PR & EVENTS

Launching a Premium Card to the UAE's Elite

Client
Emirates NBD (via O!Solutions)
Role
Senior PR Account Manager
Duration
2018–2020

THE BRIEF

Emirates NBD was launching a new premium payment card. Not just any card — this was targeted at high-net-worth individuals, the kind of people who don't respond to regular advertising. They needed a launch that felt exclusive, that made people feel like they were part of something. The card had to become a status symbol before anyone even held it.

Premium card invitation design

THE EVENT — ENGINEERED DOWN TO EVERY DETAIL

The event itself was engineered down to every detail. The venue was designed to be Instagram-worthy at every angle. The guest list was deliberately small — media personalities, lifestyle influencers, and high-value Emirates NBD clients. We had a real-time social media team capturing moments as they happened. Media kits were ready with exclusive executive interviews and pre-written narratives. The story we planted: "the most exclusive evening in Dubai banking this season."

Guest Count
Carefully curated. Small enough to feel exclusive, large enough to create buzz.
Media Coverage
Real-time live updates, professional photography, post-event media kits ready to ship.

THE COVERAGE

20+ media outlets picked it up. Not because we blasted press releases — because the event was genuinely worth covering.

Media coverage screenshot 1
Media coverage screenshot 2

RESULTS

96K+
Social media impressions across all platforms
3,400+
Direct interactions (likes, comments, shares, save)
20+
Media outlets with sustained coverage
1
Exclusive event that set the tone for the entire card's market positioning

WHAT I LEARNED

In premium PR, what you choose NOT to reveal matters as much as what you do. The scarcity principle isn't just for products — it's for stories too. We could have invited everyone. We deliberately didn't. And that made all the difference.
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