Alex Ionides

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Alex Ionides is Managing Director of Silx, a Dubai-based digital marketing agency. Previously, Alex was General Manager of the Dubai office of global PR company Hill+Knowlton Strategies, and Managing Director of Munich-based marketing agency Threeview. He grew up in Vancouver, Canada, receiving a Bachelor of Applied Science from Simon Fraser University. In addition to his career in marketing, Alex worked for a number of years as a journalist in the Middle East.
Opinion

What top CMOs at large companies actually do

The title “Chief Marketing Officer” understates the role’s responsibilities. In large organisations, marketing leadership has expanded quietly but decisively, extending far beyond campaigns,

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Opinion

Sounds, smells, and the hidden architecture of sensory marketing

Walk into a luxury hotel, high-end retail space or well-designed digital platform, and one thing becomes apparent very quickly: the experience feels controlled.

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Opinion

What your logo colour is really saying

Before a person reads your brand name, they have already made a subconscious judgement. The moment a logo appears, something registers instantly –

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Opinion

Did you hear that? Why sound is the most underrated brand signal

There’s a familiar moment that rarely attracts attention, yet plays out countless times each day. You tap a screen and hear a restrained

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Opinion

“That sure feels heavy”

There’s a familiar moment that rarely gets talked about, yet it plays out every day. You close a car door and pause, almost

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Opinion

Swipe, bite, buy: How influencers are rewriting F&B marketing

Scroll Instagram or TikTok at any hour, and you’ll see it: glossy close-ups of dramatic cheese pulls, slow-motion dessert breaks, creators taking outsized

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Opinion

Is AI making us nicer?

If you spend enough time with AI – whether it’s ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot or any of the customer-service bots we now meet on

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