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Epica Awards’ Editorial Director Mark Tungate tells Communicate about setting up an award show in the era of Covid-19 and the ways to address these sensitive times when looking at advertising work. The Epica Awards always had quite a strong distance component in its setup, with many journalists voting remotely. How does this help you in […]

Fahad Ali, Founder and Creative Director of Broomstick Creative, explains how to use the grown-up video platform the right way. As more brands churn out video content by the minute, our timelines, feeds, and WhatsApp messages are bombarded with videos and animations that either capture our attention or make us skip them in a heartbeat. […]

Data is the most valuable currency in the 21st century. Data and analytics guru, Bernard Marr said: “While the average small business has less self-generated data than big players. . .this doesn’t mean big data is off-limits. In fact, in many ways, big data is more suited to small businesses, because they’re generally more agile […]

With the ongoing pandemic affecting the globe, social media platform Instagram has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to tackle misinformation being spread online- in an effort to ensure the online community is safe, well informed on COVID-19 and following the appropriate health guidelines. Keeping our community informed With the influx of news being circulated on […]

There is more content out there than at any other point in time. Some moments get more eyeballs than others, though. Communicate looks at the most-viewed content globally. Despacito by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee (6.24 billion views) (Image Credits – Youtube) Initially, the Spanish pop song was under the radar after its release in […]

Communicate sat down for an exclusive interview with Siddharth Puri, CEO of Tyroo, to talk aboutVidtech.ai, the new AI-based tech solution that converts data into video content. How did the idea for Vidtech.ai come about? Back in 2016, we were creating this e-commerce company with a 24-hour video experience. And we thought that if we wanted to […]

By Ed Barnfield, the winner of Communicate’s creative fiction competition! I wrote a novel last week,” says Fatima. “It took me three hours.”We are meeting in the virtual café at Morningside. Fatima has chosen a cartoon elephant as her avatar, although she insists on keeping her trademark sunglasses and earpiece, which is disconcerting. I’ve gone […]

Serviceplan Group Middle East has a new executive creative director. Akhilesh Bagri began his career in advertising 15 years ago, and he hasn’t looked back since. Today, he plays a key role at Serviceplan Group Middle East. We had a chat with him about his journey in the business, where he finds inspiration and his […]

By Ann-Christine Diaz For the everyday consumer, the name McDonald’s might summon a handful of singular images: the Golden Arches, a Big Mac, a red container of fries, Ronald McDonald. But just two years ago, if you surveyed the company’s advertising around the world, you’d find a completely different picture: jumbled messages comprising a mish-mash […]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rolled out a redesign of his social networking app with a focus on communities known as Groups, and a layout that loses the blue. On Tuesday, Zuckerberg opened Facebook’s F8 developer conference by announcing an overhaul of the apps, including the new look for the main property. Zuckerberg also laid out […]

Coca-Cola will not run an in-game Super Bowl ad for the first time since 2006. Instead, the beverage giant this year will air a 60-second pre-game spot right before the National Anthem. The anthem, of course, has emerged as a polarizing moment in National Football League games since Colin Kaepernick in 2016 began kneeling during […]

By Atif Altaf, associate marketing manager, and member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Life is no more a straight road leading toward dreams; it is now a steep mountain to climb up high. Days from being ‘slow & steady’ are geared up to be ‘fast & ready’ for people to run, change […]

In an effort to be more sustainable, Ikea is taking new steps. It’s cutting a big part of its marketing to apply the financial resources to a new US campaign. Beginning Wednesday, the 75-year-old Swedish retailer is doing its first national out-of-home push in the US, where it operates 48 stores, and hosting live catalog […]

The consumer VR software and hardware market size globally was $2.2 billion in 2017 It is expected to grow to $4.5 billion in 2018 But, 200 million people worldwide will be using mobile AR in 2018 vs 60 million in 2013 Virtual reality or augmented reality? [Tweet “VR offers an escape from the real world […]

International business communications consultancy Instinctif Partners Middle East launching a new ‘Content & Creative’ practice, responsible for advising on, developing and producing creative content across platforms and events. The capabilities of this division include branding & design; content development; corporate reporting; creative consultancy; digital; experiential events; and film & animation. The establishment of the new […]

International Media Investments (IMI) has announced the relaunch of The National, Abu Dhabi’s first English language newspaper. The new ‘The National’ features a complete enhancement of both its print and digital platforms with a focus on digital including daily video content podcasts with unmissable analysis, 360 degree images bringing the reader closer to the story, […]

Turner, a division of Time Warner, has partnered with beIN Media Group, a TV production, distribution and media rights acquisition organization. The partnership will see a move of Turner Broadcasting owned channels, such as Cartoon Network, Boomerang, TCM (Turner Classic Movies), HLN (Headline News) and CNN HD, in the region being offered on DTH (direct-to-home) […]

It’s not unsurprising that media professionals are seen as the guys with money – or at least that’s what Nick Vale, Maxus Worldwide’s global head of planning, would have us believe. “It’s the execution that gets paid; ideas are free. So, when you’re in the room with the creative [agencies], they look at you like, […]

In an effort to capture the nation’s pride for UAE’s 44th National Day, du launches a social media competition inviting users to upload a drawing, poem or video about why #UAEisHome onto du’s social media platforms (www.facebook.com/du, www.instagram.com/du and www.twitter.com/dutweets). In addition to the social media initiative, du released a #UAEisHome video addressing the diversity […]

In light of the Holy month of Ramadan, Facebook announces a new collaboration with popular Arab characters of Freej, creating a sticker pack of the Emirati animations for Facebook’s Messenger. Freej is an animated television series geared toward local Arab children. Adding to the dozens of themed sticker packs at Facebook’s Sticker Store, the “Celebrate with […]

As part of a global initiative, Turner Broadcasting, parent company of Cartoon Network Arabic, has re-launched its second flagship kids brand, Boomerang, as an all-animation, youth-targeted network. Repositioned with a line-up of timeless and contemporary cartoons programmed for family co-viewing, the re-launch was made effective throughout the MENA region during the month of January. Drawing upon the […]