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Top digital marketing trends to look out for in 2025

The list rounds up digital marketing trends the global industry will see unfolding, with a specific focus on what would most likely take effect in the Middle East.

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Gamned! MEA has released its Trend Book for 2025, outlining digital marketing trends to look out for this year.

To welcome the new year, Gamned! MEA has released its annual Trend Book, outlining seven trends the agency predicts will shape the region’s year ahead in terms of digital marketing.

The list rounds up trends the global industry will see unfolding, with a specific focus on what would most likely take effect in the Middle East.  It highlights consumer behaviors, emerging technologies, and strategies for effective digital marketing.

According to the Book, the Middle East and North Africa is poised for a transformative year in marketing, with these seven key trends reshaping the industry:

  1. AI’s cultural revolution: By 2025, AI will contribute $320 bn to the regional economy, revolutionising automation, translation, and targeting in marketing.
  2. Complex consumer journeys: Fragmented audiences and privacy shifts are driving AI-powered analytics, with marketers prioritising agile strategies.
  3. Television’s evolution: Streaming dominates youth preferences, pushing multiscreen strategies and programmatic advertising on platforms like Shahid.
  4. Maturity in influencer marketing: Strategic partnerships and authentic collaborations are reshaping influencer strategies.
  5. The podcast boom: Revenue from podcasts is expected to soar, leveraging the region’s oral traditions and innovative monetisation models.
  6. Industry consolidation: Mergers and boutique agency growth will redefine competition, emphasising data-driven and specialised marketing.
  7. Social media challenges: Shifts in platform moderation and ownership uncertainty threaten trust and ad safety, requiring diversified strategies.

Marketers on both the brand and agency sides of the coin have their work cut out for them in 2025. Digital marketing remains a dynamic platform that will continue to evolve as technology advances and consumer behaviour adapts along with it.

The ripple effect of these digital marketing trends is one to be well-prepared for to stay ahead of the curve and create work that cuts through the noise.