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field notes on attention.

Frameworks, opinions and teardowns from the studio — on brand, performance, AI search, social and the craft of making people care. Written by the team, for marketers who want the edge.

AI Search

How to get your brand cited by ChatGPT

A practical framework for GEO, AEO and AIO in 2026 — being the answer, not just a link.

Jul 20268 min read
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Performance

The death of the vanity metric

Why we measure pipeline, not impressions — and how to rebuild reporting around revenue.

Jun 20265 min read
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Brand

Designing a hook that scales

The anatomy of an idea that earns attention everywhere — from a six-second reel to a billboard.

Jun 20266 min read
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Social

The three-second rule for the feed

What actually stops the scroll — and what just feels clever in the edit suite.

May 20264 min read
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Web

Your homepage has one job

Stop designing for everyone. Design for the very next click.

May 20265 min read
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AI Search

Write the brief with AI, not the post

Where generative tools actually belong in a content workflow — and where they quietly ruin it.

Apr 20266 min read
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Brand

Naming is positioning in disguise

A name is the first strategic decision you make, not the last creative one.

Apr 20265 min read
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Strategy

What actually moves the GCC buyer

Marketing in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia: trust, proof and the cultural cues that close.

Jul 20267 min read
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Performance

Creative is the last performance lever

When targeting is commoditised, the ad itself is where ROAS is won or lost.

Mar 20266 min read
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Social

Building an always-on social engine

How to ship consistent, on-brand content without burning out the team.

Mar 20266 min read
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AI Search

SEO after AI Overviews

The SERP became an answer. Here is how organic strategy changes — and what stays the same.

Feb 20267 min read
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Web

Designing bilingual: Arabic and English

Building brand and web systems that feel native in both directions — not translated.

Feb 20266 min read
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Strategy

The case for the brand sprint

How to make the big brand decisions in days, not months — without cutting corners.

Jan 20266 min read
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