#sowhoknew: Will you watch Facebook Watch?
Two years ago I wrote an article which mused on whether Facebook would buy Netflix and start streaming their own content. Well, it seems my...
Category: Asia
63% consumers turn to mobiles for online shopping: Report
Evolving technology has been transforming the global retail landscape and the way consumers are shopping in the past decade. GfK’s latest FutureBuy report reveals a...
Singapore International Foundation hands social mandate to KRDS
Singapore International Foundation is a non-profit organisation that seeks to connect Singaporeans and world communities to build a better world. Through shared ideas, skills and...
WPP combines Wunderman & JWT to form Wunderman Thompson
WPP’s agencies Wunderman and J. Walter Thompson will unite to form Wunderman Thompson, a creative, data and technology agency built to inspire growth for its...
Ahead of ad products, TikTok is the hot new app that ad agencies are eyeing
TikTok, the short-form video app that combined with Musical.ly in August, has yet to launch ad units for brands or formal monetization products for creators....
#sowhoknew: Why has gym gear become the new day wear?
Not so long ago, none of us would been seen dead in our sweaty gym attire outside of its natural habitat. So why has parading...
UN makes Sir David Attenborough the voice of millions at climate talks
Sir David Attenborough, one of the world’s most famous naturalists, will bring the voice of millions of citizens to the UN Climate Change Conference later...
BBDO Bangkok appoints new MD & CCO
BBDO Bangkok has appointed Thipayachand Hasdin as Managing Director, promoted from Chief Client Officer, and Anuwat Nitipanont as Chief Creative Officer, promoted from Deputy Chief...
AppsFlyer launches mobile mktg initiative for SEA
AppsFlyer, the mobile attribution and marketing analytics platform, has launched a mobile marketing MasterClass exclusively for startups and businesses in Southeast Asia (SEA). The paid...
Petronas ICT sees acquisition possible as a means to jumpstart innovation
National oil company is playing catch-up in the tech space and needs to find short cuts. Via DNA
MyTV’s woes, a case of good money chasing after bad money?
Malaysia’s digital terrestrial television migration stalls as MyTV fails to deliver but an industry veteran offers a solution. Via DNA
Digiday Research: Publishers estimate their ad-tech tax at around 20 percent
Middlemen and ad tech vendors syphon off between 10 and 50 percent of every dollar spent on programmatic advertising on publishers’ sites, according to Digiday...
Marketers claim creative quality being harmed by digital advtg growth
Over two thirds marketers (67 per cent) believe digital growth in advertising has come at the expense of the quality of creative. Sizmek Technologies, Inc.,...
Fiftyfive5 & GalKal merge to create consumer insights company
independent research companies Fiftyfive5 and GalKal will merge to create Australia’s independent, insights-led consulting business. The combined business will have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland...
Sizmek names Peter Hunter as APAC GM
Sizmek, the independent buy-side advertising platform, has appointed experienced media and advertising industry executive, Peter Hunter as General Manager to lead the company’s Asia-Pacific business....
A.S. Watson Group picks Zebra Technologies as tech partner
A.S. Watson Group (ASW), the international health and beauty retailer, selected Zebra Technologies for the second year to be part of its Technology Partners Day....
