Head of the company: Ahmad Itani

Founded in 2005, Cicero & Bernay(C&B) is a communication advisory with a presence in 35 countries, recognised for its cultural fluency and expertise in transforming global perspectives into strategies built for the region. Its team of strategists, communication advisors, designers, and analysts thrive on turning complex briefs into stories that resonate with both public institutions and private enterprise. Partners value the consultancy’s hands-on style, with ethical, practical counsel delivered alongside them rather than from a distance. That approach has earned international recognition, including a Stevie Award and two Guinness World Records. Guided by clarity, credibility, empathy, adaptability, and purpose, and united under the tagline Empowered by Facts, C&B continues to grow as an advisor defined by care, curiosity, and impact.

SERVICES: Digital strategy and experience design, performance media planning and buying, online reputation and narrative management, social and community management, executive and brand thought leadership, crisis preparedness and real-time response, engagement and growth marketing, conversion rate optimisation and experimentation, digital listening and intelligence, data, measurement and marketing intelligence, search, discovery and generative optimisation (SEO, SEM, GEO), creator and platform partnerships, story architecture and narrative mapping, website and platform development, mobile app strategy and development, app store optimisation and analytics

AWARDS: 2008 International Stevie Award; 2014, 2018 Guinness World Records; 2016, 2017, 2018 MEPRA Awards; 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 PRCA MENA Awards; 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 PRCA Digital Awards; 2024 MENA Stevie Awards; 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 MENA Digital Awards (Agency of the Year)