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The Marketing Society GCC unveils 2026 awards shortlist

The Marketing Society GCC has announced the shortlist for its 2026 GCC Awards, with organisations including Mashreq Bank, Majid Al Futtaim, Red Sea Global, Microsoft, HSBC,…

NEWS

How Gulf brands turned the Empire State proposal arrest into a viral marketing trend

A dramatic rooftop proposal that landed two Russian climbers in legal trouble in New York quickly became one of the Gulf’s hottest real-time marketing templates, with…

NEWS

What wins in finance: Trust is the starting point, experience is the differentiator

We asked six CMOs a single question: in today’s financial landscape, what really wins, and how should brands respond? Here’s what they had to say: trust…

CANNES-LIONS

Marketing roundtable: Six hospitality leaders on the future of tourism marketing

As MENA’s tourism and hospitality sector continues its rapid expansion, the marketing playbook evolves just as quickly. Here, six marketing and commercial leaders share their thoughts…

CANNES-LIONS
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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

By Communicate Staff
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Cannes Lions 2026 Day 3: Winning the AI discovery era by marketing to minds and machines

As part of LinkedIn’s brand activation at Cannes Lions 2026, a group of CMOs gathered on the rooftop of The Carlton for a session titled Winning…

CANNES-LIONS

Why the old marketing playbook no longer works in the UAE

Sahar Khan Ask any marketer who has been working in this region over the past two years and they will tell you the same thing: the…

THE-VIEW

9Yards Holding launches marcoms group, appoints Hussam Almulhem as Group CEO

9Yards Holding Group has officially launched as a newly established marketing communications group and announced the appointment of Hussam Almulhem as its Group Chief Executive Officer.…

NEWS

Why consumers abandon brands during crises and what brings them back

Ilhem Allagui  Recovering from geopolitical crises is both psychological and economic, affecting consumers and businesses alike. During wartime, consumers’ sense of reality is affected and damaged.…

THE-VIEW

AI promised CMOs smarter marketing. it may be delivering the opposite

Aided by powerful new AI tools, marketing has never moved faster. Campaigns are launched in days, budgets shift in real time, and dashboards promise instant clarity.…

THE-VIEW

In Agentic Age, treat your marketing platform as a team, not a toolbox

The conventional marketing department — sequential, siloed, perpetually behind schedule — is becoming obsolete. A new model built around autonomous AI agents and a shared intelligence…

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Global luxury market to grow 2–4% in 2026: Kearney

The global luxury market is expected to grow between 2 and 4 per cent in 2026 as the industry enters “a state of normalization rather than…

NEWS

Rewiring retail marketing faces lingering post-war challenges

While war is a phenomenon the GCC retail sector is not used to dealing with, harsh economic environments are not unprecedented in the region. John Speers,…

NEWS

CMOs increase AI spending despite limited readiness, Gartner finds

Chief marketing officers are allocating an average of 15.3% of marketing budgets to artificial intelligence initiatives, but most marketing organisations still lack the maturity needed to…

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