Gulf Insider editorial campaigns
Gulf Insider produces editorial campaigns that profile the people and organisations shaping the region, across business, education, hospitality and beyond. Each one pairs a print special edition with an online article, a social video interview and Instagram coverage. Below are some of the campaigns we have run, and we build new ones around a partner's goals too.
Business Leaders in the Middle East
Now in its fourth year. As the region's markets recover, this campaign turns to the people driving the comeback.
It profiles influential C-suite leaders, founders and senior decision-makers across industries, with insight into how they handle growth, change and responsibility in a fast-moving region.
Digital package
- ✓ Social media video interview
- ✓ Online editorial article
- ✓ Instagram post
Sample work
Bahrain Education: Innovation & Excellence
Gulf Insider's education special edition asks a simple question: what does educational innovation actually look like in practice? Each edition spotlights the schools and universities answering it, and the answers keep changing.
This edition looks at how Bahrain's institutions are making sense of AI, from virtual assistants that ease the admissions process to curricula being redesigned around it. It follows the quieter stories too: special-education students running their own small businesses, schools solving real community problems, and skill programmes built to make graduates career-ready, not just job-ready. The institutions featured haven't perfected any of it. They are willing to experiment, fail and try again, and that is the innovation worth celebrating.
Each partner receives
- ✓ A double page spread or full page in the special edition
- ✓ Online editorial article
- ✓ Social media reel
- ✓ Social media coverage
The latest edition
Leaders in Hospitality
An annual digital campaign spotlighting the visionaries shaping the region's hospitality sector, and celebrating innovation, sustainability and excellence in one of its hardest-working industries.
From hotel groups and resorts to restaurants and destinations, it profiles the people setting new standards for service and guest experience.
Digital package
- ✓ Social media video interview
- ✓ Online editorial article
- ✓ Instagram post
What every campaign includes
Every package is built the same way: a written feature, a filmed interview, and the reach to put both in front of people.
Print special edition
A dedicated print edition for the campaign, distributed through Gulf Insider's channels.
Online editorial article
A full written feature on gulf-insider.com, produced by our editorial team.
Social video interview
A filmed interview, cut for Reels and social.
Instagram post
A post to our Instagram audience, in the campaign's visual identity.
Social media coverage
Continued coverage across our channels while the campaign runs.
Event and ceremony
Where a campaign includes an awards evening, partners are recognised at the event.
Partner with a campaign
Tell us which campaign you are interested in and what you want out of it, and we will send the packages and rates.
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