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E-commerce in SEA: Holiday Sales Online Consumer Trends
The friendly folks at Meltwater have just released a new report titled ‘E-commerce in SEA: Supercharging Holiday Sales Through Social Media’ analysing consumer sentiment across South East Asia during the year-end shopping period last year to help e-commerce companies better reach their audiences. The report found that Christmas shopping pulled in 56% of chatter, while…
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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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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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Blockchain, IOT and Robotics: The tech future of travel
The latest What the Tech? report from Ying Communications and Catch On details the trends stemming from the crossover between the travel and technology industries. Far from dehumanising travel, these latest technologies are actually making travel experiences richer and more personal. A few of the key new travel trends covered include: Internet of Things (IoT) —…
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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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A Duopoly of Convenience: Facebook & Google Tap New Growth in APAC
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 fall in revenue of 20% over the same period. Looking at the top-line, digital advertising…
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Vietnam: Digital Trends & Consumer Landscape Overview
With a population of more than 96 million, a median age of 30 years, and internet penetration standing at 50 million, or just over 54% of local population, Vietnam is a young and dynamic market representing a huge commercial opportunity for brands, marketers and investors. Vietnam digital trends emerge fast in this exciting consumer space. Since 2013, the…
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SEA Digital Ad Spend to grow 13% in 2018
Digital ad spend in South East Asia is set to grow 13% in 2018, accounting for 21% of total regional media budget. That’s up from just 13% of regional ad budgets in 2015. Growth will then slow to 5% YOY by 2020 as the market matures and digital hits a 25% share of total ad…
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The Inside Line: The Death of Agencies
What with the yo-yoing of WPP, profit warnings, and Sir Martin Sorrell’s career, all in the shadow of the rise of the management consultants, you may be just as captivated by the current mayhem in the advertising agency and marketing industry as we are. But we’re not sure that agencies are as dead as some…
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2018 is “The Year of App” for World Cup marketing
From 14 June to 15 July, almost half of the world’s population will divert its attention to the 32 hopefuls fighting it out for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In the periphery, marketers will engage in a battle of their own, with brands scrambling to ride the hype and global reach of the…
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