REVEALED: TOP RANKED AGENCIES, MARKETERS AND CAMPAIGNS OF 2024

The Ham Report rankings is based on the best of six shows hosted in Malaysia: APPIES, Dragons, d’Awards, MSA, Effie and the Kancil Awards. It is the Gold standard in industry rankings and only Gold winners from these six shows are counted. The Report focuses on campaigns not craft winners and winners on the regional […]
Malaysians Lost a Staggering RM432 Million to Scams on Facebook In 2023

By The Malketeer Facebook’s Content Removal: An Insight into Malaysia’s Digital Safety Efforts In a statement at the Dewan Rakyat, Malaysian Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil shed light on the ongoing battle against digital threats, particularly on Facebook, highlighting the critical need for proactive content moderation in the digital age. Staggering Numbers Unmask Digital Risks The Malaysian […]
Malaysian Business Titan T Ananda Krishnan Dies at 86, Leaving Behind a Corporate Legacy

By The Malketeer A Strategic Architect Who Transformed Telecommunications and Media Landscapes In Malaysia T Ananda Krishnan, a towering figure in Malaysian business whose entrepreneurial vision shaped multiple industries, passed away on November 28, 2024, at the age of 86. His investment holding firm, Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd, announced his peaceful passing, highlighting his profound impact […]
STARGAZING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2.20 PM ON DEC 6

Join me at the Royal Selangor Club, Dataran Merdeka on December 6 at 2:20 PM, for an afternoon that rethinks marketing from the ground up. Here’s what’s in store at the Advolution 2024: Honest conversations that push boundaries. Insights from leaders revealing untapped industry strategies. A glimpse into what 2025 holds for advertising, content, data, […]
Fall in Love with Problems. Forget About Ideas.

By The Malketeer Brands that Succeed are Those that Prioritise Solving Real Problems over Chasing Fleeting Trends In the world of marketing, we’ve long romanticised the notion of the “Eureka moment.” Those flashes of brilliance, where the perfect idea strikes, are often celebrated as the cornerstone of successful campaigns. But what if we’re focusing on the […]
Sarawak Signals Openness to Incorporate 34 Ethnic Languages Alongside Bahasa Malaysia, English, and Mandarin on Signboards!

By The Malketeer “That is, if we can find boards big enough to fit them all,” State Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Sarawak, Malaysia’s most ethnically diverse state, is taking steps to celebrate its rich cultural tapestry by considering multilingual signboards that include not just Bahasa Malaysia and English, but also Mandarin and the […]
Media Prima Posts 1QFY25 Results

Media Prima Berhad (“Media Prima” or the “Group”), Malaysia’s largest integrated media group, today announced its results for the first quarter ended 30 September 2024 (“1QFY25”). The Group demonstrated resilience in a challenging market environment, delivering revenue of RM194.9 million in 1QFY25. The Group achieved a profit after tax (“PAT”) of RM1.4 million, with profitability […]
She Speaks Power Hosts 5K Pink Run to Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, She Speaks Power, a Naga DDB Tribal initiative, held a 5K Pink Run, bringing together Naga DDB Tribal staff, friends, and family to raise awareness and support for breast cancer. With each kilometer completed, participants contributed donations toward the National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM), underscoring She Speaks […]
HEINEKEN Cares: Empowering Sabahans for a Better Future

In many rural communities, progress is a journey shaped by collective effort, with each member having an important role to play. This holds true in Sabah, where HEINEKEN Malaysia has developed long-term partnerships with a local radio station and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to uplift communities and create a lasting impact by developing water systems, establishing […]
City Vision Taps into the Broadsign SSP to Bolster Indonesia’s Programmatic Digital Out-of-Home Offering
Broadsign, a leading out-of-home (OOH) advertising technology developer, today announced a new partnership with City Vision, Indonesia’s leading OOH media company. The collaboration will broaden global media buyer access to premium programmatic digital-out-of-home (pDOOH) inventory in Indonesia, bringing City Vision’s expansive network of screens to the Broadsign DOOH-specialty supply-side platform (SSP). With the integration, media […]