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What is AI actually getting wrong in regional creative?

Start with the ad everyone actually remembers, because it makes the sharpest possible case that the industry keeps blaming the wrong culprit. In December 2025, McDonald’s…

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Before the merger: Tarek Miknas’s last interview as FP7 McCann CEO

There’s a Cannes Lion holding open the door to Tarek Miknas’s office, another two doubling as bookends on a shelf that’s clearly run out of room.…

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Are GCC Brands Actually Using AI, or Just Talking About It?

Ask Fiona Menzies whether Eden House uses AI in its marketing and the answer isn’t yes or no, it’s a spectrum. This year her team made…

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Kalpesh Patankar Comes Home: Publicis Groupe Names Him CCO of Leo Constellation Gulf

Publicis Groupe Middle East has named Kalpesh Patankar Chief Creative Officer of Leo Constellation, the newly unified creative network spanning Leo Gulf and Publicis Gulf across…

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Transparency in the storm: How the GCC managed crisis communication

By Hoda Rizk

Ounass expands into physical retail activations with Stage

By Communicate Staff

Aramco remains Middle East’s sole entrant in Kantar BrandZ global top 100

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From Homepage to Doorstep: How Lenovo’s Omnichannel Campaign with Amazon Ads Drove Success During Peak Shopping Season

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AI can render a place. It cannot know one.

Earlier this year I sat in a review looking at around forty images of a destination. Every one of them was beautiful. Not one of them was…

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Dana Sarkis isn’t rebranding Hearts & Science and she’s betting on what comes next

Dana Sarkis isn’t starting from scratch. When Omnicom Media folded Hearts & Science into the newly launched Hearts United, Sarkis kept her seat as Managing Director…

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SOCIALEYEZ Adds Two More Wins to Its Saudi Arabia Roster

SOCIALEYEZ isn’t slowing down in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Middle East creative agency has landed two new client partnerships in Saudi Arabia: Mueen Business…

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EMIR and Omnicom Media MENA Team Up to Take GCC Insights Global

Two of the region’s most connected players in intelligence and communications are joining forces. EMIR, the boutique advisory and research firm, has struck a strategic partnership…

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Brazen MENA Lands JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai as It Embarks on Its Biggest Transformation Yet

The agency will steer consumer and corporate comms across the GCC as all 1,608 rooms, two executive lounges and the hotel’s F&B lineup get a top-to-bottom…

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Initiative Names Darine Elkaissi Managing Director of Saudi Arabia

Media veteran with two decades of experience takes the wheel as Initiative doubles down on the Kingdom, aligning its growth with Vision 2030. Initiative, the global…

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Omnicom Media Officially Launches Hearts United, a New 40-Market Global Network

Omnicom Media has officially launched Hearts United in MENA, combining its Hearts & Science and Mediahub networks into a new 40-market media agency. Hearts United debuts…

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Beyond the social sprint: What MENA brands can learn from the new rules of social-first marketing

Social has become one of the fastest ways for brands to connect with audiences, creators, and culture across MENA. From creator partnerships and short-form video to…

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Gulf Gamers Just Became Advertising’s Best-Kept Secret And the Data Backs It Up on Both Sides

Forget reach. In gaming, the players worth chasing are the ones already paying,  and increasingly, paying developers directly rather than through a platform. That’s the headline…

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