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Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'Dubai''

A Tax Free Zone in Halifax

Here’s an idea: A tax free zone somewhere on the Halifax waterfront for (insert industry). Some major factors that attract foreign companies are: Availability of skilled labour (of all ages and experience levels), and an environment [...]

Dubai Lynx Ad Awards Scandal Leads to Withdrawal of Top Award From Agency

In an unprecedented move in the advertising industry, the organizers of Dubai’s glamorous annual ad awards show ‘Lynx Awards’ announced on April 1 the withdrawal of the show’s top award – The Agency of The Year [...]

Future Business Opportunities Forecast Confirmed

You may remember a blog post earlier this year (March 8 2008 ) that contained a forecast of five upcoming business opportunities in the Middle East this year (click here for post). Last Week, one of [...]

Business Trends: 5 Ways You Can Make Money From The Middle East in 2008

I usually charge a fee for this information through my trade consulting firm Midman International. However, I am feeling charitable today. Besides, Canadian firms need all the help they can get to break out of their [...]

Advertising Torture – More Creative Elevator Ads

Forget obscure elevator advertising that is tucked away in a corner digital screen or print display case. Making a big impact requires a big ad, and, in some cases, a little bit of shock value. I [...]

Offensive Advertisement Content

Vincent Raffray from Tonic Dubai is at it again! The following print ad campaign (called ‘only human’) border on the offensive, but it could just be a cultural difference. Vincent acknowledges that this client has always [...]

SMS Kills!

A great new ad from the Dubai office of DDB. Click on image to enlarge. Notice the attention to detail. The models were chosen to reflect the cultural diversity of the UAE and, ofcourse, the ever present crane [...]