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On October 15, Dubai-based mobility online platform Careem launched a new campaign highlighting its transition from ride-hailing company to Super App. Communicate had questions, so we asked Noha Zeid, Director of Marketing, and Haya Kalbouneh, Senior Brand Manager at Careem. What exactly is a Super App? Careem is the region’s everyday Super App: the first […]

What do you do when you’ve fallen? When you’ve been outnumbered and down on the ground? Do you stay down or do you get back up? Communicate lists the brands that are looking to bring the fight back to the table in 2020. Toys R Us  Earlier this year, the famous toy retailer reincarnated from the […]

With only 14 days left until the end of the decade, Communicate decides to go back in time and look at all the marvelous innovations in tech that transformed the way we connect, commute and communicate. Sorry, couldn’t help it. Instagram What started in 2010 as a simple application for sharing photographs of your favorite moments […]

Careem, the regional transportation network, has launched for the first time a global campaign that communicates a call to “Start Something,” which aims to reinforce the company’s brand purpose. While the campaign targets “everyone,” it specifically looks at “people with passion and ambition for a better future, people that are proud to be part of […]

The riding giant Uber has announced earlier this week a layoff of third of its’ global marketing team.  Some of the members of the marketing team in the Middle East and North Africa has been affected. Overall around 400 employees has been let go worldwide. According to a sheet that went viral, the employees within […]

By Elías Jabbe Pertinent topics such as mobile advertising, digital publishing and influencer marketer were discussed and further analyzed during the Mobile Marketing Association’s annual Impact Forum in Dubai. The forum brought in thought leaders working in-house  at global and regional companies to discuss the transformation of business through mobile. Among the speakers was Emre […]

By Bianca Best The future is being incubated at our schools, but in the wrong way. Just ask education guru Ken Robinson, who delivered the stimulating Ted Talk about how schools are killing creativity. He spoke about an antiquated ethos that enforces learning by rote, an approach that yields little value later ‘out in the […]

The unprecedented use of social media in the Middle East has seen people get addicted to their phone – even more than their partner – and so, of course, brands want to make the most of it by targeting audiences where they spend the most time i.e. social media. But, targeting them alone isn’t enough. […]

Last month, we broke the news that Careem was looking for a creative agency. More than eight creative agencies including TBWA/RAAD, J. Walter Thompson and Leo Burnett are said to be participating in the pitch. [Tweet “Now Careem has announced that it has appointed TBWA/ RAAD as its global agency of record to lead brand […]

This report addresses the important trends that impact the FMCG sector during the holy month of Ramadan in the MENA region, what marketing strategies FMCG brands adopt to connect with consumers, how FMCG brands measure the success of Ramadan-centric campaigns and, last but not the least, how FMCG marketers and advertisers need to catch up […]

Following issues of brand safety, measurability, data privacy and transparency, tech giants – mostly Facebook – have got themselves in hot water. Just last month Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg appeared in front of the US Senate over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Around the same time, users started a #DeleteFacebook movement with users deleting their account. […]

TBWA\RAAD is on a high following its win as Agency and Network of the Year at the Dubai Lynx 2018 and bagging the du account from Leo Burnett. The agency is also believed to be pitching for Careem’s creative account. Mai Dubai, the Dubai-based bottled water company, has appointed TBWA\RAAD as its lead Creative Agency […]

The Middle East’s ride-hailing app Careem is believed to be on pitch according to industry insiders. More than eight creative agencies including TBWA/RAAD, J. Walter Thompson and Leo Burnett are said to be participating in the pitch. None of the agencies have replied to Communicate‘s request for an official comment yet. As of now, it […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has announced its partnership with a number of partners to draw attention to the culture enrichment of Sharjah. Under these agreements, SCCI will collaborate with Twitter, Forbes Middle East, Brag Events, and Careem to raise awareness for the Emirate as a destination for entrepreneurs and established businesses […]