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How Google and Facebook are Eating the APAC Ad Industry
By Tom Simpson Please check out our latest overview of the Facebook and Google advertising duopoly updated with 2018 data. A quick check of their books reveals that in the first quarter of 2017, 92 cents of every new dollar spent in online advertising across Asia Pacific (ex. China) went to Facebook and Google. That’s an incredible statistic.…
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From IOP to IOT: Consumers, Marketers and the Connected Future
Aparna Krishnan, Associate Director of Strategic Planning, Mindshare, Malaysia From the Internet of People (IOP) to Internet of Things (IOT): we are at the cynosure of behavioural change and technology. Asia Pacific known for its heterogeneity is a motley of sub-cultures and mind-sets, yet consumers in the region are unvaryingly relinquishing control and giving authority…
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Digital in Asia 2017 Overview
Digital growth accelerated over the previous 12 months in Asia Pacific, with internet users up 15% to pass the 1.9 billion mark. There are now also 4 billion mobile phone subscriptions across APAC, a penetration rate of 96%. These findings have exciting implications for businesses, governments, and society, but they are also testament to the…
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APAC Content Marketing Predictions for 2017
2016 was the year where content marketing went from a discussion point to a business imperative in Asia. But what’s next? What are the trends we expect to see in 2017? We asked the board members and guests of the Asia Content Marketing Association (ACMA) for insights. And here they are. Connecting the dots In…
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Samsung is Top Brand with Asian Consumers, ahead of Apple
Brands at the forefront of tech and media shine in the 2016 Asia’s Top 1000 Brands ranking. Number 1 position was taken by Samsung, with Apple and Sony in 2 and 3 respectively. Samsung retained its top spot in terms of customer perception, despite a tough year which saw mobile phone sales squeezed by Android competitors.…
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2016 in Preview: Digital in 2016
We Are Social’s comprehensive new Digital in 2016 report presents internet, social media, and mobile insights for Asia. As always, not a lot missing here with stats from Australia to Japan via Myanmar. Enjoy.
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State of Global Mobile Advertising 2015
Latest report from Opera Mediaworks covering Mobile advertising in 2015. Interesting to see Australia leads the world when it comes to use of video advertising on mobile. Opera Mediaworks State of Mobile Advertising Q3 2015 A few other highlights: Games is no. 1 for revenue. Games publishers accounted for 23.7% of revenue on the mobile ad…
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Asian Brands must be more Innovative than those in the West
According to a recent Razorfish digital marketing report, Asian Marketers must be more innovative and forward-thinking than their western counterparts, to meet the technology-driven expectations of consumers in our region. Asian consumers are not only reporting higher ownership and usage of technology, they also hold higher expectations of brands and technology overall. We talk to Joanna Kalenska, Managing Director…
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Mobile Viewability: The final frontier
Mobile is a hot topic. Viewability is perhaps even hotter. Bring the two together and you have some sort of digital marketing nuclear volcano. Well maybe. Mobile viewability is a subset of the overall “has my ad been seen and by who” issue, but a particularly tricky one. The lack of a unique user ID is the clearest…
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APAC, the $6bn Mobile gaming opportunity
With close to $6 billion revenue, Asia Pacific is the largest mobile gaming market in the world. Led by Japan, China and South Korea, the category is still growing at 25% annually across the region. We chat to Jun Lim, Senior Business Development Manager and Lison Chen, Senior Account Manager at AppLift about this promising yet “very fragmented”…
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