Online inventory optimiser Maxifier opens Japan office 
Digital

Online inventory optimiser Maxifier opens Japan office

TOKYO - Maxifier, which provides publishers with tools for managing and getting the most out of online ad inventory, has opened an office in Tokyo and appointed Tomoyuki Sato ...
VeNA hires chief revenue officer 
Digital

VeNA hires chief revenue officer

AUSTRALIA - Online video and entertainment company Vena has appointed Peter Bojanac to the newly created role of chief revenue officer. He will be responsible for aligning the ...
OPINION: Online video addresses its challenges  
Digital

OPINION: Online video addresses its challenges

James Zipeure, chief operating officer of VeNA, details recent advancements in video advertising, including two crucial capabilities: Performance measurement and mechanisms to ...
Video platforms in China grow into new social, content role: Tudou 
Digital

Video platforms in China grow into new social, content role: Tudou

SHANGHAI - China's online video sites have left their origins as search engines for pirated content far behind and are growing into socially driven brand platforms and content ...
MEDIA DEBATE: Live streaming the new game changer 
Media

MEDIA DEBATE: Live streaming the new game changer

Sporting enthusiasts are increasingly using alternative channels to access content. So are online platforms a threat to traditional TV’s dominance in the world of sports ...
Adspend forecast improves, with Asia-Pacific outpacing Europe: ZenithOptimedia 
Advertising

Adspend forecast improves, with Asia-Pacific outpacing Europe: ZenithOptimedia

ASIA-PACIFIC - Global advertising expenditures will grow 4.8 per cent in 2012, according to the latest research from ZenithOptimedia, with Asia-Pacific exceeding that pace to ...
Latest developments in online video advertising 
Digital

Latest developments in online video advertising

Globally, online video advertising is the fastest growing sector of digital marketing, and online ad networks are gearing up to lure advertisers with new offerings and ...
Brands set to be more playful with gamification in 2012: Millward Brown 
Digital

Brands set to be more playful with gamification in 2012: Millward Brown

SYDNEY - Brands are to become more playful with gamification mechanics in 2012, predicts research consultancy Millward Brown.
Visual Jazz and JB Hi-Fi launch online music service for Australia 
Digital

Visual Jazz and JB Hi-Fi launch online music service for Australia

AUSTRALIA - Aegis Media digital agency Visual Jazz has teamed up with music retailer JB Hi-Fi to launch JB Hi-Fi Now, a subscription-based online music service for Australia.
Grabbing attention with online ads: Mediamind 
Digital

Grabbing attention with online ads: Mediamind

Video, synched ads and ads in context are a few ways advertisers can increase the performance of their online branding campaigns, according to a study by digital advertising ...
Online shoppers remain cautious as holiday season approaches 
Marketing

Online shoppers remain cautious as holiday season approaches

ASIA-PACIFIC – On average, Asian online shoppers are spending US$701 online on travel, shopping and gifts for the holiday season — just one per cent more than ...
NZ's third quarter online adspend grows by 26 per cent 
Digital

NZ's third quarter online adspend grows by 26 per cent

NEW ZEALAND - Total online advertising adspend for the third quarter in New Zealand was US$67 million, up 26 per cent from the same quarter a year before, and up 5.3 percent on ...
BA rolls out online and print campaign across Asia 
Advertising

BA rolls out online and print campaign across Asia

HONG KONG – British Airways has begun rolling out its “To fly. To serve.” campaign online and in print across key markets in Asia-Pacific, including Singapore,...
Tencent launches 2012 Olympics content strategy 
Digital

Tencent launches 2012 Olympics content strategy

BEIJING - Chinese online media giant Tencent has officially launched its content strategy for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, built around the concept of a 'Chinese Teahouse'.
How to improve the effectiveness and ROI of display advertising 
Digital

How to improve the effectiveness and ROI of display advertising

Vikas Gulati, vice-president, Asia for online travel search engine Sprice gives pointers to online advertisers looking to target their ideal audience.
Tribal DDB Singapore wins Cornetto regional digital brief 
Digital

Tribal DDB Singapore wins Cornetto regional digital brief

ASIA-PACIFIC - Tribal DDB Singapore has been appointed to handle digital duties across the region in 2012 for Unilever's Cornetto brand, following a competitive pitch.
OPINION: Are you being served? 
Digital

OPINION: Are you being served?

Is shopping going out of style? Amanda King, president at Tribal DDB Asia-Pacific, says not if retailers stop fighting digital and embrace it instead.
OPINION: Is it possible for clients and agencies to really provide an ‘always on’ presence and is it really necessary?  
Digital

OPINION: Is it possible for clients and agencies to really provide an ‘always on’ presence and is it really necessary?

Amanda King, president at Tribal DDB Asia-Pacific, argues the necessity for brands to be "always on" for their customers.
What's a 'like' worth? Measuring success for social media campaigns 
Digital

What's a 'like' worth? Measuring success for social media campaigns

ASIA-PACIFIC - Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are almost always at the core of any brand's social media strategy - but can campaigns there be measured with any real accuracy? ...
825 million people online in Asia : ADMA  
Digital

825 million people online in Asia : ADMA

ASIA - In 2010, Asia-Pacific had more than 825 million internet users, 42 per cent of the global total, according to the recently published Asia-Pacific Digital Marketing ...
Creativeland hosts 24-hour online race for Audi in India 
Advertising

Creativeland hosts 24-hour online race for Audi in India

INDIA - Creativeland has helped to make Audi's win in the 24-hour Le Mans race doubly sweet, creating an online version of the event that attracted over 400,000 participants.
Win a Cannes nomination with Coca-Cola's latest creative contest 
Creativity

Win a Cannes nomination with Coca-Cola's latest creative contest

Brand engagement and marketing company Eyeka Asia is putting a Cannes Lions 2011 nomination up for grabs for the winner of Coca-Cola's 'Energising refreshment' competition.
Online video portal VDONext.com appoints Pixel Media as exclusive online ad partner 
Digital

Online video portal VDONext.com appoints Pixel Media as exclusive online ad partner

HONG KONG – Next Media Limited’s online video portal VDONext.com has appointed Pixel Media as its exclusive online sales partner in Hong Kong.
Profero wins digital duties for Media Markt's China entry 
Digital

Profero wins digital duties for Media Markt's China entry

SHANGHAI - Media Markt, Europe's largest consumer electronics retailer, has appointed Profero as its digital agency in China.
MSN China, Sina enter strategic partnership 
Digital

MSN China, Sina enter strategic partnership

BEIJING – The largest Chinese infotainment portal Sina has today signed a strategic partnership with MSN China.
Hong Kong retailer Initial builds an 'unusual experience' online 
Creativity

Hong Kong retailer Initial builds an 'unusual experience' online

Hong Kong fashion brand Initial is aggressive expanding in Greater China and revamping its website to revolve around the company’s theme ‘the unusual experience’.
CASE STUDY: IBM China's 'The proposal' viral receives over two million hits 
Digital

CASE STUDY: IBM China's 'The proposal' viral receives over two million hits

IBM China brought out the romantic side in technology developers in a viral campaign for the 2009 Rational Software Conference.
Samsung Anycall introduces four star-studded branded short films in China 
Creativity

Samsung Anycall introduces four star-studded branded short films in China

Samsung Anycall is progressively airing four branded thriller films online in partnership with major portals Sina, Ku6, Tudou, Youku, QiYi and RenRen in China.
Redefining creative storytelling online 
Digital

Redefining creative storytelling online

Grant Hunter, regional creative director for Asia-Pacific at Iris, on the emergence of non-linear narratives due the flexibility of new digital platforms.
Disconnection in measuring media effectiveness 
Digital

Disconnection in measuring media effectiveness

Antony Yiu, managing director of iProspect Hong Kong and regional director for North Asia, comments on APAC advertisers shifting the focus to direct ROI measurements while ...
CASBAA: Asian content still key driver, says Tudou founder Gary Wang 
Advertising

CASBAA: Asian content still key driver, says Tudou founder Gary Wang

HONG KONG – Addressing the Casbaa Convention this morning, Tudou founder and CEO Gary Wang said that Asian content is still a key driver of growth for online video in ...
Online ad spend on the rise in Singapore : IAB 
Digital

Online ad spend on the rise in Singapore : IAB

SINGAPORE - Online advertising expenditure in Singapore has seen a slow rise, mostly driven by telecoms and technology, but remains well behind the advanced markets of the UK ...
News portals FT, Wall Street Journal experience access issues in China 
Digital

News portals FT, Wall Street Journal experience access issues in China

BEIJING – Major news and media portals like the Chinese website of the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal have been experiencing blockage of their sites, leading to ...
GE turns photos, videos into wind energy, clean water and solar power with digital initiative 
Creativity

GE turns photos, videos into wind energy, clean water and solar power with digital initiative

General Electric (GE) is inspiring people to share photos and ‘Tag your green’ to donate water, energy and power with a digital campaign.
Rapper Jay-Z partners with Bing to launch book titled Decoded 
Creativity

Rapper Jay-Z partners with Bing to launch book titled Decoded

American rapper Jay-Z, Microsoft’s Bing and creative agency Droga5 together started a multiplatform search experience and interactive game to promote Jay-Z’s ...
Facebook apologises for breach of online privacy 
Media

Facebook apologises for breach of online privacy

GLOBAL - In another blow to the privacy settings of the social networking site, Facebook has been accused of relaying personal information such as names, and in some instances ...
Michael Hill Jeweller launches global search for 'World’s best couple' 
Creativity

Michael Hill Jeweller launches global search for 'World’s best couple'

Michael Hill Jeweller (MHJ), a global specialty jewellery retailer, is putting a 22 carat diamond engagement ring up for grabs in its latest global online competition.
Perform Group appoints Aktiv Digital as exclusive APAC online sales house 
Digital

Perform Group appoints Aktiv Digital as exclusive APAC online sales house

ASIA-PACIFIC – Perform Group, an online sports content broadcaster, has appointed Aktiv Digital as its exclusive sales partner in the Asia-Pacific region.
BBC World News tipped for Asian growth 
Digital

BBC World News tipped for Asian growth

SINGAPORE – BBC World News is celebrating the tenth anniversary of Asia Business Report with plans to expand the brand online and boost programming made in the region.
TED launches global search for ads worth spreading 
Creativity

TED launches global search for ads worth spreading

TED (Technology Entertainment and Design), the non-profit conference curator for the world's thought-leaders, is calling on the global advertising community with an ‘Ads ...
Air France ramps up in-flight entertainment to promote new route 
Creativity

Air France ramps up in-flight entertainment to promote new route

Air France celebrates the launch of its Paris to Tokyo route by inviting three French-language acts on board its aircraft A380.
Leo Burnett celebrates national day with 'Gandhiji Font' in India 
Creativity

Leo Burnett celebrates national day with 'Gandhiji Font' in India

Leo Burnett Mumbai celebrates India's 141st anniversary with a ‘Gandhiji Font’ to commemorate the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
New CBeebies website leads BBC Worldwide's online makeover 
Digital

New CBeebies website leads BBC Worldwide's online makeover

GLOBAL - BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has announced the relaunch of its channel websites with a brand new consumer site for its preschool property CBeebies.
Aktiv Digital scoops exclusive sales rights for Geeknet in the region 
Digital

Aktiv Digital scoops exclusive sales rights for Geeknet in the region

REGIONAL - Pan-regional online media sales company Aktiv Digital has been appointed as the exclusive sales partner for Geeknet in Southeast Asia and Greater China.
Ebay launches Fasion Look Book for quick style matches in the US 
Creativity

Ebay launches Fasion Look Book for quick style matches in the US

Online e-commerce giant Ebay has debuted its shoppable and shareable style gallery ‘eBay Fasion Look Book’.
AdChina launches Mobile Ad Network in China 
Digital

AdChina launches Mobile Ad Network in China

SHANGHAI – AdChina has launches its AdChina Mobile Ad Network to integrate wireless application protocol (WAP) websites and mobile apps.
Google runs recruitment ads before Inception in theaters 
Digital

Google runs recruitment ads before Inception in theaters

BEIJING – Last Thursday, the Hollywood blockbuster 'Inception' premiered in China featuring Google recruitment adverts before the screening.
Philips launches geeky-sweet comedy series ‘Nigel and Victoria’ online  
Creativity

Philips launches geeky-sweet comedy series ‘Nigel and Victoria’ online

Philips presents an online comedy series ‘Nigel and Victoria’ produced by online video production company Wenneker TV and comedy production company Hoot.
Top 10 Viral Ads 
Creativity

Top 10 Viral Ads

What makes a viral video a viral success? We've ask industry experts how the following ten viral ads manages to rake in millions of views online and earn a well deserved place ...
Maxus scoops Google's media duties in India 
Digital

Maxus scoops Google's media duties in India

MUMBAI – Maxus is tipped to have won Google's online and offline media duties in India.
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