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The new Marketing Services Directory Asia has been launched by AdAsia Media. Companies operating in this area such as ad agencies, media agencies, brand consultants, PR firms, digital agencies, web designers, printers, film production houses etc. can list themselves without charge.

Over one thousand, one hundred delegates from thirty-two countries returned home after three days at the annual AdFest held in Pattaya, Thailand. They were, no doubt, tired after looking at thousands of pieces of work…

A presentation called “Don’t just think there, make something” and a lunch with the Jury Presidents are two more incentives for you to attend this important advertising show, AdFest 2013, which runs from 17th-19th March at the Pattaya Exhibition & Conference Hall (PEACH), Royal Cliff Hotels Group, Thailand.

Recruitment specialists, Robert Walters, recently held a media lunch and revealed the results of their annual survey into business and staffing across the world. Its annual Global Salary Survey has been published for the past 14 years and is available…

Over 100 leading advertising minds across six continents agree: the ad industry is broken. This is the controversial conclusion of a globally crowdsourced new book titled, “Digital Doesn’t Matter (and other advertising heresies)”. Together they paint a bleak future…

Nielsen’s fourth quarter 2012 report on Hong Kong consumer confidence shows a drop of 4 index points. More than half of respondents believe they are in recession.

Once again, AdAsia has revealed the name of the agency which has scored the highest number of points in the magazine’s annual Creative Sweepstake. The race horse graphics are closely followed by subscribers to the magazine as the year passes and the results of each succeeding creative show are announced. Who will be the first past the winning post?

In 2012, fifteen young people in Singapore were selected to take part in a crash course in creativity known as AWARD School. This scheme was started in Australia 30 years ago to help youngsters break into advertising using tutors and mentors from the ad industry itself.

There cannot be any doubt in the mind of any of the 150 delegates who attended this years Asian Publishing Convention that the digital world had been embraced by the publishing industry around the region.

The annual Hall of Fame Awards organised by Institute of Advertising Singapore was held on 30th November at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre. The most awards went to BBH Asia Pacific who won…