ARABIAN NIGHTS
The goal is to merge the business objective with creative solutions that moves beyond just functionality.
We help invent a language to express our client’s philosophy, products or services more clearly. By the process of learning and discovery; acquiring a deep understanding of our client’s industry, competitors, goals and opportunities that allow us to formulate an executable strategy. The target is to determine what is appropriate. Design strategy is how we recommend approaching a project while a creative brief frames the goals and objectives.
Scenario:
Arabian Nights, renowned for it’s flavoured tobacco sales, faced promotional constraints due to the ever changing regulatory transitions. It had become a challenge to promote / advertise these products without breaching any guidelines. Further the non-branded market posed a threat on the retail pricing and the justification of premium was always a challenge.
Objective:
To convert their existing retail real estate into an Arabian themed lifestyle store. To extend their offering from tobacco which would result in higher ticket values sales and bringing in Non-Smoking clientele as well. Furthermore, create a membership program to add value to customer relations and keep customers engaged with new product offerings.
Solution:
Invested in re-branding, stores revamp, prodcut extention and packaging upgrades to add value to the existing products as well as the extended product line. Re launching itself as an Arabian themed lifestyle product store by increasing their product offering in the current smoking category as well as the non-smoking lifestyle category.
SERVICES
Brand Refreshment, Marketing Collaterals, Merchandise and Retail Store Design




KIOSK AT MALLS & FOOD COURT



MEMEBERSHIP KITS


SHEESHA HOOKAH PACKAGING


HOOKAH FLAVOUR PACKAGING


SHEEHSA ETIQUETTE


STRATEGIC PRESENCE AT HIGH FOOTFALL ZONES: KIOSKS AT THE AIRPORT




CAMPAIGN



DIGITAL (WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, PARTNER PROGRAM)





STRATEGIC PRESENCE AT HIGH FOOTFALL ZONES: TESTER PERFUMES & DEODRANTS AT CLUBS, MUSIC EVENTS, AND TRADE SHOW REST ROOMS

SPONSORING ARABIC THEMED DÉCOR SMOKING ZONES AT MUSIC SHOWS & EVENTS

PROVEN RESULTS
Regulatory constraints. Non-branded market pressure. A brand that responded by becoming something much bigger.
Arabian Nights, renowned for flavoured tobacco sales, faced a specific business crisis: regulatory transitions made it impossible to promote tobacco products without compliance risk, and a non-branded market was eroding the justification for premium pricing. The solution was not a campaign — it was a complete brand and business transformation from tobacco retailer to Arabian-themed lifestyle store.
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BUSINESS MODEL TRANSFORMED
tobacco retailer to
lifestyle destination
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REVENUE STREAMS
ADDED
non-smoking lifestyle products alongside smoking category
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RETAIL ENVIRONMENTS DESIGNED
mall kiosks, airport presence, themed store
What We Delivered
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Complete rebranding, store revamp, product extension, and packaging upgrades added value to existing products while creating an entirely new non-smoking lifestyle category — directly addressing the dual challenges of regulatory constraints and premium pricing pressure.
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A membership program was designed to add value to customer relationships and keep customers engaged with new product offerings — building a loyalty mechanism that transcended any single product category.
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Strategic placement at high-footfall zones (mall kiosks, airport, music events, trade shows) was designed into the campaign — including tester perfumes and deodorants at clubs and events, and sponsoring Arabic-themed smoking zones at music shows.
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The digital system (website, social media, partner program) extended the brand into digital discovery and partner recruitment, creating a scalable business model that grew beyond the original retail footprint.
When regulatory constraints threaten a category, the brands that survive are those with the courage to redefine what they are. We helped Arabian Nights do exactly that — and built the brand system to make the transformation credible.









