OMD names APAC Chief Strategy Officer
OMD has elevated Gavin Gibson to the role of Chief Strategy Officer for Asia Pacific. Previously the National Chief Strategy Officer for OMD Australia, Gibson...
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Harvard professor Tarun Khanna joins InMobi Group Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the InMobi Group has appointed Harvard Professor Tarun Khanna as an independent director of the firm. “We are very excited...
Lisa Glasgow joins Geometry HK as ECD
Geometry Hong Kong has finally found its perfect match and is proud to announce Lisa Glasgow as the ECD of Geometry Hong Kong. Glasgow’s career...
Vietnam Airlines, Qualtrics partner on customer experience insights
Vietnam Airlines is now using Qualtrics CustomerXM as part of the company’s efforts to create a more robust and tailored customer experience for its 22...
How Walmart is building a delivery operation to rival Amazon
Walmart is aggressively testing new delivery capabilities — both built in house and in partnership with startups — as the retailer prepares for a delivery...
APAC ad spend growth to increase 7.4% in 2019
Media owners advertising spend growth in Asia Pacific will increase by 7.4 per cent in 2019, to reach USD186 billion, according to MAGNA’s forecast. Growth...
Martell entices Chinese drinkers with stories embedded in a virtual restaurant
Martell, the 300-year-old cognac brand owned by Pernod Ricard has rolled out a content hub featuring interactive stories that recreate interesting scenarios at a restaurant...
WPP takes the plastic out of plastic and wire products
WPP made a series of initiatives designed to ensure it is playing its part in tackling pollution from single-use plastics. The company will phase out...
Havas Group designs new roadmap for the agency
Yannick Bolloré, Chairman & CEO of Havas Group and Chairman of Vivendi, shared the Group’s new strategic direction and a new common mission: make a...
Social media’s rise puts emerging markets at the forefront of tourism
During the past few years, we have seen a massive shift in user behaviour within the tourism industry, primarily driven by increased usage of smartphones...
Performance wins advertiser confidence as awareness gains mixed reviews: WFA
Major multinational advertisers are increasingly satisfied with the performance of their response activity, designed to drive consumers to take action or purchase but give much...
Publicis Sapient names John Maeda as Chief Experience Officer
Publicis Sapient, the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe, has appointed John Maeda as Chief Experience Officer. The selection of Maeda, one of the...
Xaxis hires new Director for Vietnam
Xaxis, the Outcome Media Company and GroupM’s advanced programmatic arm, has appointed Lua Tran as Director of Xaxis Vietnam, where she will be responsible for...
‘We expect to see change’: ICO warns ad tech not to flout GDPR
It was only a matter of time. U.K. data protection authority the ICO has investigated how the ad tech sector still uses personal data for...
Malaysia Tech Week 2019: Winners from 500 Startups Pitch Pit impress VCs
“Those with the most evidence of progress and market potential ultimately get the most interest,” said managing partner Khailee Ng Via DNA
MyFintech Week 2019: Fintech may empower the underserved, but also risks leaving them further behind
In a panel discussion, industry experts posit that while fintech can make lives better for marginalised individuals and businesses, there are also important areas to...
