Category: Digital marketing news Asia (APAC)
Enterprise mobile developers stuck in old mindset: Analyst
Businesses globally are still struggling with building user-friendly, enterprise-grade mobile apps as their mindset is still stuck in a desktop-based world. Many also lack the...
Being in debt is par for the course
DNA founder Karamjit Singh thinks being in debt as a startup is not unusual and feels players in the ecosystem should be more supportive and...
P&G will merge or divest more than half of its brands
Procter & Gamble Co. plans to divest, discontinue or merge more than half of its brands globally as it restructures to focus on its top...
Smaato Raises USD 25 Million for Global Mobile RTB ad-exchange and SSP Platform
Smaato has raised USD 25 million in Series E funding to fuel growth, operations and development of its next-generation platform focused on self-serve automation. Singapore...
Ensemble Australia repositions and expands to full service creative
Ensemble Australia is positioning itself to take on full service creative assignments from clients, expanding the agency by introducing design, digital development, in-house production as...
Phive Rivers’s digital mandate bagged by Percept’s Allied Media in India
Phive Rivers, a premium fashion brand for bags, which recently awarded their brand business to Hakuhodo Percept, has also signed up with Allied Media as...
Internet censorship: You’ve already won, Dr Mahathir
Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has once again gone on record to call for the Internet to be censored in Malaysia. He’s already got...
Digerati50: Not just an investor, but an enabler
Digital News Asia (DNA) kicks off a weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy....
Week in Review: Lots of funding activity in SEA
A number of funding stories got DNA founder Karamjit Singh’s attention this week, and he also sees some similarities in how Andrew Wong and Chok...
Catcha.com’s Nic Lim to get his IPO … 14 years later
One-time dotcom darling Nic Lim has waited 14 years to list and will finally get his day in mid-August on the Australian Stock Exchange. Via...
Malaysia’s MAD Incubator gets investment boost from Singapore
Andrew Wong is in the limelight for his success in raising an undisclosed sum for his business incubator MAD, which he intends to build throughout...
Opcom to buy 40% stake in Unigel UK for US$3.67mil
Fibre optics cable manufacturer Opcom Holdings Bhd plans to buy a 40% stake in Unigel (UK) Ltd, a producer of thixotropic gel, for US$3.67 million...
Tigerspike names Alex Burke as Global CEO
Tigerspike, the global enterprise software and user experience technology company, has appointed Alex Burke as its Global CEO. Previously Tigerspike’s Asia Pacific CEO, Mr Burke...
PepsiCo marks C.C. Lemon’s Vietnam launch with aggressive mktg push
Suntory PepsiCo Beverages Vietnam has launched Japanese brand, C.C. Lemon, in Vietnam with communications created by BBDO Vietnam. The new 60-second commercial focusses on the...
Expanding APAC footprint MediaMath sets up Australia operations
MediaMath, the creator of the TerminalOne Marketing Operating System for digital marketers, is opening a new office in Sydney, Australia. In addition, a number of...
