Google has launched ‘My Ramadan Companion’, a digital hub that integrates Google’s technology like YouTube, Play, Maps and Search. The hub offers customized local information throughout the month of Ramadan with features that include sunset time in a given country, popular shows on YouTube, cooking… Read More
RECMA has named Vizeum as the world’s fastest growing media network in its Overall Activity Billings 2014 report published this week. Across the sixteen global agencies assessed by RECMA, Vizeum increased activity billings year-on-year by +29.1%, over 9% more than the second ranked agency. The… Read More
All brands bring out their best campaigns during the holy month of Ramadan when most Muslim consumers are spending the most. Being a time of spiritual reflection, improvement and increased devotion, Ramadan is also a social season where people celebrate and connect with family and… Read More
Service providers across EMEA have urged to accelerate and bolster their Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure readiness in order to better innovative and deliver customer-centric services. According to Cisco, 50 billion devices and objects could be connected to the Internet by 20201. By then, IDC predicts… Read More
The growth of sensor-based data combined with advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) are enabling smart machines to make increasingly significant business decisions over which humans have decreasing control, according to Gartner, Inc. “As smart machines become increasingly capable, they will become viable alternatives to… Read More
LinkedIn has launched two new apps focussing on business developments and sales for its members. The apps – Sales Navigator App and Microsoft Dynamics plug-in for Sales Navigator – allows the member to make social selling on mobile as well as enable sales professionals to… Read More
BECO Capital, a regional venture capital firm focused on technology investments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, has invested in Bayzat, a UAE-based medical insurance technology startup. Bayzat assists patients and companies in managing their health insurance in a simple, clear and accessible way… Read More
“To Make The Possible, Imagine The Impossible.” These were the words that AKQA’s Global Chief Creative Officer Rei Inamoto shared with the audience while presenting the Future Lions awards at the Cannes Lions International festival of Creativity. AKQA announced the winners of Future Lions, the… Read More
It may have been disheartening to see only one entry shortlisted in Mobile Lions at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity considering that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is seen as one of the fastest growing mobile markets. But the saving… Read More
After the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, it was Tinder’s turn in 2015 to woo advertisers and agencies at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The dating app’s Founder and President of Tinder, Sean Rad made a case for it stating that Tinder has grown to a platform that embodies four… Read More
