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  • Designing the moon for Ramadan

    2, August, 2012

    We spoke to Brownbook about designing the moon for Ramadan, offering an insight into the significance of the crescent moon design, and why the crescent symbol is important to Muslims. Brownbook is an urban lifestyle guide focusing on design, culture …

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  • The Friday Round Up (25 May): Halal-friendly Indian brands, shariah-compliance, huge Indonesian consumption and halal tourism

    25, May, 2012

    Did you know that in Islamic tradition, Friday is considered a day of Eid? That means that it is a day of celebration for Muslims.  So, in the festive spirit, here are plenty of exciting insights and trends in the …

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  • How Shariah Friendly Is Your Brand?

    23, May, 2012

    Brands seeking to engage the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims need to make sure they’re products and services are “shariah friendly.” As Ogilvy Noor’s Shelina Janmohamed explains, that’s easier than you might think.   Our latest column is published this week …

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  • Nervous about making your brand Shariah-friendly? Its easier, more profitable (and less frightening) than you might think…

    1, May, 2012

    At Ogilvy Noor, we define Islamic Branding as branding that is empathetic to Shariah values in order to appeal to the Muslim consumer, ranging from basic Shariah friendliness to full Shariah compliance in all aspects of the brand’s identity, behaviour …

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  • The Friday Round-Up from Ogilvy Noor (27 Apr): Hip hop, Wall Street, ‘Muppies’ and Miswak…

    27, April, 2012

    Welcome to Friday at Ogilvy Noor. This week we address another of the big questions that we’re asked as the new Muslim consumer segment evolves: when it comes to marketing to Muslim consumers, what are the opportunities and challenges for …

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  • Marketing to Muslim consumers: the opportunities and challenges facing brands

    27, April, 2012

    While some marketers have been talking to Muslim consumers successfully for decades, there’s been little by way of an established body of knowledge on Muslims as a global consumer group. Much success has come as the result of the shots …

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  • What is ‘Islamic branding’ and why is it significant?

    20, April, 2012

    Why now? The Muslim consumer market, at 1.8 billion people is undeniably the next important (and largely untapped) global opportunity. The halal market alone is worth a staggering US$2.1 trillion a year and is increasing at US$500bn a year due to …

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  • The Noor Brand Index: Brands that appeal to Muslim consumers

    22, March, 2012

    In the eyes of Muslim consumers – a global segment estimated at 1.8 billion people – how friendly are global brands to their needs? This is a question that we at Ogilvy Noor set out to answer. Our findings are …

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  • Muslim consumers: the business opportunity for brands today

    15, March, 2012

    While some marketers have been talking to Muslim consumers successfully for decades, there’s been little by way of an established body of knowledge on Muslims as a consumer group, before our book “Brands, Islam and the New Muslim Consumer” was …

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  • What you need to know about the growing Muslim consumer market

    5, March, 2012

    The Muslim consumer market is growing rapidly, in every product and service area imaginable, from tourism to technology, from food to fashion.  Once in a while, it’s good to stop and take stop from a brand perspective about the size …

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  • A glimpse into the growth of Muslim lifestyle magazines

    1, March, 2012

    This week we’ve been tweeting about the growth of Muslim lifestyle magazines. The idea is to showcase the fact not just that there are an increasing number of Muslim lifestyle publications, but more importantly that there is a growing recognition …

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  • Featured in FT.com: Building global halal brands

    10, February, 2012

    This article was published today on FT.com The race is on to establish powerful international ‘halal brands’. The stakes are high: by some estimates, the global market for halal products is worth $500bn a year. But it’s a market strewn …

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