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MARKETING Weekender – Issue 440
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Jun
Labubu’s Mischievous Rise: Monster Marketing Lessons for Global Brands
20
Jun
Forget the Adverts. Tell a Damn Good Micro-Drama.
20
Jun
Cannes Lions 2025: Midweek Mayhem
19
Jun
Customer Service: Fulfilling the Lost Promise of Brands
19
Jun
How a 6-Inch Sandwich Sparked One of Malaysia’s Most Delightfully Unexpected Ad Campaigns
19
Jun
What Happens in Cannes… Goes Viral: The Industry’s Dirty Secret
19
Jun
The Next Great Malaysian Marketer Might Be A Hawker’s Kid With A Cracked Phone
18
Jun
The NexGen Show Episode 18: From Turbulent Trends To Four Minute Deadlines
17
Jun
When Principles Collide with Power
17
Jun
Hakuhodo hired another Dogra.
17
Jun
WhatsApp’s Ad Invasion: Monetising Messaging or Muddling the Medium?
17
Jun
The Glass That Shames the G7: How One Campaign Dared to Dirty Their Water
17
Jun
Sarawak Roadtour with CAM CO-STAR a Showcase for Marketing and Advertising Bus Travel
16
Jun
If Your Campaign Doesn’t Offend Someone, It’s Probably Forgettable
16
Jun
Great Ideas Take Flight: Amex GBT Redefines the Future of Business Travel
16
Jun
Father’s Day Ads That Melt Our Hearts
16
Jun
Sushi King Celebrates Father’s Day with Malaysia’s First Kaiten Belt Card Exhibition
16
Jun
Malaysian Agencies Going Upstream Can Catapult in the Post-AI Age
13
Jun
The Art of Pitching Minus the Bitching
13
Jun
Turn yourself into a toy to support UNICEF #childrightplay
13
Jun
Making Advertising Great Again
12
Jun
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12
Jun
Malaysian Marketers Thriving Through Storms, Rising Amid Uncertainty
12
Jun
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12
Jun
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Jun
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Jun
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12
Jun
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12
Jun
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11
Jun
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11
Jun
Sheley Lim Joins Trapper Group as Group Chief Business Officer
11
Jun
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11
Jun
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11
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10
Jun
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10
Jun
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10
Jun
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10
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Jun
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09
Jun
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09
Jun
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09
Jun
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09
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Jun
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05
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04
Jun
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04
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03
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03
Jun
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Jun
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03
Jun
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03
Jun
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03
Jun
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03
Jun
The NexGen Show Episode 17: The Power Of Being A Junior!
03
Jun
Marketing Mettle to Metrics to Meaning…
03
Jun
Nando’s Malaysia Drops a Spicy New Love Anthem With a Little Help From the 90s
03
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30
May
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30
May
Lessons Brands Can Learn from Malaysia’s Proprietary ‘Makcik Bawang’ Economy
30
May
Kavita Raj appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Visual Retale Holdings
30
May
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29
May
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28
May
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28
May
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28
May
Time for Malaysian Marketers to Lead the Charge in ASEAN’s Trillion Dollar Digital Rush
28
May
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28
May
Adelene Wong joins Perdana ParkCity Group as Group Director of Marketing Communications
27
May
University Students Steal the Show at inaugural MAA TRAILBLAZERS
27
May
Brand Sarawak Deserves the Spotlight: 5 Million Visitors, RM12.7 Billion Bet on Culture, Creativity & Community
27
May
Why the Best Brand Doesn’t Always Win – What Malaysian Marketers Must Wake Up To
27
May
“Anak” Has Fallen Silent: Iconic Legend Freddie Aguilar Dies at 72
27
May
Nestlé Malaysia Introduces the Maggi Air Fryer-Friendly Marinade Series with Four Local Flavours
26
May
Over Half of Global Marketers Are Planning to Slash Ad Budgets in 2025: Nielsen’s Annual Marketing Report
26
May
Malaysia Airlines is Taking Flight with Google’s AI Power, and Inspiring Journeys
26
May
The NexGen Show Episode 16: “Advertising Was My Childhood Dream”
26
May
Virgins Wanted: Jetpac Goes Ballsy For Its Latest Campaign
23
May
Pepsi Amplifies the Spirit of Gawai and Kaamatan: Celebrating East Malaysia’s Rich Harvest Traditions with Music and Local Talent
23
May
Sushi King Marks 30th Anniversary in Collaboration with Fishermen Integrated
23
May
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23
May
Coca-Cola Reaffirms Global Marketing Partnership with WPP
23
May
What Malaysians Can Learn from China’s Brand Invasion and the Dragon’s Playbook
23
May
Not Just Your Nenek’s Sardines: How Ayam Brand Turned a Pantry Staple into a Fusion Food Sensation
23
May
From TikTok to Pasar Malam: Malaysia’s Micro-Influencers Are Quietly Outperforming Big Names
23
May
Award-winning agency Ampersand Advisory launches CUT! – Malaysia’s premier horror short film competition with RM 40,000 cash prizes
22
May
Google I/O 2025 Unveils Next-Gen AI Innovations…
22
May
Vape Ads Go Up in Smoke with Sudden Advertising Clampdown in Selangor
22
May
OMG APAC’s CTV research: 87% of solo viewers still multitask when streaming videos
21
May
The Untold Story of East Malaysia in Advertising – Why Sabah and Sarawak Deserve the Spotlight
21
May
ATLAS ECOPOD in Guinness World Record Ceremony
21
May
Winners of the Malaysian CMO Awards!
21
May
The Death of Jobs and the Rise of Work: Why Marketers Must Embrace the New Reality
20
May
TikTok’s Blueprint for Brands in 2025 – From Trends to Timeless
20
May
M+C Saatchi Group Malaysia Unveils Rebrand And Cultural Power Framework
20
May
McCann Worldgroup India wins a Silver, Bronze and 5 Merit Awards at One Show Awards 2025
20
May
When Coca-Cola Meets Gen Z: How the “Share a Coke” Campaign Sparks a New Gen Z Social Icon
19
May
Bold, ‘kaw’ flavours shine through in new Karta campaign
19
May
Carro Brings Back Award-Winning ‘No Drama’ Ads To Celebrate 10th Anniversary
19
May
Anwar Ibrahim’s Website Wasn’t Hacked — Here’s What Actually Happened
17
May
MDEC Affirms Malaysia’s Position as Southeast Asia’s Top Data Centre Destination
17
May
Domino’s & Havas Malaysia Roll Out AI-Powered Mother’s Day Activation
17
May
Silence Can Be a Superpower for Influencers!
16
May
When Ads Win Awards but Lose the Brand
16
May
Lululemon’s Game-Changing Asian Media Partnership with GroupM
15
May
MISC Group and Chariot Reimagine Career Outreach with Immersive Maritime Journey
15
May
The End of Generational Clichés: Marketers Need to Rethink Age-Based Labels in 2025 and Beyond
15
May
The Rise of the Ad Agency Influencer
15
May
How Asia-Pacific’s Tough Stance on Social Media is Reshaping Digital Power Dynamics
14
May
A Tribute to the Great Brand Showdowns
14
May
Malaysia’s Festive Spark Behind a Whopping RM154 Billion Retail Surge
14
May
Selangor International Pickleball Tournament 2025 Marks Milestone for the Sport in Southeast Asia
14
May
Fishermen Integrated Earns Triple Honoree Recognition at the 29th Annual Webby Awards
14
May
Grey Joins Ogilvy in Major WPP Restructure
14
May
Jaguar is severing ties with Accenture Song, after sales plummet!
13
May
The Unseen Threads: Camaraderie Woven in the Tapestry of Marketing
13
May
Finding Light in the Shadows – What Brands Can Learn from Vesak Day in Turbulent Times
13
May
Carlsberg’s ‘Miracle Can’ is Probably The Boldest Beer Ad of the Decade
13
May
When Rebrands Go Rogue: Jaguar Land Rover’s Struggle to Reinvent Itself
13
May
The SHOUT Group / FCB SHOUT Adds More “Wah” With New ShaWAHma Pizza From Domino’s Malaysia
13
May
The NexGen Show Episode 15 Uncovers The Missing Link In Malaysian Advertising
13
May