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Cognizant embeds engineers inside client offices for AI at scale
Cognizant places engineers on-site with clients to operationalize AI at scale. How the forward-deployed model is becoming the enterprise standard.
Leighton Cosseboom
Founder of Mission Media. A marketing entrepreneur and veteran operator in Southeast Asia, leading corporate comms at Dunkin' Indonesia and PR & IR at DailyCo. Ex-CMO at ACV Capital, founder of C2 Media, and former Tech in Asia senior editor.
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M+C Saatchi Posts Worst Results as Holding Company Model Falters
M+C Saatchi's 75% profit collapse and WPP's 87% market loss signal the end of holding company dominance. Brands now prefer independent agencies.
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PubMatic Study: Co-Viewers 53% More Likely to Recall CTV Ads
PubMatic's APAC study reveals co-viewers are 53% more likely to recall ads and 70% more likely to act. Group viewing is reshaping CTV's effectiveness for marketers.
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Fashion Gets Midlife Women. Advertising Doesn't.
Despite controlling $19 trillion in wealth, women over 45 appear in less than 2% of ads. Here's why advertising's creative leadership is structurally incapable of reaching its richest audience.
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Inside the FT's Bet on Parasocial Relationships Over Paywalls
The FT's new podcast strategy proves creators now drive discovery more than Google. How premium publishers are shifting from SEO funnels to audience orbit models.
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Why Agencies Are Recruiting Platform Insiders to Lead Social Operations
VaynerMedia and Ogilvy are recruiting TikTok insiders and consolidating social teams. The signal: social-first is now the agency business model, not a side channel.
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AI Won't Save Your Data—Better Foundations Will
Why 87 marketing tools and fragmented data silos prevent AI from delivering ROI. How APAC brands can unify foundations before buying more software.
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TikTok Brand Safety Gets Independent Verification for New Ad Formats
Zefr and IAS now independently verify brand safety across TikTok's newest ad formats: Search, Smart+, Lite, and GMV Max. Critical for APAC advertisers scaling into these high-growth channels.
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53% Better Brand Recall: What APAC's CTV Boom Reveals About Attention
Co-viewing drives 70% higher ad engagement and 53% stronger brand recall in APAC. Research reveals how marketers can profit from the CTV boom.
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The Case Against Always-On Aspirational Marketing in Southeast Asia
CoCo Tea's campaign wins by validating audience burnout instead of selling aspirational fantasies. A critical shift in Southeast Asian brand strategy.
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StackAdapt Launches MCP Server to Bring Campaign Data Into Claude
StackAdapt launches MCP integration bringing live campaign performance into Claude. Marketing teams can now check ad results without dashboard switching.
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Why APAC Companies Are Quietly Reshaping Their Agency Relationships
AI PC adoption is reshaping APAC agency structures. IDC research shows 48% deployment and 95% expect workstations critical to strategy within two years.