Rayana Pandey
E-Dialog Makes APAC Foray
Brand Marketing
U.S.-based e-mail marketing firm e-Dialog has set up its Asia-Pacific operations with Singapore as the regional headquarters and unveiled its first “Global E-mail Attitudes Survey” covering APAC markets. The APAC [...]
Axa Shifts to OMD in Asia
Brand Marketing
Financial services giant Axa has moved its media account to Omnicom Group-owned OMD in several key Asian territories. The regional pitch covered markets such as India, China, Hong Kong and [...]
BBH Advances Asia-Pacific Exec
Brand Marketing
Bartle Bogle Hegarty has promoted John Hadfield to the post of CEO, BBH Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Hadfield takes on the role after four and a half years as [...]
Zenith Optimedia Takes Aviva
Brand Marketing
Insurance giant Aviva has appointed Zenith Optimedia as its global agency for traditional and digital media buying and planning. The Publicis Groupe agency ousted various Aegis, Omnicom and WPP agency [...]
Malaysia’s MOL Buys Friendster
Performance Marketing
MOL Global, an affiliate of Malaysia’s online payment solutions provider MOL Access Portal Berhad, has acquired social network Friendster. Following the acquisition, the operations of MOL and Friendster will be [...]
JWT Adds Smirnoff in Asia-Pacific
Brand Marketing
Smirnoff has aligned its regional agency duties with JWT to create brand communications and activations across the Asia-Pacific region. Work will commence immediately. WPP-owned JWT is Smirnoff’s global partner based [...]
Credit Suisse Starts Global Push
Brand Marketing
Credit Suisse has launched a global advertising campaign, created by Havas’ Euro RSCG in London, to communicate its revised brand positioning to clients. The campaign, aiming to raise awareness of [...]
MobJet, a So-Called ‘Twitter Killer,’ Expands
Performance Marketing
Touted as a potential “Twitter Killer,” new social media service MobJet has launched in Singapore after its debut in Japan earlier this year. The microblogging tool allows users to stay [...]