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Marwa Kaabour's Blog

Welcome to Marwa Kaabour's blog, where you'll find valuable insights and thought-provoking articles on marketing, communications, branding, sustainability, leadership, and women in business. Explore the latest trends, strategies, and industry updates, written by an experienced author and speaker in the field.

Farewell, Skype. What Happens When Innovation Stops Evolving

The end of Skype. What Happens When Innovation Stops Evolving. In May 2025, Microsoft retired Skype – a platform that once defined what...

Marwa Kaabour

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When Privacy Became the Loudest Message in the Room

When Did Privacy Become a Luxury? WhatsApp’s Global Campaign Reframes the Conversation

When Privacy Became the Loudest Message in the Room WhatsApp’s Global Campaign Reframes the Conversation

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Luxury brands must address a new breed of consumers who value sustainability over logos, authenticity over exclusivity, and ethics over price tags

China’s attack on luxury items is changing consumer perception, forcing brands to reconsider their value propositions

Owning what very few can afford may lose its appeal when consumers realize the value is largely symbolic · Luxury brands must address a new breed of consumers who value sustainability over logos, authenticity over exclusivity, and ethics over price tags “For luxury brands, the ultimate challenge lies not in lowering prices or increasing accessibility, but in discovering new ways to redefine exclusivity. In the age of mass production, the new luxury is not ownership,

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Finding Balance Between Trend-Hopping and Brand-Building in Times of AI Virality

To ‘Barbie Up’ or not is a question of figuring out your brand's true essence Trend-Hopping and Marketing Strategy by Marwa Kaabour The...

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We’re no longer in the age of growth. We’ve entered the era of growth multiplied.

Growth Multiplied: The CMO's New Era of Intelligence, Intuition, and Impact

We’re no longer in the age of growth. We’ve entered the era of growth multiplied. Once upon a time, growth was the finish line. It was...

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Tech Won’t Save You. Trust Will. Balancing Automation and Human Creativity in MarTech

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Rendered Realities: Why the Rise of AI-Generated Images is Both a Gift and a Gut Check for Marketers

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What Labubu Can Teach Us About Modern Marketing: It's Not What You Sell—It’s What They Feel

How Pop Mart Created a Global Toy Craze. What Labubu Can Teach Us About Modern Marketing: It's Not What You Sell—It’s What They Feel

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🎢 From Castle Dreams to Capital Deals: What Disney’s Arrival Means for Abu Dhabi—and for Marketing Partnerships Everywhere

The announcement that Disneyland is coming to Abu Dhabi is more than a tourism headline. It’s a signal flare for every marketer in the region: partnerships built on purpose and vision can reimagine entire landscapes. In this case, quite literally.

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