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Alexander at MediaME Forum 2011
Spot On PR Director Alexander McNabb spoke at the MediaME Forum 2011 in Amman, Jordan earlier this week about digital public relations and reputation management. The annual event organised by Middle East advertising and marketing portal MediaME was attended by … Continue reading
Posted in brand marketing, Content, Disintermediation, Facebook, Internet, Measurement, Middle east, Middle East marketing, Middle East Public Relations, Online marketing, public relations, SEO, social media, Twitter
Tagged agencies, Alexander McNabb, Amman, communications, Conference, digital, Facebook, Jordan, MediaME, Middle east, Objectives, online, Outsourcing, PR, public relations, Reputation Management, speaking
Hiring PR people for the digital age
What skill sets should PR job candidates have in the digital age? Carrington Malin explains how Spot On PR’s list of recruitment criteria just got even longer. Continue reading
Should you outsource your conversation?
There’s lots of stuff we do with clients building digital communications programmes, from SEO auditing through to setting up and populating social media platforms. But the one thing we recommend against is take the whole thing off your hands. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Content, CRM, Customer care, Customers, Facebook, General, Internet, Middle East marketing, Online marketing, public relations, SEO, social media, strategy, Twitter
Tagged communications, conversation, CRM, engagement, Facebook, Internet, Internet marketing, marketing, public relations, social media, social media marketing, social networking, transparency, Twitter
Ten Middle East digital predictions for 2011
Communications and marketing agency Spot On’s top ten digital marketing predictions for the Middle East in 2011. Continue reading
Posted in Applications, brand marketing, Content, E-commerce, Facebook, General, Internet, Internet research, Marketing, Middle east, Middle East marketing, Middle East Public Relations, Mobile, Newspapers, Online marketing, public relations, Publishing, research, social media, strategy
Tagged 2011, Arab World, communications, digital marketing, Facebook, marketing, MENA, Middle east, Middle East marketing, North Africa, public relations, research, social media, social networking, statistics
Is social media really that important for marketers in the Arab World?
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 … Continue reading
Posted in brand marketing, competition, Customers, Disintermediation, E-commerce, Facebook, General, Internet, Middle east, Middle East marketing, Newspapers, Online marketing, public relations, social media, strategy
Tagged advertising, Arab World, brand marketing, brand sentiment, Carrington Malin, communications, consumers, Content, customer service, data, demographics, Facebook, Internet, Internet marketing, Internet users, marketing, MENA, Middle east, online, Online marketing
The Sustainable Corporation
I’m doing quite a lot of conference speaking thingies this Autumn, so apologies in advance to anyone who suffers in one of those audiences. I’m particularly looking forward to the MediaME Conference in Amman on the 8th and 9th November, … Continue reading
Posted in Customers, General, Internet, Middle east, Middle East marketing, Online marketing, public relations, social media
Tagged Alexander McNabb, blog, blogging, communications, Conference, conferences, CSR, Internet, online, policy, PR, public relations, social media, speaking, sustainability, transparency
Media consumption & habits of MENA Internet users
Scroll down the page for survey download links The figures in our new Media Consumption & Habits of MENA Internet Users Survey simply confirm what everyone involved in the Middle East’s growing digital marketing industry has already been talking about … Continue reading
Posted in Applications, brand marketing, Facebook, General, Internet, Internet research, Measurement, Middle east, Middle East marketing, Mobile, Newspapers, Online marketing, public relations, research, social media, Twitter
Tagged communications, demographics, digital marketing, Effective Measure, Egypt, Facebook, habits, Internet, magazines, marketing, media TV, MENA, Middle east, Netlog, newspapers, North Africa, radio, research, Saudi Arabia, social media, social networking, Spot On PR, statistics, survey, Twitter, UAE
10 social media myths exposed
To our delight, more and more Middle East brands are looking seriously at using social media in their communications and making efforts to plan, structure and invest in strategic activities. It’s no secret that Spot On PR is a big … Continue reading
Posted in brand marketing, Content, CRM, Customer care, Customers, Facebook, General, Internet, Measurement, Middle east, Middle East marketing, Online marketing, public relations, SEO, social media, strategy, Twitter
Tagged advertising, agencies, blogging, blogs, Carrington Malin, communications, Content, conversations, CRM, customer service, direct marketing, email, Facebook, Internet, marketing, marketing communications, myths, online, planning, public relations, social media, social networking, strategy, Twitter
Facebook bigger than newspapers? So what?
With Facebook hitting 15 million users in the Middle East & North Africa, more people subscribe to Facebook than get the newspaper. But what does that mean exactly? Continue reading
Posted in Content, Disintermediation, Facebook, General, Internet, Middle east, Middle East marketing, Newspapers, Online marketing, public relations, Publishing, social media
Tagged Algeria, Arab, Arab World, Bahrain, Carrington Malin, Egypt, Facebook, Internet, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, marketing social networking, Maroc, MENA, Middle east, Morocco, North Africa, Oman, online, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, social media, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

2010 Spot On Public Relations
Night of the anonyhaters
Some people wearing a mask of anonymity, believe they face no consequence for their actions, are capable of remarkable cruelty. What should you do if these are aimed at you or your brand? Continue reading →