Havas Media Thailand names Ferdinand Gutierrez as CEO
Havas Media Group, the media arm of Havas, has appointed Ferdinand Gutierrez as Chief Executive Officer for Havas Media Thailand. The industry veteran joins Havas...
Tagged: China
China’s Big, But Is It A Golden Opportunity? Musings On The Opera Acquisition
AdExchanger | China is a market that gets people excited – a largely untapped potential audience of more than 1 billion people. It’s certainly one...
USD$1bn Revenue for Criteo; Bowman to Head Intelligent Optimisations
ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Criteo crosses USD$1bn (£690m) threshold in revenue;...
Lunar New Year increases travel intent by 240% week-on-week
Malaysian and Vietnamese travellers are venturing beyond their usual domestic destinations this Lunar New Year, according to Sojern’s Global Travel Insights report. The report also...
Tencent appoints PubMatic as monetisation partner
PubMatic, the marketing automation software company for publishers, will become one of the partners for Tencent Online Media Group (“OMG”) to identify and optimise global...
Reuter Communications rebrands; appoints Managing Partner
Reuter Communications has appointed Nick Cakebread as the agency’s Managing Partner. The hire coincides with the agency rebranding from Reuter PR to Reuter Communications to reflect its...
Alibaba’s revenue jumps 32% despite China slowdown
Alibaba posted strong results in the fourth quarter of 2015, despite the slowdown in the Chinese economy. The revenue for the Chinese ecommerce giant was...
Drawbridge Partners With A Local Player To Bring Cross-Device To China
AdExchanger | Walled gardens – everybody’s got ’em. In the US and most of Europe, it’s the usual suspects. In China, it’s what the cognoscenti...
A Chinese perspective on WhatsApp for Business: A future WeChat?
Few days ago, WhatsApp made a surprising announcement on its willingness to open its platform to businesses and allow users to interact with their favourite...
A New Silicon Valley in India? Storm Ventures Launches $10M Fund For Startups
Here comes Startup India. It’s the latest from IUndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who just introduced a set of initiatives aimed at helping the country’s...
Markup DSP Model Detrimental to China Ad Market
Evolved out of traditional ad networks, most DSPs in China currently operate on a ‘markup model’ that is proving harmful to both advertisers and publishers....
2016: The year mobile ad tech takes a giant leap forward
In the world of online advertising the year 2012 was perceived as the ‘year of mobile’ which has also been one of the ongoing discussions in...
Alex Khan promoted to Asia head for AOL
Alex Khan, who has led AOL Platforms in South East Asia since 2013, has become Managing Director of AOL for all of Asia. “Asia represents...
OMD China retains & expands Danone Waters partnership
OMD China has retained Danone Waters China (DWC) after a four-way pitch involving Carat, MEC and Havas. DWC has extended OMD’s services to cover their...
Powerhouse Dentsu BlueFocus rebrands to Dentsu Public Relations
Dentsu Aegis Network China is rebranding its brand agency, Dentsu BlueFocus, to Dentsu PR Beijing Inc. (“Dentsu Public Relations”). This marks an important step of Dentsu Aegis...
D&AD Awards 2016: New ‘festival’; APAC jurors continue to play big role
The D&AD 54th Annual Professional Awards are getting ready for another year of focussing on innovation and design and the role these play in achieving...
