The Financial Times and the Institute on Asian Consumer Insight (ACI) partnered to present the Asia Business Summit held recently at the InterContinental Hotel in Singapore. Co-chaired by David Pilling, Asia Editor of the Financial Times and the irrepressible…
Spikes Asia 2013: Jackie Stewart wins again.
Former racing car driver, Jackie Stewart, impressed even those too young to remember him from the time he won the F1 world championship three times, as he spoke at Spikes Asia 2013. He revealed he was an undiagnosed dyslexic until he was…
The APPIES: a great learning experience
One hundred presentations, one hundred opportunities to learn from successful marketing campaigns. The Asia Pacific Marketing Congress known as The APPIES was once again held in Singapore recently. Organised by the Institute of Advertising Singapore, this event attracted…
Print will live on – Asian Publishing Convention 2013
Despite a presentation by the Editor of AdAsia in the earlier plenary sessions predicting the end of print publications, a platform debate on the demise of printed publications resulted in an overwhelming vote of confidence for the future of this platform. Print is…
Back to Suntec for ad:tech 2013
Only one floor was operational after an extensive renovation but Suntec Exhibition and Convention Centre Singapore managed to stage ad:tech once more. This show, which is now No. 1 in its field in most cities, attracted 2,200 delegates to Singapore on 13th-14th June and showed a healthy growth in exhibitors and sponsors. There were excellent presentations…
What’s free and gets your name in front of thousands of potential customers?
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.
AdFest 2013: Many voices, many ideas, many smiles
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…
AdFest offers exciting making and eating
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.
Robert Walters predicts rises
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…
“Broken” advertising industry launches campaign to fix itself
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…