insights
Tencent Controls the Platform. Indonesian Creators Get Exposure.
Indonesian creators gain esports exposure through MOONTON-Tale X partnership, but Tencent's platform control leaves IP rights and revenue sharing unclear.
insights
Data-driven analysis and thought leadership exploring business, cultural, and consumer shifts in Asia.
insights
Inside the SEO Tool Industry's Self-Serving Authority Myth
Floyi's topical authority audit is a lead generator for paid tools. Behind the framework's authority claims lies a business model that benefits established brands most.
insights
How the ANDY's Binary Standard is Reshaping Global Creative Awards
The ANDY Awards reward original ideas over production budgets. Two Asian jurors are reshaping how creative leaders approach award strategy.
news
Markable Opens Creator Tools as Social Commerce Hits US$100B
Markable democratizes creator tools as social commerce hits $100B. Why affiliate infrastructure commoditization matters for brand teams.
news
OpenAI's GPT-5.5 Signals a New Era for Marketing Teams
OpenAI's GPT-5.5 sharpens coding and research gains, reshaping how marketing teams compete on AI-driven workflows and strategy execution.
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Three Shifts Redefining Asia's Marketing Workforce This Week
Three stories this week signal a single inflection point for Asia's marketing workforce: AI governance, automated design, and cultural brand-building.
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Canva Hires Former Coles Data Chief as Enterprise Push Accelerates
Canva hires Coles data expert for enterprise push. With AI 2.0 and marketing automation acquisitions, it's building unified campaign infrastructure for Asia's CMOs.
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The Creator Marketing API Race Reaches APAC: What's Changing Now
impact.com adopts YouTube Creator Partnerships API, closing measurement gaps for creator campaigns across APAC. Direct platform data replaces fragmented estimates.
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From Compliance to Capability: How Real Inclusion Gets Built
Why diversity policies fail across Asia-Pacific and how real inclusion gets built. Kavita Prasad's 35-year journey transforming a male-dominated post-production company reveals the difference between compliance optics and systems that actually work.
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AI's Promise vs. Reality: Why Tech Giants Are Gutting Comms Teams
Snap's AI efficiency claims mask job cuts across communications roles. As tech giants cite AI potential (not performance) to justify layoffs, regional expertise roles like Natasha Brack's are disappearing.
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Vinyl Group Misses Profitability Target Again as Q1 Cash Burn Hits A$2.7 Million
Vinyl Group's Q1 2026 cash burn of A$2.7 million and delayed integration challenges reveal why acquisition-driven growth strategies collapse. A stress test for APAC media leaders.
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Real-Time Store Visits Are Now a Programmatic Currency
InMarket and Yahoo DSP deliver daily store visit signals that optimize programmatic campaigns in real time, closing the offline attribution gap for advertisers.