A Campaign investigation finds that the rapid growth of live commerce is moving faster than compliance and governance practices can keep up, exposing major brands like Aveeno, Glad2Glow, and L'Oreal to regulatory risk.
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National Arts Council Singapore appoints PR and digital marketing agencies
The two-year contracts were won after competitive pitches.
Devil in the deals: The brand play behind The Devil Wears Prada 2 in APAC
The film's staying power across fashion and workplace culture makes it an unusually rich platform for brand partnerships.
Pinterest makes a CTV debut amid a performance marketing rebrand
Making the audience addressable through TVScientific is just the “first step in our product roadmap,” says a Pinterest executive, as the platform pushes beyond social.
Omnicom revenue grew 3.9% in Q1 after IPG acquisition
APAC accounted for 8.9% of Omnicom’s core revenue in Q1.
Q1 expected to be 'worst quarter' for WPP’s new business in 2026
Chief financial officer Joanne Wilson says WPP is “encouraged by the level of activity” in new business so far this year.
Campaign reveals winners of Event Marketing Awards 2026
George P. Johnson swept two Grand Prix and walked away with multiple wins at Campaign Asia-Pacific's tenth Event Marketing Awards. See who else took home the metals.
Agency Performance Review 2026: Which agencies rose, who held, and who the numbers finally caught up with
We analysed three years of APAC Agency Performance Reviews to map the trends and changes in the region’s agency hierarchy.
AI turns CMOs into chief growth officers: Forrester
Forrester says AI usage is pushing CMOs closer to commercial targets, with growth and revenue now squarely in their remit.
How owned media has evolved into a must-have strategy for brands
As paid media costs soar and audience attention fragments, brands increasingly rely on owned media to control their narrative and deepen customer relationships.
‘If the world only remembers we sponsored the World Cup, we've failed’: Lenovo’s FIFA play
Jeff Shafer, Lenovo's global exec, on why the tech major doesn't treat FIFA as a media buy. Yes, it’s invested in the most valuable brand real estate on Earth but being just another logo on the pitch would miss the point.
Holdcos aren't cutting jobs because of AI. They're cutting jobs because Wall Street told them to
Omnicom doubled its cost-synergy target overnight and its share price jumped 13%. WPP has already cut 7,000 roles. Ian Whittaker writes on the financial logic that is quietly tearing the agency industry apart, and why Publicis is the only one that can say no.
Agency Performance Review 2026: We graded 22 agency networks
The grades are in for Campaign Asia's 23rd annual evaluation of APAC agency networks. Knowledge subscribers get early access.
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Effectiveness at the Highest Level: Eos and Mischief @ No Fixed Address win back-to-back Iridium Effies
Setting a new benchmark for marketing effectiveness, the "Women’s Shave" campaign defies category norms to claim the industry’s top honour for the second year running.
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3 marketing lessons from the Coachella 2026 post-mortem
Why ‘method branding’ and fan service defined the festival’s most-searched year yet.
Can culture be decoded, or does it have to be felt?
Publicis’ Rish Gopal has spent eight years in Japan watching brands get culture wrong. He says the problem isn’t data but a lack of patience, and that the long game is the only one that works.
If you want your campaign to go to market quickly, the best thing you can do is slow down
Rushing the brief doesn’t save time; it just moves it to the most expensive part of the process, says Pieter-Paul von Weiler, co-founder of BetterBriefs.
The Publicis-Microsoft partnership and the rise of a closed-loop economy
In a closed-loop economy, the stakes are higher and the margin for error thinner. Microsoft’s choice of Publicis challenges the idea that tech will make agencies obsolete.
Culture isn’t a campaign anymore and brands can’t just be guests
Audiences aren’t waiting to be told stories; they’re busy reshaping them. Brands now need to give them something to do, writes Virtue's Huiwen Tow.
Everyone needs partners in era of tech hyperscalers
Coming age of agentic AI is forcing more collaboration between “frenemies” across the advertising and tech ecosystem.
Nobody wants to unlock their potential, they want to feel better now
The lipstick effect is mainstream, and brands selling aspiration and transformation are missing the point, writes Ominicom Media's Daisy Huang.
Woolley Marketing: Why adland is trading magic for a faster milk cart
Allowing new AI technology to become the dominant consideration in choosing a partner means you value ‘more and faster’ over capability and performance.