Marketing Strategy

Pitchers Is A Branded Content Win For Kingfisher Beer in Restrictive Dark Market

December 7, 2015

Liquor companies in India have a history of deploying surrogate advertising* techniques to circumvent the strict restrictions to promote their products on traditional media.

ASN INTERVIEW: Challenger brand Puma is Highly Selective; Looks For Brand DNA Fit Above All Else

November 30, 2015

Well known for its global sponsorship of the showman of athletics, Usain Bolt, and now R&B rebel Rihanna, Puma is clearly a brand that does things its own way.…

Indonesia’s Traditional Ad Industry Slumps But Sponsorship Looks Rosy

November 6, 2015

A triple whammy of an economic slowdown, falling consumer confidence and a weakened currency has battered Indonesia’s advertising industry, with traditional media owners grappling with the stormy predicament,…

ASN Interview: Singha to Continue to Use Sports Sponsorship as a Vehicle for International Expansion

October 15, 2015

Most ASEAN brands tend to be cautious and rarely venture into sports Sponsorship. However, the Thai beer Singha has been a notable outlier making a slew of high…

ASN Interview: Mondelez Focusing On “Big Media” Sponsorship Platforms For Growth

October 5, 2015

The term “emerging giant” sounds oxymoronic, but FMCG holding company Mondelez [MDLZ.OQ] – the confectionery and snacks business of Kraft Foods – is maybe not as big a…

Celebrity Endorsements Hold Little Sway In Asia; Celebs Experience More Social Backlash

September 8, 2015

Celebrity endorsement may well attract huge backing in many Asian markets but there are cracks appearing in the medium with celebrities being implicated in corporate wrongdoings across many…

STUDY: Digital Ad-spend Forecast To Grow In Thailand; Branded Content Sure to Follow

September 2, 2015

Digital adspend in Thailand is expected to grow by 62% this year to US$275m (Baht9.8b), a sharp increase on an earlier forecast of 33% to US$226m, according to…

CASE STUDY: The AIA Great European Carnival - A calculated risk

June 25, 2015

A partnership between AIA – the Asian insurance leader – and The Great European Carnival in Hong Kong earlier this year had as many twists and turns as…

CyberLink Sponsors Myanmar International Music Festival

June 9, 2015

Taiwanese software company CyberLink has secured a sponsorship deal with the second edition of the annual Myanmar International Music Festival, which will run till June 14 in Rangoon.

ASN INTERVIEW: Big Sync Reveals Why Music Matters For Brands

June 5, 2015

In February, we reported on how the Fast Moving Consumer Goods’ giant – Unilever – had struck a strategic partnership with the UK-based sonic agency, Big Sync.