Mobile apps are rapidly becoming the primary interface between UAE brands and consumers. While this trend has been ongoing for some time, it has undoubtedly been accelerated by the recent pandemic. And with the UAE boasting some of the highest smartphone penetration figures in the… Read More
WARC Awards announced the winners of the ‘Effective Use of Brand Purpose’ category. Among the 16 campaigns from around the world, MENA agencies bagged five medals with FP7/McCann winning most of the awards. Three Golds were won by agencies in the region. FP7/McCann Dubai won… Read More
In-game advertising has been used by brands for a long time. Historically it always required involvement from the game developer. They would take the advertising creative and place it into the game code and release a game update. This evolved over time so adverts could… Read More
Gerety Awards has extended its deadline till May 29 urging the Middle East & North Africa region to enter its campaigns before this date. However, it will not be accepting COVID-19 related ads. “An online petition called for award shows to place a ban on… Read More
Major social media platforms saw significant growth in their advertising reach across UAE and Saudi Arabia, according to reports released by socially-led creative agency We Are Social and Hootsuite. Digital 2020: UAE found that Instagram saw the biggest growth in its advertising audience of the… Read More
RTB House has implemented new algorithms for precise estimation of cost-through clicks (CTRs), which it claims allows better prediction for potential clicks on ads, thereby yielding higher return on investment (ROI) for customers. This development makes the retargeting tech company use deep learning – the… Read More
It was early in July this year, that JCDecaux, along with its Emirati partner DXB Media Advertising, won a new street furniture contract in Dubai for 10 years, following a competitive tender by Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). In the wake of this win, the… Read More
This past summer, I attended the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, one of the year’s biggest gatherings for advertisers. There, some marketers told me they are feeling uneasy. Chief among their concerns are the issues of viewability, online ad metrics and brand safety. We… Read More
The latest advertising expenditure forecasts by Zenith doesn’t spell good news for the region. The ad spends seems to have worsened with the agency forecasting an 18.6 percent drop in adspend in MENA this year, following 10.0 percent decline in 2016. The region’s decline should… Read More
For centuries, marketing and advertising have been used as means to shape people’s perception and influence their behavior. From powering political campaigns and fueling public debate to introducing new inventions and promoting landmark events, marketing and advertising continue to demonstrate their sheer power to define… Read More
