ICONS INTERNATIONAL GROUP is an International Business Consulting Corporation based in the United Arab Emirates and connected with other major countries through a network of professionals that help our Clients find new partners and opportunities in order to make smart decisions with their money.
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ICONS CONSULTING:
Graphics design, personalized promotional items, engraving, self adhesive indoor and outdoor signage, color printing, lettering and much more.
ICONS thanks Art Design for participated in sponsoring the Ras Al Khaimah Sailing Association (RAKSA) SERCO CUP trophy.
For an inquiry or for more information please contact Mr. Mohammed Awwad at the following e-mail address: artdesignrak@gmail.com .
The NEW “Business Unit” in joint venture with ICONS INTERNATIONAL
At ICONS INTERNATIONAL, the specialists in emerging markets and innovation, we have chosen to offer our extended networking expertise to ever increasing market segments. We have therefore entered the Entertainment sector where we have the strategic role of bringing together “Demand” and “Offer”.
We organize and assist:
We help professionals and newcomers to the Entertainment business (actresses, actors, authors, film directors, musicians, models, producers, professional athletes, writers and other people in various entertainment businesses) to be successful by coaching them with the right advice and leading them to success through our Talent Agency. We are well established and our success is determined by networks upon networks of contacts as well as having access to professional casting services. To be noted that many of these casting resources are not available to the general public.
Finally we can assist you with the connected Advertising, Product Placement and Sponsorship requirements that you or your organization may have.
Please forward your inquiries to info@iconsfze.com . We will be glad to inform and assist you.
ICONS CONSULTING
Becoming an Actor or an Actress is the dream of many people. Stardom is the goal of many, but the reality of few. You’ll need Strong Will, Perseverance, Time, Talent, Commitment and Dedication.
Becoming an Actor or an Actress is often a long road with many sacrifices along the way, however it is possible. Get all the experience that you can, and take every opportunity and role possible. Get your name and face out there. That is how you get known and this is where we can help!.
Here is the basic road to becoming a star:
The first thing you need to do is to get in contact with a talent agency and set up an audition. This will establish you with an agency before uprooting yourself and moving with only a dream.
You will instead have a foundation to build on.
The second thing you need to do to become an Actor or Actress is to enroll in some professional acting classes. Do this near your home. Also, get involved in some acting at the local scene. Join your community drama club or theatre and get a little experience under your belt.
We can advise you on the possibilities that you have around your area.
Now that you have got involved with a talent agency and found a path for experience in your city. You will need to be readily available to attend all auditions or casting calls that your agent sets you up with.
Jump at nearly every opportunity that comes your way. Take every role you can get, for experience if nothing else. Expect to start at the bottom and work your way up. Not everyone becomes a breakthrough artist right away.
Now, become a star!
Make your dreams come true and become part of the celebrity world!
Work and work hard, and it can happen.
We are always seeking for Acting Roles (Cast) and associated support roles:
… and support people for Actors:
At ICONS INTERNATIONAL, the specialists in emerging markets and innovation, we will be glad to present you the opportunities and help you to be successful in this fascinating business.
Please forward your inquiries to info@iconsfze.com . We will be glad to inform and assist you.
ICONS CONSULTING: TALENT AGENCY
At ICONS INTERNATIONAL, the specialists in emerging markets and innovation, we have the strategic role of bringing together the “Demand” (TV & Film production, Events, Sports events, Music events and much more) and the “Offer” (actresses, actors, authors, film directors, musicians, models, producers, professional athletes, writers and other people in various entertainment businesses). We are well established and our success is determined by networks upon networks of contacts as well as having access to professional casting services. Many of these casting resources are not available to the general public.
We are the talent agent, or booking agent, “par excellence” that has already been chosen by leading companies and have found many jobs for authors, film directors, musicians, models, producers, professional athletes, writers, actors and actresses interested in working theatrically (stage, film or television) as well as in commercials.
We engage the “talents” (actors, models, voice-over artists, etc.) and the “buyers” (casting directors, advertising agencies, TV & Film production companies, photographers and direct clients, etc.).
Our major role is to promote talents to the buyers, submitting talents that have the appropriate age, race, sex, look and talent that the buyer is seeking for his/her project. We submit actor’s head-shots or the model’s composite card or portfolio to buyers, organize auditions (the talent is the only one who can get the job through the audition) and coordinate the details of wardrobe and directions as well as negotiate the contract or pay.
In cohesion to our company policies in the matter of transparency, we anticipate that for our work we do not take charges for representation but negotiate case by case a commission that may vary from 10 to 30% of the gross contracted amount, depending on the profile of the candidates and the job to be done.
However we may recommend steps that will cost money, especially when talent is starting out. At the first introduction we may suggest new photos, promo-video’s, training, test auditions and casting calls, professional acting classes, get you involved in some acting at the local scene or community drama club / theatre (getting a little experience under your belt), workshops or other promotional solutions for attracting good contacts for new talent. We have selected the best professionals (best photographers) or shots to make into head-shots and much more.
Apart from the above direct expenses, if we incur and cover upfront costs, over and above our contracted commission (travel expenses or other), we will ask to be reimbursed for these last expenses only after the talent begins work.
We are always seeking for Acting Roles (Cast) and associated support roles:
… and support people for Actors:
At ICONS INTERNATIONAL, the specialists in emerging markets and innovation, we will be glad to present you the opportunities and help you to be successful in this fascinating business.
Please forward your inquiries to info@iconsfze.com . We will be glad to inform and assist you.
We wish the best for you and hope to see you on the big screen soon.
PRESS RELEASE:
ICONS INTERNATIONAL, the specialists in emerging markets and innovation, is the Official Agent of “Legend” – TV & Film Production.
To publicize this new agreement, ICONS will promote the production of a one hour television documentary, filmed in Full High Definition (HDTV) that will showcase the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. For more information please visit the RAK Television Documentary.
Legend Film & Television production company is a specialist communications & media production company servicing both the corporate and global film and television markets .
A British company living in Dubai! We put up with the heat, you get the experience that we have built up working with the worlds top TV Channels, Advertising Agencies and Blue Chip Corporations.
Our people started filming in the 70’s and 80’s, when TV cameras had valves in them and took half the day to warm up. We shot on 35mm film in the depths of Siberia and the badlands of Mexico. Twelve years ago we got to know High Definition cameras (HD cameras first appeared in Japan in the early 80’s) and nowadays we mix modern HD cameras with 35mm film lenses giving true movie quality to our projects.
Legend Film & Television has an Award winning team which have decades of quality production experience and have successfully delivered assignments for the likes of the BBC, Discovery Channel, MTV, etc. All of the filming is undertaken utilising leading HD (High Definition) cameras and technologies thus ensuring that your message is delivered with stunning clarity visually, aurally and creatively. The quality of their production work is further enhanced by having one of the UK’s leading Executive Producers as the head of all aspects of production and creativity.
The following provides a brief insight into some of the offerings Legend Film & Television Production can deliver to you by ensuring more effective utilization of digital film media in positively communicating your message to your corporate audience. Clearly this is not exhaustive and is purely limited by the creativity we engender in a clients mind and vision:
I hope the above will be of interest to you, if you wish to discuss and expand what we are able to do for you please do not hesitate to contact ICONS at the following e-mail address info@iconsfze.com . Hopefully we will have the pleasure of meeting you in the near future.
Objective: To attract more people to Ras Al Khaimah!
How:
1. By increasing the number of tourists (both staying and visiting)
2. By increasing the number of business visitors (including investors)
3. By attracting commerce and industry to establish themselves in Ras Al Khaimah
4. By encouraging take-up of residency
5. By enabling global exposure of the benefits of Ras Al Khaimah
Why:
Figures produced by Ras Al Khaimah say that the current population is around 200,000. RAK is looking to increase this to 750,000 over the next ten years; within this number RAK expects to have around 350,000 high net worth permanent residents.
Who:
How Icons can support Ras Al Khaimah in ensuring effective delivery of the Emirates objective.
1. ICONS will produce a one hour television documentary, filmed in Full High Definition (HDTV) that will showcase the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. The documentary will include the following subjects but not be limited to:
2. ICONS will market the documentary to a number of major TV Channels and Film Distributors around the world, including but not limited to:
Ras Al Khaimah makes for a fascinating television documentary subject with its diversity, history and young, energetic Ruler together with its dynamic ambitions for sustainable and balanced growth. Much effort has been undertaken to raise the worlds awareness of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah and the success of these efforts are clearly bearing fruit, it is now time to elevate those efforts to even greater levels and enable a global audience to experience the sheer beauty and dynamism that is Ras Al Khaimah and putting the Emirate where it truly belongs on the world tourism map.
A personal story
Shaikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ruler of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
This is a documentary for the western world, a documentary that shows not just the region that is Ras Al Khaimah, but also shows the people, the culture and the developing opportunities that are Ras Al Khaimah. A very important part of the story is having the most important family of Ras Al Khaimah, the dynamic ruler Shaikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi tell us his own story, to show us Ras Al Khaimah in his own words and share his own personal views of his country
and his people. To go out with our camera crew and meet the people who live and work in this very special place.
Click to find out more about the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah!
ICONS CONSULTING:
Product placement, or embedded marketing, is a form of advertisement, where branded goods or services are placed in a context usually devoid of ads, such as movies, the story line of television shows, or news programs. The product placement is often not disclosed at the time that the good or service is featured. Product placement became common in the 1980s.
In April 2006, Broadcasting & Cable reported, “Two thirds of advertisers employ ‘branded entertainment’—product placement—with the vast majority of that (80%) in commercial TV programming.”
The story, based on a survey by the Association of National Advertisers, said “Reasons for using in-show plugs varied from ‘stronger emotional connection’ to better dovetailing with relevant content, to targeting a specific group.”
Recognizable brand names appeared in movies from cinemas earliest history. Before films were even narrative forms in the sense that they are recognized today.
Incorporation of products into the actual plot of a film or television show is generally called “brand integration”. An early example of such “brand integration” was by Abercrombie & Fitch when one of its stores provided the notional venue for part of the romantic-comedy film Man’s Favourite Sport? (1964) starring Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss.
Products placed in TV shows!
Product placement, whereby companies and corporations pay to have their products included in television programming for marketing purposes is highly prevalent in reality television.
The following is a list of television shows with the most instances of product placement (11/07–11/08; Nielsen Media Research). Eight out of the ten are reality television shows.
Product placement has long been prevalent in sports as well, from professional sports to college sports, and even on the local level with high school sports. This can be attributed to sports being prevalent on television, which increases exposure to these products.
Actual product placement falls into two categories:
Some placements provide productions with below-the-line savings, with products such as props, clothes and cars being donated for the production’s use, thereby saving them purchase or rental fees.
Producers may also seek out companies for product placements as another savings or revenue stream for the movie, with, for example, products used in exchange for help funding advertisements tied-in with a film’s release, a show’s new season, television documentaries or other event.
Product placement is also one of the sectors poised for the most growth, with PQ Media predicting the 2009 figures to more than double by 2014, when product placement is projected to be a $6.1 billion market. A major driver of growth for the use of product placement is the increasing use of digital video recorders (DVR) such as TiVO, which enable viewers to skip advertisements. This ad-skipping behavior increases in frequency the longer a household has owned a DVR.
Certain products are featured more than others. Commonly seen are automobiles, fashion brands, hospitality brands, travel, consumer products, food and drink, consumer electronics and computers, and tobacco products.
At ICONS INTERNATIONAL, the specialists in emerging markets and innovation, we will be glad to prospect the opportunities within this profitable and intriguing sector.
Please forward your enquiries to info@iconsfze.com . We will be glad to inform and assist you.
Some product placement examples:
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Employees
ICONS International people are critical to its success. The Group motivates its employees and promotes involvement by making the most of diversity, supporting professional development, and ensuring safe, healthy working conditions.
Diversity
Diversity underpins our history, culture and identity. That’s why the first commitment in Our Principles of Responsibility states that: ” ICONS International employees can all express their cultural diversity and are managed without discrimination”. We know that employees who feel respected are more motivated and effective. For this reason, we’ve taken measures to promote gender equality in the workplace, age diversity, jobs for the disabled and minority hiring. We take action at three levels: recruitment, job opportunities and career development. Our goal is to make diversity a strength, an advantage and a lever for developing creativity and competitiveness.
Health / Safety
In designing our policies, ICONS International adopted the World Health Organization’s definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. For ICONS International, health is a challenge shared by all of its team members and partners. The Group also considers that insurance coverage is a crucial lever for maintaining a high level of good health. It believes in deploying local approaches to achieve its goal of being the health benchmark in all host countries.
Wholesale suppliers
Sustainable development holds companies up to stakeholders’ expectations. As a Global Compact signatory, ICONS International takes sustainable development issues into account when selecting suppliers.
The Group encourages suppliers and their subcontractors to join the Global Compact themselves. By asking suppliers to meet its direct requirements and make a public commitment, the Group exposes them to the principles of sustainable development.
This approach also reflects ICONS International’s commitment to promoting human rights, in accordance with Global Compact Principle 1 (Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights) and Principle 2 (Businesses should make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses).
Corporate Social Responsibility
At ICONS INTERNATIONAL, the specialists in emerging markets and innovation, our goal of CSR is to embrace responsibility for the company’s actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere. Furthermore, we proactively promote the public interest by encouraging community growth and development. We voluntarily eliminate practices that harm the public sphere, regardless of legality. For ICONS International CSR is the deliberate inclusion of public interest into corporate decision-making, and the honoring of a triple bottom line (TBL): people, planet, profit. Our organization is driven by ethical and moral principles in all our business environment.
