Malaysiakini in crosshairs of judiciary amid online comments crossfire.
BY THE HAMMER Hearing of contempt proceedings against Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief Steven Gan at the Federal Court on whether there was an intent to commit contempt of court by facilitating readers’ comments. Wearing my only batik shirt on a wet Monday morning a few days ago, I raced to the Federal Court in Putrajaya, […]
Goya gaya – advertising overdrive at White House!
by The Hammer If you have bean wondering what Trump has bean up to, look no further. It’s all about canned beans. Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the US, known for its canned beans is now embroiled in controversy after many consumers decided to boycott their products. The hashtags #BoycottGoya and #Goyaway […]
INFLUASIA acquires In Real Life Media
From left: Gabriel Gan Content Writer & Editor of In Real Life Malaysia, Chris Khristie, Co-founder of INFLUASIA, Michelle Tan, Co-founder of INFLUASIA, and Vhysh Raj, Head of Content of WORLD OF BUZZ. The Malaysian award-winning digital media group, INFLUASIA acquired the digital publishing platform, In Real Life Malaysia (IRL), yesterday. The budding platform takes […]
Bacardi partners with BBDO India to lead Dewar’s strategy and creative mandate
Bacardi Global Brands has partnered with BBDO India for one of its key portfolio brands – Dewar’s. The account will be handled by BBDO India in Delhi and will lead the strategy and creative mandate for the brand. ‘We are thrilled about the journey BBDO India and Dewar’s are about to embark on,” said Global Brand Director, Dewar’s, Zeenah Vilcassim. […]
New survey by WIN reveals global crisis in trust over personal data
Photo source: ev//unsplash A new landmark study shows that 7 in 10 people worldwide are concerned about sharing personal information, while two thirds of the global population do not like the current privacy practices of most data collectors. The survey of more than 25,000 people in 40 countries was designed to understand people’s attitudes to […]
MARKETING Weekender – Issue 254
Read issue 254 now! Webpage view: http://hams.top/254 This week in Weekender: Goya Gaya – Advertising Overdrive at White House! Probably the most popular outdoor mural today Malaysiakini in crosshairs of judiciary amid online comments crossfire Facebook’s Big Lie Can Great Creative Work Be Made with Less? You can also receive your very own free copy of […]
Submission details for Merdeka TVC 2020 Readers’ Choice Award
Last Friday we announced MARKETING Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2020, Merdeka TVC edition and since then, we’ve received multiple queries from brands and agencies asking for more information. For those of you who aren’t aware, over the years we have found that our coverage and polling of the Best CNY TVCs, Best Merdeka TVCs and […]
Kancil Awards and Festival 2020 postponed
The Kancil Awards 2020 and the Kancil Creative Festival 2020 has been postponed until 2021 due to the ongoing global health crisis. Organised by the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents of Malaysia (4As), the Kancil Awards is Malaysia’s longest running advertising awards competition and is attended by major agencies and their creative heads. “The MCO […]
Register now to experience Malaysia’s 1st Virtual Wellness and Healthy Living Fair
Malaysia’s 1st virtual wellness and healthy living fair is happening on the 24 to 26 July, 2020 at www.mywellfair.com. Officially known as #mywellfair, the virtual event is organised by Engage Media Sdn Bhd with the collaboration of Alpro Pharmacy (Alpro) as the official wellness partner and Nu Ideaktiv (NI) as the official media partner. A […]
Limkokwing University issued show-cause letter as MoHe investigates racism allegations
The Higher Education Ministry has issued a show-cause letter to Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) as the ministry investigates the allegations of racism against the university and its management that surfaced over social media, about a month ago. According to a parliamentary written reply by Higher Education Minister Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad yesterday, although […]
