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WARC reveals effective marketing trends in MENA

by Editorial
November 7, 2018
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MENA:   WARC, the global marketing intelligence service, has released its second MENA Strategy Report, examining trends in marketing strategy in the Middle East and North Africa, with lessons drawn from an analysis of the entries to the WARC Prize for MENA Strategy 2018.

Lucy Aitken
Lucy Aitken

Lucy Aitken, Managing Editor, Case Studies, WARC, comments: “Based on an in-depth analysis of the results of this year’s WARC Prize for MENA Strategy, we are able to put the thinking behind the campaigns into context to establish how the best strategic ideas are responding to consumer needs and growing brands in the Middle East and North Africa.”

WARC’s MENA Strategy Report 2018 highlights the following key insights and marketing trends in the region:

Disruption drives growth in MENA

This year’s winners demonstrated breakthrough thinking in sectors that are ripe for disruption. Whether it was Grand Prix-winning auto brand Nissan developing a new unit of measurement that was relevant to the region or a food brand encouraging families to be more conscious of waste around Ramadan, the campaigns that were successful showed how changing the conversation can be a powerful strategic statement.

Remie Abdo
Remie Abdo

Jury member Remie Abdo, Director of Strategic Planning, TBWA\RAAD Dubai, says: “Digging deep to find the real problem leads to more innovative work for brands, work that can radically change the conversation around a particular subject.”

Rethinking gender equality

It is impossible to ignore gender equality as an issue among the winners of this year’s MENA Prize. While many campaigns have aimed to show their support for women, what was different about campaigns such as Nissan’s #SheDrives and Puck’s Cook with Her, was how they also targeted men, encouraging them to take an active role in progress and equality.

Mona Elsayed

Mona Elsayed, Regional Planning Director, J. Walter Thompson Gulf and member of the jury observes: “Gender equality has made great strides in MENA’s marketing, but there is scope to be even more progressive.”

Powerful local insights unlock brand growth

Winning campaigns from local brands showed the power and significance of local insights leading to a strong strategic idea. Two campaigns from Lebanon demonstrated this: one understood and empathised with the country’s slow internet connection, while another tapped into the national pride felt by Lebanese living overseas.

Laura Chaibi

Laura Chaibi, Head of Market Intelligence and Syndicate Digital Data, MBC, and member of the judging panel, comments: “The ability to tap into and question, challenge or harness our own societies’ assumptions and then use that to act as a bridge into the hearts and minds of consumers is not new. However, the extent to which global brands are going local to gain market share is new in this region.”

Everyday influencers that facilitate business transformation

While the true value of influencers continues to be widely debated across the industry, this year’s winning entries offered some tangible examples of how influencers can be invaluable in brands’ quest for transformation.

Matt Butterworth
Matt Butterworth

EGBank’s The Chronicles of Oufa radically altered how young Egyptians perceived the financial services brand identifying with the infantilised Oufa. Meanwhile, STC’s HouseWiFis were relatable characters that got Saudi mothers on side with the telco’s broadband offering. These everyday influencers are playing an important role at a time of rapid change in the region.

Summing up, juror Matt Butterworth, Regional Managing Director (MENA), MullenLowe says: “Many successful campaigns in this year’s Prize had in mind ‘a greater good’ and leveraged influencers to help communicate that message.”

The WARC Prize for MENA Strategy is an annual free-to-enter awards recognising the best strategic thinking from the region’s marketing industry that has driven results in MENA.

Tags: Case StudiesDirector of Strategic Planningglobal marketing intelligenceHead of Market Intelligence and Syndicate Digital DataLaura ChaibiLucy AitkenManaging EditorMBCMENARemie AbdoTBWARAAD DubaiWarc

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