Dsquares, provider of loyalty programs and rewards solutions in the Middle East and Africa, is expanding its scope of offerings by adding gamification to its wide range of services and products during Saudi Arabia’s largest payments, fintech and retail innovation event, Seamless. The two-day event… Read More
Sony Music Masterworks, a division of Sony Music Entertainment (SME), has announced a new majority investment in MAC Global, the pan-regional concert promotion, talent management and events and production company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Founded in 2014 by Rob McIntosh and Daniel Goldberg,… Read More
TikTok’s Project Unicorn initiative to connect start-ups in MENA with venture capitalists from around the world has gained significant momentum across the entrepreneurship ecosystem, enabling regional startups to harness the power of the platform to help their businesses grow faster. TikTok’s Project Unicorn is designed… Read More
UAE-born burger brand Pickl is set to launch its first international franchise in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Zayani Foods, the food and beverages arm of Al Zayani Investments Group, has been chosen as the franchise partner and will open the first Pickl branch in… Read More
Princess Hıdır, an illustrator based in Istanbul, is among the 31 winners from 10 countries in The One Club for Creativity’s prestigious Young Guns 20 competition, celebrating international creative professionals age 30 or younger. She is the only winner this year from MENA. Young Guns… Read More
Gartner, Inc. today revealed its top strategic predictions for 2023 and beyond. Gartner’s top predictions explore how business and technology leaders can reimagine assumptions and seize the moment to turn uncertainty to certainty. “Uncertainty carries as much opportunity as it does risk,” said Daryl Plummer,… Read More
Talkwalker, a consumer intelligence and deep listening company, and Khoros, a digital-first customer engagement software and services, released their annual Social Media Trends 2023 Report. The report follows the announcement of the companies’ strategic partnership to seamlessly deliver deep listening and social media management through… Read More
The largest CX, marketing and advertising technology event, Vibe Martech Fest, took place in Riyadh this month, where Microsoft participated as a silver sponsor, meeting with marketing and sales professionals across The Kingdom. Microsoft showed CMOs how updated AI solutions can help marketing teams connect… Read More
Abu Dhabi based Viola Communications has appointed Samer Khansa as integrated client services director for its integrated client servicing division. Viola Communications is a marketing and communications solutions provider. Speaking on Mr Khansa’s appointment, Ammar Sharaf, board member and CEO of Viola Communications, said, “Viola… Read More
For its latest installment of ‘The Future of Retail’ podcast, TikTok hosted Shireen El Khatib, Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls to discuss key trends in the shopping mall sector. Hosted by Aref Yehia, Head of Retail & E-Commerce Business Partnerships at TikTok… Read More
