#sowhoknew: Are fitness trackers a waste of money?
Want to lose weight? Improve your cardio? Lower your blood pressure? Then don’t buy a fitness tracker. In fact, some experts claim they can “do...
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People watch one billion hrs of YouTube globally daily
YouTube has finally released data on how popular the video site is – and it shows in the numbers that the video giant is still...
Data & culture gaps hinder a great customer experience: Report
For marketers, a great customer experience is the primary way for them to differentiate themselves from competitors in 2017. But a recent survey by Adobe...
JWT Melbourne turns voice data from a hate speech into a film
In a campaign that aims to unite where others try to divide, J Walter Thompson has brought the message of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival...
Y&R Beijing wins AOR for sportswear brand XTEP
Y&R Beijing has been appointed AOR for Xtep, the Chinese sportswear brand. The scope of the deal is to cover brand and product categories’ strategy...
Leanplum: Emoji Push Notifications Increase Mobile Marketing Engagement
Mobile marketing company Leanplum is out with a new Mobile Marketing Trends report that “confirms the effectiveness of emoji push notifications in mobile communications.” What’s...
Southeast Asians are heaviest users of FB globally: AOL report
Southeast Asians are the heaviest users of Facebook – 69 per cent watch or read something on the site every day, compared to 51 per...
Cathay Pacific, McCann & Hong Kong Beer Company brew beer at 35,000 ft
Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong Beer Company and McCann Worldgroup have collaborated to create Betsy Beer, an ale brewed specially for 35,000 feet. Named after...
In-Image platform GumGum launches in NZ
GumGum, the computer vision platform for marketers and the original inventor of In-Image advertising, is launching its visual web advertising platform in New Zealand. The...
WPP AUNZ merges Union Digital with DT
Designworks Group’s full service digital agency Union Digital has expanded its capability and global reach by joining forces with fellow WPP AUNZ digital agency, DT,...
Video Increasingly Important for Brands in the Mobile Space
Two new reports shed light on the growing importance of video in the mobile space. Looking at Q4 2016 data, Positive Mobile found that mobile...
Singtel-owned Amobee to acquire Turn for $310 mn
Singtel subsidiary Amobee, a global digital marketing technology company serving brands such as Airbnb, Dell EMC and Lexus, has signed an agreement to acquire Turn,...
Donald Lim to succeed Angelito Pangilinan as Dentsu’s Philippines CEO
Donald Lim will join as the new CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network Philippines, succeeding Angelito Pangilinan (known as BoyP), effective April 3, 2017. Mr Lim will...
BBDO Singapore strengthens planning team
BBDO Singapore has announced the expansion of their planning department with three new hires. Kelly Togashi joined BBDO as Associate Planning Director on February 13....
How word-of-mouth mktg platform ReferralCandy went global
Singapore-based SMB and customer referral platform ReferralCandy started as a one-man operation and quickly grew into a team of three employees living and working out...
Top trends that will shape APAC’s Pay-TV landscape in 2017
Over the last few years, technology has transformed the consumption of television. As a result, the pay-TV industry is undergoing a period of change and...
