TODAY'S EDITION 06/03/2026

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Inside ChatGPT ads: What marketers in APAC should know before the format arrives

ChatGPT's ad pilot has landed in ANZ, with Japan and South Korea next, how can APAC marketers shift their strategies from traditional search to conversational, intent-driven advertising across LLM-based advertising?

Javier Campopiano announces next move

He departed Omnicom Advertising last week.

2026 Cannes Contenders: Gut creative predicts APAC hopefuls

Gut Asia's Ernest Chin picks standout campaigns that have the best prospects at this year's Cannes Lions.

Google expands virtual try-on across key APAC markets

The tool allows users to upload a photo and see how clothes or shoes would realistically look on them before making a purchase.

Relief for Indian football fans, Zee Entertainment signs last-minute FIFA deal to broadcast World Cup

The deal spans 39 ⁠FIFA events over eight years through 2034, including the Women's World Cup in 2027.

Accenture Song brings back founding member to lead Southeast Asia

Patricio De Matteis is no stranger to the business or the region.

Sandpiper launches Malaysia office

Poaches Edelman executive to lead the firm, and anchor its Southeast Asia expansion.

Innocean targets Korea’s mountain ramen waste problem

'Magic bombs' turn discarded ramen broth into solid gels. Ad Nut doesn't think technology can compensate for a spectacular lack of civic sense.

'Familiarity does not equal immunity': Starbucks Korea struggles to quell 'Tank Day' outrage

The marketing fiasco has wiped out millions in sales, delivery worker unions have vowed to refuse orders, and government officials will ban the coffee giant from public events. The fallout in Starbucks' third biggest market shows no sign of stopping.

APAC Power List 2026: The top 50 marketers shaping the region's next chapter

In a climate of extraordinary pressure and possibility, the select cohort of marketing leaders are setting the standard for purposeful, high-impact leadership.

2026 Cannes Contenders: Thinkerbell predicts winners from APAC

Chief creative Tom Wenborn shares his winning bets with Campaign.

FairPrice marketing chief Alvin Neo steps down

The veteran marketer leaves after nearly seven years spent modernising the retailer's customer ecosystem and driving its digital retail strategy.

The Work


Telstra turns up the volume on e-waste

In a world producing 7kg of e-waste per person, Telstra promises to give every second device a second life by 2030.

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OPINIONS

60 and eyeing 70: A Leo exec on experience in an industry obsessed with newness

Amanda Wheeler turns 60 this year and shows no sign of slowing because while anyone can prompt AI, it still takes experience to know if the output is any good.

Open source you (and all your relatives): The future of DNA marketing

Brands like Shiseido use DNA databases to pick your moisturiser. Barry Lustig thinks that ethical DNA targeting is the beginning—when the genomic Pandora's box cracks open, not every hand reaching in will be a clean one.

The black box ate the media plan

How the transparency revolution became a trust exercise

The Information

Advertising’s credibility problem is not about measurement, it is about mentality

Parts of the industry have started mistaking measurement for strategy, and the two aren't interchangeable, writes Ian Whittaker in his latest op-ed for Campaign.

Why marketers are turning to ChatGPT and Claude to manage their e-commerce ads

What started out as a way to “chat with your data” is now becoming something much bigger.

The growing cultural convergence of China, Japan, and South Korea

Once a siloed hierarchy of markets, the explosion of travel between Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo has created new forms of cultural fusion that smart brands are tapping into.

FIFA's biggest Asian sponsors can't watch the World Cup they're funding

With World Cup broadcast rights still unresolved in India and China, up to 2.8 billion fans could miss coverage—making the ROI for Asia’s FIFA sponsors harder than ever.

To all the men in advertising: please start showing up

You can’t be a male ally if you’re not in the room.


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