Media & Marketing

Why do local niche agencies fare better when managing social media marketing?

There’s a refreshing, obvious & strong pattern in Singapore, where many brands are turning to niche, local agencies to oversee their social media marketing campaigns as compared to the big boys out there. Read ››

Indian print and TV media will be ad-starved

Easing economic growth and belt-buckling from firms to decimate both sectors' revenues, says Fitch. Read ››

Atex appoints Jerome Laredo as CEO of Asia

Mr. Laredo has also held roles in companies where he was instrumental in building successful sales teams. Read ››

Confronting the marketer’s fear in 2012

Surveying the world as a marketer from Singapore and thinking about the prospects for 2012, it’s difficult to be optimistic. Read ››

Designing a new marketing plan for design firms

Design firms traditionally believe that their design alone could sell, and Singapore’s design firms are no different. Read ››

InMobi appoints Phalgun Raju as Regional General Manager

Ms Phalgun will mobile advertising network Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Read ››

Can SMRT go from social zero to next gen hero?

Social Media has come of age in Singapore. That become clear when SMRT CEO Saw Phaik Hwa stepped down in response to the disaster involving train breakdowns, stranded passengers and a message flashing up on taxi cab screens saying that this represented an 'income opportunity', a disaster that exploded on Singapore's social media scene with outrage and vitriol. Read ››

Your website can generate leads - here’s how

Brand marketers and business owners, especially SMBs, are drowned in the deluge of information on digital marketing. Read ››

How to 'mental hug' your employees?

Secrecy has long been a characteristic of business, politics and other aspects of life. Read ››

SPH awarded Sengkang commercial site

$328 million joint tender with United Engineers tops the bidding for the 8,790.3-sq.m. Read ››

SPH mall binge a long-term gamble

The embattled publisher is aggressively diversifying into retail spaces but DBS sounds a note of caution. Read ››

Singapore Press Holdings downgraded by JP Morgan

So what made the brokerage change the rating from overweight to neutral? Read ››

Marketing is so last Millennium

The traditional top-down business model is completely wrong for the 21st Century, and marketers employing tactics from the last millennium are in danger of following the dinosaurs into extinction…along with their companies. Read ››

Are you a Singapore deals site addict?

Daily deals are all around us these days with the likes of Groupon.sg, Deal.com.sg, Singsale.com.sg, Streetdeals.sg, Outlet.com.sg and others sprouting all over this island republic. Read ››

How convergence of mobile and social media changes industry landscapes

With the US economy still in a slump and Europe facing its own economic struggles and the possible demise of the Euro, the global outlook does not look too bright. Read ››

6 steps for startups to keep customers engaged

While many startup companies in Singapore spend budgets and resources on the acquisition of new customers, many forget how important it is to keep them sticky to their brand once they acquire one. Read ››

Where have the ads in SPH gone… again?

Print advertisement revenues dropped 1.2%, with both display and classified ads down. Read ››

Hold the presses: SPH rental income steadies media ship

The bad news is newspaper and magazine revenue declined. OCBC Investment Research noted SPH was held steady by rental income and reported 1QFY12 PATMI of S$97.5m or 6 S-cents per share, down 4.7% YoY. Read ››

SPH net profit plunges in 1Q12

Close to 5% dip yoy on the back of core business shrinkage and staggering forex losses. Read ››

Social media - fact or fad?

No doubt 2011 has been an exciting year and it comes complete with bumps throughout the year. Read ››

Public relations in an era of social media

Social media in Singapore is fast becoming a new “democratic” front for the country’s fledgling political discourse as well as businesses. Read ››

Like, Link, Share, Tweet – How to make the most of online video

Video is the fastest growing content type shared across the Web today. Read ››

The case for a ‘Customer Experience Officer’

Effective management of customer’s interaction with the company and brand has been widely accepted as a source of competitive advantage by organizations. Read ››

Kiss my asterisk: Bad headline writing in Singapore

Sure we’re in squeaky clean Singapore, but I won’t tell. Read ››

Can you keep a secret? A mobile secret, that is

The ubiquity of the mobile phone is something we all take for granted – our mobile phones are in our pockets or purses or in our hands virtually all the time. Read ››

The face-off: Sales vs marketing

Once upon a pair of flip-flops, I was a fresh Marketing Manager for a local retail brand who reported directly to the brand-champion, in layman’s terms, the business-owner. Read ››

The secret to innovation that works

Tie me with rope – Now ask me to be innovative! Read ››

The recipe for a winning website

So you’ve hit viral nirvana with a video or story or promotion or contest that is so intriguing, so electrifying, that people are flocking to your website. Read ››

India begins public consultation on Cable TV digitalization

Shift from analog technology now a step closer with stakeholder dialogue. Read ››

First women-and-family radio station programmed

Singapore government awards FM92.0 frequency to SPH Unionworks to serve said demographic. Read ››

MediaCorp appoints Ong Lay Hong as MD at Singapore Media Academy

The appointment will be effective from 1 January 2012. Read ››

How digital increases your business

Many companies in Singapore ask: “Is digital marketing really for us? Read ››

Start creative, stay creative

I was at a coffee shop in the Aljunied district of Singapore enjoying a nice plate of braised duck kway chap. Read ››

What's a better communication tool than email?

Imagine if you could communicate to all your staff with a tool more productive than email? Where your staff in Singapore could watch, learn and communicate with colleagues in the next office, next building or your regional HQ half way across the globe. Read ››

Untapping the social media potential

Born in Singapore and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area (don’t worry, I came back to complete my National Service), I guess you can say that I’m pretty familiar with the two places. Read ››

Public Relations or Advertising?

So, you’ve got this fantastic product or service – and you want everybody to know about it. Read ››

Another way to take care of your employees

Take care of your employees’ safety and health and they’ll take care of your business. Read ››

Become the consumer

Just for a moment, I'd like everyone to take off their advertising hat and become a consumer, with passions, needs and preferences. Read ››

How to hit the headlines – tips to get the Editor’s attention

Are you frustrated by countless attempts to receive media coverage? Read ››

The rise of the App Store

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