HP Inc. introduced the first of a series of global initiatives to elevate awareness of the security risks facing businesses and consumers. It kicks off with actor Christian Slater and the premiere of the newly launched HP Studios’ web series, The Wolf, highlighting how corporate… Read More
The year 2016 has been good for the region, particularly for the United Arab Emirates, in context to winning on the global and regional advertising stage. After being named number four in the Directory Big Won 2016, some more good news comes from the The… Read More
Alongside her role as International Sales Director at The Washington Post, Emma Winchurch-Beale has been named as 2017 President of the World Media Group, a strategic alliance of the world’s leading international publications to which the Washington Post belongs. She takes over the year-long position… Read More
What are some of the effective marketing trends that have allowed companies and businesses to deliver impactful work in the last year? Warc, the global marketing intelligence service, has answered this question with its IPA Effectiveness Awards Report, which is an in-depth study of effective… Read More
Arguably among the most intimate new ways to engage consumers, bots are changing the way brands look at, and engage with, through digital and social media. In many ways, Facebook has driven this transformation when it had opened up Messenger to external developers. Facebook is… Read More
Omobono, a creative and technology agency for global brands, has opened up an office in Dubai, marking the beginning of its UAE operation, following a successful year that included being named B2B Marketing Agency of the Year at The Drum Network Award’s and receiving a… Read More
Much of 2016 was spent on lack of transparency, the errors in metrics and measurement not sparing even the likes of Facebook, putting more doubts in the minds of marketers in context to the return on their marketing investments. Amid continued criticism from some sections… Read More
Ad blocking continues to be a hurdle that marketers and related professionals will encounter in the year ahead. In the last year, various regions have responded to ad blocking differently in pace but similar in the fact that each region has seen an increase in… Read More
OMA Emirates has acquired India based MobiSwipe Technologies,, a mobile payment solutions company. MobiSwipe enables merchants to accept credit and debit card payments via a mobile application. The investment broadens OMA Emirates’ overall services and solutions portfolio in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the… Read More
Most cases of domestic abuse begin with what people consider a ‘light tap’. The Dubai Foundation for Women & Children (DFWAC) and FP7/DXB have used this insight to spread awareness around the subject, leveraging the Instagram platform. The agency has used Instagram stories’ tap feature… Read More
