Horizontal Digital Shortlisted for Digital Agency of the Year at Campaign Middle East’s Agency of the Year Awards 2025

United Arab Emirates, Dubai, 9th Dec 2025 — Horizontal Digital, a global digital consultancy focusing on building connected digital experiences for leading brands worldwide, has been shortlisted for Digital Agency of the Year at the Campaign Middle East Agency of the Year Awards 2025. The shortlist honors agencies delivering standout results across growth, innovation, client impact, and people leadership.

Momentum that’s redefining regional presence

This recognition comes after a landmark year of momentum for Horizontal Digital across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The agency has expanded significantly across both markets, driven by long-standing client partnerships and strategic new engagements. With strong year-on-year revenue uplift, Horizontal Digital has reinforced its position as one of the region’s fastest-growing digital consultancies.

A trailblazer in digital transformation

“Being shortlisted for Digital Agency of the Year is a testament to the ambition, creativity, and technical excellence of our teams across the Middle East and beyond,” said George Smith, Regional Managing Director EMEA. “Our growth is the outcome of trusted client partnerships, a relentless focus on innovation, and a culture that puts people first. We’re honored to be recognized alongside the industry’s leading agencies.”

Building long-term client partnerships

Horizontal Digital’s client partnerships sit at the core of its success. The agency continues to support DP World, Miral Destinations, Dubai Holding Entertainment, Jumeirah, Saudi Electricity Company and Taiba, delivering strategic transformations that span experience design, platform engineering, and AI-driven personalization.

Working across key industries, including tourism, utilities, real estate, financial services, and the public sector, the agency delivers large-scale digital platforms, seamless experience design, and AI-enabled personalization on Sitecore and Salesforce. This work is powered by a global team of 725+ practitioners, with nearly 120 consultants dedicated to regional delivery.

Award-winning impact

This year marked one of Horizontal Digital’s most awarded periods in the Middle East, with significant recognition across design, technology, AI, and customer experience. Honors included:

• Agentforce Live Partner Award – Salesforce Middle East Partner Awards 2025 (Opens in a new tab)
• (Opens in a new tab)Sales Performance Partner Execution – Sitecore Partner Awards 2025 (Opens in a new tab)
• Sitecore Digital Impact Award 2025 in Business Impact, awarded to Horizontal Digital & Miral (Opens in a new tab)
• Sitecore Digital Impact Award 2025 in Digital Experience Leadership, awarded to Horizontal Digital & DP World (Opens in a new tab)
• 15th Edition International Web Excellence Award – Best Website in eCommerce and Tourism for YasIsland.com (Opens in a new tab)
• 2025 Gold Stevie Award for Technology Breakthrough of the Year – recognizing Miral’s YasIsland.com (Opens in a new tab)
• 16th Edition International Web Excellence Award – Best Website in Corporate & B2B for DPWorld.com (Opens in a new tab)
• Gold Davey Award for Website Redesign and Silver Davey Award in the General Transportation category, recognizing DP World’s new digital experience (Opens in a new tab)

People-first culture

People and culture remain central to Horizontal Digital’s success. The agency is a Great Place to Work® Certified organization (Opens in a new tab), reflecting strong employee engagement and a culture grounded in wellbeing, trust, and continuous growth. Talent development remains a priority through structured career pathways, ongoing learning workshops, and an expanding internship program that provides meaningful project exposure while building future talent pipelines.

With continued expansion across Dubai, Riyadh, and Amman, Horizontal Digital is poised to shape the next era of customer experience, AI-driven innovation, and digital transformation across the region.

About Horizontal Digital

Horizontal Digital is an experience-forward consultancy that builds exceptional website, mobile, ecommerce and portal experiences that meet customers with the right message at the right moment. We deliver on this promise by fusing every digital touchpoint with customer data from sales, service, ecommerce and marketing programs we design and implement. These connected experiences create and continue conversations for customers across all departments and channels – empowering organizations to build stronger relationships with them in the process. Our unwavering focus on delivering meaningful digital experiences at every touchpoint has allowed us to successfully solve complex challenges for some of the world’s most recognizable brands. www.horizontaldigital.com (Opens in a new tab)