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UAE emerges as world’s most video-first podcast market as audio ads drive consumer action: YouGov

Podcast advertising in the UAE is proving remarkably effective despite widespread ad-skipping, with nearly nine in ten consumers taking some form of action after hearing or…

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Dani Richa moves to non-executive chairman role at Impact BBDO

Dani Richa will transition from his role as Group Chairman and CEO of Impact BBDO to become Non-Executive Chairman, the agency announced on Thursday. In his…

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MENA digital advertising spend reaches $8.18 Bn in 2025: report

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has emerged as the world’s fastest-growing digital advertising market, with total digital ad spend reaching $8.185 billion in…

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Dentsu revises down global advertising spending forecast

Global advertising group Dentsu has revised down its 2026 global advertising spending forecast in a mid-year update, citing economic uncertainty linked to geopolitical tensions, while raising…

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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

By Communicate Staff

TOD gears up for FIFA World Cup 2026 streaming across MENA

By Communicate Staff
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Snapchat campaigns deliver lower costs across marketing funnel

Snap Inc. and Publicis Media Middle East released a joint whitepaper on Monday examining Snapchat’s advertising performance across major brands in the Middle East and North…

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Publicis acquires LiveRamp in all-cash deal valued at $2.2 billion

Publicis Groupe announced on Sunday it would acquire LiveRamp in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.167 billion, deepening the French advertising group’s investments in data, artificial…

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The Cannes Lions AI decision that could change advertising forever

As the global advertising industry prepares for this year’s edition of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, one of the festival’s most consequential decisions is…

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Identity: The connective layer MENA programmatic is still missing

With continued growth in data-driven advertising, identity remains one of the key challenges across the programmatic ecosystem in the region. While there is currently no single…

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Digital video ad spend seen rising 11% to $82 billion: IAB

Global digital video advertising spend is projected to rise 11% to $81.9 billion in 2026, outpacing the broader advertising market, according to a report by the…

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Scaling social creativity without sacrificing human connection

Social media has become the world’s largest advertising channel, forcing marketers to rethink how they create, deploy and measure campaigns at scale. As brands produce more…

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Saudi Arabia’s television and video market becomes prime growth arena for advertisers

Saudi Arabia’s television and video market is rapidly evolving into one of the region’s most valuable platforms for advertisers, brands and media owners, as audiences increasingly…

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Omnicom Advertising, Google launch AI-powered creative intelligence system in Middle East

Omnicom Advertising and Google have launched an AI-powered creative intelligence system in the Middle East, with plans to expand it across Africa, the Middle East and…

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OpenAI eyes $100bn ad business by 2030 as AI platforms race for revenue scale

OpenAI is projected to generate as much as $100 billion in advertising revenue by 2030, according to investor-market estimates – earlier reported by Axios—intensifying debate across…

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