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February 18, 2021
AR As the Next Step for Outdoor
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November 30, 2020
OMG MENA Appoints Maroun Hassoun as Regional General Manager of OMD MENA
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October 06, 2020 Khaled AlShehhi: “Our Ambition Is to Inspire People at Home and Abroad”

Khaled AlShehhi, Executive Director of Marketing & Communication at the Public Diplomacy Office in the UAE Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, tells Communicate how he got into marketing, what his work means to him, and how he sees the role of government communications. What is your background and when did you start in […]

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August 10, 2020 Adapting to Change

Over the past few months, as the pandemic began to loom across the MENA region and globally, many businesses were in a state of panic and uncertainty.  During this time, Ziad Rahhal, Head of Marketing Solutions at LinkedIn decided to create a series, comprising of extremely insightful and engaging discussions with industry experts across a […]

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September 22, 2019 Tony Bourached New CEO Of Mindshare MENA

Tony Bourached is announced as the new CEO of Mindshare MENA, as of October 1st, 2019. Bourached is the current Regional Digital Director for Mindshare. His marketing career started back in the UK before he joined Mindshare Saudi Arabia in 2010 as Head of Digital. During his time in Saudi Arabia, he was tasked to establish the first fully dedicated digital department within […]

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July 14, 2019 Data Security – the Biggest Concern of Digital Times

By Laurent Sirgy In today’s hyper-connected world, data security and privacy are integral in everyday life. Data forms the very foundation of any modern digital enterprise. It drives everything from new user experiences to products and business insights.  Sharing data brings many benefits but carries a substantial amount of risk. Personal or organizational data can […]

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June 21, 2019 The Connected World – How 5G Will Make Creativity Limitless

By Ayman Haydar You could be forgiven for thinking that 5G has been implemented, tested and been through several iterations given the amount of coverage it has generated in the last six months alone. We’ve always been impatient when it comes to waiting for the next big technological development and the arrival of this fifth-generation […]

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May 01, 2019 Artificial Intelligence Is Not Just Robots

Speaking at the Ai Everything conference in Dubai, Amy Webb, Futurist and Founder of Future Today Institute said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not about robots but about the future of humanity. She added that businesses need to think about AI holistically. The AI expert and bestselling author of ‘The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans […]

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April 15, 2019 Crowd Analyzer Publishes its Annual Social Media Findings

An analysis of the languages used through social media shows that Arabic is a dominant language within Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE. Findings of the research reveals that 90 per cent of the posts, across the studied industries, were in Arabic, compared to only 10 per cent in English. However, the majority of the users […]

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January 17, 2019 4 trends from CES 2019

By the numbers, CES is an impressive circus of gadgetry. The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was spread out over nearly 3 million square feet last week, with 4,500 exhibitors showing their wares – the latest in 8K screens, giant drones, walking cars, robot pets and automobile prototypes that would make Bruce Wayne jealous […]

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January 11, 2019 EITC appoints Start Design as its new brand design agency

Following a multi-agency pitch, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) has announced the appointment of Start Design as its new brand agency of record. The remit covers key areas such as brand architecture development, and brand and visual identity development in support of the digital transformation of EITC’s portfolio of brands, including du and Virgin Mobile. […]

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July 16, 2018 Is video-on-demand the killer of TV or is the original tube part of our DNA?

With the emergence of subscription video-on-demand services (SVODs) such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, the media has been quick to foretell the demise of TV. But, is there any truth to those words? TV has remained a powerhouse and mainstay in modern life ever since its introduction in the 20th century. Many historical moments broke […]

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June 25, 2018 BREAKING: JWT retains STC, adds corporate account

J. Walter Thompson Saudi Arabia has retained the Consumer Business Unit (CBU) account for Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and additionally been awarded the operator’s Corporate Account, after a rigorous selection process across multiple international agencies. J. Walter Thompson KSA’s relationship with STC dates back to 2007 when the agency won the contract for the Al […]

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June 04, 2018 Move over VR: here’s where 200 mn users are in 2018

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 […]

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February 15, 2018 REVEALED: Google data fuels industry effort to block ‘annoying’ ads

Google has confirmed to Ad Age that an industry trade body tasked with deciding which “annoying” ad formats web browsers should block largely used its data and research methodology to do so. The trade body, known as the Coalition for Better Ads, last year publicly presented the material in full with Google and 18 company […]

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August 28, 2017 Social media and its impact on Arab world’s PR sector

By Nidal Abou Zaki, managing director, Orient Planet Group The emergence of social media platforms has taken the Arab region by a storm. In fact, according to a recent survey that looked into the Arab digital lifestyle, a whopping 83 percent of respondents use the internet daily while 61 percent spend at least two hours […]

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July 05, 2017 Frost [media] puts a spin on traditional media solutions

What the media industry needs is non-traditional tools,” says Virginie Boyadjian, Founder and Managing Director of Frost [media]. Established in April 2015, Frost[media] offers the UAE market a range of traditional and non-traditional media with an innovative twist at various customer touch points. The company’s latest project is ‘UseBox’, a branded power bank placed on […]

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November 13, 2016 Reality check

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 […]

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August 01, 2016 CESP endorses Kantar Media’s TView in the UAE

Independent media auditor Centre d’étude des supports de publicité (CESP) has audited the national TView people meter-based Television Audience Measurement (TAM) service in the UAE and found it aligned with international standards, reinforcing Kantar Media’s solution. The TView service delivers daily TV ratings and is funded and endorsed by media players in the UAE, including […]

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December 14, 2015 Du’s smart initiatives

This year’s theme at GITEX Technology Week was “The Internet Future of Everything”, where du showcased its initiatives to ensure that Dubai moves forward as a smart city. The week-long event took place from October 18 to 25 at Dubai World Trade Centre. In an attempt to demonstrate the immediacy of du’s smart city undertakings […]

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April 17, 2019 How the Middle East and Africa is Getting Ready for 5G

By Femi Oshiga  The 5G future is beginning now across the Middle East and Africa.  With the technology expected to contribute billions to economies around the region, network operators are rolling out pilot deployments and making investments in communications infrastructure.   For example, GSMA reported that local operators in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are […]

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April 17, 2019 Three Ways to Focus Investments For Innovation and Transformation

By Christian Reilly For modern Chief Intelligence Officers (CIO), success is not about the technology; it’s about using technology to drive business innovation and value. It’s about providing an always-on, secure digital workspace — without a costly outlay of capital. And it’s about efficiently and securely expanding into new markets and regions. In other words, […]

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November 29, 2015 du launches #UAEisHome social media competition

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 […]

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July 30, 2015 Vuclip partners with Ooredoo Kuwait

Vuclip, premium mobile video on demand service for emerging markets, announces a new strategic partnership with Ooredoo Kuwait, telecommunications service provider. Ooredoo Kuwait and Vuclip will provide premium mobile video on demand service. Using Vuclip’s Dynamic Adaptive Transcoding Technology, Ooredoo Kuwait will offer millions of viewers the opportunity to enjoy unbuffered videos, optimized for network variability, across all mobile devices. This […]

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March 02, 2015 TRA reveals UAE’s digital data for 4th quarter 2014

The General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunications Sector (TRA) has revealed statistics for the fourth quarter of 2014 on the nation’s most popular mobile phone handsets, social networking platforms and applications websites. Investigating the current state of the market, the report reveals the market share of mobile phones in the UAE by manufacturer and model. […]

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October 15, 2014 Microsoft and Etisalat sign global framework agreement

Microsoft and Etisalat have signed a global framework agreement to enable the telco’s operations across 15 countries to leverage the power of the Microsoft platform; enhancing productivity and driving operational excellence based on a Mobile First, Cloud First strategy. With operations across 3 continents, the agreement will enable Etisalat to leverage the unique offering of […]

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