LOOK Digital campaign running for LKY’s birthday
It’s former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s 91st birthday today, and the People's Action Party (PAP) headquarters has created a website to gather birthday wishes for him. The site, called Happy Birthday...
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View ArticleESPN launches SEA edition of ESPN FC
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View ArticleGrand Hyatt campaign adds a dash of internal communications
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View ArticleSCMP announces its move into the content marketing space
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View ArticlePage One to open integrated concept store
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View ArticleWorld’s second largest coffee chain enters the PH
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View ArticleMassive reorganisation at Publicis Groupe
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View ArticleWaggener Edstrom appoints APAC healthcare director
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View ArticleWhat brands did for #happybirthdayLKY
Birthday wishes were flowing in from the public to mark former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s 91st birthday yesterday. The People’s Action Party (PAP) headquarters created a website to gather birthday...
View ArticleDoublemint freshens up with office fireworks
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View ArticleMeet the CEOs: BBDO’s Chris Thomas
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View ArticleLeo Burnett Consultancy appoints MD
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View ArticleUOB uses gamification tactics to target youths
UOB bank has launched a campaign to communicate to its consumers that e-statements are now available. This comes as the bank decides to push the idea of “Go Paperless, Go Online”. Through the...
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