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By Elie Aoun, CEO of Ipsos Connect I have been working in research, media research in particular, for the last 27 years. That’s the only thing that I’ve done. Throughout these years, I witnessed many changes and transformations, always – or at least most of the time – for the better. I used to see […]

Sophia can identify faces and have long conversations with others. Sophia is also a Saudi citizen. This might not come out as big news to you, until you learn that Sophia is a robot, imbued with artificial intelligence. Sophia, modeled after actress Audrey Hepburn, has been touring the globe, in a sign that the age […]

Starting as media research director at Optimedia Italy in 1995, Vittorio Bonori has spent the last 23 years with the Groupe, moving into his most recent role in 2016. Who better than a former data analyst and statistician to now lead the ROI agency as its global brand president? We caught up with Bonori to […]

Ziad Issa, Ipsos Connect MENA’s vice-president of media research, on why print isn’t dead…just yet We are undeniably living in an era when digital and social platforms are our primary form of news from around the world. Unsurprisingly then, they have made a dent in traditional newspaper readership – or so you would imagine. With […]

Earlier this year, Samir Ayoub left his home of the past 17 years. He will stay on as the delegate of the board until July, while chief client officer and Mindshare veteran Ravi Rao will take his place. Rao says he will build on Ayoub’s foundations, but it will also be a challenging journey, “because […]

WPP’s global media management investment operation, Group M, is setting up its MENA operation in Dubai and has named Filip Jabbour as CEO to lead the regional office. Jabbour has held several positions in the MENA region since 2005, including being CEO of Starcom MENA. More recently, he served as executive vice president and managing […]

As the podcast space in the Middle East continues to grow and evolve, Communicate shares some recent insights from social media analytics and listening tool, Talkwalker on where the MENA region currently stands. In July 2019, data released by Markettiers MENA stated that there were 1.3 million podcast listeners in the UAE alone, which is more […]