Following a spate of misplaced ad scandals and fake news controversies, brand safety is commonly acknowledged as one of the most pressing challenges currently facing marketers looking to reach digital audiences. But the impact on, and reaction of, consumers to issues … Continue reading Transparency and Ad Quality: Brand Safety Matters to Consumers
by Tom Simpson Latest data reveals that in Q1 2018, Facebook and Google ad revenue grew by 40% year-on-year across Asia Pacific (ex. China), while ‘The Rest’ – every publisher and ad tech business outside the duopoly – saw a … Continue reading A Duopoly of Convenience: Facebook & Google Tap New Growth in APAC
Myanmar is a highly mobile market, backed up by the latest research showing 99% of households now own a SIM card. This points to an interesting dynamic where consumers own SIM cards to make calls, but will borrow a common … Continue reading Myanmar Big on Facebook and Mobile Gaming
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 … Continue reading How Google and Facebook are Eating the APAC Ad Industry
A lot has changed in the world of social media, but we think these four points deserve a special mention: The NYTimes Joins Snapchat Discover In seeing the most respected investigative publisher join Snapchat’s ad-supported channel, publishers the world over … Continue reading 4 Social Media Developments to Watch
Facebook has admitted to misleading advertisers on key metrics for the third time in as many months. On this occasion it’s a discrepancy between the number of likes and shares Facebook shows for web links, and also issues with the … Continue reading More Facebook measurement errors – when will brands lose patience?
Over the last five years Vietnam has seen its beer sales climb at more the double the rate of its GDP, making it South-East Asia’s largest consumer of beer. In fact, in 2012 a staggering 3 billion litres of beer … Continue reading Selling Beer in Vietnam, a Digital Challenge
Marketing Matters is a monthly column covering how marketers today can use Digital to drive innovation and results Social commerce, or S-commerce, is one of the newer kids on the E-commerce block. Of course, it is also a very broad subject. Some would also … Continue reading Retail S-Commerce: Moving to Mobile and Beyond
Marketing Matters is a monthly column covering how marketers today can use Digital to drive innovation and results Today, video is an exceptionally important marketing tool for most businesses. Video is so powerful largely because it can tell a story in a complete … Continue reading Harnessing the Power of Video Marketing in the Online Environment
Too often people see innovation as a flash of lightning, striking at random. And too many businesses are afraid to try new things, creating a huge barrier to success. Clearly inspiration is core to innovation, and new things are scary. But, as … Continue reading The 70/20/10 Rule for Marketing Innovation
