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Lifebrandz appoints Cedric Chong Sien Chern as executive director

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His appointment is pursuant to the completion of the Master Agreement dated 2 March 2013 between Qumulus and Lux Leisure, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Read ››

What designpreneurship really means in Singapore

Mark Phooi
BY MARK PHOOI
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As designers, we are a special breed of people. We are dreamers confronting realities through the practice of commercial art. Read ››

Singapore startup launches online platform for sharing short films

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The most liked video to-date won at 3rd Singapore Short Film Awards. Read ››

How packaged goods firms in Singapore can embrace digital opportunities

Won-Joon Lee
BY WON-JOON LEE
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Here are top 3 challenges for CMOs in Asia Pacific

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Lack of critical technology is one. According to a  global research by Accenture, 84 percent of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) in Asia Pacific feel well-prepared to meet their marketing objectives with the right people, tools and resources, which is higher than the global average of around 60 percent. Read ››

Stupid Cupid: 5 in 10 Singaporean singles seek 'The Right One' online

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Hoping to fall in love at first byte. According to a survey on dating habits byLunch Actually, a dating agency in Asia, singletons are most likely getting to know their potential dates online before they actually meet.  Read ››

Here's what Singapore design firms must know about joining awards

Mark Phooi
BY MARK PHOOI
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In Singapore alone, there is a plethora of design awards catering to every aspect of the industry but sometimes it’s not clear who the really benefits from these competitions. Read ››

SingPost to shell out S$100m in services upgrade by 2016

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S$45m goes to machines replacement. According to DBS, Singpost intends to invest up to S$100m in infrastructure, services and enhancements over the next three years. Read ››

SingPost suffers from first-ever annual decline in letter mail volumes

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It's down 2.6% in FY13. According to OCBC Investment Research, SingPost's domestic mail volume continued to decline for the sixth consecutive quarter, such that SingPost saw its first-ever annual decline of 2.6% in letter mail volumes in FY13.  Read ››

Lee Hock Lye retires as Kingsmen Creatives director

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He is also chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee. Read ››

Kingsmen Creatives names Sebastian Tan Cher Liang as director

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He was the co-founder and managing director of Boardroom Limited. Read ››

SingPost shells out S$45m for mail sorting upgrade

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16 new machines up its sleeves. According to a release, SingPost is investing about S$45 million to upgrade its mail sorting infrastructure. Read ››

Chua Soo Chiew retires as Cityneon Holdings director

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He was also chairman of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee and member of Remuneration Committee. Read ››

Singapore LinkedIn members breached 1 million mark

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It has doubled since 2011. In a release, LinkedIn announced that its membership base in Singapore has surpassed one million, approximately doubling since 2011 when it established a presence in Singapore. Read ››

Mig33 appoints Chris J Reed as Chief Marketing Officer

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He will head Mig33's re-launching and re-branding. According to a release, Chris J Reed has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer for Mig33, one of the world's largest social entertainmnet platforms, with a presence substantially in emerging markets such as Indonesia, India and many others. Read ››

10 things I love about being a Singaporean PR

Chris Reed
BY CHRIS REED
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I recently became a Singaporean PR and to celebrate I thought I would recount the top ten things I love about being a Singaporean PR: Read ››

Cityneon Holdings names Peter Tay Kwong Lain as director

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He is currently Ambassador, Myanmar Tourism Federation International (Singapore Representative Office). Read ››

Popular Holdings appoints Chen Siew Loon as finance director

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He is a fellow member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore. Read ››

StarHub's payTV business slumps at SingTel's 'aggrressive' moves

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It should watch out for these 2 further headwinds. According to CIMB, it thinks StarHub faces rising competition in both pay TV and fixed broadband which will affect its ARPUs. Read ››

SPH badly hurt by recent onslaught of cooling measures

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Profit plummeted 14.7% to $72m. According to Maybank Kim Eng, SPH’s 2QFY8/13 results were weaker than expected. Read ››

Here's the only bright spot in SPH's terrible results in 2Q

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Occupancy rates for its 2 properties remained at 100%. According OCBC Investment Research, overall, 2Q was challenging for SPH’s newspapers segment and we see the market likely showing a neutral/mildly negative reaction to this set of results. Read ››

Transforming technical people into top-notched sales professionals in Singapore

C.J. Ng
BY C.J. NG
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Raymond is feeling very frustrated. He was once the company's best engineer, and was transferred to become a sales engineer because of his seemingly good people skills. Read ››

SPH second-quarter net profit sinks 15% to $71.5 million

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As ad revenues continue to fall. Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) reported its results for the second quarter ended 28 February 2013 (2Q FY13). Read ››

Goh Kee Nguan resigns as Cityneon Holdings COO

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He will pursue other interests as he steps down on 30 April 2013. Read ››

How to be an events manager in Singapore

Kelvin Chung
BY KELVIN CHUNG
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Aspiring to be an events manager in Singapore? Events management roles have and will always be highly sought after from marketing professionals and extremely popular among business/marketing/communications graduates, particularly with the growing MICE sector in Singapore. Read ››

2 biggest reasons why SPH's newspaper income is getting the jitters

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Its circulation has been dropping. According to OCBC, threats from new media can impact SPH’s newspaper earnings in two ways: 1) lower circulation revenues and 2) lower ad revenues.  While ad revenues form the bulk of earnings, it is reduced circulation that is particularly damaging to a newspaper’s business viability. Read ››

Why CapitaMall Trust's lagging performance is 'unjustified'

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It has 15 quality malls in its portfolio. According to OCBC, CapitaMall Trust (CMT) has been a clear laggard within the S-REITs space, staying flat YTD versus an average of 11.0% increase in unit prices for its local retail peers (FTSE ST REIT Index: 7.2% YTD). Read ››

StarHub’s new ad campaign shows why Singaporeans are world’s happiest people

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"Happy Everywhere" stories poured online. Back in November 2012, Singapore made a buzz when it ranked as the most emotionless society in the world. Read ››

Here's proof that Singaporeans are avid Facebook users

Prantik  Mazumdar
BY PRANTIK MAZUMDAR
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We in Singapore aim and love to be numero uno ay anything and everything, don’t we? Read ››

SPH shells out $60m for SGCM acquisition

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It's intensifying efforts to venture into online advertising. According to OCBC Investment Research, SPH announced that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to purchase SGCM Pte. Read ››

StarHub reveals e-bookstore "Booktique"

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10 famous digital titles to be given away. In a release, StarHub announced the launch of its new e-bookstore, “Booktique”, enabling customers to easily access StarHub’s extensive library of digital books on their computers and mobile devices, anytime and anywhere. Read ››

Top marketers crown SPH as mobile marketing innovator

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Won four awards at inaugural MOB-Ex Awards. Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) made a clean sweep in the 'Best App/Content by a Media Owner' category, with The Business Times clinching a Gold, SPH UnionWorks clinching a Silver and The Straits Times clinching a Bronze. Read ››

SPH could be gunning for more partners, acquisitions, overseas expansion

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To ensure success of retail REIT spin-off. Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has just confirmed that it will be adding a retail REIT spin-off in the future, an aggressive move according to Maybank Kim Eng that requires SPH to acquire far more sponsor assets than it has right now. Read ››

My Letter to NTUC - Protecting PMEs in Singapore

Jacky Tan
BY JACKY TAN
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I am happy to hear that you have organized this meeting to gather the opinions of PMEs (professionals, managers and executives) like us. Read ››

Communication platform dedicated for salespeople launched

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It claims of saving salespeople 5 hours per week. Collabspot bills itself as a sales email communication platform which gives salespeople all the tools needed to communicate more efficiently with their prospects. Read ››

SPH earnings likely to plummet 9% over next three years

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Equivalent to a $30m loss, forecasts UOB. In its latest SPH company report, UOB Kay Hian predicted that the publishing giant will suffer a 9% profit decline for FY13-15, a dip that includes a S$10m net fee from REIT property management to offset the massive 70% decline in earnings contributions from Paragon and Clementi Mall. Read ››

SPH newspaper business to steadily drop by 1-2% each year

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No thanks to margin pressures. According to OCBC, they re-evaluated the newspaper business critically and believe that its earnings will decline at 1%-2% p.a. Read ››

Yeo Ning Hong retires as Singapore Press Holdings director

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He stepped down at the age of 69 after 12 years of service. Read ››

SPH mulls over setting up real estate investment trust

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It's eyeing to be listed on SGX main board. According to Nomura, Singapore Press Holdings has announced that the newspaper\media group is “currently exploring” the establishment of a real estate investment trust (REIT) to be listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. Read ››

DocDoc medical appoinment portal ties up with Chatter Buzz Media

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Latter will provide health-related web content. In a release, DocDoc Pte. Read ››