How Casper is upending an industry, one mattress at a time
Subscribe: iTunes | RSS | The mattress industry generates $13.5 billion in sales annually but one start-up thinks it’s in dire need of innovation. Two-year-old...
Category: Asia
The noose tightens on freedom of speech on the Internet
A worrying trend has emerged in the last few years, where intermediaries around the world are being used as chokepoints to restrict freedom of expression...
Fatfish seeks to list its mobile games investments on ASX
Internet venture accelerator Fatfish plans to spin off its mobile games studio investments as a separate entity, and subsequently list it on ASX, writes Goh...
Former HP and Oracle man K. Raman takes over at Microsoft Malaysia
Microsoft Corp has announced the appointment of K. Raman as the new managing director of its Malaysian subsidiary. Via DNA
Cloud association study lifts the veil on Asia’s SMEs
If Asia is going to power the next wave of global development and that charge is being led by SMEs, what is the face of...
SXSW Accelerator Award Winner Mats Horn Touts Tinitell in MMW Exclusive
mobileStorm CEO Jared Reitzin called it like he saw it. Last week at SXSW, Reitzin told Tinitell creator Mats Horn that the wearables innovator would...
Inside BuzzFeed’s plan to prove its native ads work
By the standards of BuzzFeed, which tries to maximize how much its content is shared, its campaign for Toyota was a hit. Of everyone who...
Malaysians need their MPs to be on the ball come Oct
A major announcement was made last week in Parliament that would have probably slipped the notice of most Malaysians, but which may have dire repercussions...
Deep tech, business roots help me run Juniper: Rami Rahim
Juniper Networks’ CEO Rami Rahim is a techie at heart, but how does a geek helm a billion-dollar multinational? Edwin Yapp speaks to both Rahim and the...
Mindshare Singapore wins Revlon’s integrated media biz
Mindshare has won the Revlon Singapore media account after a closed pitch. Revlon’s global brand portfolio includes Revlon color cosmetics, Almay color cosmetics, SinfulColors color...
Nescafe, Grey revive the kampong spirit with SG Doorbell Day
Singapore is a country known for its efficiency and fast development amongst many other positive traits. As Singapore continues to grow into a global powerhouse,...
Peak Performance adds virtual pop-ups to the wilderness experience
Sunrise and sunset are the inspiration for a digital experiential campaign from outdoor sports brand, Peak Performance. Virtual pop-up shops in handpicked rural locations will...
Content that clicks: Share-worthy, simple, disruptive
With advancements in technology, advertisers and brands are under constant pressure to innovate not only in terms of advertising strategies but also on content. Brands...
Localise & personalise news: BBC’s James Montgomery
The digital age has seen consumers move from traditional forms of print and television to consuming content on the web, primarily mobile web. Media publishers across the globe have...
Simplify, not complicate digital mktg, says Unilever’s Rahul Welde
It is widely agreed that marketing strategies need not alter the basic of advertising quoted in the textbooks but their approach has to be tweaked...
Week in Review: Can Joel Neoh get his startup groove back?
It has been 4½ years since Joel Neoh was an entrepreneur. Karamjit Singh wonders if he can regain his startup mojo after being in a...
