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The Middle East isn’t following trends; it’s setting them

Bloomberg Media's Amit Nayak explains why success in the ad landscape requires a strategic integration of data, cultural understanding and audience engagement, with the audience at the heart of every decision.

Amit Nayak, Managing Director - Ad Sales for the Middle East & Africa, Bloomberg MediaAmit Nayak, Managing Director - Ad Sales for the Middle East & Africa, Bloomberg Media

Something significant is happening in the Middle East’s advertising and media industry. The region isn’t just adapting global strategies — it’s shaping them. I see it every day in conversations with clients and business leaders. There’s a growing confidence among brands, an understanding that data and storytelling aren’t opposing forces but essential partners in building a strong, distinct voice.

For years, there was a belief that too much data stifles creativity, that being overly analytical took away from the magic of great storytelling. The Middle East is proving otherwise. Today, the region is blending deep cultural narratives with smart data insights to take local brands to


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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.