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Patrick Samaha: Audio is the biggest opportunity in advertising today

As MENA’s advertising and marketing industry navigates a new era of growth, resilience has become more than a buzzword—it is a business imperative. Patrick Samaha, Founder…

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Creativity, awards and the new effectiveness debate

For decades, the advertising industry treated a Cannes Lions trophy as shorthand for marketing success. Winning meant a campaign had not only impressed peers creatively but…

CANNES-LIONS

Sebastien Boutebel: MENA’s ad recovery is not a rebound, it’s a system upgrade

Interview with Sebastien Boutebel, Chief Creative Officer at Saatchi & Saatchi, who argues that MENA’s advertising and marketing industry is not experiencing a traditional recovery but…

CANNES-LIONS

SmartFrame appoints Dal Gill as CRO to drive global expansion

SmartFrame Technologies has appointed adtech and programmatic advertising executive Dal Gill as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), as the company looks to accelerate global growth and…

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

By Communicate Staff

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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Global advertising revenue set to grow 8.9% in 2026: report

Global advertising revenue is projected to grow by 8.9 percent in 2026, significantly higher than earlier forecasts of 7.1 percent, according to the latest 2026 Global…

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Saleh Ghazal: MENA is not recovering—It is reinventing growth through resilience

The Middle East and North Africa’s advertising industry is entering a new era shaped by resilience, innovation and long-term investment. According to Saleh Ghazal, CEO of…

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‘MENA is no longer an emerging market’: Nassib Boueri on advertising’s next chapter

After years of disruption, the Middle East and North Africa’s advertising and marketing industry is charting a new course defined by resilience, innovation and cultural relevance.…

INSIGHTS

MENA advertising’s great reset: Why the next boom is still ahead

The MENA advertising and marketing industry is going through one of the toughest periods in recent memory. Budgets are shrinking, layoffs are spreading across network agencies,…

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UAE ad fraud declines on iOS and Android: report

The United Arab Emirates recorded a sharp decline in mobile advertising fraud across both iOS and Android platforms over the past year, but fraudsters are increasingly…

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UAE emerges as world’s most video-first podcast market: 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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