Independent agency
Dejavu
The most effective independent agency in the Middle East and Africa in the 2025 Effie Index.
Dejavu is an independent agency that the 2025 Effie Index, published in June 2026, ranks first among independent agencies in the Middle East and Africa. The Index has listed it before, in 2020, as Dejavu – Dubai.
Standing in the Report's landscape
No. 5 in Top agencies in the Middle East and Africa, 2026
3 points: first independent agency in the Middle East and Africa in the 2025 Effie Index; it leads the tie at 3 points on Effie standing.
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The rankings behind it
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Where it shines
- Ranked the region's most effective independent agency in the 2025 Effie Index.
- Listed in the Effie Index in more than one edition (2020 and 2025).
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- Its services, offices and clients were not confirmed by the sources read: ask for a capabilities deck and case list.
- Its base is taken from the 2020 Index listing: confirm where it works today.
What it offers
- Markets
- United Arab Emirates
How it is classified
- Category
- Creative
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Our six checks
- Ownership is public: not known yet
- Services are published: not known yet
- Offices are listed: not known yet
- Privacy is published: not known yet
- Effectiveness is evidenced: met
- Work is shown: not known yet
- Ownership is publicNot assessed
It names its owner (the holding group) or states that it is independent, and names its leadership.
The Effie Index lists it as independent; owner and leadership were not checked on its own pages.
- Services are publishedNot assessed
A services or capabilities page says what it does.
Not checked on the agency's own pages for this listing.
- Offices are listedNot assessed
It publishes where it operates: its offices or markets.
Not checked on the agency's own pages for this listing.
- Privacy is publishedNot assessed
Its site has a privacy notice, and a code of conduct where one was seen.
Not checked on the agency's own pages for this listing.
- Effectiveness is evidencedMet
An independent effectiveness ranking or award from 2023 to 2026 names it (the Effie Index, the IPA Effectiveness Awards, the WARC Effective 100).
First independent agency in the Middle East and Africa in the 2025 Effie Index.
- Work is shownNot assessed
It publishes case studies or named client work.
Not checked on the agency's own pages for this listing.
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Every attribute
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Identity
| Type | Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Categories | Creative | |
| Founded | Not recorded | |
| Headquarters | United Arab Emirates | |
| Ownership | Not recorded | |
| Parent company | Not recorded | |
| Stock ticker | Not recorded | |
| Added by | IMC Report team |
Fit
Trust
The community
| "Looks right" confirmations | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Community experiences | 0 |
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