BBDO helps chocolate brand Dove experiment with ASMR videos
Chocolate brand Dove has launched the first ever ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) video to let consumers feel the silkiness within. For many years, Dove...
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APAC audience data usage rises by 81% in Q2 2015
After an anticipated slow first quarter, global audience data usage increased 62 per cent in the second quarter from Q1 and Asia-Pacific grew 81 per...
Happiness more important than money for Gen Asia: Study
There is a huge disconnect today between how young people view the role of money in their lives, and the age-old practices of financial institutions...
Interpublic reports revenue growth of 7.1% in Q3 2015
Interpublic Group reported a revenue of USD 1.87 billion for the third quarter of 2015, compared to USD 1.84 billion in the third quarter of...
Now, watch YouTube without ads
Video-streaming site YouTube has launched an ads-free service as it introduced the subscription service called YouTube Red. YouTube Red lets will allow users to save...
Mobile accounts for 56% of ecommerce traffic in SEA
Mobile is quickly becoming an importance interface for shopping as mcommerce activity is growing worldwide with Japan, the UK and South Korea seeing the most...
Accenture names Marc Carrel-Billiard as MD, Global Tech R&D
Accenture has appointed Marc Carrel-Billiard as managing director of Global Technology Research & Development within Accenture Technology. In this role, Mr Carrel-Billiard will oversee the...
#sowhoknew: Adult colouring books are not just child’s play…
So what’s the hottest book trend in 30 years? Steamy ’50 Shades of Grey’ style cable-tie action? Nope. Salacious Hollywood gossip pulp fiction? Nah. It’s...
OMD appoints Laura Ashton as Business Director
OMD has appointed Laura Ashton to the role of Business Director working across the prestige group of clients; Estee Lauder Group, Sony PlayStation, Intel, Selleys...
Week in Review: Pikom is right, Malaysia needs to buck up
Great broadband quality is a factor among investors, and governments in South-East Asia just have to deliver and not complain about being unfairly compared against...
Vizeum wins BBC Earth business in Asia
Vizeum has been appointed to lead the launch of the BBC Earth channel across Asia. Consistent with BBC Worldwide’s global strategy BBC Knowledge was rebranded...
Samsung collaborates with SG street artist for Samsung Gear S2 launch
In celebration of their latest Galaxy range, Samsung held a consumer event in Singapore last week. Called the ‘Galaxy STUDIO’, the event hosted a preview...
The road less travelled: Hacker Lyon Yang’s penetration tales
As a penetration tester, hacker Lyon Yang is pretty much an outlier in South-East Asia, and will be speaking on router and IoT vulnerabilities at...
Facebook opens Lead Ads to all advertisers
Facebook has made lead ads now available to all advertisers globally. Lead ads simplify the mobile signup process, helping businesses connect with people interested in...
Singpost & IDA collaborate to develop drone for mail delivery
Singapore Post signed a joint development with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) for a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV, also known as drone). A last...
Ideas aplenty in Malaysia, but execution lacking: Panel
Malaysia is not lacking in creativity and innovation, but what is lacking is perhaps execution, according to panellists at a discussion organised by Agensi Inovasi...
