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Salt buries true flavours, TBWA builds evidence in new Health Promotion Board work

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As Singaporeans consume nearly double the recommended daily salt intake, TBWA makes the invisible threat impossible to ignore.

Brands are trading noise for restraint in 2026's Lunar New Year ads, and it's for the long run

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2026's festive work marks a clear pivot away from loud tropes, moving towards quieter, longer‑term platforms rooted in subtle narratives. Big brands are now leaning into film to reinforce why they matter.

Adidas' Lunar New Year film lets football speak for itself

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In China's crowded market of 289 million fans and no shortage of noise, Adidas simply laces up and gets on with the work.

Former TBWA chief Paul Bradbury joins VML ANZ as CEO

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Bradbury, who moulded TBWA ANZ into a creative powerhouse over two decades, steps into the CEO hotseat, succeeding Tom Tearle, who bows out after five years in the role.

Asia's values are defining global brand building, TBWA report says

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Asian brands are no longer chasing generic global gloss, according to the Eastfluence report. Asia CSO Emmanuel Sabbagh makes the case for marketers to embrace big emotions, intentional limits, and social codes as competitive advantages for Asia, not creative constraints.

Leo and TBWA lead creative, Starcom headlines media at Campaign's Greater China Agency of the Year 2025

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Leo’s creative sweep, Starcom’s media strength, and MSL’s PR prowess was recognised at this year’s AOY Greater China Awards in Shanghai.

StarHub and TBWA Singapore launch 'We Got You' platform

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It marks StarHub’s push to focus on connection and peace of mind rather than the telco world’s predictable fixation on speed and data.

The job of advertising is not to sell

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"Be more entertaining. Be more interesting. Be more attention-grabbing. Hit people in the feels,” urges Zac Martin, who challenges advertising’s fixation on persuasion.

Creative Minds: Ata Zhao is still waiting for aliens, and writing ads in the meantime

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After dropping out of not one, but two universities, the TBWA creative director found his calling in crafting joyful ads, solving client problems, and waiting for extraterrestrial contact.

Apple Watch’s heart story strikes a chord in Japan

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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.

TBWA’s newly appointed chief AI officer on why 'AI is a co-pilot, not an autopilot'

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Campaign Asia speaks exclusively with Lucio Ribeiro and TBWA's Kimberlee Wells on their AI talent investment and how it will bridge the tech and creativity gap to drive sharper brand outcomes.

Can tech save lives? Apple’s new film says it certainly can

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The Australia campaign features the true story of Rick Shearman, who was washed out to sea and forced to make an SOS through his Apple Watch.

Agency Report Card 2024: TBWA

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With bold campaigns, record-breaking new business wins, and a near-perfect client retention rate, the agency proved it could lead from the front. Yet, challenges in China and the pressures of rapid growth loom large—testing whether its ‘disruption’ can stand the test of time.

Blurred lines, exposure and nostalgia: Backslash’s 2025 Edges report

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TBWA’s report on cultural shifts examines company exposure and transparency, ageing, and throwback technology.

Troy Ruhanen: 'I wouldn't have taken OAG job if it was all about efficiency and smashing things'

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The Omnicom Advertising Group chief executive explains the value of bringing various agency brands together within one structure, discusses his working style and insists that reports of the industry's demise are greatly exaggerated.

Creative Minds: 'Go smash it like an avocado' is Stephanie Gwee's pep talk

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She once dreamed of covering war zones, not crafting ad campaigns. But a surprising turn of events led this TBWA Australia creative director to a career where "smashing it like an avocado" became her unexpected motto.

TBWA dominates in Japan/Korea AOY 2024 awards

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Accenture Song and TBWA walked home with multiple metals at the 2024 Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards for Japan and Korea. Check out the highlights here.

Thai graduates turn the camera on tradition in Apple's latest iPhone campaign

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The new 'Shot on iPhone' campaign documents a uniquely Thai phenomenon where graduates transform traditional photography into an art form of joy and self-expression.

Creative Minds: How Katrina Alvarez-Jarratt went from scrubbing blood to being an ECD

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Get to know TBWA Sydney's ECD, a natural extrovert (with introvert rising) who loves free biscuits, adrenaline, and HBO Voyeur.

Anchor claims whole milk is king in new spots

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In a campaign by TBWA New Zealand, influencers including Olympian shot-putter Valerie Adams, dancer Lance Savali, and Popeye join the cause of making whole milk great again.