The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2018 has announced the final contenders for its category of good – Glass Lions. Only one entry has made the cut from the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. The convention challenging work from Mashrou’ Leila, driven… Read More
Geometry Dubai, WPP’s brand activation network, has launched an ecommerce accelerator, a program to help brands develop fast-track plans and optimize their ecommerce presence for sales uplift and increased return on investment (ROI). Touted as a first-of-its-kind program for the Middle East & North Africa… Read More
As we brave the challenges of 2018, indicated to be among one of the tougher years on all counts, here is predicting what the rest of the year has in store. What follows are my hopes, thoughts and fears for the communications function over the… Read More
A Decemberish Thursday 7:15 PM, a few decaffeinated espressos, and a mouthful of Hershey’s kisses as we concluded a decent 2017 and a perplexing 2018… But there we were, investigating the status quo of our clients’ business across 14 offices and examining the region’s media… Read More
The Arabian Marketer, and the entire family of AM Media Corp (AM Unicorns & AM Taleem), wish all our readers blessed last few days of Ramadan, and a Happy Eid Al Fitr. To celebrate with our family and friends, our offices are closed from June… Read More
Consumers are seeking to strike a balance between guilt and pleasure. According to a Havas study, there are some deeply contradictory global issues that shoppers around the world are contending with. The study explores the current global tensions between love of shopping and ownership, and… Read More
Technology platforms tend to dominate most studies around brands — from most valuable to most intimate. MBLM recently conducted a study on brands based on emotions. While tech and auto brands performed well in the study, it would appear that for the second year in… Read More
As the last leg of Ramadan is underway, there are 10 days to go to submit entries for the Lantern Award by YouTube. The award that recognizes advertising campaigns during Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr returns for the third year. An algorithm will determine the… Read More
UM MENA has appointed Brendan Bourke as Head of Digital for the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. In his role, Mr Bourke will be responsible for driving the digital agenda of the agency and will focus on the development of digital consumer experiences… Read More
Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) is investing in its digital presence. Engaged in early February, brand and digital agency, Omnia has designed and developed SAFF’s new online presence, which is hosted in both Arabic and English languages on both desktop and mobile. The new web… Read More
