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Communicate sits with David Fregonas, Accenture Interactive lead, Middle East to learn more about the company’s latest brand move and their recent shift in operations to the cloud. What is the strategy behind this new initiative? We’re following the same advice we give our clients in this time of relentless change: act with great agility and […]

“And they may only win some creative award for trying, says Ahmad Abu Zannad, Regional Strategy Director at Leo Burnett MEA.” As we are going through the Covid-19 pandemic, we see brands tempted to play a more impactful role. Yet, at times, audiences are suspicious about the intentions behind these actions. For instance, when an […]

By Elías Jabbe The ongoing impact of digital on the tourism industry in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia emerged as a popular topic of discussion at the annual MEASA Aviation Show in Dubai on October 14. The event, which has been organized for several years by Terrapinn Middle East, featured tracks such as […]

Patrick Harris, VP-global agency development at Facebook, sat in an exclusive interview with Communicate to discuss how the social media giant is adapting to these challenging times. How did your system of agency partners develop? [Early on] we hadn’t yet figured out the role the ecosystem would play, how Facebook would invest to make sure […]

According to a new report from Accenture to be released this week, disruption from innovative digital technologies could put more than US$575 billion of Middle Eastern companies’ total value at risk. The report notes that while executives are aware of the threat of disruption, they are not prepared for it; nonetheless, appear reluctant to invest in the […]

By Brian Braiker There don’t seem to be as many big, outsized personalities in advertising as there were in previous generations. Think Ogilvy, think Burnett, think Bernbach. It’s something that David Droga—himself no shrinking violet—says he thinks a lot about. “It bugs me,” he says. He’s certainly doing his share to shake things up, though: The […]

One of the main challenges viewed in adopting Artificial Intelligence is the gender biases available in the data. Hence, as part of an ongoing discussion on creating a non biased data, companies are looking into various ways to ensure the role of women throughout the process.  We spoke to Francesca Gori, Regional Director of Legal […]

Xavier Anglada, the Managing Director at Accenture Digital and Innovation Lead in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, believes that companies have no other option but to innovate. “Innovation is not about waking up and thinking a great idea. It’s a very streamlined process of things you need to do to bring ideas that […]

By Hussam ElHage I am revisiting this article a year after I initially wrote it. Originally, I was going to discuss the new entrants to the advertising world; consulting firms. But now, they’re already here! Let me begin by saying that during my time working within media agencies, Accenture and other firms on a global […]

RAPP Middle East, part of the Omnicom network, has just concluded an extensive pitch process bagging a three-year CRM contract for a leading automotive client. The client is none other than BMW Group Middle East. The pitch included other companies including Accenture Interactive, according to industry sources. Just recently, however, BMW Group extended its relationship […]