Samsung Galaxy S6 edge sales exceeds expectations
A week after the first wave of availability of the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge in 20 countries (including Singapore) and a slew of glowing reviews,...
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Vizeum ignites Spark in APAC
Vizeum has launched Spark@Vizeum in the Philippines– a search for the hottest start-ups in Asia Pacific building on the success of the Spark@Vizeum initiative in...
Attracting eyeballs through native
Six things you didn’t know about Native Advertising: #1. Native advertising generates up to an 82 per cent increase in brand lift. #2. Native ads...
Trending in India: Twitter celebrates Rahul Gandhi’s return
Amidst conversations on net neutrality in India and the ecommerce giant Flipkart pulling out of Airtel Zero, another development in India that was trending and...
Former AirAsia X CEO Azran joins Patrick Grove’s iflix
Catcha Group has announced that former AirAsia X Bhd chief executive officer Azran Osman-Rani has been appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of iflix Malaysia, and...
Wobe: Entrepreneurial tech for disadvantaged women in SEA
At its core, Wobe is a micro-business app with an e-wallet, designed to make it easy for anyone with a smartphone and mobile Internet access...
Blakeman departs OMD APAC CEO job for a senior global UK-based role
Ending a four-year stint as the APAC Chief for OMD, one of the Omnicom Media Group agencies, Steve Blakeman is all set to bid adieu...
Komli throws a 60-second pitch challenge to agencies
Komli Media has initiated a challenge that would see agency professionals hone the craft of pitching in 60 seconds. Dubbed as The 60-Second Pitch, the...
Native, content & other mktg ammunitions
When I began thinking about writing this article on trends in Content Marketing, I wasn’t interested in just discussing fads. I was hoping to focus...
Banks riding high on mobile boom but consumers wary: BuzzCity
Ongoing global research from BuzzCity reveals that mobile banking continues to increase, but a skewed approach to communications means banking customers are confused as to...
I’m an old-fashioned guy: Tony Fernandes on investments
AirAsia cofounder Tony Fernandes and his partners have launched incubator-accelerator Tune Labs to get into the sexy startup space, but expect him to pay close...
Cloud and security, and the changing Asian approach
Governments in Asia are getting more nuanced in their approach to cloud computing, but need to be more strategic in their approach to cybersecurity, according...
Malaysia: The velvet glove comes off the iron fist
Malaysia’s ruling coalition, the Barisan Nasional, bulldozed and bullied its way into passing a raft of legislations last week, sending a very clear message to...
Green Packet expects to be in the black this year: CEO
Green Packet has suffered losses for six consecutive years, and even shedding the burden of its P1 unit has not turned it around … yet....
Emarsys’ intelligent automation to Facebook Ads
Social Ads, a new product from Emarsys, a provider of cloud-based marketing technology, will enable brands to target customers via personalised social media advertisements on...
Week in Review: It’s R&D to us Asians, thank you
With GrabTaxi’s launch of a US$100mil R&D centre in Singapore, DNA founder Karamjit Singh has some questions answered – but of course now has more...
