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French online music streaming service Deezer, launched in 2007, has carved itself a major place in the industry, globally and in the Middle East. Mazen Abdallah, Director of Ad Sales MENAT at Deezer, explains what Deezer can bring to the region’s advertisers. What is the current shape of the audio marketing industry in MENA? Digital […]

Mastercard has been shaking things up, first in 2016 by releasing its first new logo in two decades, and then in 2019 with the launch of its sonic brand – a “transaction sound” that can be heard when users check out. Beatrice Cornacchia, SVP Marketing and Communications MEA at Mastercard, sat with Communicate to explain […]

KFC launches an innovative blockchain program for its digital advertising and media buying, making it the first QSR (Quick service restaurant) brand in the region to do so. Communicate got a chance to speak with Ozge Zoralioglu, Chief Marketing Officer at KFC, to learn more about this new step, and what it means for the digital media buying […]

During the holy month of Ramadan, food companies must abstain from showing food in their ads to avoid temptation during fasting. Sounds tricky, doesn’t it? However, McDonald’s and Leo Burnett KSA, have found a way to work around it. Their new Iftar Sandclock campaign features a virtual, live hourglass that counts down the time until […]

Kunal Gupta, CEO of digital media technology provider Polar, shares five reflections for the advertising industry in the age of coronavirus. 1. Spend decreases in obvious advertising categories will be offset by overall digital growth. Travel represents 9% of digital ad spend and in the past day alone, three of my clients have shared they’ve […]

Hanin Hamade, Manager, Data Sciences Practice – Publicis Media, explains why and how brands should keep an eye on the booming social media chatter around the pandemic. It is no secret that 2020 has been off to a rocky start. Conversations around covid-19 have no border and are not siloed to specific audiences; we see […]

There’s a love-hate relationship with influencer marketing. The need for it, in driving consumer attention is undeniable- 94% of marketers in the UAE believe so, according to a study by BPG Group in 2017. But despite the numbers, many have begun to question the ROI of collaborating with influencers, especially the macro ones who command […]

Communication consultant Tarek Chemaly explains how advertising cohabitates – or tries to – with the Lebanese revolution. Investing in advertising when the market is bad is a known recipe for success, because when conditions improve, clients are bound to remember your brand. Lebanon however, never was your typical market: marketing departments work on a haphazard […]

Now get a job through Snapchat! The quick-service restaurant chain launched a recruitment campaign in the month of October, targeting Saudi Nationals through Snapchat Lens, making it the first brand in the MENA region to do so. The aim of the campaign was to fill 850+ positions across multiple roles including manager trainees, guest experience leaders, […]

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 […]

By Ana Andjelic  Alan Turing, WWII-code-breaker and precursor of artificial intelligence, is the new face of the UK’s 50-pound “note” (bill). The entire thing is noteworthy, but most captivating are Turing’s words inscribed on the note: “this is only a foretaste of what is to come and only the shadow of what’s going to be.” This […]

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 […]

“We live in an era of disruption; the speed and frequency with which brands connect with customers every day have been transformed dramatically, as consumers are more digitally connected. The key to success for brands is agility; that’s why at McDonald’s we are seeking progress over perfection. As marketers we need to have a high tolerance for risk, we recognized that we need to test new things, fail fast, spot the successes, and scale fast. We collaborated with Facebook because we knew that we could leverage data analytics and insights to help point us in the right direction, supporting our move from mass marketing to mass personalization. This is key to making our customers’ journey more memorable and providing an exceptional personal experience.” - Tarek El Kady, Senior Director, Marketing – McDonald’s MEA

By Puja Pannum Let’s face it, you can’t truly get to know your audience based on the content they read. Imagine someone reads a football article, for instance. Based on this information, it would be understandable if a brand thought that this person might want to buy some football boots, when in actual fact they have […]

Dubai-based communications agency Cicero & Bernay (C&B), as been awarded the contracts for Olive Garden and The Counter. These two latest acquisitions join C&B’s food & beverage portfolio that includes accounts like KFC, Zaatar w Zeit, GGICO Gourmet, Cinnabon and Seattle’s Best Coffee. With the acquisition, C&B will be responsible for their official launches, media relations, […]

The online and mobile restaurant search and discovery service Zomato expands further into the Middle East with the launch of its Lebanon section. Founded in 2008 in New Delhi, India, the company is present today in more than 100 cities across Lebanon, the UAE, Turkey, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, […]