Luxury

Report: How To Impress China’s Mass Affluent Males

February 20, 2017

Whichever way you look at China, it's big. Population, TV ratings, the size of the Sponsorship market and so on. But every large mass can always be broken…

Is Another Sponsorship Kerfuffle Brewing For Chinese Swimmer Ning Zetao?

January 11, 2017

Chinese swimming hunk Ning Zetao’s recent lucrative endorsement deal worth over US$1.5m with adidas is likely to get him in hot soup with the nation’s swimming authority.

Audemars Piguet Gets Arty For China

December 9, 2016

Art and luxury brands have always been a compatible match, so it’s no surprise to see high-end Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet extending its influence in China’s contemporary art…

Chinese National Football Teams Score Zegna As A Partner

August 30, 2016

Luxury Italian menswear brand Ermenegildo Zegna - one of the first to enter China’s fashion market in the 1990s - has secured a 4-year deal to be the…

Chennai Fixes The IPL Void With A State League, Attracts Several Big Partnerships

August 22, 2016

With powerhouse Chennai Super Kings serving a two-year suspension from the IPL, a new T20 cricket tournament - the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) - has filled the…

Luxury Category Forecast to Spend Big in Digital

June 8, 2016

Spends on Luxury goods advertising in Asia shrank by 1.4% last year even though sales rose by 1.9% globally, according to a report from media agency Zenith Optimedia.

Neerja Star Kapoor Brings On Her Bling Game

March 15, 2016

Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor, fresh from the success of the movie Neerja, is set to replace Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as brand ambassador for Kalyan Jewellers.

Hong Kong Ad Spend Slows in line With Sponsorship Market

January 28, 2016

Annual growth in the Hong Kong ad industry trickled to 3% in 2015 while Sponsorship & Branded Content also slowed to its worst year since 2010.

INTERVIEW: Global Blue-chip Sponsors Share Insights On Their Asian Sponsorships

May 22, 2015

The rise of blue-chip international Art fairs in Asian cities are steadily luring investment from brands in the financial services and luxury sectors, both of whom are looking…

China’s Next Top Model Gets Glitzy Makeover on CQTV: Displaced incumbent network plays dirty tricks

May 11, 2015

The fifth season of hit reality series “China’s Next Top Model” will be produced by international entertainment rights distributor IPCN, but the incumbent network who lost the format…