Description: The Sultanate of Oman is located in the Middle East and borders the Gulf of Oman to the northeast, the Arabian Sea to the east, with Yemen to the southwest, Saudi Arabia to the west and the UAE to the northwest.
Climate: Desert: Hot and humid on the coast, and hot and dry in the interior. Summer monsoon (May-Sept) in the far south.Capital: Muscat.
Population: 3,204,897 (including 577,293 non-nationals). (2007 estimate)
Ethnic Diversity: Arab / Baluchi / South Asia / African.
Languages: Arabic (official), English is widely spoken in business.
Economy: Oman’s economy is heavily dependent on dwindling oil resources, but sustained high oil prices in recent years have helped build its budget and trade surpluses and foreign reserves. Oman joined the World Trade Organization in 2000 and continues to liberalize its markets. It ratified a free trade agreement with the US in 2006, and, seeks similar agreements with the EU, China and Japan. Oman is actively pursuing a development plan that focuses on diversification, industrialization, and privatization, with the objective of reducing the oil sector's contribution to GDP to 9% by 2020. Oman actively seeks private foreign investors, especially in the industrial, information technology, tourism, and higher education fields.
Buzzword-Action Oman was established in 2006.
Based in Muscat, Buzzword-Action Oman is the leading PR firm in the country with a healthy portfolio of accounts and proven track record of strong public and media relations.
Buzzword-Action Oman works closely with the some of the leading brands in the country and provides professional advice in building and sustaining their corporate reputations. The services offered include media coverage and relations, organizing product launches, corporate and media events, crisis communication and issues management.
Atulya Sharma - Country Manager
Atulya Sharma has been heading the Buzzword-Action Oman team since its inception in October 2006 and is responsible for overall management of the agency and leads a team of highly experienced and dedicated PR professionals
Atulya is a Communications Consultant with 20 years experience in the fields of branding, corporate communication, creative solutions and corporate image building.
Atulya has a MBA in marketing after graduating in Commerce with Honours from Delhi University, India.
• BAE Systems
• British Airways
• Infiniti
• Nissan
• Oxford Business Group
• Renault
• Rolls Royce
• Suhail Bahwan Automobiles
PO Box 3305,
Postal Code 112, Ruwi,
Muscat,
Sultanate of Oman
Phone / Fax: +968 24700896, +968 24707939
Atulya Sharma, Country Manager
atulya@umsoman.com
mobile: +968 99377150
