Cannes Lions 2025: Asia Pacific adds 2 more Grand Prix on Day 2

Telstra triumphs in Film Craft as its partnership with Bear Meets Eagle on Fire ...

Croisette dispatches: Editor’s diary from the heart of ...

WhatsApp officially introduces ads in updates tab

Dentsu China unveils new media agency heads

Arthur Sadoun: Agencies should be ‘optimistic’ not ...

1 day ago

Cannes Lions 2025: Asia Pacific adds 2 more Grand Prix on Day 2

Telstra triumphs in Film Craft as its partnership with Bear Meets Eagle on Fire bears a Grand Prix, two Gold, a Silver and Bronze.

6 hours ago

Croisette dispatches: Editor’s diary from the heart ...

If you need a Cannes conversation starter, bring up AI—everyone’s tried it, everyone’s got an opinion, no one is shy about it. I’ll be criss-crossing the Croisette all week; keep an eye out for more dispatches.

22 hours ago

WhatsApp officially introduces ads in updates tab

For the first time, WhatsApp will display ads and offer paid subscriptions for exclusive content in its Updates tab, expanding its revenue streams while keeping personal messages ad-free.

22 hours ago

Dentsu China unveils new media agency heads

Guang Cui, CEO of Dentsu China, will oversee media agencies, as Dephin Lim joins from WPP and Derek Huang transitions from Merkle to lead Dentsu X.

22 hours ago

Arthur Sadoun: Agencies should be ‘optimistic’ not ...

Publicis CEO gave exclusive interview at Campaign House on first day of Cannes Lions.

6 hours ago

Scrutiny over media trading will be a top story in next year, Campaign editors say

Five of Campaign's global editors spoke on a panel at Campaign House in Cannes.

1 day ago

AI won't kill advertising, it won't save it either: ...

“Go make something wonderful,” Apple's Tor Myhren tells the creative industry as he bets on the irreplaceable power of human minds.

2 days ago

Creativity isn’t just for New York, London or ...

Enkhbayasgalan Tungalag reminds the industry that world-class ideas can be born in yurt camps as easily as Madison Avenue; it’s time the global stage paid attention.

1 day ago

Viagra takes home the Pharma Grand Prix at 2025 ...

The winning work from Ogilvy Shanghai answered the question of how to promote Viagra in a country where pharma ads are banned and intimacy is considered a taboo subject.

1 day ago

Vaseline wins Cannes Lions Health and Wellness ...

The campaign from Ogilvy Singapore aimed to test the hacks in the Vaseline labs and “verify” the ones that actually work.

1 day ago

New Zealand Herpes Foundation wins Lions Health and ...

The work came from Finch in Sydney and Motion Sickness in Auckland, New Zealand.

23 hours ago

Dentsu expands global Sports & Entertainment business

Names Yoshinobu Ise new global head of the division and expands anime business to China, SEA and North America.

22 hours ago

Clemenger BBDO nabs Stephen de Wolf as national ...

De Wolf, former CCO of BMF, exited the agency and has returned to Clemenger BBDO.

4 days ago

APAC ad market shows resilience, but growth slows ...

Magna’s new global ad forecast reveals that APAC’s ad revenues rose nearly 8% in 2024, but predicts growth will slow to 4.6% in 2025.

1 day ago

Advertisers of the month in Australia: Budget ...

These brands saw jumps in advertising awareness in Australia in May onYouGov's BrandIndex, led by Budget Direct and its 'Balloons' campaign.

Agency Report Cards 2024

1 day ago

Agency Report Card 2024: OMD

OMD APAC kept competitors on their toes with major account wins, standout campaigns, and a clean sweep of top industry awards. But with the incoming complexities of the Omnicom-IPG merger, questions remain about its next phase of growth—and how integration could reshape its market edge.

4 days ago

Agency Report Card 2024: Ogilvy

Ogilvy APAC celebrated a strong creative year in 2024, clinching top regional honours at Cannes Lions. Yet operational headwinds, particularly in China, tested its resilience and reshaped its growth strategy.

Jun 12, 2025

Agency Report Card 2024: MullenLowe

In 2024, MullenLowe weathered the loss of significant Unilever business by securing new clients, yet still faces challenges in regional cohesion, despite pockets of creative success.

Jun 11, 2025

Agency Report Card 2024: Mindshare

Mindshare faced significant setbacks in APAC in 2024, losing nearly a billion dollars in client business and falling out of Campaign's top 20 rankings, highlighting the need for strategic renewal.

Market Shake-ups

May 30, 2025

Mindshare, EssenceMediacom China chiefs exit

Campaign understands that both Mindshare and EssenceMediacom’s China chiefs are stepping down; WPP Media pushes regional restructuring post rebrand.

May 22, 2025

GroupM tells staff about redundancies as restructure...

Employees being informed this week about roles at risk of redundancy.

May 19, 2025

Why has GroupM lost its way for so long? The buck ...

The visceral response to the latest restructuring has been a lament for the way the holding company has moved too slowly and downgraded its agency brands over many years.

May 14, 2025

GroupM restructures across Asia, Indonesia ...

Staffing cuts across Asia have begun as GroupM transitions to a “single operating model” under the soon-to-be-rebranded WPP Media banner.

The Work

4 days ago

Apple Watch’s heart story strikes a chord in Japan

Apple’s new Japan campaign tells the real-life story of a heavy metal fan whose Apple Watch alerts help detect a life-threatening heart condition just in time.

Jun 9, 2025

Got2be and Jung von Matt Nerd launch Roblox games for Pride month

Activation features two games based on the history of the LGBTQ+ movement.

May 30, 2025

Can’t find a clean public toilet? Buktupup to the rescue

BuktuPup is a new microsite that helps travellers in rural Indonesia find clean, private restrooms hosted by locals—even in remote tourist spots.

May 28, 2025

Can a 'winter internship' persuade Aussies to love winter?

The campaign by Tourism Tasmania brings to life 10 winter experiences, each designed to challenge perceptions of winter to travellers.

Focus

Unlocking China Opportunities

Your Guide to Understanding Evolving Consumer Preferences by Alibaba

Getting real How eos became Gen Z’s most-loved ...

Behind the scenes of the most effective marketing campaign in the world

Indies as One: The World's Top Independent Agencies

According to the World Federation of Advertising, nine out of 10 marketers do not believe their current agency model will fit future needs. They foresee greater demands for simplification, specialisation and integration from agencies.

Insights on video marketing in Southeast Asia

The first Southeast Asia YouTube Works Awards celebrates the most effective and creative advertising on the platform, where winners don’t just represent the best of their market, but the whole region.

Meta: Every connection is an opportunity

Relationships with the community grows in parallel as businesses begin to expand. Meta facilitates this growth by helping people and businesses intersect, connect and grow together across its platforms. In this series, Campaign Asia-Pacific partners with Meta to explore innovative solutions, including AI integration, Reels ads, Business Messaging, measurement and performance in order to optimise the consumer journey and help brands grow.

Pioneers Panel Series

‘Pioneers’ is a thought leadership series, brought to you by Campaign and Facebook, exploring emerging trends and cutting-edge insights on the changes that will shape the future of the marketing and advertising industry for years to come.

Events

May 27, 2025
Marina Bay Sands

Campaign360 2025 Singapore

Campaign360 returns on 27-28 May 2025 in Singapore! The event will cover engaging discussions led by Asia's leading brand marketers, focusing on navigating budget challenges, collaboration between the entire C-suite and CMOs, and differentiating your brand in a competitive market.

May 12, 2025
Bangkok

MediaWorks 2025

MediaWorks 2025 Returns to Bangkok from 12-14 May

May 27, 2025
Singapore

Women Leading Change Awards 2025

Campaign Asia-Pacific's Women Leading Change Awards Asia-Pacific continue to celebrate the outstanding women who challenge, innovate, and lead across our industry.

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