Now in its ninth year, the annual Chinese online shopping festival Singles’ Day (11 November) is no longer just about Alibaba, but has morphed into a nation-wide shopping craze with e-commerce players other than Alibaba taking up a substantial share [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Alibaba touts 'new retail' engagement as key to Singles Day record sales; Wavemaker launches in two APAC [...]

Localisation is key to AdAsia Holdings' growth in Asia, but the ad-tech vendor says this requires training its artificial intelligence (AI) systems to understand local nuances, which can take months to accomplish. Headquartered in Singapore, AdAsia currently operates in several [...]

Advertising strategies for global brands require complex planning and execution. How has the advent of programmatic technology changed this process? ExchangeWire speaks with Nick Graham, global director of digital marketing and media, Huawei Technologies, to find out. ExchangeWire: Do you think [...]

All parties with a stake in the Asia-Pacific ad tech industry are responsible for ensuring programmatic delivers the value it promises and ad content quality must remain the focus for marketers. Together, this would ensure consumer experience is optimal and [...]

With the business world only just coming to terms with mobile as the future of the internet, there’s an emerging, and slightly misunderstood, revolution sitting on the periphery of even the most attentive marketers and businesses: voice search. Wajid Ali, head [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: IAB AU champions ads.txt adoption; Singapore millennials say ads don't 'get' them; MCN offers consolidated customer view across [...]

Asia-Pacific businesses that assume they need not worry about the upcoming European Union's data privacy laws should think again, as they may need to ensure compliance even if they do not physically operate in the region. Slated to take effect [...]

Marketers have been so focused on optimising customer experience across digital channels that they have neglected the need to be equally responsive on physical touchpoints. A survey by CMO Council revealed that 78% of marketers believed they could respond or [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Alibaba to grow share of global ads; AU content agency acquires retail comms specialist; Singapore socio-political site [...]