Barton F. Graf: We can be serious, too
Subscribe: iTunes | RSS It’s been five years since Gerry Graf quit what he calls a “fantastic job” as chief creative officer at Saatchi &...
Category: Asia
Singapore: From Smart Nation to Code Nation
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and US technology giant Microsoft Corp have embarked on an ambitious plan to transform Singapore into a ‘computational...
The emergence of smart cities
Smart cities will improve the lives of their residents, but they shouldn’t become so elitist that they keep out those who are poor and less...
PayPal Backs Down on User Requirement to Agree to SMS Messages
If you’re not a big fan of SMS calls and messages to your cell phone — and are a PayPal user — you’ll like PayPal’s...
Facebook tests charging brands for video ads
Facebook will be testing a new measurement tool for marketers who buy Facebook video ads. It is introducing cost-per-view bidding (CPV) that will allow the...
You think you know Content Marketing? Think again
In recent years, content marketing has become one of the key ways to engage with customers and attract new leads. But, while content has begun...
Sociomantic Labs enters China market
Sociomantic Labs, the provider of programmatic display advertising solutions for the world’s top advertisers, has launched its operations in China, represented locally with a new...
AOL takes over majority of Microsoft’s ad business
AOL Inc. and Microsoft have launched a global, enterprise-level partnership where AOL will assume management and sales responsibility for all of Microsoft’s display, mobile and...
UEM Group jolts Malaysia’s lacklustre IT market with US$26.5mil tender
UEM Group has jolted the IT market in Malaysia with an RFP valued north of US$26.5mil. Karamjit Singh has the story. Via DNA
WeChat’s Tencent enters music-streaming fray with Joox
The music streaming world just got a whole lot more competitive, especially in Malaysia, with a new player joining the ranks of Spotify, Deezer and...
‘It’s unnatural’: What agency creatives really think about vertical video
Last week wasn’t a good time to be a vertical video hater. First, in a mind-numbingly boring presentation tailored to doddering CMOs everywhere, Evan Spiegel last...
Technology dominates Asia’s Top 15 brands
Google, Facebook and Microsoft are the top three brands in Asia as they generated the most digital content consumption in the region in the last...
Which APAC agencies understand digital the best?
Now that the dust has settled down on the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, let us look at the agencies which got their digital...
Week in Review: MyEG stops playing the VC
MyEG, after behaving like a VC, will now revert to behaving like a typical corporate investor. Will this approach yield it better results? Karamjit Singh...
Stamp your in-store Snapchats with custom Lilly Pulitzer prints
Lilly Pulitzer, the legacy women’s retailer known for its colorful printed patterns, is collaborating with Snapchat to offer custom Lilly prints for customers to stamp onto...
MMA Webinar to Focus on FCC Proposal of New TCPA Laws
Mark your calendars for July 14th. On that date, the Mobile Marketing Association will help present a compelling webinar that marketing and advertising professionals can’t...
