February 22, 2022
Last year saw the ABG focus on a number of important initiatives, such as Media Measurement, Knowledge & Capability Development, DEI, Digital Media Self-Regulation, and E-Commerce. This year – with greater members’ input – we want to grow our key pillars to new heights.
MEDIA MEASUREMENT
Effective planning for reach demands answers to some crucial questions for advertisers and content platforms, and our work on the UAE Media Measurement project will provide useful industry insights. The ABG X-Media committee has proposed the following measures for a UAE Audience Measurement solution:
Next steps:
KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT
What you can do is have your managers speak at sessions/events, share your market insights and engage with the next generation of advertising and marketing talent.What we can do is promote the findings from the research to raise industry knowledge and development
Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
What you can do is inform us of your DEI programmesWhat we can do is promote them to raise industry standards
Digital Media Self-regulation
The ABG is focusing on the following key areas:
What you can do is shape the agenda, drawing on your insights and expertise What we can do is promote the agenda
SUSTAINABILITY
COP26 focused world attention on the global climate emergency and with the Middle East hosting the next two summits (COP27 in Egypt, COP28 in UAE), we have good opportunities to drive the Sustainability agenda forward. The ABG partnered with the WFA’s Planet Pledge last year and we will work closely together on next steps in 2022.
What members can do:
What we can do is promote these initiatives through our SM channels and website, and keep members informed of latest
WFA research and developments, and wider industry initiatives, as ESG continues its rise in corporate importance. We plan to host a Sustainability webinar at the end of March to elevate purposeful brand marketing, and outline WFA’s global and regional research findings.
E-COMMERCE
It won’t be news to you that the world has gone digital. But what is still unfolding is how best to drive ethical and responsible best practice in e-commerce. This is where the ABG comes in.What you can do is outline the steps your company is taking to introduce robust e-commerce measuresWhat we can do is share best practices with our members to raise industry standards
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