Arif Durrani

Group News Editor

Arif has been with Brand Republic Group since September 2008 and is responsible for managing the daily news output across Brand Republic, Campaign, Marketing and Media Week. His team produces seven digital bulletins a day and feeds the news pages of the weekly magazines.
Arif on Twitter: @Durranimix

Relevant experience: Before joining Haymarket, Arif was news editor at Centaur’s media, marketing, advertising and design web portal. Prior to that he was guide editor and feature writer on a media and marketing title at Emap.

NCTJ-qualified, Arif entered journalism with stints at local newspapers after graduating in 1997. He also spent five years in corporate comms and customer publishing, and was launch editor of FIPP’s revamped Magazine World with John Brown.

Favourite ad: Guinness 'Surfer', AMV BBDO (Uninspired, but at least I didn’t say Sony Balls)

Favourite track: Paul Weller, Wild Wood (Similarly uninspired)

One thing not a lot of people know about me: My mum taught Andrew Rawnsley English (always had a talent apparently)

If I wasn’t slaving away at Haymarket I’d be...? Sitting on a beach making a dent in that growing pile of ‘must-read’ books.

Latest articles from Arif Durrani

Rugby's first interactive app launched for RBS Six Nations: 03 February 2012; England rugby fans are being encouraged to participate in this year's Six Nations Tournament with the launch of an interactive app called the RBS Six Nations Live Challenge, which will be available for Saturday's opening game against Scotland.

Time Out's marketing director Booth exits for The Hut Group: 01 February 2012; Time Out, the London lifestyle magazine and media group, has lost its marketing director Andrew Booth to online retailer The Hut Group.

News International marketer Dawe to leave newsprint for HarperCollins: 16 January 2012; Barnaby Dawe, the marketing communications director at News International, is leaving the newspaper industry to become the chief marketing officer for book publisher HarperCollins.

Unilever's Weed talks media connectivity and consumer behaviour: 13 January 2012; Technology convergence is set to dramatically change how people consume media and the best ways for marketers to try and reach them, according to Keith Weed, global chief marketing officer of Unilever.

Mild December fuels 4.1% lift in retail sales: 10 January 2012; A late surge in shopping on the high street resulted in stronger than anticipated retail sales in December and a positive end to a tough year of trading, according to new figures today.

Online Christmas sales forecast to rise 14% to £7.75bn: 14 November 2011; Despite the tough economic climate, ecommerce in the UK is expected to rise 14% during the five-week shopping month of December, to £7.75bn, according to new research.