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The Digital Disruptors Podcast brings you the latest in disruptive trends, tech, tools, and hacks in the digital marketing space. All packaged in easy-to-digest episodes featuring unfiltered, no-holds-barred banter between old friends. We'll also be featuring some of the growth-hackiest fresh-take-havers from the hottest businesses in Dubai. We live and breathe digital marketing. And we've over 100 businesses in the U.A.E. along the way. We are going to change the way Dubai does business. On ...
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Meet Your #1 Salesman | @NabeelAzeezMedia
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Imagine a salesman who doesn't need to sleep, doesn't need to eat, and will work for you 24-7-365. This isn't a mythical creature, mind you. And it's entirely possible for you to employ this salesman. Want to know how? I'm joined by Nabeel Azeez, direct response copywriter and marketing consultant. He co-owns a boutique content marketing agency, Dr…
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Hashtag Humans Not Resources | @DrCorrieBlock
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Dr. Corrie Block has an impressive resume. He's been a consultant and coach to business owners for nearly 20 years. MBA. PhD in Arab and Islamic Studies. Business School Professor. Published in media and academic journals. International speaker. But to me, here's the most impressive thing about him: He's joined the best of both Western and Middle E…
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She's Got 99 Problems But PR Ain't One | @Briar_Prestidge
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If you live in the UAE and you spend any time on Instagram at all, Briar Prestidge has shown up in your feed at some point. She's a PR strategist who's been successful in joining both old-school (traditional media) and new-school (digital media) techniques for her clients and for herself. What impressed me most is that she walks the talk. All marke…
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UAEs Queen Of SMEs | Naaz Noor, CEO of Aseel Group
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A lot of people in the U.A.E. love to talk about entrepreneurship and innovation. Very few have actually done it. Of the few who have done it, fewer still are in a position to speak about it with authority. Some "entrepreneurs" are just in the right place at the right time. Nassim Taleb talks about "Skin in the Game." That's how you figure out who'…
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Why Saving The Planet Is A Business Decision | Karl Feilder | Digital Disruptors #014
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When I asked Karl Feilder what tips he can give me to run my business in a more sustainable, energy-conscious way, he didn't pull any punches. As it turns out, we're being incredibly wasteful and we didn't even know it! From the lights we had on unnecessarily, to the room being too cold, to not carpooling to work, Karl wasted no time rattling off w…
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Find Your Passion Feed Your Purpose | Danish Farhan @danishfarhan
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Danish Farhan and I share very similar journeys. We’ve lived all our lives in the U.A.E. and have seen its transformation before our eyes. There’s a certain kind of understanding we share when I talk about this country to someone like Danish. One that doesn’t exist when I talk to an expat. Danish is a serial entrepreneur. Started his first business…
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How To Achieve Your Goals In Life | Naomi D'Souza
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Welcome to season 2 of the Digital Disruptors podcast! In this episode, I’m joined by food blogger, influencer, public speaker, and media personality Naomi D’Souza. (@naomidsouza) Naomi is a full-time digital strategy consultant at IBM while juggling her “side gig” as one of UAE’s top influencers. As you listen to the interview, though, you’ll real…
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What’s happening with Insydo – UAE’s freshest startup
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With so many startup’s emerging from the UAE, it’s no easy affair to pick something that stands out. Insydo.com has done just that, and we were here to interview the digital disruptor behind it. In case you’re interested to make best of the local startup scene, Tenaz Disadji has a few takeaways to benefit from. Click through to read more. Insydo is…
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Our topic for this podcast is Branding. In the Middle East, people tend to think of 'logo design' when they hear the word branding. In a nutshell, Branding is strategy made visible through design. It is an enabler of 'your strategy' and 'how you must position your company'. Branding has shifted over the decades. It's more 'inside-out' than the reve…
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Snapchat Marketing: How to engage Generation Z in the UAE
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Meet the Snapchat marketing superstar in UAE’s higher education scene: Osaid Azeem. A pivotal figure at Canadian University Dubai’s marketing & communications team. Originally taken from our interview notes on http://blog.Ubrik.com , here’s how Osaid has turned an informal app such as Snapchat into a Generation Z (the demographic cohort after the M…
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11 Powerful Secrets to get the most of your Search Ads
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Marketers need to keep optimizing their search ads for max results. Since we’ve observed a lot of UAE-targeted search ads falling behind these simple best practices, here are 11 tips to take things to the next level. Why is it necessary to enhance your Search Ads? Improve your Click-Through Rate (CTR) Increase Quality Score (for higher Ad Raking) L…
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9 Free Digital Marketing Tools to Delight Your Prospects and Clients
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Show Notes [00:21] Thank you to all the listeners who sent us feedback. [01:00] Today's topic - tools for digital marketers [01:40] We're going to give the top 9 tools we use at Ubrik to make our jobs easier [01:55] Ghostery is a tool created to give users an ad-free, more private, faster-browsing experience but we use it to understand what apps, p…
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Your First Google Adwords Campaign: a Step-by-Step Guide
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This episode we're joined by Ubrik's Digital Marketing Manager, Azhad Ali. He usually spearheads our performance marketing campaigns. He's been in digital marketing since 2008, when he was employee #3 at Ubrik. Now, Ubrik has handled over 100 accounts and AED 30 million in digital media spend. Time-Stamped Show Notes [02:30] Today's topic - a pract…
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Digital Marketing Career Opportunities in 2017
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Our guests today are Abdul Rahman Risilia and Muhamman Aly from Simply Digital, a Dubai-based recruitment agency specializing in hiring for the digital and tech spaces. Simply Digital is a subsidiary of the well-known Mackenzie Jones. Topics Covered What is the state of the digital and tech job market in 2017? What are the main differences with reg…
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What's new in Social Media Marketing? (Special Guest: Hussein Dajani, COO of Hug Digital)
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Our guest this episode is Hussein Dajani. Hussein is the COO of Hug Digital, where he's been for 2 years. He has a background in traditional advertising, made the switch to client side, then decided to try his hand at digital. Hug Digital has been in business for 7 years, with 122 employees spread out across Dubai, Cairo, and Trivendrum. If you're …
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In this episode we talk about the pillars of online marketing and you need to make them all work together to achieve marketing success. Topics Covered Paid Search Search Engine Optimization Content Marketing Social Media Marketing Email Marketing Mobile Marketing Marketing Automation For complete show notes, visit our website: The 7 Pillars of Onli…
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This Personal Trainer Emails His List 3 Times a Day, 7 Days a Week (Special Guest: Alexander Juan Antonio Cortes)
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I love the online fitness niche. There are a ton of colorful characters and more than enough drama to keep you entertained. As a marketer, it's one of the best niches to pay close attention to. It's so saturated the marketing needs to be very sophisticated if you're going to be successful. These guys and girls are amazing at content marketing, crea…
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Digital Marketing 101: What is Digital Marketing?
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In our 2nd episode, we introduce you to the fundamentals of digital marketing. Topics covered: What is digital marketing? Problems facing digital marketers in Dubai Offline and online components of digital marketing The currency of digital marketing is attention Digital marketing contextualized: the marcomm framework The marketing mix Consumer psyc…
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Episode Zero - Welcome to the Digital Disruptors Podcast
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The Digital Disruptors Podcast brings you the latest in disruptive trends, tech, tools, and hacks in the digital marketing space. All packaged in easy-to-digest episodes featuring unfiltered, no-holds-barred banter between old friends. We'll also be featuring some of the growth-hackiest fresh-take-havers from the hottest businesses in Dubai. We liv…
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