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A little more than a year ago, Majid Al Futtaim unveiled Share, its app-based lifestyle rewards program. A few months later, Covid-19 struck. Communicate sat with Kashmira Motiwalla, Head of the Share loyalty program at Majid Al Futtaim, to discuss what that meant for the newly-launched initiative. What impact did the pandemic and the lockdowns […]

WARC, the global marketing intelligence service, released its latest report that highlights the rise in advertising spending on e-commerce platforms- as brands look to capitalize on the boom in online shopping, as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. Advertising investment across e-commerce sites such as Amazon, Tmall and Rakuten, omnichannel retailers such as Walmart and […]

Hani Weiss, CEO, Majid Al Futtaim – Retail, explains how to address crises and manage them efficiently from a communication perspective. Covid-19 has tested our communication skills in a way many leaders have not yet faced in their career. The unprecedented nature of the current crisis has required effective leadership and strong communication skills from […]

Dubai-based media and ad tech company FutureTech has partnered with shopper marketing technology company Adimo to bring shoppability to MENA and South Africa. The company will utilize Adimo’s technology to create shoppable media campaigns for their clients and provide consumers across MENA & South Africa with frictionless paths to purchase. Since the launch of the partnership […]

With the advent of 5G technology in the region, Mobile brands are in the race to reposition themselves in the fast-changing market.  Communicate spoke with Norman Zhang, Marketing Director, Oppo Middle East, in an exclusive interview, about the company’s efforts in developing a premium brand image.   How significant is the Middle East market for Oppo? What […]

Technology has already transformed the way we shop, it is believed that more people are increasingly shopping using their devices daily. That said, there has been an increase in technology at the point-of-sale and as part of overall retail operations. This means more data from the offline world.  We spoke to Liquid’s CEO Sachinn J Laala […]

In July 2018, while a lot of Twitter accounts were being banned/removed, a tree was born. On Twitter. Enter Ghafa The Tree. Hello, my name is Ghafa, honoured to be the national tree of the #UAE . Over 250 years old…I stopped counting TBH. I give a Ghaf about the world. Do you? حياكم، إسمي […]

Ramadan is the Super Bowl of the Middle East with advertisers spending a majority of their budgets during the Holy Month. Due to reduced business hours and unusual daily schedules, users’ media habits and purchase behaviors also undergo a massive change. Time spent on online platforms peaks during the month, which is a goldmine for […]

Mobile budgets have increased since 2016, with 23% spending more than a quarter of their budget on mobile Over the longer term, those spending more than 25% of their budget on mobile will almost double by 2022 93% still use Facebook while only 41% use Snapchat for mobile marketing The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), recently […]

In typical UAE style, the Dubai World Trade Centre set a Guinness World Record for most participants riding in a virtual reality (VR) roller coaster in one hour. Driven by Samsung, the activity saw 461 participants using Samsung Gear headsets to experience a virtual roller coaster ride in a 4DX theatre at GITEX. While the […]

Following the acquisition of regional communications agency Expression, M&C Saatchi has set up its Dubai operation this month. Scott Feasey, founder and former managing director of Expression, will lead the Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices as CEO with creative partner, Ryan Reed. Feasey will drive client business and growth across new business and existing clients […]

  The growth of the digital medium, including social and mobile, combined with the increasing consumption of online video in the region, has led marketers to complement traditional marketing with content marketing. “Brands are now challenged with evolving their strategies to not only create the volume of content required to satisfy consumer appetite, but to […]