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GCC CONTEXT
Marketing budget reductions in the GCC typically reflect broader economic cycles and corporate cost-management strategies, particularly during periods of oil price volatility or regional geopolitical uncertainty that pressure corporate profitability. Advertising and media services are cyclical sectors in the Gulf, historically sensitive to upstream oil revenues and downstream spending patterns across financial services, real estate, and retail—all major advertisers in the region. Job rationalization in creative and agency services has historically preceded or accompanied contraction in discretionary business spending and consumer activity across GCC markets.
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