WPP and digital experience company, Acquia, have entered into a global partnership to offer marketers a full-service digital marketing and technology solution. The new partnership brings together WPP’s existing Acquia partners – which include Globant, Hogarth, Mirum, POSSIBLE, Rockfish, VML and Wunderman – under the… Read More
Middle East boardrooms are urged to adopt real-time data solutions to compete in the region’s digital economy, set to double to USD 30 billion by 2018, business experts announced at GITEX Technology Week 2015. With the growth in digital Islamic services, such as mobile apps,… Read More
“It’s 11:59pm on the eve of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution and one of the first industries to be impacted is marketing.” This was the opening statement at PHD UAE’s BrainScape, an annual thought-leadership conference which focussed on Artificial Intelligence. Kevin Slavin, founder of Playful… Read More
Looking to the future of the region’s connected digital economy, senior executives for across the technology industry came together at the 15th anniversary of Huawei Middle East. The day’s honored guest was H.H. Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Director General of Dubai’s Department of… Read More
Dubai’s much awaited tech-fest went underway in the the city at World Trade Centre and is nothing less than what everyone had expected. With several tech companies showcasing their latest products and technology at the fest, GITEX gave the visitors all – from flying drones,… Read More
Digital screens seems to dominated Middle East and Africa with multiscreen users spending more time watching video on them rather than on TV. A recent global report by Millward Brown studied prominent regions in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) including Saudi Arabia and Nigeria.… Read More
After a poor year of performance by Twitter, the new permanent CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the company would be laying off 366 employees, which accounts to 8 percent of the company’s workforce. The decision was issued through a memo where the CEO said a… Read More
Banks in the GCC are under pressure to innovate digital services over the next two years, as cash is becoming obsolete, consumers are becoming bankers, and banks adopt “smart” solutions, according to a new report by Frost & Sullivan. As a result, the e-commerce market… Read More
During a recent symposium organised by Gartner, Inc, analysts spoke on the top 10 technology trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2016 and will have a significant impact on the organization. Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to… Read More
88 percent of the population in the Middle East visit social networking sites daily on their mobiles with Facebook leading the way with 94% users. With the high percentage seen, Facebook now wants its users to shop for clothes and other products from their mobile… Read More
