RTM’s awful TV coverage of Sea Games puts Malaysia to sleep
By Frankie D’Cruz The coverage by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), the country’s sole broadcaster of the Southeast Asian (Sea) Games, has been, in one word, awful. It has put Malaysians to sleep, with dismayed sports fans expressing frustration with what they are seeing – or not seeing – out of Cambodia. Annoyance has grown over […]
Pos Malaysia opens Pos Shop, its first convenience store
As part of Pos Malaysia’s strategic transformation journey, Pos Malaysia Berhad opened its first convenience store, Pos Shop, a one-stop centre retail experience for customers at Medan Tuanku Post Office, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jalan TAR). The new concept store serves as a model for future developments in selected post offices in Malaysia, with the […]
MBCS Malaysia announces its leadership council with a creative firepower quartet
Mediabrands Content Studio (MBCS), the media-fuelled creative content agency within the IPG Mediabrands network, has today announced key updates to its leadership team in Malaysia, in the form of a Creative Leadership Council. Stanley Clement, Chief Executive Officer of MBCS Malaysia said, “In this world of disruption and contradictions, our readiness to innovate, adapt and change is what […]
Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation
Fears of artificial intelligence (AI) have haunted humanity since the very beginning of the computer age. Hitherto these fears focused on machines using physical means to kill, enslave or replace people. But over the past couple of years new ai tools have emerged that threaten the survival of human civilisation from an unexpected direction. AI […]
Meet Singaporean Dillah Zakbah: From Cleaner to BBH London Creative Director
By Nicole Lam (All images by Dillah Zakbah) I left Singapore in 2018 for Los Angeles when I was offered the role of Creative Director of the advertising firm BBH (Bartle Bogle Hegarty). Moving to another country for a job might be common, but seeing as I started my career as a cleaner at a […]
MARKETING Weekender – Issue 371
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Ex-manager fined RM21,000 for unauthorised transfer of Vision Four data
A former manager of Vision Four Multimedia Sdn Bhd was fined a total of RM21,000 by the sessions court here today for unauthorised access to the company’s confidential data. Teo Kia Lim pleaded guilty to three charges under Section 3(1)(b) of the Computer Crimes Act 1997 before judge Priscilla Hemamalini Nadarajan. The offences were committed […]
UK and US intervene amid AI industry’s rapid advances
The UK and US have intervened in the race to develop ever more powerful artificial intelligence technology, as the British competition watchdog launched a review of the sector and the White House advised tech firms of their fundamental responsibility to develop safe products. Regulators are under mounting pressure to intervene, as the emergence of AI-powered […]
Capital A launches airasia brand co. and appoints new CEO to drive brand growth in Asean and worldwide
Capital A Berhad, the holding company of the world’s best low-cost airline AirAsia, announced today it has launched “airasia brand co.” (abc.), a new entity dedicated to further enhancing the reach and impact of its airasia brand worldwide. Led by Rudy Khaw as CEO and Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes as Chairman, abc. will take […]
Asian Paints, sees a massive 400% increase in appointment bookings with Netcore Cloud’s AMP Emails
Asian Paints has witnessed a staggering 400% increase in its home makeover services’ appointment booking process with customer engagement expert Netcore Cloud’s AI-powered AMP emails. Let’s start with some stats. Netcore Cloud’s Email Benchmark Report 2023, analysing over 100 billion emails across 20 major industries, emphasises the importance of personalisation, as 75% of retailers reported […]
