American Eagle Outfitters has used Snapchat Spectacles in Hong Kong, despite the product not having launched there, as part of a video-led campaign. The #WeAllCan campaign, by TBWA in Hong Kong, is primarily an influencer campaign that used the new technology to film first person point of view shots to give a more authentic look […]
Yahoo announced the availability of two new ad products for advertisers in Singapore: Yahoo Tiles, a new mobile ad format that brands can leverage to reach consumers through engaging, interactive 360 degree content and 360 creatives offering immersive ads for desktops and mobile using augmented reality and panoramic imagery. Yahoo Tiles enables brands to tell […]
Axiata established Axiata Digital back in 2012 to capture the rapid growth in internet-based businesses and to date, they have a portfolio of over 20 digital brands—and an in-house digital venture named Twig is one of them. The team were struck by how mobile devices are the first touch point for consumers today. And to […]
Ogilvy K1ND recently helped KFC launch its very firstWeChat-based Virtual Reality Charity Gallery in a campaign aimed at raising awareness about autism. Featuring KFC ambassador Chris Lee, the cutting-edge VR gallery was built using StoryBuilder, a proprietary tool developed by Ogilvy K1ND that brings together the power of social and virtual reality. With the help […]
Mobvista, Asia’s largest and fastest-growing mobile ad tech company, announced its earnings report for the first half of 2016. Mobvista’s H1 revenue of $118.174 million and net profit of $11.525 million surpassed the full-year results of 2015. Mobvista ranks first among all the mobile marketing companies listed on China’s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) in […]
Mobile apps are driving mobile advertising in APAC, according to the Opera Mediaworks mobile marketing report 2016, and significantly more in Singapore and Thailand. According to the report, mobile ad revenue from apps was higher than mobile web in almost all APAC markets, with Singapore and Thailand over indexing on in-app investments by almost 13 […]
Singapore government-owned broadcaster MediaCorp has signed up Sizmek to provide its mobile ad solutions, ramping up its play in mobile across its online properties. The partnership is part of a spate of ad tech announcements from the broadcaster, as it announced that it was partnering with Outbrain on content monetisation. The deal with Sizmek will […]
As part of its commitment to give back to the community, Samsung kicked off its ‘Make Hong Kong Better’ initiative in December 2015 by teaming up with Hong Kong Blind Union. The video from the campaign by Cheil Hong Kong, was recently released. Established in 1964, Hong Kong Blind Union is the city’s first self-help group […]
Mobile phones and tablets now account for 46 per cent of all viewing globally, according to a report from Telstra-owned premium video specialists Ooyala, up from 34 per cent in 2014. A large part of this is being led by certain APAC markets, according to the report, with five out of 15 APAC countries outperforming […]
China Mobile has extended its relationship with Leo Burnett by appointing it as its creative agency. The decision was made after a five-way pitch in December and extends the work Leo Burnett was already doing on China Mobile’s ‘and’ branding and 4G business. The relationship has been extended to create the national communication strategy and […]