From arts and transport to maritime and urban planning, multiple government bodies are open for new PR, digital and social partners.
Singapore government rolls out wave of PR and social tenders
Asahi's ransomware attack may have compromised 1.9 million personal records
Asahi would delay the release of its full-year financial results to focus on dealing with the fallout of the attack.
How a long-running Chinese meme became Yili’s breakout Olympic moment and a Spikes winner
The agency creative partners discuss why the idea travelled so easily and how winning at Spikes reinforced their belief in simple ideas executed with global-standard craft.
Omnicom-IPG: How the merger will reshape the competition
Campaign Red examines how a merged Omnicom-IPG compares to the remaining 'big four'.
Creative Minds: 'Creativity can take many different forms, no matter the platform'
Kingdom Digital’s Sook Yan Yee shares her favourite projects, childhood dreams, creative quirks and the power of simple, heartfelt visuals.
Omnicom closes Interpublic acquisition for final purchase price of $9 billion
Acquisition creates largest holdco based on revenues for the first nine months of 2025.
Alibaba reports mixed results as it bets big on AI and instant retail
Alibaba's cloud and ecommerce businesses led strong revenue growth last quarter, but profits declined sharply amid heavy investments in AI and instant retail.
M&C Saatchi and S4 Capital downgrade 2025 growth forecasts
M&C Saatchi revenues hit by US government shutdown while S4 Capital blames 'lower project-based revenue and continued client caution'.
Redundancy is a business decision. Here’s how to bounce back fast
As layoffs reshape the creative industry, redundancy is now a commercial reality. Recruitment director Dean Connelly shares a practical roadmap for how talent can reset, reposition, and get hired in 2026.
Revealed: Top APAC campaigns in Campaign Red’s Global Awards Rankings 2025
Baliprod Films, Six Inc Tokyo and Colenso BBDO Auckland shine in Campaign Red’s analysis of 10,000 awards over the past three years reveals which campaigns were most lauded by global juries.
EU clears Omnicom-IPG $26 billion mega merger
Omnicom passes final regulatory hurdle in acquisition of Interpublic Group.
Marketers pour millions on BTL, only 2% say they can measure ROI
Despite sweeping investment in activations, marketers admit they lack the tools and the confidence to prove impact. Many see AI as the biggest hope for fixing the gap.
Social isn't one audience: Heavy and light users don’t see the same ads
EXCLUSIVE: Only 26% of Singaporeans are heavy social users and YouGov finds, they’re the quickest to tune out ads. The majority turns to marketplaces and traditional reviews, proving one-size-fits-all social strategies are broken.
DOJ: Google must be split up to fix its ad monopoly
Following a historic antitrust victory in September, the DOJ argued that Google’s dominance in adtech cannot be fixed with promises or fines alone, pushing for the first Big Tech breakup order in decades.
Stagwell to consolidate APAC agencies in new Singapore HQ
Creative, media, communications and data units will be housed in one location to streamline operations.
Agency of the Year 2025 winners: Japan/Korea
See the complete winner list for the Japan/Korea region in the 2025 Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year awards.
Vale Neil French, Asia's godfather of advertising, passes away at 81
For more than 15 years, French was the creative force behind Ogilvy in Asia and the copywriting maverick behind some of the region's most defining work.
More than 150 ex-Dentsu employees plan legal action for data breach
Former Dentsu staff say they were never contacted after the breach and are unsure what data was leaked, with some questioning why the company retained their information more than a decade after they left.
Ogilvy Indonesia names Kapil Arora as CEO
Sieg Penaverde steps down after six years leading Ogilvy Indonesia.
Omnicom-IPG merger nears completion: Here’s the full timeline
With Omnicom closing the IPG acquisition for $9 billion, we break down the key milestones that have shaped the industry-defining merger.
Creative Minds: Joaquin Torres on why David Droga is his idol and surviving the idea burglars
He dropped out of college and was unemployed before discovering advertising. Now, as creative director at Dentsu Creative Philippines, he deplores ‘half-assery’ and thrives on helping lost young creatives find their way.
How Always Pakistan rebuilt trust in a taboo category and reversed a 20% market-share loss
CASE STUDY: P&G and creative agency And The Nerve crafted a daring activation that restored Always' brand perception in Pakistan.
The Big Challenge: Do bespoke network teams actually work?
The rise of single-client units, their promise of efficiency, and the risk of staff churn and creative stagnation.
DDB global CEO Alex Lubar departs
Lubar joins independent consultancy Fundamentalco effective immediately.
Havas CEO says it is ‘not in discussions with WPP’
Yannick Bolloré has called his French holdco “one of the most acquisitive groups in the industry,” but downplayed speculation about a deal with struggling WPP.
Nike dropped a soup pop-up in Guangzhou, Gen Z is eating it up
The campaign is fronted by Olympic sprinter Su Bingtian.
Havas ‘eyeing WPP bid’, The Times reports
Havas has been looking at the prospect of a takeover of rival holdco WPP, The Times reported over the weekend.
WPP CEO and chair buy 100,000 shares after stock price slump
Cindy Rose and Philip Jansen make co-ordinated purchases worth £280,000 in attempt to boost sentiment.
While rivals look outward, WPP is consumed by its own internal crisis
WPP grapples with an inherited “failure of modern corporate governance,” Darren Woolley writes. Cindy Rose must now prove that the next chapter rests on integrity rather than growth at any cost.
Dentsu's international review 'moving as planned', staff reductions to hit in December
The year-end dividend is “undetermined” as the company braces for a heavy fourth quarter, when it will book the bulk of its ¥28 billion restructuring costs.
The anatomy of a winner: The creators of the most-lauded work share their secrets
The world’s most coveted advertising trophies are meant to reward the best creative ideas. But behind the glitz and glamour, the game certainly has its challenges.
Have 30 years of COP changed the world or just the rhetoric?
SOUNDING BOARD: Despite cheaper renewables and mainstream net-zero, emissions are up 65% and extreme weather cost $1.5 trillion last year. With COP30 in the Amazon, the ad industry faces mounting scrutiny over fossil-fuel work and its widening credibility gap.
WPP’s McKinsey moment might be its smartest decision in a decade
While critics mock WPP for outsourcing its own transformation, marketing advisor Ivan Fernandes argues it reframes the narrative from a company 'lost in transformation' to openly rebuilding in full public view.
Makro, Lotus’s and H&M gain biggest ad awareness in Thailand: YouGov
Thai retail giants Makro, Lotus's, and H&M all saw impressive jumps in ad awareness in October, highlighting the impact of recent campaigns and national promotions.
Creative Minds: Ngoc Nguyen on crowdsourcing the ideal beer with Gen Zs
She grew up inspired by black and white TVCs. Now, the group creative director at Hakuhodo Vietnam turns bold, contemporary ideas into innovative campaigns, night owl hours and all.
Publicis CEO hits out at Omnicom’s ‘apples and oranges’ approach on revenue
Arthur Sadoun calls on Omnicom to change how it reports revenues to improve transparency after IPG takeover.
IPG sheds 3,200 jobs, vacates office space ahead of Omnicom merger
The holding company’s latest SEC filing shows 800 layoffs in Q3 2025 and over 700,000 sq ft of office space vacated as it races to streamline costs before completing its $13.5 billion merger with Omnicom.
Spikes Asia announces 2026 jury presidents
The 2026 jury line-up features Pakistan’s debut on the panel, with Salesforce’s Wendy Walker named as the inaugural Creative B2B jury president.
Dyson launches review of $500 million media account
Publicis Media handles the Dyson account in mainland China and Hong Kong.
Activists call on UN, Brazil to cut Edelman from COP30 over client conflicts
An open letter from more than 60 climate activists challenges Edelman’s credibility as the UN climate summit’s PR lead.
Disney brings a scribble to life in a Christmas story full of heart
And it's set to the piano version of You’ve Got a Friend in Me.
WPP brings in McKinsey to advise on strategic review
Consulting firm is helping to 'facilitate and stress-test' planning for new strategy.
WPP brings in McKinsey to advise on strategic review
Consulting firm is helping to 'facilitate and stress-test' planning for new strategy.
UN recognises power of creativity in driving climate solutions
At COP30 in Belém, countries are urged to turn years of pledges into concrete action.
COP30: Adland’s climate moment, ready or not
COP30 opens amid mounting pressure on sectors like advertising to reconcile their climate responsibilities with ongoing fossil fuel ties, testing the summit’s potential for real progress.
What do Campaign's international editors make of the most-awarded work?
Campaign’s editors across the globe on what won, why it mattered, and whether it truly deserved the spotlight.