 fun pack contains a Singa
figurine, that was distributed to every local household.
SIGN
S UDIO
Meet AAHG’s dynamic in-house architectural design team. Headed by Asad Younus, the project manager,
the quarter gone by has been quite exciting for this team. Starting with four high-end projects for Gold’s Gym,
the Hamriya, Fujairah, Oman and Al Ain clubs, the team was also busy working with the Food and Beverages
division. Handling the design from start to end for the Little Manila themed restaurant, the team is now also
in talks with the F&B division for other projects that are lined up. On the other hand, our design team, that is
aiming at moving towards centralization of services for all our subsidiaries has also been nominated for some
big projects planned for Outlet City expansion. The team has also been involved in design services for Aktive
Fit, a new subsidiary of AAHG.
Special Feature
When WORK is FUN!
The launch of this new international premier events
management company brought with it a whole new
stream of energy into Al Ahli Holding Group. The dynamic team comes with a fresh approach of fun at
work, the Universal Events team were here, there
and everywhere right in their first quarter.
At one point we were chatting with them at the Dubai headquarters about creative ideas for their biggest event for the year – AsiaPOP Comicon Manila
during their visit to MEFCC, at another point they
were busy engaging the Filipinos at the Toy Con
in Manila, where they promoted APCC and at yet
another point of time during this quarter, they were
gearing up for big events in the USA.
While the Toy Con in Manila was met with huge success in June where Universal hosted the soft launch
of AsiaPOP Comicon (APCC), the brand also
marked its presence at the Ant-Man world premiere
at Los Angeles in USA during the same month.
sevThe company said that the team is working on sev
eral projects that are bound to expand the industry
Entertaincompetencies of Universal Events and Entertain
ment.
The company is gearing up to attend the Anime
Expo at USA and also the San Diego Comic Con,
both during July 2015. In all this, their main focus
has been APCC that was official announced on the
social media and the event’s official website this
quarter.
The team also has some exclusive piece of news
for our internal readers that is not out in the media
yet. Universal Events is engaging IFlix and Hero TV
Mato be a major partner for AsiaPOP Comicon in Ma
nila this September. Further the team has revealed
the entire guest list for APCC just for us. Amongst
the top names are celebrity guests like Gal Gadot,
Jason Momoa, Colton Haynes, while comic guests
like C.B. Cebulski, Carlo Pagulayan, Harvey Tolibao
and many others would be in attendance.
celeIn all of this too, the company found time to cele
brate their core strength – its people. The company
had a team bonding exercise and also celebrated
the birthday of their Senior Manager for Projects
and Special Events, Christopher Soh.
Social Media Round-Up
A tweet by @AAHGUAE about the exclusive
opportunity that @ComicaveUAE offered its
fans to meet and greet leading Dubai-based
artist Ashraf Ghori remained the highest tweet
of the quarter – gaining 4,966 impressions,
engaging 160 Tweeple and being retweeted
over 100 times.
Establishing a dramatic growth,
the Gold’s Gym UAE Facebook
page has grown its fan base from
15,000 to 28,000 since the start of
the year 2015.
Our 3D render video of
Gold’s Gym unveiling the
new Signature club in Al Ain,
organically bought together
over 12K users, generating
over 5K views and 3K
individual post clicks.
The month of April brought not just the biggest event
of the year for @ComicaveUAE but also brought
abundant social visibility. The brand’s Twitter account
was abuzz with activity ahead of and throughout
MEFCC garnering 42.9k impressions, 2,255 profile
visits.
Dubai Outlet Mall’s mother-child selfie competition
for International Mother’s Day got 515 likes, with the
winning contestant walking away with a swanky bag.
Our post about @ComicaveStudios unveiling the #Hulkbuster with
photos of all the top Hollywood
celebrities posing alongside the
4- feet tall animatronic collectible
was the highest rated post so far.
Reaching 393.2k people, engaging
close to 341.2k and drawing in an
additional 1000 people from other
sources. @Marvel’s tweet on the
same generated 717 retweets and
over 1,382 Tweeple made it their
favourite.
@ComicaveStudios’ product preview on
Youtube, titled The Avengers Age Of Ultron
Hulkbuster has been abuzz in the geeks circle
all over the internet and the video, the main topic
in these circles has been viewed 183,042 times
already.
Overall @APD_ME, our Twitter page for Al Ahli Publishing and
Distribution has gained an astounding 12,422 impressions this quarter,
recording a massive growth in the monthly tweets, retweets, follows
and likes.
@AAHGUAE along with
our subsidiaries at the
Philippines Independence
Day celebrations, held in
Dubai garnered a lot of praise,
engaging over 2.3k overall.
The interview of our CEO,
Mohammed Khammas on the
Hollywood red carpet global
premiere of Avengers: Age Of
Ultron had people watching in
awe as he described the process
of the making of the spectacular
animatronic Hulkbuster collectible
and the importance of the project.
The interview video on Youtube is
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PHILIPPINES
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Over 20,000 Filipinos thronged Dubai’s Al Nasr Leisureland on June
12th this year to celebrate their 44th Independence Day.
Vibrant Filipino faces celebrated their independence in an atmosphere
that could only be rightly titled ‘Little Manila’.
Led by Al Ahli Holding Group, our subsidiaries Little Manila, Gold’s Gym
UAE, Comicave, Dubai Outlet Mall and Al Ahli Publishing & Distribution
all marked their presence at the event – to a grand response.
The Pinoy expatriates in the UAE got a grand dose of entertainment,
with dollops of awareness about local brands catering to their needs.
While AAHG’s Little Manila team engrossed talented Filipinos in a
highly successful recruitment drive, Comicave and APD entertained
the masses with superhero showcases, meanwhile, Gold’s Gym gengen
erated eye balls for propagating its sophisticated fitness regimes and
equipment, Dubai Outlet Mall attracted the shopping loving crowd with
gift vouchers and giveaways. All in all, the event established notes of
success and enthralled Filipinos, providing them with a home, away
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