Byravee Iyer

MLA's new campaign mocks 'extreme scientific study'

MLA's new campaign mocks 'extreme scientific study'

Watch the film conceptualised by The Monkeys here

Rishi Jaitly quits Twitter in a series of tweets

Rishi Jaitly quits Twitter in a series of tweets

The social platform's VP of media for Asia-Pacific announced his resignation Tuesday.

#MeToo must retain its focus

#MeToo must retain its focus

Lumping boorish behaviour in with incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence threatens to dilute the power of #MeToo in India.

7 highlights from the 2016 AMES conference

7 highlights from the 2016 AMES conference

Our reporters distill yesterday's conference into seven memorable points, including the danger of taking consumers at their word, being a 21st century brand, out-of-whack spending and a lack of analytics maturity.

Coca-Cola expresses gratitude to migrant workers in Singapore

Coca-Cola expresses gratitude to migrant workers in Singapore

Watch a clip from the campaign titled ‘Happiness from the skies’ developed by Ogilvy and Mather Singapore here

Ogilvy opens first behavioural science practice in Asia

Ogilvy opens first behavioural science practice in Asia

#OgilvyChange was launched in London in 2012; Singapore unit will be run by Sonal Narain, O&M Apac regional planning director

Sports properties gravitate to Asia

Sports properties gravitate to Asia

A new study by consulting firm AT Kearney reveals that Europe, Middle East, Africa and North America still dominate the sports industry, but Asia-Pacific presents a compelling prospect as sporting properties relocate to the region.

Emphasis on emerging markets on day one at I-COM

Emphasis on emerging markets on day one at I-COM

Notes from the I-COM Global Summit in Spain from 27 to 30 April

Experts weigh in on Uber fallout in India

Experts weigh in on Uber fallout in India

Delhi has banned Uber after a female passenger reported she was raped by one of its contracted drivers, adding to the string of crises surrounding the San Francisco startup. India-based PR experts weighed in

Singapore to start regulating news sites

Singapore to start regulating news sites

Online news sites on same regulatory platform as traditional news platforms from 1 June 2013

Asia-Pacific work dominates Warc Prize for Innovation 'longlist'

Asia-Pacific work dominates Warc Prize for Innovation 'longlist'

Mindshare (Kissan, Slice) and Lowe Lintas (Lifebuoy) from India in the race for the US$ 10,000 Warc Prize for Innovation 2013

Mindshare restructures Asia operations to focus on emerging markets

Mindshare restructures Asia operations to focus on emerging markets

Full-service media unit will serve needs of companies which use Singapore (and other Asian cities) as marketing hubs to manage emerging growth markets

UM Studios set to launch in India, Malaysia and Japan

UM Studios set to launch in India, Malaysia and Japan

Unit will launch in the next two months, says Scott Donaton, global head of content, UM Studios

Manchester United to open Asia office, targeting region's consumers

Manchester United to open Asia office, targeting region's consumers

The English football club is readying to open its first Asia office in Hong Kong by the end of 2012

Q&A: Havas Media's Alfonso Rodés

Q&A: Havas Media's Alfonso Rodés

While the focus is on China and India, Havas Media is also investing in Indonesia, Phillippines and Vietnam, and considering Thailand

Spikes Asia 2012: Nick Brien on 5Ps of marketing

Spikes Asia 2012: Nick Brien on 5Ps of marketing

Nick Brien, McCann Worldgroup’s CEO, urged Spikes Asia audience on Monday afternoon to come to grips with the fact that we have entered a new phase: the era of participation

Spikes Asia 2012: Unilever brands take lead the in co-creation

Spikes Asia 2012: Unilever brands take lead the in co-creation

Consumer products giant Unilever has begun to use consumers as a source for insights and ideas for two of its top brands, Closeup and Pond's

Spikes Asia 2012: Microsoft promotes cultural expertise as part of new go-to-market strategy

Spikes Asia 2012: Microsoft promotes cultural expertise as part of new go-to-market strategy

The industry has to start treating cultural knowledge as a professional competency, said Frederique Covington Corbett, Microsoft’s central market organisation lead for Asia-Pacific, in a seminar on Day One of Spikes Asia 2012

WPP's consultancy arm launches Asia hub in Singapore

WPP's consultancy arm launches Asia hub in Singapore

The Futures Company is Kantar’s brand consultancy division

Consumers will be lured by bite-sized brand offerings in 2013: Euromonitor

Consumers will be lured by bite-sized brand offerings in 2013: Euromonitor

The market research firm has released its annual forward-looking study on ‘The top ten consumer trends for 2013’