Digital Intelligence

In New Zealand, Pedigree launched a campaign to promote its new SelfieSTIX product which helps dog owners to create perfect selfies with their pets, winning a raft of Cannes Lions mobile awards in the process.

22/06/2018  |  Full story...

There's a "privacy paradox" surrounding data collection for profit, where data needs to be used to enrich people's experiences without betraying their trust, according to the annual report from digital guru Mary Meeker.

01/06/2018  |  Full story...

Shoppers in China spent $25.3bn in one day on Saturday, smashing previous records for the world’s largest retail event which is now four times bigger then Black Friday.

13/11/2017  |  Full story...

With two days to go to Singles Day 2017 – the world’s biggest shopping event – we speak to Don Zhao, co-founder of Azoya, about the mood amongst retailers in China as the pressure mounts and what new trends to expect this year.

10/11/2017  |  Full story...

Google has bought part of Taiwanese technology company HTC in an effort to further expand its smartphone business.

21/09/2017  |  Full story...

Global ad expenditure will grow at a slower rate than of 4% in 2017, driven by digital formats such as video, paid content, native and in-feed social media ads, according to research from Zenith.

11/09/2017  |  Full story...

Air New Zealand has become famous for its big budget safety videos that go viral on the internet, but it’s latest is its most ambitious yet. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…

14/07/2017  |  Full story...

An impressive 82% of web users in Asia Pacific shopped online in the last month, while just 52% did so in the Middle East, according to new research from Global Web Index.

19/04/2017  |  Full story...

Global advertising spending will continue to increase at growth rates of between 4 percent and 5 percent through 2019, Zenith says in its new Advertising Expenditure Forecasts report.

29/03/2017  |  Full story...

China’s urban middle class have moved from price to premium in the 2017 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Chinese Brands.

21/03/2017  |  Full story...

A new global study commissioned by the Futurestep division of Korn Ferry reveals the missed opportunity for companies that fail to strategically link talent acquisition with business strategy.

13/03/2017  |  Full story...

Mobile messaging app LINE has launched a cloud AI assistant called “Clova” at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

02/03/2017  |  Full story...

The Chinese ecommerce experience is very different to Western standards, with China achieving exceptionally high performance on the digital side, according to a new report.

30/01/2017  |  Full story...

Chinese Skincare brand SK-II took on the controversial subject of China’s ‘leftover women’ who feel pressure to marry before 27. This case study looks at how the video campaign got over 2 million views, winning a Cannes Lion award in the process.

10/11/2016  |  Full story...

Unilever oral care brand Signal Pepsodent is using Facebook chatbots to encourage kids to brush their teeth.

24/10/2016  |  Full story...

Over two thirds (70%) of web users in Asia Pacific use mobile shopping apps, leading the trend for shopping on the go, according to new research.

13/09/2016  |  Full story...

There has been remarkable growth in the Asia-Pacific region, with the web audience increasing 20% in just 18 months, according to new research.

07/09/2016  |  Full story...

Tencent, the owner of popular social messaging app WeChat, overtook e-commerce giant Alibaba to become China's most valuable technology company on Thursday.

19/08/2016  |  Full story...

Snapcart, an Indonesian start-up app rewards people who send them photos of their shopping receipts with cash, is expanding to the Philippines.

16/08/2016  |  Full story...

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has passed the 100 million user-mark in the Asia Pacific region, driven mainly by India, according to new data.

11/08/2016  |  Full story...

Sina Weibo has secured a deal with Nielsen that will create a digital measurement ratings standard in China.

09/05/2016  |  Full story...

Uber has gone back in time in a publicity stunt protest over a a raft of new regulations in Australia.

.@Uber delivers 15000+ letters from users to @AnnastaciaMP - the vehicle of choice: a horse & cart @7NewsQueensland pic.twitter.com/PIZqWC67Q9

— Simon Love (@SimoLove) May 3, 2016

04/05/2016  |  Full story...

Mondelez has struck a deal with Alibaba’s Tmall to start selling its products to Chinese consumers online.

08/04/2016  |  Full story...

WhatsApp usage is highest in Latin America, while the chat app struggles in North America, where stable-mate Facebook Messenger leads the way, according to new research.

01/02/2016  |  Full story...

Chinese social network Sina Weibo, often called the country’s version of Twitter, is ending its 140-character limit for user posts.

20/01/2016  |  Full story...