Globally, over 95% of businesses are small to medium enterprises (SME’s) and they are often the ones responsible for pushing for innovation and creating competition in many economic sectors. In the Middle East you’re more likely to be working for or with these kinds of enterprises, so knowing how to use social media effectively is invaluable.

In the Gulf region, in particularly in Bahrain, one of the most popular social media marketing avenues for businesses to take nowadays is influencer collaborations. Some influencers have upwards of a million followers, but increasingly in 2018, micro-influencers, with far smaller audiences, are becoming the real game-changers.

The psychology of colours in marketing has long been harnessed by designers to improve the appeal of brands. For millennials, an appearance-driven generation, colour can be a powerful motivator. The difficulty with today’s discussion on colour in advertising is that it relies heavily on anecdotal evidence, so we should take certain colour ‘facts’ with a pinch of salt.

Arab millennials have become the majority of the MENA region’s consumer base, increasingly taking on leadership positions. With this generation gearing up to take charge of the future, we’ve decided to take a look at the anatomy of an Arab millennial, and how they differ from their global counterparts.

Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter are essential tools for use in the challenge to market your brand effectively to millennials. With the oversaturation of advertising in the digital world, however, it’s no longer enough to simply post a photo and #goodvibes.

If you are working on a digital campaign we’re sure the following terms are thrown into the mix on a regular basis! 

Facebook lends itself as an incredible platform for brands to build themselves effectively and reach huge audiences. The real challenge has become the sheer volume of branded content out there and trying to cut through the noise.