Competition
Has the Arab Spring turned into a torrent of cash?
Filed in Competition, CRM, Customers, E-commerce, Facebook, Internet, Linkedin, Middle East marketing, Middle-East, Online Marketing, Social media, Twitter
by Carrington Malin
on January 28, 2013
• 1 Comment
Whilst debate continues, even now, on how pivotal the role social media was in the revolutions of the Arab Spring, there can be no doubt that Arab digital activism woke up businesses and governments across the world to the potential of new digital media. In the Middle East the change in attitudes towards digital media […]
Is social media really that important for marketers in the Arab World?
Filed in Brand marketing, Competition, Customers, Disintermediation, E-commerce, Facebook, Internet, Media, Middle East marketing, Middle-East, Newspapers, Online Marketing, Public Relations, Social media
by Carrington Malin
on October 12, 2010
• 10 Comments
We’re now quite used to people looking at us aghast as we talk about the importance of social media in communications and marketing strategy. Reactions often include incredulity, annoyance, perplexity, anger and even, occasionally, well-reasoned disagreement. How can we have such certainty in the critical role of social media and in the Arab world, of […]