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‘Advertising at a Crossroads’ as AI the new Focus for Marketers
There’s been a lot of scepticism recently about where advertising is headed. Online advertising has seen massive growth over the past decade thanks to its flexibility, transparency and measurability—not to mention the ROI. But with this growth comes a new challenge: more than before, marketers must fight to break through the clutter and connect with…
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Chinese Tourists Driving New Wave of Mobile Payment Adoption
In 2017, China became Singapore’s top market for both tourism receipts and visitor arrivals, contributing 3.2 million tourists. As one in a series of parallel moves seen worldwide, mobile payment provider Alipay also launched it’s payment platform to allow Chinese tourists to pay in the way they know best. Alipay is China’s largest mobile and…
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Innovation and Data in a Mobile First Era
Mobile growth continues to hit record highs in 2018, built on a foundation of programmatic delivery. And that makes it more important than ever to get mobile innovation right, says Itamar Benedy, CEO, Glispa. In this Q&A with Digital in Asia, he talks about GDPR, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), playables and performance marketing on mobile.…
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Agents of Change: Programmatic Pain Points and Priorities in APAC
58% of agencies in APAC say programmatic buying lets them drive greater ROI for brand partners, compared to only 40% and 33% for their North American and EMEA cohorts. While APAC typically lags behind other regions in digital and programmatic adoption and ad spending, this finding from new IPONWEB and Exchangewire research, Agents of Change:…
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Evolving your Influencer Marketing for the AI era
The scale and scope of influencer marketing is growing at pace and holds increasing importance in the marketing mix as a way for brands to reach consumers. In this column, Charles Tidswell from Socialbakers provides his top tips for executing social media and influencer marketing campaigns in Asia, including measuring ROI, finding the right influencers and…
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Inside China’s Mobile Payments War
In 2018, China is an almost entirely cashless consumer economy, where popular mobile payment apps such as WeChat Pay and Alipay have enabled consumers to go straight from cash, to smartphone payments, leapfrogging the use of credit cards and cheques. One of the world’s leading players in mobile or e-payment, China saw $15.4 trillion worth of mobile…
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Data to Drive the Next Era for Media Businesses
A recent State of the Media Industry 2018 report from Ooyala confirmed data as one of the key driver for businesses and media organisations in the year ahead, with data-driven video top-of-mind for many marketers. From consumer engagement and privacy to technological advances, content strategies and monetisation, data in its various forms is everywhere and companies are…
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2018 is “The Year of App” for World Cup marketing
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Sales increase for 51% of online retailers in SEA and Taiwan over past year
Fashion is the biggest ecommerce category, while payment methods and delivery issues are the biggest concerns for online retailers and marketers in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, according to a new report from Econsultancy and Shopee exploring challenges and opportunities in ecommerce across the region. The results revealed that 51% of online retailers and 41% of marketers saw their…
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Lack of data in creativity leading cause of wasted digital ad spend
Data is a hot topic right now, with the upcoming impact of GDPR top of mind for marketers in the region right now, but according to the latest white paper from IAB Singapore, poor data application in the creative process is leading to a significant wastage in digital ad spend. As the region’s digital ad…
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