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AI can translate into 50 languages, but humans still make the editorial call.
@ArabNews
Editor-in-Chief Faisal Abbas on newsroom judgment—and what brands misunderstand about press coverage of AI slip-ups communicateonline.me/insight…
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40,000 employees. 100+ nationalities. No professional models. Al-Futtaim’s first employer brand campaign puts its people center stage, filmed across real locations in Dubai, Riyadh and Singapore. Go inside the story. @alfuttaim
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Saudi Gen Z buys local, games weekly and asks AI what to buy.
UM KSA's Scarlett Fielding breaks down how brands are rewiring their GCC playbook, from Snap Map ads to esports academies.
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In the Gulf, Gen Z values family more than brands (49% vs 23%). FP7 McCann MENAT’s John Vernon explains how Jif, Axe and Oreo connect with young audiences by showing up in the cultures they love.
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Your brand has AI. So does your competition.
So what makes you worth noticing?
Investing in the Future of AI and Entertainment at Communicate AI.
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Travel demand is shifting, not disappearing. With shorter booking windows and resilient GCC interest, hospitality brands must follow demand, protect investment and use data to personalize faster. As Accor’s Kerry Healy says: Data is everything now. @accor
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Creativity drives measurable results: WARC finds Creative 100 campaigns earn effectiveness recognition at 45%, over twice the industry rate. And as TV’s lead role fades, sustained campaigns and broader channel mixes matter.
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AI has already changed the industry.
Now comes the bigger question: what happens next?
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Your algorithm knows what you clicked. It has no idea why.
Anand Vengurlekar breaks down why "prediction" and "understanding" are not the same skill — and why only one of them builds brands that last. communicateonline.me/the-vie…
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AI didn’t write the strategy—it executed mistakes at speed. From pulled ads to cultural backlash, these cases expose the need for leadership, quality control and cultural intelligence. Swipe for the full story.
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Going viral won't close the deal.
Gen Z B2B buyers aren't swayed by reach, they're swayed by who vouches for you. New data from the UAE + Saudi breaks down the shift from impressions to influence. @LinkedIn
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We know what people clicked, but not what made them click. The Observation Gap is the distance between data and lived experience. The next big campaign may be hiding in a moment we walked past.
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AI hasn’t solved the creative bottleneck—it’s accelerated it. Teams have more options, but still need taste to choose. As @Intuit’s CMO says, “Everyone’s working twice as hard.” Speed isn’t transformation. communicateonline.me/news/ai…
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.@Netflix and @YouTube are battling for creators—and creators hold the leverage. With millions of views and audiences they own, talent is the prize. The real question: can creators make every platform compete for them? @msrachelforlitt @MarkRober
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When everyone has the same AI tools, creating more is no longer the advantage.
Attention. Taste. Trust. Originality.
That’s where the value shifts.
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Podcasting is no longer the GCC’s “other” media line. Ad spend is up 67% YoY, with listen-through rates in the 90s. The shift? Brands should buy creators, not just ad slots.
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AI influencers can be perfect. But can they earn real trust?
Who Owns the Future? AI Influencers vs Human Influencers
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AI is moving beyond content creation to reshape media economics. A new @DubaiPressClub –@Deloitte report highlights audience intelligence, smarter targeting, churn prediction and sharper monetization as key wins.
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