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Key steps to digital ad growth in MENA, report reveals

The Altman Solon 2025 State of Digital Advertising in MENA Study reveals key steps to power digital ad growth in MENA.

“Transparency, collaboration, and innovation are clearly evident as key drivers of growth," says Ian Manning, Executive Director, IAB MENA.

A new study by IAB MENA and Altman Solo, a global telecommunications, media, and technology consulting firm, reveals MENA’s digital ad channel and product investment priorities and suggests key steps for growth.

This joint study explores and compares the investment rationales and expectations of MENA-based digital ad buyers, advertisers, and suppliers. It found that 86 per cent of MENA advertisers surveyed believe the top challenge facing the industry is a lack of data transparency. A noteworthy 88 per cent of advertisers indicated a sub-standard in-house understanding of digital ad buys.

88 per cent of respondents to the Altman Solon 2025 State of Digital Advertising in MENA Study share


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Shantelle Nagarajan is Campaign Middle East’s Junior Reporter who covers marketing news which focuses on FMCG, real estate and brand retail industries. Her features delve into brand strategy, appointments, trends in consumer behaviour and CX. Shantelle also contributes to social media coverage, editorial event programming and print content work. She previously worked in PR and marketing, most recently at Edelman, where she was part of the Brand team. When she’s not writing for her day job, you can find her with her nose buried in a book, playing at a weekly open mic night or doom-scrolling the latest make-up challenges on TikTok.