TODAY'S EDITION 06/04/2026

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Omnicom Media names Joey Zhao as new China CEO

Zhao’s promotion underscores OM China’s pivot to becoming a growth partner in China’s fast evolving digital commerce landscape.

The Information

Can Alo Yoga build real muscle in Asia?

Brand Health Check: Despite growing buzz and presence in Asia, the activewear brand must differentiate from Lululemon and overcome cultural and counterfeit hurdles in entering China.

Coca-Cola turns its iconic bottle into chopsticks for Southeast Asia

The work, created by Ogilvy Ho Chi Minh City, brings the iconic Coke silhouette to dining tables around the region.

The Knowledge

Global agency groups report card Q1: WPP revenue decline continues as Publicis calls out Wall Street sycophants

The gap between the best and worst-performing holding companies shows little sign of closing as the year gets under way.

Guardrails in the age of live commerce: Can tech keep brands safe?

As live commerce accelerates at warp speed, platform frameworks, third‑party tools, and AI systems are struggling to keep pace.

Burson study: Leadership is AI's 'clearest liability' for reputation

The agency’s research highlights the gap between visibility and believability in GEO.

APRW has been appointed agency on record for JDE Peet’s Singapore

The agency will lead integrated communications for the L’OR, OldTown and Moccona brands.

Woolley Marketing: Why your agency’s best work is not for sale

Procurement can accelerate a process, but it cannot manufacture brilliance. A faster milk cart is a poor substitute for a racehorse, argues Darren Woolley.

Meta rolls out global 13+ content restrictions for teens across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger

Meta is making Instagram, Facebook and Messenger default to 13+ content settings for all teen accounts globally, adding automatic content barriers and session limits on topics like nutrition, weightlifting and anxiety.

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?

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.

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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Promoted content

Proof before Promises: How to Build Trust with B2B Buyers

As AI reshapes how buyers discover and evaluate brands, corporate reputation has become a critical driver of B2B decision-making. At a Bloomberg Media roundtable, industry leaders explored why trust, proof points and human connection matter more than ever in influencing consideration, conversion and long-term business success.

OPINIONS

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.

Livestreaming commerce is booming, but who's watching the claims?

It's become a performance goldmine, but live commerce is also a compliance minefield. As the channel scales and regulation catches up, who actually owns compliance risk?


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