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EssenceMediacom retains top spot in April's APAC media league
OMD holds strong in second position while Publicis' Starcom climbs the highest after retaining Dabur's media mandate.
RCS muscles into India’s messaging game: Agencies can’t sit this out
With Apple poised to back RCS, richer brand conversations are no longer optional. Martech is ready; creativity and strategy must catch up.
Campaign Asia-Pacific's inaugural 50 Over Fifty winners
Campaign's first-ever list of achievers aged 50+, a cohort pushing the marcomms industry forward through tenacity, experience, mentorship and entrepreneurial drive.
Comic Con India's next act: Scaling pop culture without losing fandom roots
As brands chase fandom gold, the event is crafting a careful expansion playbook—scaling big while protecting the authenticity Gen Z demands.
Campaign roundup: Week of 28 April
The latest ad films and campaigns from brands like Tinder, Home Credit India, Dinshaw’s Dairy Foods, Kwality Wall’s, American Tourister, Britannia Bel Foods, Grameen Kulfi, Škoda Auto India, GAIL, Neutrogena, Pepsi, Relaxo Footwears, Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), TATA AIG, and more, in our weekly roundup.
Moves and wins roundup: Week of 28 April
Our weekly roundup of the latest appointments and account wins news from Havas Media India, BBDO India, Team Pumpkin, JetSynthesys, HerKey, YouTube, Collective Artists Network, Confiance Communications, Quirk Head, BRANDED, Fundamental, Buzzlab. Ruder Finn India, PR Professionals, Sam & Andy, Sungrow Europe, The Advertising Club, Whoppl, Rediffusion Kolkata, Team Pumpkin, and many more.
IPL ads: High stakes, low recall, and smarter plays
As IPL ad spends soar, marketers face a hard truth—visibility alone doesn’t cut it. It's time to optimise for attention, not airtime.
How ASICS India is turning footprints into funnel metrics
From gait scans to geo-targeted ads, the sporting goods group laces together tech, retail, and events to chase India’s growing base of runners.
Interpublic reports $94 million loss for Q1 2025
The loss was fuelled by $203 million in costs for 'strategic restructuring actions'.
Why reframing the ad agency-client relationship can help creativity
The evolution of ‘the client’ from a straightforward descriptor — someone receiving services — to a phrase laced with frustration or negativity is easy to understand.
AI, activism and climate change: Jaago Re gets a reboot
Tata Tea’s AI-powered campaign blends climate action with tech, using kids and code to shake adults out of their eco-apathy.
Can BHIM’s emotional pivot win the trust battle in digital payments?
In a bid to regain cultural relevance and user trust, BHIM 3.0 ditches cashback clichés for emotional storytelling—and aims for behavioural change, not just downloads.
Agencies share reels and business messaging case studies at Meta Marketing Summit
At the Summit, agencies share how AI, Reels and Business Messaging drive real business benefits for brands.
Google reveals third-party cookies are here to stay
Tech giant’s 360 u-turn will mean advertisers can still use third-party cookies to target consumers.
The curious case of Gangoogly: How Bare Bones bowled a digital doosra for Google Search
INSIDE THE AD: IPL ad clutter is real—this Google campaign dodges it with snackable trivia, UI smarts, and a behavioural nudge, not nostalgia.
Is your brand ready to ride the social search wave?
With over-dependence on search engines becoming passé, brands that embrace social discovery will reap future rewards, says GALE India president.
Campaign roundup: Week of 21 April
The latest ad films and campaigns from brands like Ashirvad by Aliaxis, Infinix, L&T Finance, Bombay Shaving Company, Brookfield Properties, Parle Products, Pazago, Canara Bank, Mercedes-Benz India, TBWA India, Kansai Nerolac, Aakash Educational Services, Dell Technologies, and more, in our weekly roundup.
How Asia is redefining football fandom for the digital age: Report
The sport’s key players—from clubs to leagues—are using targeted social media strategies and exclusive content formats to drive growth in China, according to Mailman’s annual Red Card report.
13 industry leaders from India appointed to Cannes jury
Jurors hail from 52 country markets; Ivory Coast and Kazakhstan represent for the first time.
Moves and wins roundup: Week of 21 April
Our weekly roundup of the latest appointments and account wins news from Redhill, iCubesWire, Zone Media, ONEDIGITAL, Wit & Chai, Alchemist Marketing & Talent Solutions, Adgebra, Inflexion Group, AI&Beyond, Techmagnate , Truecaller, Amazon India, Dreame Technology, Glad U Came, Dharma Media Consultants, Altair Media, Liqvd Asia, Mythik, DEPT, Hashtag Orange, Cream Centre, SocioClout, The Trade Desk, Orion Digital, Media Care, Sujata Appliances, Ghadi Detergent, Abby Awards, Django, and many more.
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