Twitter found itself on the receiving end of some overwhelming ‘public advice’ when on January 6, 2016, a website reported Twitter’s intention of increasing its character limit to 10000 from the current 140 characters. Responding to the immediate aftermath – shock and horror as popularly… Read More
“Come gather ’round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone…” Thus crooned Bob Dylan. By now, even my 10-year-old nephew acknowledges that our region is sailing into murky… Read More
On January 5, 2016 the Arabian Marketer will turn one. As I reflect back at the year gone, I cannot help but acknowledge the many reasons to be grateful and professionally satisfied for an encouraging beginning. A good year for the industry was a great… Read More
It was all at once for Dubai as it prepared to bring in New Year with the fanfare and aplomb that millions from across the world have come to expect of the Emirate year-on-year. On the eve of 2016, tourists and residents gathered to the three popular… Read More
To put it very simply, the 2016 New Year wish from Publicis Groupé CEO, Maurice Lévy, is a must watch. In many ways, despite the growth that Publicis Groupé and its agencies are witnessing in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the year… Read More
There are few times when you have a real ‘aha’ career moment. Small lessons that are obvious, but mean much more when you’ve slipped and learned something the hard-er way. Having started my career as a creative, I’ll never forget going to LA to shoot… Read More
This week on Twitter, it was all about love. Love for their nation, love for their superstar and love for favourite tweets. The tech savvy people of the Arab world take to social media to express their thoughts. The week saw Twitteratis expressing their love… Read More
The Benghazi Committee debate did to Hillary Clinton what iMac, iPod did to Apple. After a not-so-good summer campaign, the Thursday debate turned out be Clinton’s best ad campaign yet. If critics have been silenced and experts are already seeing Hillary Clinton being sworn in… Read More
From Marketing Kingdom Middle East to Back to the Future, the week saw Twitteratis voicing opinion on both the subjects. Earlier this week, the Marketing Kingdom Middle East second edition was trending in Qatar. Marketing experts from Twitter, Yahoo!, the Body Shop, eBay, Cambridge University and Virgin… Read More
This week, while some Twitteratis expressed love for their favourite show, some even shared some vivid suggestions for making baseball game exciting. One of the top trends seen this week was the new season of American Horror Story: Hotel. The seasons first episode was trending… Read More
