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Global AI adoption to surge 20% and hit 378 million users in 2025
Industry Talk
10 Predictions for the MENA Media Industry in 2025
The MENA media industry is undergoing a transformative period, driven by global trends, regional initiatives and evolving consumer behaviors. Richard...
Advertising
Global advertising spend to surpass $1trillion for the first time
A new study from WARC, the specialists in marketing effectiveness, has found that global advertising spend is on course to...
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Five key trends identified by WARC set to define the marketing landscape in 2025
Improving economic conditions, the tension between social media and brand safety, the growing cohort of consumers leading more solo lifestyles,...
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artificial intelligence could add 9.5% to global GDP by 2030
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AI PCs are gaining massive popularity
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Instagram remains the king of the social media landscape
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Metaverse advertising industry to hit a $7.5 billion value by 2030
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Metaverse education market to grow tenfold
Digital/Tech
Social Media advertising spending to grow by 6% in 2024
Over the past six years, brands and companies worldwide have spent nearly one trillion dollars on social media ads, turning...
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Marketing needs new superheroes: CMO Barometer 2024 Results
Around 800 CMOs from 11 countries shared their industry forecasts for 2024 in a joint survey by Serviceplan Group and...
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Admitad's forecast for the e-commerce industry in the end of year holidays
Digital/Tech
Online Marketing Trends 2024: Between Automation and Artificial Intelligence
At the turn of the year, the online marketing experts Smarketer Group publish their key predictions for the new year...
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New study maps MENA’s tech sector
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Search advertising, forecast to be worth $350.4bn in 2023, is set for unprecedented disruption from retail media, social media and AI
Retail media – encompassing Amazon, Walmart, Alibaba and others – is set to draw over a quarter ($93.8bn) of all...