Born in Croatia and raised across multiple continents, Amira Mahathir’s journey into the Malaysian advertising industry was anything but linear. The daughter of a diplomat, her childhood was shaped by constant movement — from Canada to Switzerland, back to Malaysia, then on to Tokyo — giving her a global perspective
By Maaz A. Khan, Regional Client Partner (APAC), WPP Media Programmatic advertising makes it easy to launch campaigns. It is harder to answer a basic question: where did my budget go on its way to the publisher? Marketers see performance numbers, reach, and CPMs. What we do not always see
It was meant to be a clever wink at December fatigue. Instead, McDonald’s Netherlands found itself at the centre of a global backlash, accused of serving up nothing more than “AI slop”. The brand has now pulled its AI-generated Christmas film after a wave of scathing online criticism – a
Most brands talk sustainability in soft pastels, recycled-paper textures, and politely optimistic taglines. Chupps clearly didn’t get that memo. Instead, their latest campaign opens with funeral processions across rural India — not exactly the usual playground for footwear marketing. But that’s precisely why it works. Launched on World Soil Day
A new generation of Malaysian communicators stepped into the spotlight as Taylor’s University and the Road Safety Council of Malaysia, Majlis Keselamatan Jalan Raya Malaysia (MKJR), celebrated the winners of a student road safety communication contest recently. The National Road Safety Copywriting Creative Contest awards ceremony was framed as something
Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) has launched a campaign for DuitNow QR’s cross-border feature, positioning it as the easiest way for Malaysians to pay in Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia and Indonesia with the same banking or e-wallet apps they already use at home. The brief behind the work is blunt about the
The International Advertising Association (IAA) Malaysia and IACT College have jointly announced a landmark scholarship program aimed at reshaping Malaysia’s future talent landscape in the creative, digital, marketing, and communications sectors. The initiative will award MYR10,000 each to up to 150 students entering IACT’s 2026 diploma intake, representing a potential total investment
Dear Editor, I refer to the recent Instagram announcement made on 8/12/25 by Fey Ilyas, the founder of Current Media Group Sdn Bhd (CMG). Mr. Ilyas stated that the dispute regarding the alleged plagiarism of CMG’s creative ideas—without compensation or acknowledgement—by the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) for
Netflix’s farewell to Stranger Things didn’t arrive quietly in Malaysia. It arrived loud, neon-lit, and on three wheels. For the series’ final ride, Prodigious and Leo Malaysia reimagined one of the show’s most iconic symbols — the bicycle — and gave it a distinctly local twist. The result: a fleet
When Astro Shaw and Monsta decided to build early hype for Papa Zola The Movie, it didn’t wait for posters, trailers or press junkets. Instead, the company went straight to where attention is captive, rolling out a focused out-of-home campaign on one of Klang Valley’s busiest thoroughfares: the Federal Highway.
