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Investment In Online And Digital Platforms Key To Organisational Growth, Says Survey

Investments in digital channels are increasing across the board with 53 percent of companies planning to increase budgets for mobile marketing and 51 percent for video communication, according to a survey conducted by Econsultancy, a global source of independent advice and insight on best practices fordigitalmarketing and e-commerce. Titled‘State of Digital Marketing in the Middle East and North Africa’, the survey findings will be revealed to an audience of 120 digital marketing and e-commerce experts at ‘Digital Cream Dubai’. Supported by Dubai Internet City, member of TECOM Investments’, Digital Cream Dubai will be held on 12 April at the Westin Hotel in Dubai. A part of Econsultancy’s international series of events, the event will offer a roundtable forum for senior client-side digital marketers to discuss and explore latest best practices on e-marketing procurement, business cases, investment, return on investments (ROI) and supplier selection. The survey findings reflect a buoyant digital industry that is experiencing rapid growth. On an average, companies are spending 22 per centof their marketing budget on digital and more than half (58 per cent) are increasing their digital budgets in 2011. This compares to 43 per centof the organisations thatare increasing their overall marketing budgets this year in the region. Organisations in the region are investing increasingly in search, with 56 per centof companies increasing budgets for search engine optimisation and 49per cent for paid search.Around28per cent of companies are planning to increase investment in business analytics and web analytics software that is set to enable organisations to effectively understand and measure their return on investments. Econsultancy is a global community where the world’s digital marketing and e-commerce professionals meet to sharpen their strategy, source suppliers, get quick answers, compare notes, help each other out and discover how to do everything better online. Digital Cream Dubai is run in partnership with Global Event Management that hasoffices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and London. Majed Al Suwaidi, Director-Business Development at Dubai Internet City, said, “Digital platforms are increasingly being utilized by both small and large enterprises. Organisations are beginning to realize the relevance of tools based on mobile, video and the internet as they provide business value in the long run. Investments in such platforms help businesses and web analytics effectively understand and measure ROI.” Ahmad Bashour, Digital Publishing Director, ITP, and Ashley Friedlein, CEO, Econsultancy, will share the findings from the survey on digital spend, investments, and preferred digital channels by the industry. Attendees at Digital Cream Dubai have a choice of 14 independently moderated roundtables on various digital marketing disciplines including online advertising, social media, email, web analytics and search marketing. Ashley Friedleinsaid: “We are very happy to contribute to the development of the digital community in the region by providing ways for people to share expertise and best practice. Digital Cream Dubai provides a unique format that allows attendees to discuss online channel investment, technologies, agency selection and local challenges that they all face in delivering best practice digital marketing and advertising." At the forefront of the region’s ICT industry, Dubai Internet City remains committed to supporting emerging technology trends in the region and continues to play an instrumental role in developing the industry while contributing to Dubai’s drive for creating a knowledge-based economy.



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