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YouTube adds memberships and merchandising to boost revenue for creators

YouTube adds memberships and merchandising to boost revenue for creators

The move appears to acknowledge that YouTube's brand-safety measures throttled revenue sources for many YouTube creators, who turned to Patreon and TeeSpring for alternate streams.

Tiger Beer champions emerging Asian talent

Tiger Beer champions emerging Asian talent

Brand continues its 'uncaged' theme with a 13-market campaign through Marcel Sydney.

Weak supply chain integration hurts online sales: SAP

Weak supply chain integration hurts online sales: SAP

Identifying friction points in the consumer journey and making improvements to the overall purchasing experience reduces cart abandonment, according to a SAP study.

Facebook launches ad products for video games

Facebook launches ad products for video games

Facebook has launched three advertising solutions to help publishers of games reach players that are likely to make in-app purchases.

Snap grew revenues faster than users

Snap grew revenues faster than users

With revenue growth of 44% and user growth of 8%, average revenue per user grew by 34%.

AnyMind Group acquires Acqua Media

AnyMind Group acquires Acqua Media

The acquisition gives AnyMind Group access to 252 publishers across 8.3 billion monthly impressions.

Bing takes on Trivago, Google with intelligent search features

Bing takes on Trivago, Google with intelligent search features

Microsoft has updated a search function in Bing, with the initial rollout fixated around the hospitality & travel industry.

Marketing-sales misalignment equals massive waste: LinkedIn

Marketing-sales misalignment equals massive waste: LinkedIn

Businesses should stop focusing on handing off leads, because misalignment costs businesses $41 trillion a year globally, according to speakers at a LinkedIn event.

Google launches Waze Local in Malaysia

Google launches Waze Local in Malaysia

Google is monetising the data collected by its GPS software, opening up ad formats to small- and medium-sized businesses after a successful rollout with large-scale advertisers.

Apple's pay-per-install ad product available in South Korea, Japan

Apple's pay-per-install ad product available in South Korea, Japan

Apple's performance-marketing tool for App Store Optimisation has reached two APAC markets.

Post World Cup data breakdown: Was it worth it?

Post World Cup data breakdown: Was it worth it?

Viewed by half the planet, the tournament was a perfect platform for APAC brands to demonstrate relevance, test deals and tap new segments.

InMobi launches programmatic exchange around in-app advertising and video

InMobi launches programmatic exchange around in-app advertising and video

With the programmatic advertising market projected to double in three years, InMobi has launched an exchange that is purpose-built to help it capture double-digit market share.

Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter launch data-transfer project

Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter launch data-transfer project

The initiative allows users to back up their data, abandon a social network or try a new one without having to worry about portability and interoperability.

Google launches cross-device reporting feature

Google launches cross-device reporting feature

Google launches tool that can track users across devices, plus an additional line for text ads, and an app that allows public figures to address fans and stakeholders.

Pubmatic battles adtech tax with cloud offering

Pubmatic battles adtech tax with cloud offering

PubMatic's new cloud offering aims to help publishers of all sizes own their programmatic ecosystem while reducing costs and focusing on monetization.

AppsFlyer: Respond to GDPR by prioritizing customer lifetime value

AppsFlyer: Respond to GDPR by prioritizing customer lifetime value

A new report by the marketing analytics platform, in partnership with Facebook, found that fixating on growing customer lifetime value from existing users is far more profitable than acquiring new audiences.

Australia's top local brands

Australia's top local brands

In-country experts weigh in on the popularity of brand behemoths Woolworths, Coles and Qantas, and assess whether challenger brands like Aldi are encroaching on their bright futures.

AppNexus/AT&T: Duopoly-buster, another walled garden, or both?

AppNexus/AT&T: Duopoly-buster, another walled garden, or both?

APAC industry insiders differ on the meaning of the acquisition for the digital advertising ecosystem.

Here's why Amazon is worrying the Google/Facebook duopoly

Here's why Amazon is worrying the Google/Facebook duopoly

NEWS ANALYSIS: An analyst, a strategist, and an affiliate marketer comfortably walk into a bar. Then they notice Amazon in the corner. All your base are belong to us.

Independent players can exist outside Google and Facebook duopoly: MCN

Independent players can exist outside Google and Facebook duopoly: MCN

The free pass that the digital majors get in viewability standards is bringing chaos to the programmatic advertising ecosystem, said MCN's chief data officer.

Telecom data does not rival the duopoly: Mobilewalla

Telecom data does not rival the duopoly: Mobilewalla

As telecom companies seek to monetise their userbase, they will need help to track journeys within and outside owned ecosystems.

GroupM wins $8 million English Biscuits Manufacturers media review

GroupM wins $8 million English Biscuits Manufacturers media review

In Pakistan, GroupM won English Biscuit Manufacturers' estimated $8 million national media planning and buying account from Starcrest Communications, the incumbent.

CtrlShift CEO calls out agency networks

CtrlShift CEO calls out agency networks

Agencies are "a big part of the problem that exists" in adtech, Dominic Powers said at Innovfest Unbound.

Australia's top mobile-friendly brands

Australia's top mobile-friendly brands

Samsung, Apple and Google emerge as Australia's preferred mobile-friendly brands, while our experts cite less-known companies that are doing mobile and social right.

Bangladesh increases digital spend 1000% over 3 years

Bangladesh increases digital spend 1000% over 3 years

The CEO of a Dentsu Aegis Network affiliate agency in Bangladesh details the factors that have led advertisers to experiment more and more with digital formats.

Facebook introduces in-app header bidding

Facebook introduces in-app header bidding

Facebook is partnering with Fyber, MAX and Twitter’s MoPub in order to empower app publishers who use header bidding to include ads from Facebook’s Audience Network in their auctions.

Integral Ad Science: Acquisition will mean investment in Asia

Integral Ad Science: Acquisition will mean investment in Asia

APAC MD Stephen Dolan comments on the company's acquisition by Vista Equity Partners.

Marketing CPGs will depend on 'buying' vs 'shopping' in future: EY

Marketing CPGs will depend on 'buying' vs 'shopping' in future: EY

In a future where connected technologies and smart homes are the new normal, people will either 'shop' for goods themselves or 'buy' through automation, with psychographic-based segmentation gaining importance, according to Ernst & Young Solutions.

The Trade Desk introduces an AI forecast engine

The Trade Desk introduces an AI forecast engine

Company claims new tools lower the barriers to entry while eliminating the need for a training and trial budget.

OpenX opens Singapore office

OpenX opens Singapore office

After being named the largest digital advertising exchange in Japan after Google, OpenX plans to replicate the same milestone in Singapore and Australia.

How Snapcart is disrupting traditional CPG market research

How Snapcart is disrupting traditional CPG market research

After waiting 17 years for the retail tech industry to create a real-time data solution, a former P&G market-research director took matters into her own hands.

How NTUC Income, BBH and YouTube delivered 500 scary travel scenarios

How NTUC Income, BBH and YouTube delivered 500 scary travel scenarios

CASE STUDY: NTUC Income and BBH pooled data and insights, then used an alpha-stage YouTube tool to execute a campaign that showed prospective travellers some of their worst fears.

Microsoft face-recognition tech gets some bias training

Microsoft face-recognition tech gets some bias training

Microsoft has updated its facial-recognition technology to recognise various skin tones and associate more genders with search terms.

Unskilled staff are stunting digital transformation: Fujitsu study

Unskilled staff are stunting digital transformation: Fujitsu study

A new survey from Fujitsu suggests six key factors for successful digital transformation projects, but notes a lack of skilled staff is the top challenge during planning and trial stages.

How Burger King used digital OOH to relaunch King Box

How Burger King used digital OOH to relaunch King Box

CASE STUDY: Burger King Singapore and Moove Media used a digital out of home campaign powered by IDOOH to target commuters with the relaunched King Box meal deal.

Omnicom launches marketing and insights platform

Omnicom launches marketing and insights platform

Omnicom Group has launched a marketing and insights platform, aiming to make mass personalization a reality.

Only a third of APAC agencies insource programmatic media buying technology

Only a third of APAC agencies insource programmatic media buying technology

A study by ExchangeWire found that APAC-based advertising agencies trail below other regions despite benefits around insourced programmatic capabilities such as closer relationships with publishers and bespoke client offerings

Will the acquisitions by Forrester Research reinvent analysis firms?

Will the acquisitions by Forrester Research reinvent analysis firms?

The market has proven that real-time CX insights are an operational advantage.

Forrester Research acquires FeedbackNow and GlimpzIt

Forrester Research acquires FeedbackNow and GlimpzIt

A combined $5 million acquisition by Forrester Research is set to help it launch its own CX Cloud, a move that may hurt its impartiality with technology-based research & ranking reports.

Google Marketing Live 2018: Democratising machine learning adtech

Google Marketing Live 2018: Democratising machine learning adtech

We detail 3 of the 7 updates at the Google Marketing Live 2018 that concern the execution role of digital-first advertisers and agencies.

Vaynerchuk: if Sorrell came knocking I'd say 'no'

Vaynerchuk: if Sorrell came knocking I'd say 'no'

Gary Vaynerchuk also tells Campaign in Singapore that the APAC launch of VaynerMedia will be delayed to Q1 2019, and sounds off on programmatic.

Sizmek launches bundled programmatic offering for APAC

Sizmek launches bundled programmatic offering for APAC

Platform intends to address some of the challenges hindering the widespread adoption of dynamic creative optimisation in the region.

Criteo boosts tech capabilities with $23 million AI lab

Criteo boosts tech capabilities with $23 million AI lab

Criteo has placed a three-year bet on a team of researchers and engineers to ensure the data collection and usage practices of Asia-Pacific conform to the highest ethical and privacy standards.

Programmatic sophistication in India beats Hong Kong: BBC

Programmatic sophistication in India beats Hong Kong: BBC

The world's oldest national broadcasting organisation shares insights into the challenges, difficulties, positives and differences that programmatic faces within each individual market in North Asia and the APAC region.

Outbrain updates Amplify dashboard with Lookalike Audiences

Outbrain updates Amplify dashboard with Lookalike Audiences

The tool mirrors the modelling used by Facebook's Lookalike Audiences tool and Google Similar Audiences.

Outbrain's Sphere: A tool for premium publishers to battle Google/Facebook?

Outbrain's Sphere: A tool for premium publishers to battle Google/Facebook?

The new platform claims to help publishers in the reader-acquisition battle while offering new revenue options.

AlKaram Studio leverages folk song to reimagine perception

AlKaram Studio leverages folk song to reimagine perception

An online film for the eastern apparel brand seeks to help Pakistani women associate a new collection with modernity, but balanced with tradition.

Mother-to-son notes bring sweetness to cake launch

Mother-to-son notes bring sweetness to cake launch

In Pakistan, a new campaign by Ogilvy for English Biscuit Manufacturers hones in on the relationship between a working mother and her son.

Sanofi appoints media agency in Pakistan

Sanofi appoints media agency in Pakistan

The account changes hands without a pitch.

Khaadi appoints creative agency in Pakistan

Khaadi appoints creative agency in Pakistan

After years of executing consumer and corporate marketing in-house, a leading eastern apparel brand has hired a creative agency.

Twitter begins bot purge

Twitter begins bot purge

Twitter has enforced a swift crackdown against fake followers and accounts, angering some influencers while taking the industry closer to a world without vanity metrics.

Digital transformation will contribute $10 billion to Singapore's GDP: Microsoft

Digital transformation will contribute $10 billion to Singapore's GDP: Microsoft

Digital transformation is set to accelerate growth for the APAC region, impacting society, companies, and the economy, according to a new study.

CASE STUDY: How PropertyGuru boosted its media efficiency by 20%

CASE STUDY: How PropertyGuru boosted its media efficiency by 20%

Singapore-based real estate site PropertyGuru reaped the rewards of applying an experimental regression model for brand equity investments.

Criteo APAC revenue grew 23%

Criteo APAC revenue grew 23%

The adtech firm's prudential line of thinking secured business results that crushed analyst expectations.

Omnicom Group replaces MD for Impact BBDO in Pakistan

Omnicom Group replaces MD for Impact BBDO in Pakistan

Faisal Durrani has been replaced as the managing director of Impact BBDO in Pakistan.

AI: What to do before you even start

AI: What to do before you even start

The old maxim ‘garbage in, garbage out’ holds true with AI, so companies considering the use of machine-learning tools should take steps to get their data and system architectures in order.

AdParlor rebrands to Ada

AdParlor rebrands to Ada

After years of operating under the AdParlor banner, while offering a range of services such as programmatic, creative, and strategy, a rebrand was in order, according to the company.

Facebook locks out third-party data providers

Facebook locks out third-party data providers

Experian and Acxiom are among the numerous third-party data providers that Facebook will lock out of its ad targeting extension by winding down Partner Categories.

Google finally rolls out mobile-first indexing

Google finally rolls out mobile-first indexing

After years of releasing free tools that evaluate the speed of mobile sites and make the business case for prioritising it, Google has announced the rollout of mobile-first indexing.

Google offers GDPR-compliant advertising option

Google offers GDPR-compliant advertising option

Google has updated its terms and products to offers advertisers, agencies, and publishers a new GDPR-compliant advertising tool that only targets ads at visitors that have opted in.

Snap silently rolls out precise location targeting

Snap silently rolls out precise location targeting

Two new precision based location marketing options from Snap Inc. seek to help advertisers drive footfall.

Salesforce APAC revenue grows 26%

Salesforce APAC revenue grows 26%

Spending $4.8 billion on marketing and sales, the cloud computing company surpassed $10 billion in revenue for the 2018 fiscal year.

Google Assistant: More chatty in more languages

Google Assistant: More chatty in more languages

The Google Assistant is going global, with more languages and deeper integration opportunities for advertisers and agencies.

Microsoft launches Custom Vision and Bing Entity Search

Microsoft launches Custom Vision and Bing Entity Search

A series of AI offerings from Microsoft target advertisers beginning digital transformations.

Uber switches media agency in Pakistan

Uber switches media agency in Pakistan

After an extensive pitch, Uber is tipped to have handed media and digital duties to OMD in Pakistan.

Orientm McCann president arrested on corruption charges in Pakistan

Orientm McCann president arrested on corruption charges in Pakistan

Following a four-year corruption investigation, the head of Orientm McCann has been arrested along with seven other agency owners and four political figures.

Alibaba set to enter Pakistan through Telenor Bank

Alibaba set to enter Pakistan through Telenor Bank

An examination into the logic behind Alibaba's acquisition play.

Pak Qatar Takaful Group appoints creative agency in Pakistan

Pak Qatar Takaful Group appoints creative agency in Pakistan

Blitz Advertising, an affiliate of Publicis in Pakistan, has won the creative account for insurer Pak Qatar Takaful Group.

Baskin Robbins appoints creative agency in Pakistan

Baskin Robbins appoints creative agency in Pakistan

Shortly after signing a master licensing agreement with Baskin Robbins, AHG Flavours has hired Ogilvy & Mather to help develop the brand in Pakistan.

Hush Puppies hires Pakistan digital agency

Hush Puppies hires Pakistan digital agency

The Lahore-based digital agency will enhance consumer engagement experiences and digital marketing efforts through an innovative application of advanced engagement and marketing performance analytics.

English Biscuit Manufacturers switches digital agency in Pakistan

English Biscuit Manufacturers switches digital agency in Pakistan

Bulls Eye DDB has been ousted from the English Biscuits Manufacturers digital account, following a pitch that began in July.

TPL Holdings takes on Google Maps in Pakistan

TPL Holdings takes on Google Maps in Pakistan

Competing head on with Google Maps, an underdog is sending ripples through the digital ecosystem.

Telenor switches creative agency in Pakistan

Telenor switches creative agency in Pakistan

Adcom Leo Burnett has been ousted from the Telenor Pakistan creative account, following a pitch that began in March.

Did Kylie Jenner really destroy $1.5 billion in Snapchat value?

Did Kylie Jenner really destroy $1.5 billion in Snapchat value?

Are key opinion leaders really that powerful? Well, no. Here are five actual reasons Snapchat's stock dropped.

Google launches site comparison tool

Google launches site comparison tool

On the heels of Mobile World Congress, Google has released two tools to help advertisers and agencies understand the importance of mobile optimisation.

Facebook updates measurement and interface for Page Insights

Facebook updates measurement and interface for Page Insights

The update will dramatically impact the organic reach achieved by advertisers and agencies, while artificially raising the engagement rate as a net result.

Google inks partnership with Getty Images, implements copyright disclaimers

Google inks partnership with Getty Images, implements copyright disclaimers

Google has agreed to a partnership that will bind it to behave responsibly towards content creators.

Microsoft coalesces sentiment analysis into Bing

Microsoft coalesces sentiment analysis into Bing

Similar to the wireframe powering Google's featured snippets, Bing's sentiment analysis tool is aimed at giving users access to answers.

Google’s Search Console exits beta

Google’s Search Console exits beta

The final form of the Search Console has arrived, offering advertisers and agencies access to a tool that helps them understand site performance, indexing issues, and AMP status.

Johnson & Johnson launches design lab in Singapore

Johnson & Johnson launches design lab in Singapore

The company unveiled a new APAC regional headquarters in Singapore, along with its first design lab outside the US.

Connected TV is for marketers who value viewability: Dataxu

Connected TV is for marketers who value viewability: Dataxu

Connected TV provides an option beyond the internet giants for accessing the reach of traditional TV format but with greater accuracy, according to Dataxu's APAC GM.

Use of mobile-web header bidding rises 1,395% in APAC: PubMatic

Use of mobile-web header bidding rises 1,395% in APAC: PubMatic

TOP OF THE CHARTS: The APAC region now represents roughly a third of global volume, according to the latest figures from PubMatic.

Adobe acquires ecommerce provider Magento

Adobe acquires ecommerce provider Magento

Following similar acquisitions by Oracle, SAP, and Salesforce, the purchase allows Adobe to close the loop across the ecommerce industry profit pool.

AI predictions are the future of the contextual upsell: Salesforce

AI predictions are the future of the contextual upsell: Salesforce

AI-powered prediction engines can help marketers better time and tune their upsell attempts, according to a senior Salesforce executive.

Zuckerberg would 'love to see' ad transparency regulation

Zuckerberg would 'love to see' ad transparency regulation

Facebook's founder in chief finally responds with an apology and an action plan.

India and Pakistan at loggerheads over BBlunt plagiarism row

India and Pakistan at loggerheads over BBlunt plagiarism row

A BBlunt commercial that has been copied frame-to-frame by a Pakistani beauty brand is causing tension across the border.

Nielsen makes retail push with VR store simulation

Nielsen makes retail push with VR store simulation

The company showcased a VR-based tool for evaluating point-of-sale effectiveness yesterday in Singapore.

Google updates AdMob for monetization

Google updates AdMob for monetization

A new tool will help app publishers monetize across the Google in-app ecosystem.

Nippon Paint appoints media agency in Pakistan

Nippon Paint appoints media agency in Pakistan

The multinational paints manufacturer sought a media mix that could ensure brand recall among consumer and corporate decision-makers.

3 ways Google updated AdWords this week

3 ways Google updated AdWords this week

Changes impact click-to-message ads, as well as retargeting and calls to action on YouTube.

Unilever's Knorr mascots educate kids on stranger danger

Unilever's Knorr mascots educate kids on stranger danger

Following a call for action after a tragedy, Unilever worked with MullenLowe Rauf to create a socially responsible message that filled a knowledge gap many parents failed to address.

CEO of Starcom Pakistan steps down

CEO of Starcom Pakistan steps down

After 16 months as the CEO of Starcom in Pakistan, Omar Abedin has stepped down to pursue alternative interests.

Insider launches growth-management platform

Insider launches growth-management platform

Company has set sights on Indonesia, Korea, and Japan for its rollout.

Dailymotion revamps platform for personalized UX

Dailymotion revamps platform for personalized UX

Dailymotion has redesigned its user experience to match content recommendations with user interest, pushing premium content created by publishers first.

Tip Sheet: 5 Countermeasures to blackhat SEO tactics

Tip Sheet: 5 Countermeasures to blackhat SEO tactics

SEO experts from the APAC regions leading agencies share quick and long-fixes to combat competitors that resort to blackhat tactics to compete.

Google's new video ad format doesn't need YouTube

Google's new video ad format doesn't need YouTube

Withdrawing its eggs from YouTube's basket, Google will now offer advertisers and agencies video ads outside the world's largest video search engine.

Why Google's claims about audio transcription matter for marketing

Why Google's claims about audio transcription matter for marketing

Google says it has nearly perfected the ability to transcribe audio into text, which has potential to impact voice search, retail environments and even creative teams.

Mobile app fraud has grown 30% in a year and now costs advertisers over $700 million: AppsFlyer

Mobile app fraud has grown 30% in a year and now costs advertisers over $700 million: AppsFlyer

As both sides gain sophistication, fraud has become a high stakes race.

Amazon launches Alexa Agency Plan

Amazon launches Alexa Agency Plan

In a bid to accelerate adoption of Alexa for advertisers and agencies eager to attain first mover advantage in voice search, Amazon has launched a paid platform plan.

Improving ad standards means investing in them: GroupM

Improving ad standards means investing in them: GroupM

The EVP of brand safety at GroupM shared the terms advertisers must enforce in order to achieve a clean digital supply chain of 100% viewability.