2026 Archives - Campaign Middle East https://campaignme.com/tag/2026/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:04:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://campaignme.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Campaign_512-32x32.png 2026 Archives - Campaign Middle East https://campaignme.com/tag/2026/ 32 32 Why the UAE’s compressed second half will reward clarity https://campaignme.com/why-the-uaes-compressed-second-half-will-reward-clarity/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:04:54 +0000 https://campaignme.com/?p=122847 The second half of 2026 in the UAE is about to compress six months of delayed business decisions into three. That is going to test how clearly companies understand their positioning, leadership and commercial relevance. The signs are already visible. Conversations that disappeared in March are restarting. Q4 calendars are filling quickly. Family-office allocation timelines, […]

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]]> Entries open for Campaign’s Agency of The Year Middle East Awards 2026 https://campaignme.com/entries-open-for-campaigns-agency-of-the-year-middle-east-awards-2026/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:08:44 +0000 https://campaignme.com/?p=122761 Early bird entries are now open to the Agency of The Year Middle East Awards 2026. Back for its fifth edition, these highly-coveted awards recognise the region’s top-performing agencies across creative, digital, media, PR, production and beyond. The Agency of The Year Middle East Awards celebrates business performance, agency culture, innovation, and diversity. Submitting an […]

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]]> Deadlines extended for SMARTIES MENA 2026 submissions https://campaignme.com/deadlines-extended-for-smarties-mena-2026-submissions/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:11:25 +0000 https://campaignme.com/?p=120486 The Marketing + Media Alliance MENA (MMA MENA) has extended key deadlines to the SMARTIES MENA Awards 2026 in light of the evolving situation across the MENA region. The extension aims to provide brands, agencies, media partners, and marketing leaders with additional time and flexibility to prepare and submit their most impactful work. Updated submission […]

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]]> Campaign’s PR Faces to Watch 2026 https://campaignme.com/campaigns-pr-faces-to-watch-2026/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:05:09 +0000 https://campaignme.com/?p=120011 Campaign Middle East profiles the brightest and best young talent aged 30 and younger working in agencies across the MENA region. Each one of the young talents featured below has been nominated by their agency, backed by senior leadership, and recognised for their passion, potential and performance. They are the rising stars in creative, digital, PR […]

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]]> 18 MENA entries shortlisted for Campaign AOY Global awards 2026 https://campaignme.com/18-mena-entries-shortlisted-for-campaign-aoy-global-awards-2026/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:51:14 +0000 https://campaignme.com/?p=119996 The sixth edition of the Agency of the Year Global awards has revealed its shortlist, with agencies from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region performing strongly against global competition. Eighteen entries from the region have been shortlisted for the Campaign AOY Global awards 2026, marking a significant increase from nine shortlisted entries in […]

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]]> Campaign’s Digital Faces to Watch 2026 https://campaignme.com/campaigns-digital-faces-to-watch-2026/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:00:37 +0000 https://campaignme.com/?p=119567 Campaign Middle East profiles the brightest and best young talent aged 30 and younger working in agencies across the MENA region. Each one of the young talents featured below has been nominated by their agency, backed by senior leadership, and recognised for their passion, potential and performance. They are the rising stars in creative, digital, PR […]

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]]> Campaign’s Media Faces to Watch 2026 https://campaignme.com/media-faces-to-watch-2026/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:00:06 +0000 https://campaignme.com/?p=119199 Campaign Middle East profiles the brightest and best young talent aged 30 and younger working in agencies across the MENA region. Each one of the young talents featured below has been nominated by their agency, backed by senior leadership, and recognised for their passion, potential and performance. They are the rising stars in creative, digital, PR […]

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]]> Finalists announced for PRCA MENA Young Lions PR Competition https://campaignme.com/finalists-announced-for-prca-mena-young-lions-pr-competition-2026/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:30:37 +0000 https://campaignme.com/?p=119101 Six agencies have made it to the 2026 shortlist of finalists for the PRCA MENA Young Lions PR Competition, following a competitive round that brought together 27 teams from across the region. The winning PRCA MENA Young Lions team will go on to represent the region at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in […]

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]]> Iman Abu Iqran to represent the UAE at 2026 Cannes Lions Roger Hatchuel Academy https://campaignme.com/iman-abu-iqran-to-represent-the-uae-at-2026-cannes-lions-roger-hatchuel-academy/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:15:27 +0000 https://campaignme.com/?p=118055 Motivate Media Group and Motivate Val Morgan, the official UAE representatives of the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, have announced that Iman Abu Iqran has been selected to represent the UAE at the prestigious Cannes Lions Roger Hatchuel Academy in June, 2026. Abu Iqran, a bachelors of communication and media student at the University of […]

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]]> Industry Snapshot: Meaningful media planning https://campaignme.com/industry-snapshot-meaningful-media-planning/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:42:27 +0000 https://campaignme.com/?p=117759 In this Industry Snapshot, 5th Element’s Muneef Khan explains how the agency has moved from buying audiences to buying moments and why this is significant to media planning in the region as a whole. What does meaningful media planning and investment look like in 2026, and how has that definition evolved over the past year? […]

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