Industry leaders overheard at the Asian Marketing Effectiveness festival today

Martin Lindstrom, Keith Smith, Tim Isaac, Mainardo de Nardis and Andres Kiger speak their minds...

Martin Lindstrom, author and brand consultant:
"I hate to tell you, but you are losing control of your brand right now."

Mainardo de Nardis, CEO OMD Worldwide, compares Japan with Italy:
"In Japan 70 per cent of people read blogs; in Italy 70 per cent never read blogs."

Keith Smith, president international at TBWA Worldwide:
"Agencies have had to reinvent themselves. Otherwise we all would have gone out of business."

Tim Isaac, chairman Asia-Pacifc at Ogilvy & Mather:
"It's a revolution going on out there... digital and data are revolutionising the challenges we are facing."

Andres Kiger, senior director of integrated marketing at Coca-Cola China:
"It depends on brands and needs. People may have felt naked three years ago if their marketing campaign didn't include a TVC. Now digital elements have overtaken TVCs."

Source: Campaign China

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