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First practical videography school opens in the PH
A group of local film makers just launched a pioneering school in the Philippines that teaches practical short courses on videography, Called Shoot!, it officially kicked off with a 4-day wedding and...
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Globe: Four websites were hacked but no customer data leak
Websites owned by Globe Telecom were allegedly defaced by Filipino hackers yesterday in protest of the telco giant's poor internet service. The breach was caused by local hactivists that call...
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KK Chiu leaves New Media Group to launch marketing startup
Kaki Chiu, head of multimedia services at New Media Group's New Monday, has left the company after four and a half years of service. With 17 years of experience in online media, sales and marketing,...
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Local app Carousell gets US$6 million in funding
Carousell, through a partnership with Sequoia India, has secured US$6 million in Series A funding. The company’s existing investors include Rakuten Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures, 500 Startups and...
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ASEAN marketers should target the connected family
The family is a major consumer of products and communicating to entire families, where family members can be significant influencers on one another, is important to marketers in a range of industries,...
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OgilvyAction Australia merges with Geometry Global
OgilvyAction Australia – part of Ogilvy Australia and STW – will merge with the Australian arm of Geometry Global. As a result of the merger, Ogilvy Australia will phase out the brand of OgilvyAction...
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User mobile apps to get tracked by Twitter
To help build a more personal Twitter experience, the social media giant said that it is collecting and “occasionally updating the list of apps installed on user’s mobile device.” Through this it...
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Yue Chee Guan leaves Grey after a decade, replaced by FCB’s Alvin Lim
Yue Chee Guan (pictured), national ECD of Grey Group China, has left the agency last Friday after a decade of service. He will be replaced by FCB Shanghai's deputy ECD Alvin Lim, who joined the agency...
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Dentsu Aegis Network strengthens China management
Dentsu Aegis Network has appointed Motohiro Yamagishi as CEO Dentsu Aegis Network China, with Phil Teeman appointed group managing director. KF Lee will remain chairwoman and Nubuaki Kyushima chief...
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Leo Burnett retains Grand Kam Fan
Leo Burnett has once again won top honours at the HK4As 2014 Kam Fan Awards, taking the top gong for its “Gift Box” campaign for The Salvation Army and Crown Relocations. The campaign also claimed the...
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Trinity Media Worldwide appoints COO
Trinity Media Worldwide has appointed Simon Bailey as chief operations officer for APAC. In this newly created role, Bailey (pictured) will be responsible for driving new business expansion across the...
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Meet BBDO Malaysia’s Michelle Achuthan
Coming up freshly after her agency made huge wins at the recent Kancil Awards, BBDO stalwart and managing director at BBDO and Proximity Malaysia Michelle Achuthan talks about her rise to the top and...
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3 ways to ease marketing’s tension with sales
The selling cycle has changed drastically over the past 20 years. Customers now have already done about 60% of research beforehand and a sales person has only a small window to make a difference....
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Thai tourism board’s reverse promotional video draws a million hits
In just a week, this video called "I Hate Thailand" drew over a million hits. The five minute video showed a Caucasian tourist on the beach named James who had his bag stolen. "I hate this place. I...
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Ken Lingan is new Google Philippines Country Manager
Google Philippines has hired Kenneth Lingan as its new Country Manager for the Philippines. Ken (pictured) joins Google from Unilever where he was VP for Deodorants, Southeast Asia and ANZ, based out...
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Why aren’t more Malaysian brands spending on social media?
The social media landscape in Malaysia is vibrant, with many APAC marketers citing the market as one of the most engaged on various social media platforms. But therein lies the disconnect between user...
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LOOK DOH teen pregnancy video calls youth “gaga” and “bobo”
A new music video released by the Department of Health (DOH) about sexual abstinence among teens have hit a nerve with netizens with its allegedly insensitive lyrics. The three minute online music...
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Bates CHI & Partners appoints ECD
Mumbai-based chief creative officer of Bates CHI & Partners, Sagar Mahableshwarkar is moving to Singapore to take on the role of ECD for Bates CHI & Partners. He started his role today and...
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Danone AQUA Water launches Instagram campaign
As part of the activation for #AdaAQUA’s most recent campaign, Danone AQUA Water has just launched an Instagram photo hunt. The campaign was developed by VML Qais Indonesia. It aims to break through...
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UA Cinema names new managing director
Ivan Wong, former senior vice president of Broadband Services marketing and SmartLiving Marketing at HKT, has left the company after almost two decades to join UA Cinema Circuit Limited as managing...
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