There was a time when the internet had clear landlords. Google owned search. Meta owned social. Amazon owned commerce. Then along came ByteDance and quietly ignored the map. Today, it isn’t just competing with these giants. It is dissolving the categories they built. The Algorithm That Ate Everything ByteDance’s rise
For years, the marketing industry has celebrated engagement like it was oxygen. More time spent, more scrolls, more dopamine loops—metrics that agencies proudly put on slides and brands chased with increasing urgency. Now, a jury in Los Angeles has quietly but decisively reframed that narrative. In a landmark ruling, Meta,
There are acquisitions that signal scale. And then there are acquisitions that signal intent. Foodie Media’s purchase of an 80% stake in WTM Media for RM250,000 falls squarely into the latter. On paper, it’s a modest deal. In practice, it’s a sharp pivot into a cultural space that many brands
Heineken’s decision to wind down its Singapore brewing operations by 2027, and shift production to Malaysia and Vietnam, looks at first glance, like a supply chain tweak. In reality, it’s a signal of where growth, margin, and marketing muscle are increasingly converging in ASEAN. And, quietly, it puts Malaysia in
Everyone is counting the bodies. The headlines have done the arithmetic—thousands of roles gone, bonus pools tightened, belts pulled in across the system. WPP ended the year with roughly 9,000 fewer people, depending on how you slice the exits. It reads like a crisis story. But that’s the easy version.
There is a moment, somewhere between the ketupat and the polite laughter, when Adam realises something is missing. Not from the table. Not from the house. From himself. Created in collaboration with Chariot Agency and Reservoir Production, Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s Raya Pertama does not shout for attention. It doesn’t need
In an industry obsessed with what’s next, Datuk Mohd Nor Khalid—better known simply as Lat—is making a different kind of statement: keep going. Not louder. Not bigger. Just… keep creating. Speaking in conjunction with National Artiste Day, Lat’s message was disarmingly simple, reports Bernama. Creativity, he suggests, is not a
Malaysia’s retail sector is sending a clear, if slightly uncomfortable, message to brands. Consumers haven’t stopped spending — they’ve simply stopped spending freely. The latest Malaysia Retail Industry Report (March 2026) reveals a market that is technically growing, but emotionally cautious. On paper, the numbers look respectable. On the ground,
By early evening, just after buka puasa, the highways out of Kuala Lumpur begin to tell a familiar story. Brake lights stretch like a red river. Engines idle. Tempers simmer. Somewhere between Rawang Selatan and Bukit Beruntung, traffic slows to a near standstill—this time worsened by an accident choking the
At the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin this week, the conversation around artificial intelligence and creativity took on a familiar rhythm: excitement, anxiety, and ultimately, a reminder of what audiences actually come for. Despite the rapid advance of generative AI tools, some of Hollywood’s most influential voices insist
