A month ago, YouTube had announced the Lantern Awards that aims at highlighting the best Ramadan campaigns in 2016 based on an algorithm that takes into account views, engagement and qualitative elements. The Winner of The Lantern Award is VIVA Kuwait for a very humorous two-part series, ‘Where is… Read More
The media buying landscape is rapidly changing. This is especially true in how advertisers are choosing to buy display media. Addressing data-driven marketers who need more efficient ways to reach the right people to better or beat specific performance metrics, LinkedIn has launched programmatic buying… Read More
Twitter Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has taken on board Walid Issa as its new Head of Research for the MENA region. Mr Issa’s primary role will be helping marketers across the region understand the value of their Twitter investments, and in using Twitter… Read More
The UEFA Euro 2016 had an overall significant and positive response on mainstream and social media. Sponsors invested in huge marketing campaigns tied to the event, encouraging their millions of fans to take to social media. OMD UAE partnered with Hall & Partners in order… Read More
Post the decision to lift economic sanctions against Iran, leading figures in the business community were quick to speak on the potential that the region has. In a LinkedIn blog post, WPP’s Chief Executive Sir Martin Sorrell pointed out the youthful, literate and technology-hungry consumers… Read More
After winning the digital duties for Dubai Festival City Mall, Hug Digital has won the digital account for Festival City Malls, across UAE, Egypt & Qatar. The agency has impleneted a three moth long mall activation of Dubai’s ‘Cityfest’ after which its mandate was extended… Read More
When it comes to mobile, apps are where it’s at. Mobile apps can bring ongoing value to businesses, especially when the right people download them. Almost 90 percent of time spent on mobile is spent in apps and 58 percent of mobile purchases in the… Read More
Middle East megabrand Almarai is the most positively perceived brand in Saudi Arabia according to the 2016 Mid-Year BestBrand Rankings – released today by global market research company YouGov. The Mid-Year BestBrand Rankings which launched across 26 countries globally, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia and… Read More
Shifting from the tactics of next-generation data analytics to converting corporate cultures to being data-first is the emerging great challenge for media companies battling for consumer and advertiser relevance, according to a recent report released by ‘The International News Media Association’ (INMA). The report… Read More
The Holy Month of Ramadan is an important time for television viewership in the Middle East, with a huge surge in TV viewership, particularly, for Arabic dramas. However, according to Meltwater, an analysis of social media reactions around popular MBC TV channel’s Ramadan programs, show… Read More
