Tag Archives: Internet

Carrington Malin

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

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Alexander McNabb

When social media programs grow up…

I’ve been doing quite a lot of speaking at ‘online’ conference events and workshops recently (this will surprise nobody who knows me) and consequently meeting a lot of people who are experimenting with social media within their organisations. It’s something … Continue reading

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Carrington Malin

A particularly delicious cake

A new survey highlights that there is enthusiasm for behavioural targeting and concern over privacy issues in almost equal measure. Continue reading

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Carrington Malin

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

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Alexander McNabb

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

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Carrington Malin

15 Million MENA Facebook Users – Report

Facebook has become a force to be reckoned with in the Middle East and North Africa 15 million users in the region. Read more in Spot On PR’s MENA Facebook Demographics Report (May 2010). Continue reading

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Alexander McNabb

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

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Carrington Malin

Does online marketing scare you?

Things are looking up for the online marketing community. Recent surveys and media reports widely credit the region’s online advertising spend to be growing fast and becoming increasingly important to more and more people. Although last year was a difficult … Continue reading

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Alexander McNabb

Tweets like grains of wheat

Everyone has done the old ‘one grain of wheat on the first square, two grains on the second and so on doubling with each square’ trick. The same mathematics potentially applies to the humble retweet, of course. Continue reading

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Alexander McNabb

We’re no longer wowed…

A sea-change in consumer attitudes to technology follows a series of changes in the way in which people inform themselves of new things. The information flow, which used to take place across magazine pages or at exhibitions, now takes place online 24/7. Continue reading

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