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From the Editor’s Desk: April 2026 – ‘Not fear, but faith’

"What comes through is not fear, but faith. It trades noise for clarity, ego for presence and purpose, and pressure for perspective," says Campaign Middle East's Editor.

Anup Oommen, Editor, Campaign Middle East on people luxury marketingAnup Oommen, Editor, Campaign Middle East.

Over the first week of April, several industry leaders have pointed us back to the highlighted quotes within our previous editor’s letters, which read “Lead with empathy as a strategy, not a slogan,” and “You matter”.
When those letters were written, we did not expect to move into such a surreal time. Yet, those statements have struck a chord with many across the Middle East region’s brand and marketing landscape. Yes, the sentiment in the industry has been mixed. After all, each of us copes with challenges and perceives reality from different vantage points and within different contexts. Cautious, calm, composed and collected leadership has often met a workforce of heavy hearts an


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.