By Jarryd Zankovic, SVP Product, Fluent Commerce. For decades, the most valuable real estate in retail wasn’t a shop floor or a website, it was space in a consumer’s mind. Brand loyalty was the holy grail: earned through emotional storytelling, cultivated through advertising spend, and defended by the warmth a
Watsons is proud to announce the appointment of Caryn Loh as Regional Managing Director – Health & Beauty Asia, effective 1 June 2026. In this expanded role, Caryn will continue her responsibilities as Regional Exclusives Director for Watsons International, while spearheading the strategic growth and operational leadership of Watsons across
Every four years, football fans politely pretend they can separate work from the World Cup. They cannot. As the FIFA World Cup kicks off from June 11 to July 19 across the US, Canada and Mexico, offices worldwide are quietly bracing for something few HR departments openly discuss: productivity taking
There was a time when footballers sold boots, fizzy drinks and perhaps the occasional shaving razor. Then came the age of celebrity overload, where athletes became walking billboards, fronting everything from crypto exchanges to luxury watches. Yet, in the crowded and often noisy theatre of global advertising, one face continues
Rigorous architectural validation ensures deterministic performance, reproducibility, and maximum utilization across massive-scale AI training, inference, and Sovereign AI workloads. YTL AI Cloud has officially achieved NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud status, establishing YTL AI Cloud as one of the first cloud infrastructure providers in Asia to earn this validation, placing it within
The APPIES Awards 2026 stands as one of Asia’s most respected platforms for recognising marketing excellence, creativity, and effectiveness. Each year, it brings together brands, agencies, and marketers from across the region to showcase campaigns that not only capture attention but also deliver real, measurable impact. In an industry that
The centre of gravity in the global music business is quietly shifting eastward and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has just made a leadership move that acknowledges precisely that. In a significant appointment for the region, UMPG has named Sunita Kaur as President, Asia, placing a seasoned digital and media
Global communications consultancy Sandpiper Group has officially planted its flag in Kuala Lumpur, opening a new office that signals both confidence in Malaysia’s growing strategic importance and the increasing demand for advisory-led communications in a more volatile business environment. Leading the charge is Christopher de Cruz, a familiar name in
CAN TRUTH BE WELL TOLD IN A CLIMATE OF FEAR? Some conferences teach. Some conferences network. Some conferences gently rearrange the furniture in the same old room and call it transformation. The 15th Malaysian Marketing Conference 2026 did something else. It walked into the room, looked Malaysian marketing in the
In Malaysia’s highly competitive telco landscape, staying relevant requires more than strong network offerings or competitive pricing. Brands are constantly competing for cultural attention, emotional connection, and consumer loyalty in a market saturated with similar propositions. For Bernard Lee, standing out has always been about preserving the spirit of a
