Facebook has 3 million advertisers now
The number of active advertisers on Facebook has grown by 50 per cent in one year, with Southeast Asia as the fastest growing region. There...
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Week in Review: The words they use
This week sees Karamjit Singh’s attention grabbed by some creative marketing from a Tony Fernandes-owned telco, and the desire of an Indonesian e-commerce pioneer to...
Eight interesting US digital marketing stats from the past week
Top frustrations for mobile shoppers We’ve all got our own bugbears when it comes to poor mobile UX, but a recent study by Bizrate Insight...
Report: Smart Mobile Messaging Doubles App Retention
Brands can double mobile user retention rates with smart messaging, according to the latest industry benchmark released by Kahuna. Per the organization’s announcement shared with...
DNA on BFM: Not quite your usual R&D path
It was a rare day on the Tech Talk show that Karamjit Singh spoke about a biotech firm and brought a guest on board as...
RTB House Launches LATAM Operations; WPP Acquires Another Brazilian Ad Agency
In this week’s LATAM Roundup: RTB House launches its Latin American operations and the first local office, in Sao Paulo, Brazil; another acquisition for WPP...
Week in Review: Lessons in spectrum refarming and e-commerce
E-commerce and spectrum news in the region grabbed Karamjit Singh’s attention as Japanese players struggle, brick-and-mortar Indonesian players go online, and Singapore’s telco regulator shows...
Japanese e-commerce hangover forming in SEA?
Rakuten has decided its B2C model in South-East Asia will not work, Sumitomo has pulled out of Malaysia; Karamjit Singh looks at what this could...
Week in Review: Formidable competitor to Lazada in Indonesia
The days when Internet companies dominated the e-commerce markets in South-East Asia may be coming to an end, writes Karamjit Singh. Via DNA
Using social to engage with SEA consumers on CNY
Lunar New Year is an important time for many of us in the region. It is a time of celebration, family get-togethers and new beginnings. Social...
Hugo Boss appoints SapientNitro as its digital lead agency
German premium fashion brand, Hugo Boss, has taken SapientNitro, part of the Publicis.Sapient platform, on board as its new digital agency, to enhance the omni-channel...
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...
Ecommerce sales grew by 40% during CNY in 2015
Chinese New Year has proved to be a busy time for ecommerce players as consumers browsed retail products more actively than before during this period....
E-commerce fuels payment gateway boom, and vice versa
The e-commerce boom in Asia has benefited not just customers but also payment gateway providers, writes Benjamin Cher. Via DNA
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...
Indonesia moves to open up e-commerce sector to foreign investors
The Indonesian Government is in the process of drafting a roadmap to address six key areas, with one of them looking at opening up the...
