Social Media ‘Cottage Industry’ Empowering Saudi Youth

Several factors have led the 'connected' generation of Saudi Arabia to develop a new business model: services, ready-made and made-to-order goods are being promoted, sold and delivered by private individuals almost entirely using Instagram and WhatsApp.

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A combination of unique socio-economic factors, cultural idiosyncrasies and the growing number of highly engaged social media users has led the "connected" generation of Saudi Arabia to develop a new business model: services, ready-made and made-to-order goods are being promoted, sold and delivered by private individuals almost entirely using Instagram and WhatsApp.

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