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MARKETING Weekender – Issue 464

THE FEARLESS MALAYSIAN MARKETING CONFERENCE EDITION. FEARLESSLY FORWARD: The Malaysian Marketing Conference on May 21 was something else. It walked into the hall, looked at Malaysian marketing in the eye and asked questions many have been avoiding. The conference carried one word on its chest: FEARLESS. Sixteen speakers super charged

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Dyson Didn’t Want Safe. It Wanted ballsy

There is something quietly revealing about Dyson Singapore’s latest agency appointment. The premium technology brand, long admired for turning engineering into aspiration, has appointed independent creative consultancy ballsy as its social agency-of-record (AOR) following a competitive pitch. The one-year retainer, which began with key opinion leader (KOL) work and expands

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The Day A Shepherd Recruitment Ad Embarrased Corporate Life

A viral shepherd recruitment ad in China has unexpectedly exposed a deeper crisis simmering beneath Asia’s modern workforce: burnout, job anxiety and a growing desire to simply walk away. By the time Chinese farm owner Zuo Xiaoyong posted an advertisement for two shepherds to look after 3,000 sheep in the

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Google Just Killed Search. Most Marketers Haven’t Realised It Yet.

For more than two decades, Google Search felt reassuringly simple. You typed something in. Google returned a page of links. Brands fought for rankings. Agencies obsessed over keywords. Publishers chased traffic. Somewhere along the way, an entire digital economy grew around one ambition: appearing on Page One. That familiar world

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The NexGen Show Episode 52: PR and Presence

In this episode of The NexGen Show, PR professional Wisha Najmi shares her journey into the world of public relations, from discovering her passion during her diploma studies to building a career across industries like automotive, finance, and business communications. Originally planning to pursue journalism, Wisha realised PR was the

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