From arts and transport to maritime and urban planning, multiple government bodies are open for new PR, digital and social partners.
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Singapore government rolls out wave of PR and social tenders
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Asahi's ransomware attack may have compromised 1.9 million personal records
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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
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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
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Campaign Red examines how a merged Omnicom-IPG compares to the remaining 'big four'.
Omnicom closes Interpublic acquisition for final purchase price of $9 billion
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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
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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
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M&C Saatchi revenues hit by US government shutdown while S4 Capital blames 'lower project-based revenue and continued client caution'.
Former WPP boss Mark Read announces next move
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Read announced his departure from WPP in June.
EU clears Omnicom-IPG $26 billion mega merger
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Omnicom passes final regulatory hurdle in acquisition of Interpublic Group.
Stagwell to consolidate APAC agencies in new Singapore HQ
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Creative, media, communications and data units will be housed in one location to streamline operations.
DOJ: Google must be split up to fix its ad monopoly
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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.
Marketers pour millions on BTL, only 2% say they can measure ROI
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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
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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.
Haymarket Media Group wins global B Corp certification
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Process has taken nearly three years.
More than 150 ex-Dentsu employees plan legal action for data breach
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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.
Vale Neil French, Asia's godfather of advertising, passes away at 81
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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.
Omnicom-IPG merger nears completion: Here’s the full timeline
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With Omnicom closing the IPG acquisition for $9 billion, we break down the key milestones that have shaped the industry-defining merger.
Adobe to buy Semrush in $1.9 billion deal to expand AI marketing tools
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Boston-based Semrush is favoured by marketers for its SEO and analytics tools.
Ogilvy Indonesia names Kapil Arora as CEO
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Sieg Penaverde steps down after six years leading Ogilvy Indonesia.
Singapore minister apologises after calling Hong Kong's football team 'idiots'
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Caught on camera calling Hong Kong players and fans “idiots,” SG acting culture minister David Neo now says he “probably should have been more respectful.”
Havas CEO says it is ‘not in discussions with WPP’
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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.
DDB global CEO Alex Lubar departs
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Lubar joins independent consultancy Fundamentalco effective immediately.
Google names Ben King to lead newly merged Singapore-Malaysia business
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King is a 13-year Google veteran.
Sony to produce Labubu movie, report says
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Labubu, the hypebeast of the toy world, is coming for Hollywood.
Pakistan English daily Dawn accidentally prints ChatGPT prompt in business report
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The internet had a field day.
Havas ‘eyeing WPP bid’, The Times reports
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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
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Cindy Rose and Philip Jansen make co-ordinated purchases worth £280,000 in attempt to boost sentiment.
Dentsu's international review 'moving as planned', staff reductions to hit in December
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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.
Dentsu lifts FY2025 profit guidance, Japan offsets international weakness
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APAC ex-Japan posts the steepest global decline.
Have 30 years of COP changed the world or just the rhetoric?
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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.
Makro, Lotus’s and H&M gain biggest ad awareness in Thailand: YouGov
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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.
Publicis CEO hits out at Omnicom’s ‘apples and oranges’ approach on revenue
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Arthur Sadoun calls on Omnicom to change how it reports revenues to improve transparency after IPG takeover.
Rebates back in spotlight: Ex-WPP CEO sues, alleges firing over kickback complaints
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Richard Foster is suing the holdco for $100 million over claims that he was fired in retaliation for flagging a hidden rebate scheme within WPP’s media arm.
IPG sheds 3,200 jobs, vacates office space ahead of Omnicom merger
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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.
Dentsu leak compromised LNER customer data
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Campaign initially reported on the leak in October.
Spikes Asia announces 2026 jury presidents
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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
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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
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An open letter from more than 60 climate activists challenges Edelman’s credibility as the UN climate summit’s PR lead.
Curiosity isn’t soft, it’s strategy, says LinkedIn CMO Jessica Jensen
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Reframing uncertainty as opportunity is a superpower, says LinkedIn’s global chief marketing and strategy officer. At LinkedIn, that mindset drives both product and brand evolution: “It’s a kaleidoscope—the patterns change constantly, and so must we.”
OpenAI faces several lawsuits after alleged link to suicides, questions mount over AI’s emotional limits
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The AI chatbot’s failings have called for more regulation and safeguards from tech companies and governments alike, as scrutiny over its harmful responses mount.
WPP brings in McKinsey to advise on strategic review
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Consulting firm is helping to 'facilitate and stress-test' planning for new strategy.
UN recognises power of creativity in driving climate solutions
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At COP30 in Belém, countries are urged to turn years of pledges into concrete action.
WPP brings in McKinsey to advise on strategic review
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Consulting firm is helping to 'facilitate and stress-test' planning for new strategy.
Move and win roundup: Week of November 10, 2025
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HBO Max, Audi, Havas Ortega, RAPP, Atlassian, Priceline Pharmacy, Supermom Business, Cream Asia, and more, in our weekly collection of people moves and account news.
COP30: Adland’s climate moment, ready or not
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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.
COP30: Adland’s climate moment, ready or not
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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.
Ikea reviews creative account
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Mother has been invited to repitch.
Ikea reviews creative account
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Mother has been invited to repitch.