Michael Hoare

Hong Kong: Preparing for the long term

Hong Kong: Preparing for the long term

Marketers focused on value and the importance of saving in an uncertain climate.

Malaysia: Value takes precedence

Malaysia: Value takes precedence

Tactical campaigns dominated as consumers gravitated to the best offer.

China: Conscientious growth

China: Conscientious growth

China's consumers may appear to want it all, but they are maturing fast and are more environmentally conscious than many marketers imagine.

Cameras: Mobilising the amateurs in Asia

Cameras: Mobilising the amateurs in Asia

Camera brands are enjoying growth in Asia by offering increasingly sophisticated equipment in attractive and accessible packaging, but distinction remains a challenge.

Sports drink: Widening the appeal across Asia

Sports drink: Widening the appeal across Asia

No longer the preserve of athletes, sports drinks are widening their appeal across Asia to become a daily supplement that enables people to live life to the full.

Auto brands driving buzz

Auto brands driving buzz

Enthusiastic Chinese consumers are setting the stage for brands to embed themselves in online conversations.

Nokia fights for space in mobile music

Nokia fights for space in mobile music

Can Nokia's Comes With Music service find a niche in a crowded marketplace?

The evolution for online news

The evolution for online news

From full-subscription business models to an industry-wide acceptance of hybrids, online news is evolving quickly to keep up with changing consumer tastes.

EA mobile ups its games

SEOUL - Global gaming giant Electronic Arts is planning a string of mobile gaming launches on the back of its US$29 million cash purchase of a South Korean mobile gaming studio.

Feature... Affiliate marketing beckons wary Asia

Feature... Affiliate marketing beckons wary Asia

It may be established in other markets around the world but affiliate marketing still has to win over sceptical advertisers in the Asia-Pacific region.

All About... Mobile in China

All About... Mobile in China

Will the sector's reorganisation benefit advertisers?

Live Issue... Ad production in Asia continues to lag

Live Issue... Ad production in Asia continues to lag

With online video proving to be one of the big growth areas in advertising and TV still the dominant medium in Asia, it might be expected that video production values would be on the up.

Live Issue... Digital enjoys a year of consolidation

Live Issue... Digital enjoys a year of consolidation

There were few breakthroughs in 2008, but digital still made real progress.