Nando’s Singapore Creates #NOBEEFDAY for Trump-Kim Summit

Nando’s Singapore Creates #NOBEEFDAY for Trump-Kim Summit

Inspired by the monumental Trump-Kim Summit, Nando’s Singapore created #NOBEEFDAY, encouraging people to move past conflicts, end the beef and keep the “fire and fury” where it belongs – in our bellies. The initiative by TBWA\Singapore, which launched on social media and in-restaurant on June 10, also included a peace-loving engagement where customers are can […]

Go-Jek announces Southeast Asia expansion with $500m investment

Go-Jek announces Southeast Asia expansion with $500m investment

After months of rumours, Indonesian ride-sharing platform Go-Jek has announced plans to expand its operations into four new Asian markets as part of a US$500 million investment and growth strategy. The new markets are Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines, which the company says in a statement it will enter “within the next few months”. […]

Absolut launches global interactive selfie campaign in airports with the help of JCDecaux

Absolut launches global interactive selfie campaign in airports with the help of JCDecaux

Absolut has launched a ‘Global Selfie’ campaign to celebrate the launch of its limited edition ‘Absolut World’ vodka. The campaign invited travellers flying from Frankfurt and Singapore to upload a picture of themselves via Absolut.com/globalselfie with their name, age, city and recommend places they love eating, drinking and getting together with friends at in their […]

Shazam tackles cyberbullying in Singapore with ‘Unmute Daniel’ campaign via MullenLowe Group

Shazam tackles cyberbullying in Singapore with ‘Unmute Daniel’ campaign via MullenLowe Group

 MullenLowe Group has collaborated with Shazam to roll out the ‘Unmute Daniel’ campaign, in a bid to raise awareness around the issue of cyberbullying in Singapore. ‘Unmute Daniel’ is a digital campaign that utilises technology to communicate with their target audience of youths and their parents. The campaign mascot, Daniel, represents every child who […]

Nielsen makes retail push with VR store simulation

Nielsen makes retail push with VR store simulation

Nielsen held a global launch event in Singapore for a new Smart Store offering, which aims to help retailers and manufacturers understand shopper behaviour and uncover the “moment of truth”. Regardless of the store format, Nielsen claims the offering will allow marketers to measure, evaluate, and optimise a range of retail strategies that impact sales […]

Shoppers in Southeast Asia are browsing mostly through mobile devices, according to iPrice Group

Shoppers in Southeast Asia are browsing mostly through mobile devices, according to iPrice Group

iPrice Group, a meta-search engine in Southeast Asia, has released its 2017 State of eCommerce report, to shed light on some of the area’s most important eCommerce metrics. The research leverages iPrice’s proprietary data from over 1,000 eCommerce players operating in the 6 of the largest Southeast Asian markets (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and […]

Alibaba partners NTU Singapore to establish its first AI research institute outside China

Alibaba partners NTU Singapore to establish its first AI research institute outside China

Alibaba Group has joined forces with the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU) to establish Alibaba’s first joint AI research institute outside China. The five-year, multi-million dollar collaboration will see 50 researchers from both organisations working together. As part of the partnership, NTU will combine its human-centred AI technology with Alibaba’s Natural Language Processing (NLP), […]

Singapore bank OCBC launches ‘conversational’ voice banking

Singapore bank OCBC launches ‘conversational’ voice banking

OCBC, a Singapore-based bank, has launched the ability for customers to do day-to-day banking tasks via the app and Apple’s Siri. According to the bank, customers with the app can now log on and command Siri to help with banking tasks by using their voice. Using the service, users can check their bank account balances, […]