In Jan, I wrote about the Sally in Dubai Blog which was at that time covered by Gulf News.The first question I had in my mind, was about the authenticity of the blog Today I somehow landed on this youtube video of Sally, have a look. “Sally is a hoax and so could be multiple [...]
At the end, it is all about numbers. Enjoy the rich repository of the usage data of customers based in UAE. Dont forget to run a search for the indicator that you are looking for in the search box placed at the right corner of the following table. For More Consumer Data, visit [...]
The world is full of global brands. Which were never designed to be global brands? How to dominate the world is about how to beat them. This presentation adds insights from United Arab Emirates to the points raised by Simon Silvester Rule 1: Think Zeitgest - UAE has startled the world through its development and growth, [...]
TGI 2011 product book aims at providing percentage penetration of multiple product categories in different countries. What I have done in the following table is that I have compared penetration of food products in UAE with countries that have scored high in that category. Product Category % Usage UAE Country with highest Consumption % Usage [...]
What Sally (a Filipina Maid) is telling the social media enthusiasts? I just saw an article about a blog by a Filipina maid in the Gulf-news. My first question is, is this blog by a maid in Dubai for real My first question is, is this blog by a maid in Dubai for real? [...]
I was intrigued by the news that Klout, a startup that helps people measure how influential they are across a variety of social media sites, announced today that it has scored $8.5 million in a round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins. And I thought why I don’t come up with such ideas, ever? Anyways, [...]
The United Arab Emirates is to block sending e-mails, accessing the internet, and delivering instant messages to other Blackberry handsets – BBC, for more news on UAE Blackberry ban “Blackberry ban in UAE: Good news for Iphone and a bad news for middle class mobile internet surfers” Here are some statistics which should be considered [...]
Change has always been the only constant, especially in the United Arab Emirates. A country which is only 39 years old but has attracted global attention in terms of growth rates, construction marvels and is leading the region on many fronts.
Following are a couple of thoughts on activities/projects which will probably bring some major changes in the media consumption and marketing front of UAE.
The three big changes that I have identified are
• Content creation
• Abu-Dhabi getting traction
• Increased connectivity
I have uploaded my views on slide-share FYR. Hope you find them useful
I have received multiple requests from people who are seeking trends and insights (facts and figures) into UAE consumer. Before we move toward more meaningful insights it is important to know some basic facts, following is the compilation of few basic facts. Hope it will add value to your daily jobs.
Recently Community engagement has reached an appraisable level of interest across public sector globally. There could be many reasons for this including success of Obama’s election campaign, strong conviction of USA, UK and Australian government towards public engagement, UN millennium development goals and technological advanced population.
I have tried to compile the learning’s from across the globe in this document (public engagement in public services), I hope you will find it useful.