Happy National Day UAE

Happy National Day UAE! … The Dubai Story

by on Dec 1st, 2013 · No Comments
This national day is one like no other.  Why? Dubai has won the right to host the prestigious World Expo in 2020! This is a milestone not only for the UAE but for the Arab world as a whole, and an indication of what is possible! Let’s celebrate this momentous day with the Dubai Story…   [View the story "Rise to Glory: The Dubai ...
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Content Marketing Explained [Promo Video]

by on Nov 29th, 2013 · No Comments
Since our re-brand last month and launch of Brand Publisher earlier this month we’ve had considerable interest in our content marketing service so we figured we’ll create a video to explain it. It’s very top line and meant to be light hearted so take it with a grain of salt. If you do want to learn more about our approach to content ...
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Middle East Internet Usage Stats [INFORGRAPHIC]

by on Nov 17th, 2013 · No Comments
We love this infographic from GoGulf. It includes some pretty interesting stats on search,social and mobile usage in the MENA region. Some of its highlihghts include: Internet users = 90 Mil. Estimated to grow to 413 Mil. by 2015. Average internet penetration = 40.2% – Bahrain highest at 77% 100 Million Google searches per day 87% of users access ...
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Launch of Sandstorm’s Content Planning & Publishing Platform

by on Oct 31st, 2013 · 1 Comment
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Brand Publisher platform (Beta version).  This was item 8 on our 2013 priorities list: “Developing the beta version of our content planning tool.” The idea to build this platform came about from our passion for content marketing and our relentless pursuit of ways to simplify and streamline ...
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New Logo New Focus: The Content Marketing Agency

by on Oct 14th, 2013 · 1 Comment
We’re now “The Content Marketing Agency”, and we have a new addition to our logo; the funnel (also a makeshift sandstorm?). The choice of the funnel is deliberate. It’s the core foundation of all content marketing campaigns. The idea being: to engage and drive consumers down through the various stages of the funnel (awareness, ...
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Eid Mubarak 2013

Eid Adha Mubarak To All: Clients, Partners & Friends

by on Oct 13th, 2013 · No Comments
  On this special Eid al-Adha occasion, we wish all our clients, partners and  friends peace, joy and the blessings of God All Mighty.  
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Sandstorm Wins Major DIFC Asset Management Account

by on Oct 5th, 2013 · No Comments
We’re excited to announce our latest client win, Ajeej Capital, one of the region’s leading independent alternative asset managers focused on MENA public equity. Sandstorm will be working closely with Ajeej to boost the brand’s online presence and overall visibility. Earlier this year, Sandstorm won the SEO account for NCB (AlAhli), ...
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Google’s Hummingbird Algorithm: Facts & Tips

by on Sep 27th, 2013 · No Comments
Google’s been busy this month.  Not only did it remove most keywords from showing up in its Analytics platform but it also launched a major new algorithm code named “Hummingbird”. My clients, past and present, will know that I have been warning about this for some time now, the idea that SEO is transforming, and that without a ...
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Arabic SEO

Hire An Arabic #SEO – Reap The Results [Case Study]

by on Sep 18th, 2013 · No Comments
If you’re looking to improve your rankings on Google for Arabic keywords you need to hire an Arabic SEO, plain and simple. Over the past few months and with several impressive case studies under our belts, we can categorically say that ranking on Google for Arabic search terms is relatively much easier than English terms, but only if your SEO ...
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A Guide To Advanced Segments In Google Analytics

by on Sep 6th, 2013 · No Comments
Are you using Advanced Segments in Google Analytics?  If your answer is no, you’ve been missing out, massively! Here’s why… The amount of data provided by Google via their Analytics platform is enormous.  Knowing how to segment it will help you make sense out of it and arrive at better actionable insights. Creating advanced custom ...
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