Tag: UAE
2nd Gulf Venture Capital Forum Builds Industry Momentum
At the recent annual gathering of the Gulf Venture Capital Association in March – a who’s who of investors with interests in finding the next stellar start-up and leading entrepreneurs from the GCC gathered to network and discuss the growing prominence of Venture Capital and Private Equity in the region. Venture Capital seems to be [...]
Brands: Lost in Global Translation?
There is a sudden realization among key developers in Dubai and Middle Eastern countries that hotels and hospitality in Arabia can easily absorb a huge number of properties and tour destinations purely based on Islamic culture. These new brands will deliver all the traditional values and customs to accommodate familiar authentic experiences for Muslims traveling alone or [...]
Islamic Hotel Branding & Muslim Hospitality
Newly built Tamani Hotel Marina in Dubai with premium Dubai marina and palm development view will be alcohol free, serve halal food and will donate a percentage of profits to recognized charities. Mr. Naseem Javed discusses the potential of this growing trend of ‘Islamic’ hotel products. There is a sudden realization among key developers in [...]
Innovation in Action at Dubai-based Tejari
Innovation is not a fancy buzz-word. It is a repeatable process that enables superior and sustained financial returns for companies. The 2006 Global Innovation survey of executives by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) which deemed global companies such as Apple Computer, Google, 3M, Toyota Motor, and Microsoft as the world’s most innovative companies, also acknowledged [...]
Al Islami Foods – Taking “Halal” to New Heights
Conferred the “Best Halal Food” accolade at the 2010 inaugural Gulfood Awards and voted by The Superbrands Council of UAE (United Arab Emirates) as a 2010 “Super brand,” Al Islami Foods has already become the first truly regional Halal Brand. A UAE based private company, Al Islami has also been recognized as one of the [...]
Online Marketing: Key to Global Ambitions for Muslim World based Corporations
It used to be that attracting audiences regionally or globally was always a major investment adventure – ad-hoc trade show trips, local partnerships, local talent recruitment, distribution arrangements, physical offices, and local marketing agencies – the list goes on. Today, the internet – considered the great equalizer – is providing an extremely cost effective option [...]
2nd Arab Business Intelligence Report(ABIR) Confirms Economic Confidence
Since 2002 business, political, and thought leaders have gathered annually to discuss and debate the most pressing issues facing the broader Arab world. The forum, modeled on the annual meetings of the World Economic Forum at Davos, was known as the Dubai Strategy Forum but since 2004 has become the Arab Strategy Forum (ASF). Leaders [...]
Promoting Scientific Innovation in the Muslim World
Scientific and technological research and innovation is not among the qualities that one may attribute to the countries in the Muslim World. Having missed the dawn of scientific age due to reasons beyond the scope of this article, the 50-odd countries of the Islamic world cut a sorry figure when stacked against the modern and [...]
Corporate Sector Role in ‘Place Branding’
Mr. Jeff Swystun, Global Director of the leading branding company in the world, Interbrand, provides his perspectives. When Dubai Port World’s qualified bid to acquire P&O was vehemently opposed in the US, it exposed in no uncertain terms the global marketing challenge for the corporate sector of the Muslim world. This highly publicized affair simply [...]
