The Instagram community is continually growing in the region, with the platform seeing another milestone as it crosses the 63 million mark in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. “Instagram is growing at an unprecedented rate. We have doubled in size from 300… Read More
In today’s world we’re all having to learn how to cope with the pace of change and how to respond. The pace of change is something that – as consumers – we adopt without blinking but as businesses, we get stuck with the legacy of… Read More
Ad blocking continues to be a hurdle that marketers and related professionals will encounter in the year ahead. In the last year, various regions have responded to ad blocking differently in pace but similar in the fact that each region has seen an increase in… Read More
Most cases of domestic abuse begin with what people consider a ‘light tap’. The Dubai Foundation for Women & Children (DFWAC) and FP7/DXB have used this insight to spread awareness around the subject, leveraging the Instagram platform. The agency has used Instagram stories’ tap feature… Read More
Gene Editing, New Mental Health, Halal Tourism and The Year of Giving, are just a few of the trends that describe a region advancing social change for itself and others, through diversity and inclusion. These were highlighted in J. Walter Thompson Innovation Group MEA’s… Read More
Ford Motor Company has appointed Musa Tariq as its Vice President and its first ever Chief Brand Officer as part of its expansion to an auto and a mobility company and its drive to go further in connecting and engaging with today’s consumers. Mr Tariq… Read More
SMARTIES EMEA, that is among one of the new mobile advertising focused platforms globally, has two winners from the Middle East region this year. Mediavest Group has won two Bronze medals at the SMARTIES, that conducted by the Mobile Marketing Association EMEA. Mediavest was the… Read More
Omnicom Media Group, the media services division of Omnicom Group has launched its third agency network, Hearts & Science in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. The new office will be led by Fadi Maktabi, who has been promoted to General Manager of… Read More
Volkswagen Middle East has appointed new Marketing Director, Bruno Gisquet, to strengthen its brand positioning in the region. Mr Gisquet will lead and manage the brand development, marketing communication, market research, product marketing and volume planning for the automotive manufacturer in the Middle East. As… Read More
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has released the market wise ranking of the top agencies that won at the global ad festival earlier this year. In the UAE, the top honors lie with Memac Ogilvy, Y&R and TBWA\ Raad that have made it… Read More
