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The beauty of predictability, by Wunderman Thompson’s Dana Al Kutoubi

Yes, Ramadan habits are repetitive. But that doesn’t mean marketers can’t make the most of them if they do the right thing, says Wunderman Thompson’s Dana Al Kutoubi

By Dana Al Kutoubi, head of strategy KSA, Wunderman Thompson

Ramadan has always been predictable. The same clichéd ads, the smiling housewives, the shots of beautiful looking meals, the flood of new series and increase in TV watching (which MBC continues to dominate), the family gatherings, the 3 am Suhour meal… Even digital behaviours have become set in their ways during Ramadan, (such as increased YouTube consumption or the catch-up on Shahid). Despite the rapid changes we’ve seen as a result of Vision 2030 in the Kingdom, when it comes to Ramadan, as journalist Jean Baptiste Karr once said, “Plus ça change, plus


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