Banks remain poorly equipped to drive customer sales and acquisition via digital channels – according to new global retail banking study published last month by Misys and Efma. The majority of banks (87%) perform less than ten percent of sales via digital and for one in five banks, this figure...

A salesperson, in any brick-and-mortar store, is adept at judging if a particular customer has arrived with a genuine intent of buying or not. Appropriately, he approaches him, aligns his pitch with the customer’s persona and ensures a sale. Ecommerce, the virtual store, is a different ball game. There...

The virality element in the Social Media platforms has almost ceased to exist. Most of the social platforms expect brands to pay for promoting their content or services.  With the options of Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, it can be hard to identify which is suitable for your brand and which will produce...

In 2014, online transactions are seeing exceptional growth —faster than point of sale and cash spend. VISA has brought us on board to visualize their latest data on the impact of eCommerce across the Middle East and North African region. Two important points to note from the infographic: - 48%...

The proliferation of mobile phone usage in Africa and the Middle East has created great opportunities for positive social change. NGOs and charities are capitalizing on use of mobile phones and mobile devices in the developing world to overcome previous logistical barriers, allowing them to maximize...

Three Saudi entrepreneurs launched Arinfographic.net to archive all Arabic infographics in one place, offering at the same time a customized infographic design service. We met with Arinfograophic founder and CEO Sami Al Mutairi to understand more about this project and the motive behind creating...

With mobile proving itself to be a game-changer across the Middle East, the below is a very interesting infographic provided by Facebook MENA team with regards to what today's marketers must think about reaching people during the Holy month of Ramadan across a variety of channels. According to...

The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ictQATAR) has launched the key findings of a major new study into the attitudes and behaviors of Internet users in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The research, which is believed to be the first of its kind in the region, was launched...

SellAnyCar.com is the Middle East’s first car buying service that guarantees it will purchase any car within 30 minutes following a free online valuation and free car inspection. SellAnyCar.com collects your car's details online - then all you need to do is come into any one of our locations around...

Startappz, In collaboration with some of the best resources on YouTube videos in the Middle East, released an infographic explaining the state of YouTube content producers in the Middle East covering various countries and categories, such as Jordan, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, UAE, Saudi Arabia,...