In our previous discussion on the potential of Generative AI (Gen AI) in Muslim marketing and advertising, we explored its capabilities in personalizing content and enhancing consumer engagement. As we dive deeper, this second part will address the practical applications, ethical considerations, and future outlook for Gen AI in targeting Muslim consumers. Personalization at Scale […]
Category Archives: Diversity & Inclusion
Explore the imperative of embracing diversity in Halal advertising. Learn how to authentically represent the rich diversity of the Muslim community and harness the power of AI for effective outreach. Discover the importance of multicultural marketing for Muslims.
Advertising diversity can be challenging to achieve. It does not take a major blunder for a brand to face backlash over an advertisement. This has made brands extremely cautious about how they portray minorities in their advertisements. However, during the holiday season, diversity is thrown out the window, and, aside from tokenism, minority groups such […]
“Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” – The APPG on British Muslims The Islamophobia Industry Report – Canada The following information is based on a report titled: Canadian Islamophobia Industry: Mapping Islamophobia’s Ecosystem in the Great White North lays out networks’ funding […]
What Does Multicultural Marketing Really Mean? Simply put, multicultural marketing is the external marketing strategy that is the result of an internal diversity and inclusion program of a business or organization. Isaac Mizrahi, of CMO Network, in his article for Forbes, Diversity And Inclusion And Multicultural Marketing Are Not The Same explains that: “Diversity helps […]
While mainstream advertising has recently started to take diversity and inclusion into account, Islam has been advocating it for one and a half millennia. Yet today most of the advertising targeted toward Muslims is very monotonous in nature and ethnocentric (to apply one’s own culture or ethnicity as a frame of reference) at best. This […]
The definition of disability under the UK Equality Act 2010: You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. People with disabilities are the largest and most diverse minority globally. Disabilities are represented […]
Why Businesses Must Stop Ignoring Black Muslim Consumers In 2020, the Black Lives Matter protests around the world instigated a commitment among many individuals and organizations to educate themselves about Black history, heritage, and culture – not only to understand racism but to stand in solidarity against it. As Black History Month is commemorated in […]
In 2016, Tabish Hasan, Chief Executive of Muslim Ad Network, was featured in The Guardian as he compared the failure of established mainstream brands to tap into the Muslim market today to the same sentiment regarding the Hispanic market in the United States in the 1980s. Now those brands can’t afford not to engage with […]
Targeting Muslim consumers is starting to heat up as a trend with more and more mainstream brands and companies finding ways to engage Muslims. With diversity and inclusion marketing becoming more prominent, the expectation is that targeting Muslims is going to take off even faster in the coming years. With that in mind, many mainstream […]