Donevan Chew join forces with creative hotshop Muma
What do you do after the creative agency you worked for got infected by COVID-19? You carve your own path. That was what Donevan Chew, former ECD of BBDO Malaysia did after the agency shut its doors last July. “The world is in a crazy situation right now. Might as well do something crazier and […]
A quick look at what to expect as MMC Tuesdays kick-off next week
The first session of MMC Tuesdays presented by Omnia is officially (and finally) happening on 3 November and everyone can catch it for free live on our facebook page. The first presentation of the day is by CMO of MDEC, Raymond Siva and he will be wasting no time by jumping straight into solutions for […]
Izham leaves Media Prima
Media Prima Berhad has announced that Datuk Ahmad Izham Omar, CEO of Primeworks Studios, is leaving the Group to pursue new challenges. His last day with be on 13 November 2020. Datuk Izham was first brought in to launch 8TV with tremendous success, launching numerous hit programmes including Malaysian Idol , Shout! Awards and 8 […]
3rd edition of Vertical Film Festival – VERTIFILMS
The vertical film festival VERTIFILMS is back with its 3rd year. The festival celebrates movies and content created specifically for mobile phone screens. Several hundred vertical films from 29 countries, including the USA, Mexico, Italy, France, the United Kingdom and Germany, have entered the Tall Idea Prague competition. Affected by the extraordinary situation, the festival […]
2021 Spikes Asia now open for entries
Spikes Asia, Asia Pacific’s leading festival dedicated to creativity has announced today that it is open for awards entries along with the Tangrams Strategy & Effectiveness Awards. Regarded as the most prestigious accolade for branded creative communications and marketing effectiveness, these awards offer APAC’s creative industry the opportunity to benchmark and celebrate their work. This […]
The madness of awards shows will laugh you off your seat!
This excerpt from Peter Mayle’s book Up The Agency talks about the London ad scene in the 80s. Most sentiments expressed here still apply to this day… Not every hotel in London is prepared to give over its ballroom to the highlight of the creative year, the Art Directors’ Ball (D&AD), due to the volatile […]
The State of the Industry: Mobile Marketing
Mobile is disrupting the industries of 95% of marketers, and 67% are responding by adopting a mobile-first strategy with their marketing plans. That’s according to new research from WARC and the Mobile Marketing Association which shows you why it’s more important than ever that marketers in APAC develop a transformative and innovative mobile marketing strategy. […]
Experts’ Choice Awards Merdeka 2020 top 10 winners: RHB
RHB’s main idea behind its corporate film for Merdeka 2020 was simple. They listened to the pulse of the nation and knew they had a responsibility to address and highlight difficult yet pertinent issues facing Malaysians. By showcasing these issues, RHB’s film titled “Together We Progress” took viewers through a series of events showing individual […]
Colgate encourages us to #SMILESTRONGBERSAMA
Colgate, together with Ogilvy Malaysia, has launched a new campaign entitled #SMILESTRONGBERSAMA, championing positive change within the community particularly during these uncertain times. Amanda Klemm, Marketing Director of Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia said, “When faced with uncertainty and negativity, everyone has a choice. A choice to back down to fear or helplessness or to […]
Laughter Edition
Here’s a collection of hilarious TVCs, viral videos and more to keep you laughing for at least 10 minutes. Click on each picture to view…. (Photo credit: 123RF)
