News: What the UAE Advertiser Permit Means for Brands and Agencies
Since 1 February 2026, promotional content on social media and digital channels in the UAE requires a Media Council Advertiser Permit.
Since 1 February 2026, promotional content on social media and digital channels in the UAE requires a Media Council Advertiser Permit.
19 new roadside sites, half of them digital, are coming to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, Al Khail Road and the Dubai–Al Ain Road.
Hills Advertising is converting 20 static bridge banners on Dubai’s main corridors into digital screens — a major step for the city’s DOOH network.
Outdoor builds fame; digital captures intent. Planned together, they deliver more than either can alone.
A billboard gets a few seconds of attention at best. These are the creative principles that make those seconds count.
From October to March, Dubai’s calendar fills with events, tourists and shoppers. Here is how to plan outdoor media that rides the peak.
Out-of-home used to be bought on faith and a traffic count. That has changed. Between mobile location data, digital screen playout logs and brand-lift studies, an OOH campaign can now be measured with the same discipline as a digital one. Reach and frequency remain the foundation: how many people in the target audience passed the…
Dubai International is one of the busiest international airports in the world, and the people moving through it are a concentrated mix of business travellers, tourists and high-net-worth residents. Few environments put a brand in front of that audience with so much dwell time. Airport media runs from arrivals to departures: baggage hall wraps, immigration…
Dubai Metro carries hundreds of thousands of passengers every day, many of them on the same route at the same time, five or six days a week. That repetition is what makes transit media valuable. A commuter does not see your message once; they see it every morning for the length of the campaign. The…
Malls in the UAE are not only retail destinations. They are where families spend weekends, where tourists head in the afternoon heat, and where a large share of purchase decisions are made. Advertising inside them puts your brand a few steps from the till. The formats range from large-format atrium hangings and escalator wraps to…