Globally, the number of internet users using mobile payment services each month continues on an upward trend, with this figure moving 10 percentage points since Q1 2016, now at 34% in Q4 2017. If we take a regional approach to the data, the current status… Read More
To consume video or audio based content online, millennials are primarily choosing a mobile over PCs/laptops. This lead is greatest for watching video clips (e.g. through social media apps or YouTube), where the convenience of mobiles is trumping larger-screened devices (despite the latter providing a… Read More
The auto industry is undergoing a large-scale disruption, not seen in its over 100 year history. Connected mobility, autonomous driving, digitization and electrification are driving change at unparalleled speed. Around the world, there are 1 billion cars in operation today and 75M new registrations every… Read More
The three most annoying mobile ad formats are those which prevent content being consumed, according to a new study by Inskin Media, in collaboration with On Device Research. People regard pop-up ads (cited by 28 percent of respondents) as the most annoying mobile formats, closely… Read More
As mobile video consumption is increasingly growing, it has become important for marketers in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region to see the medium as not just a smaller screen but a format on its own. Addressing this, Facebook’s program PockeTVC allows brands… Read More
As Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity gears up for what promises to be a hectic week, the shortlists for the Direct Lions, Mobile Lions and Creative Data Lions have been announced. In all, agencies from the Middle East & North Africa region (MENA) have… Read More
The most important thing to remember about video advertising in the mobile era is this: smartphones are not tiny televisions. Just as TV wasn’t visual radio and radio wasn’t an audible newspaper, mobile must be recognized for what it is — a new medium that… Read More
Mobile devices and the visual web are making beauty more transparent and accessible than ever before for women in the UAE. This has led to the emergence of real women who are shaping beauty trends alongside established beauty brands and recognized industry experts. Facebook IQ… Read More
While tablet ownership rates are falling, data from Global Web Index shows that those digital consumers who are using tablets are often sharing them with one or more people. Around 60 percent of this group say that they share their tablet with at least one… Read More
Facebook is going all out to remind marketers the role that the social media platform plays when it comes to connecting with consumers during Ramadan in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region. The playbook that it has put together for marketers and agencies… Read More
