In This Month's Issue

Cover

Hard drink, Soft sell
The perils of marketing alcohol in the Gulf

Marketing

Misters are doing it for themselves.
The Middle East has the potential to become a hot-bed of metrosexuality, research shows. But male grooming brands have so far failed to overcome consumers’ lack of knowledge and fear of embarrassment.
Stuck in a rut
Regional beauty marketing needs a shake-up, say creatives

Q&A

Catching rising stars
Raja Trad, Leo Burnett MENA’s chief executive, says finding good people is the biggest challenge facing the region’s ad agencies

Review

Feat of clay
AUD students put the pros to shame with Innovation Forum ad
Fruit shoot
Impact BBDO's Skittles campaign leaves us exhausted, but should get kids worked up