New guns, old bullets: Google’s Ben Jones on the digital dichotomy
Where technology has armed marketers with the powerful new ‘guns’ to target consumers, Ben Jones, Creative Director, Google is of the opinion that the industry...
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10% of Brazilians Have Ad Blockers; WhatsApp Banned in Brazil for 12 Hours
Weekly Latin American RoundUp brings the following stories: IVC audits Ad Blocker’s situation in the country and finds out that, for some publishers, 30% of...
GroupM’s big programmatic move; acquires The Exchange Lab
GroupM has taken a big step in enhancing its programmatic offer. The WPP media investment company has acquired programmatic marketing solutions company The Exchange Lab....
A New Brand-Agency Model Emerges In The Age of Programmatic
AdExchanger | “Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is...
Dentsu Aegis acquires majority stake in Philippines’ JaymeSyfu Group
Dentsu Aegis Network has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the JaymeSyfu Group. The JaymeSyfu Group will join forces with Dentsu Philippines to form Dentsu JaymeSyfu....
Fundamentals key in a digital world: R Chandrasekar, Nestlé
For R Chandrasekar, Head of Communication and Ecommerce at Nestlé India, the need of the hour is not talking digital marketing but focusing on the...
A Look-Back On 2015 Trends
In our final column from the IAB’s Display Trading Council for 2015 we asked our council members to give some opinions on the trends that...
Change of creative guard at JWT SG; Valerie Cheng moves to FB
After five years with J. Walter Thompson Singapore, including two as Chief Creative Officer, Valerie Cheng is moving on to a new role as Head...
Maxus Vietnam names Kishan Kumar as MD
Kishan Kumar M S will be joining Maxus Vietnam as Managing Director. Mr Kumar joins as replacement to Rose Huskey (who joined the Maxus APAC team...
Agencies Are Still Struggling to Develop Profitable Ad Tech Models
86% of UK media agencies are changing their business model to accommodate the growing influence of ad tech, according to new research by retargeting company...
Disney Studios SE Asia appoints Dentsu Media as AOR
Dentsu Media Network has been awarded Disney Studios Southeast Asia’s regional media business – with Dentsu Möbius leading the account. The iconic media entertainment company...
Cheryl Yeoh leaves, MaGIC on quest for new CEO [Updated]
MaGIC CEO Cheryl Yeoh is leaving, and the Malaysian Government has engaged a head-hunting agency to find a replacement. Via DNA
Massive Reorganisation at Publicis; Yahoo Board Debates Sell-Off of Core Business
ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Publicis restructures; Yahoo may decide to sell...
Collision & Convergence – Hype or Reality?
Not all is lost for ad tech. Gareth Davies, co-founder and CEO at Adbrain, (picture below) sees a way out of the identity crisis and suggests...
APAC: 90% ad professionals use programmatic for mobile
The majority of programmatic adopters within the APAC region use programmatic for mobile and video – giving it a much higher use ratio than the...
Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. consolidates creative with Aspac
In a major consolidation, Philippine gin brand – Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (GSMI) – is shifting its consolidated creative mandate to Aspac Creative Communications. The...
