Rafiq Razali appointed Executive Director of Media Prima Berhad
Rafiq Razali was appointed as the Group Executive Director of Media Prima Berhad effective yesterday and will be reporting to the Group Managing Director, Dato’ Iskandar Mizal. Rafiq first joined Media Prima in 2016 as the Chief Executive Officer of REV Media Group (RMG) where he successfully implemented a business turnaround strategy that propelled the […]
Marketing Trailblazer – Financial Services
ABDUL SANI ABDUL MURADGroup Chief Marketing OfficerRHB Bank Berhad Avid storyteller. Dynamic marketer. Inspirational leader. All fitting ways to describe Abdul Sani Abdul Murad, the Group Chief Marketing Officer of RHB Banking Group. A dynamic and well-liked figure in Malaysia’s marketing scene, Sani youthful vigour belies his 20 years of hard-won experience on major global […]
OP ED: Digital skills key to bolster workforce innovation
Article written by: Dr Sumitra Nair, Vice President, Digital Skills and Jobs Division, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) As digital technologies have notably begun to play an even more critical role in the economy, it is increasingly clear that there is a real need to prepare talents – newly graduated or now in the workforce […]
Dentsu wins Network of the Year at ADFEST 2020
Dentsu has won the Network of the Year for the fourth consecutive year with 39 Lotus Awards (3 Grande, 10 Gold, 10 Silver, 14 Bronze, 1 Innova Lotus, 1 Lotus Roots) at ADFEST 2020’s online award ceremony held on February 15, 2021. Dentsu Inc. Tokyo named the Agency of the Year for the eighth time […]
Facebook blocks Australians from viewing and sharing news content on its platform
Facebook has blocked access to all news content on its platform from Australians users in response to a proposed law in Australia which require tech giants to pay for news content that appears on their feed. “The proposed law fundamentally misunderstands the relationship between our platform and publishers who use it to share news content,” […]
Picking Marc Lourdes’s brain on viewer behaviour during the pandemic
We recently caught up with the Head of Astro’s Indian Business, Marc Lourdes, to get some insights on what are his viewers are watching during the pandemic. Marc joined Astro in 2018 after spending many years abroad with CNN in Hong Kong. The following is the interview: 1. With the pandemic, have you seen any […]
BLKJ partners with Vivendi to create Singapore-made work for regional and global brands
BLKJ today announced its partnership with Vivendi-owned Havas Group through an acquisition by the latter. This will see the creation of BLKJ Havas, an agency whose stated ambition to create un-advertising out of Singapore from regional and global brands. BLKJ, founded at the end of 2016 by Rowena Bhagchandani (CEO) and Creative Partners Joji Jacob, […]
The book that’s going to be the talk of CNY
The launch of the new book by our former Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas called My Story: Justice in the Wilderness has shook the bedrock of Malaysian politics as we know it. And nobody can stop this train! Anyway, I am not going to talk about what’s right or wrong about the book because I am sure […]
Sunway’s CNY film highlights the unequal access to quality education
Sunway’s Chinese New Year film this year titled “Thriving in Shared Prosperity and Wisdom” highlights the importance of quality education, a sense of hope and a brighter future for all. Inspired by the real-life story of Chow Shenn Kuan, one of Jeffrey Cheah Foundation’s Sunway Special Scholarship beneficiaries, the video highlights the lack of access […]
Hong Leong reminds Malaysians of the possibilities when rising from the rubbles
Inspired by the glimmers of hope for better days that people feel during difficult times, Hong Leong Bank (HLB), in partnership with Naga DDB Tribal, released a film titled ‘Nian: The Untold Story,’ for its CNY campaign ‘Renew Together, Prosper Together.’ The overall campaign aims to continue supporting Malaysians renew, refresh and rebuild stronger in […]
