Media agency Initiative MENA has bagged the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) account in the Middle East. The agency’s duties will include the social management and paid social advertising activities for the GCC region, focusing on KSA, UAE and Qatar as core markets. “We are pleased… Read More
The global economy is feeling the aftermath of the financial crisis in the world’s second largest economy – China. The Middle East and North African region is not only putting up a brave front but is also exploring any opportunities that can come in the midst of the China crisis.… Read More
UAE-based Fetchr, a shipping and logistics technology that makes peer to peer delivery has launched an Android version of its app, available for download now on Google Play. Fetchr gives businesses and the community the ability to send or receive anything, anywhere, using a phone’s… Read More
Considering the high mobile penetration rate in the Middle East and a fastidious shift to smartphones in Africa, Sony Mobile Communications is crafting a strategy inclined towards manufacturing high premium handheld devices. “Our re-energized strategy is all about concentrating on premium products and smartphones. We used to… Read More
It is still early days for the Internet of Things (IoT), in the Middle East and Africa, but reports suggest that it will be soon mainstream. According to a recent report of International Data Corporation (IDC), for retail, this is literally true. The report studied… Read More
Twitter has invested in its Media Partnerships function across the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions to accelerate its push for content partnerships across the news, politics, sports, TV and entertainment verticals. The company has promoted Rishi Jaitly to Vice President of Media for Asia… Read More
Giving an opportunity to students, entrepreneurs and businesses to show their innovation, United Arab Emirates Vice President, Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched UAE Innovation Week. The Week which will run from November 22 to November 28… Read More
One key area where Facebook has beaten most others is the focus on emerging or fast growth markets to bolster its future growth plans. Understanding the various challenges that emerging markets bring, including low bandwidth, Facebook Creative Shop set up initiatives such as the Creative Accelerator, which the company claims has… Read More
Sojern, a performance marketing platform for travel brands latest Q2 Global Travel Insights Report shows that post Ramadan, there is an increase in travel with the average regional week-on-week travel intent peaked at 180 percent in the Middle East. July 16 was the heaviest travel… Read More
How many times have you read about a big brand ‘blunder’, where you cringed and thought, ‘could they not have just checked with someone in their local team?’ Nike had to recall thousands of products when a decoration intended to resemble fire on the back… Read More
