Blink CX joins Alida Partner Network to deliver ‘Customer-First’ experiences

Singapore — Alida, the Total Experience Management (TXM) platform, has announced the technology-driven customer experience (CX) consulting company Blink CX has become a member of its Partner Network to deliver elevated CX solutions to organizations in the Philippines. Blink CX specializes in assisting organizations to achieve a ‘customer-first’ agenda to...

PH MSME enabler GrowSari secures fresh funding for nat’l expansion

Manila, Philippines – GrowSari, the local B2B e-commerce platform that serves sari-sari stores or local mom-and-pop stores in the Philippines, has raised US$77.5m as part of its Series C funding, bringing its total funding to around US$110m. This newly secured fund will be used in accelerating GrowSari’s national expansion.  According...

Mega campaigns key factor of shopping behaviour in SEA: report

Singapore — Almost three out of four shoppers, or 73 per cent, now consider shopping online to be integral to everyday life, with 67 per cent of them identifying e-commerce mega campaigns as a key factor in shaping their consumer buying behaviour. Furthermore, nearly 60 per cent of consumers also...

DXP platform Magnolia opens up office in Indonesia

Singapore – Digital experience platform Magnolia has announced that it is opening up a new office in Jakarta, Indonesia as part of the company’s stride to deepen its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. The announcement follows after the platform has been recognised once more at the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant...

Media Publishares unveils new senior leadership elevations

Singapore – Media Publishares, the publisher of Esquire, Robb Report, and Vogue Singapore, has elevated Natasha Damodaran, former marketing director at Media Publishares, to be its new managing director (MD), and Alexander Trefilov, former general manager at Media Publishares’ Philippines office, which was previously Indochine Media, to be its new...

airasia Super App rolls out new subscription plan SUPER+

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The airasia Super App has announced the roll-out of its new subscription plan called SUPER+ across Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Purchase for the new plan will be available from 28 March to 2 April this year, and only 200k subscriptions will be made available...

Digital bank UNObank rebrands as UNO Digital Bank ahead of Q2 launch

Manila, Philippines – UNObank Inc., a digital bank regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' Digital Banking License framework, has rebranded to UNO Digital Bank ahead of its Q2 launch in 2022. The new name reiterates the digital nature of the bank’s business. Along with the name change comes a...

iProspect bags regional media mandate of Traveloka

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Dentsu Malaysia’s digital-first end-to-end media agency iProspect has won the regional media mandate of hotel and flight booking platform Traveloka. The remit, which will take effect in April 2022, will see iProspect as a key partner in Traveloka’s plan in becoming a lifestyle superapp. iProspect will...

dentsu SG fully acquires digital marketing agency Happy Marketer

Singapore – Digital marketing communications agency dentsu in Singapore has fully acquired digital marketing agency, Happy Marketer, which will now be rebranded as Merkle Singapore.  This acquisition is part of dentsu’s continued realignment of its customer experience management (CXM) capabilities under Merkle, and will see an acceleration of its data-driven...

SAP launches digital innovation hub in Singapore

Singapore – Multinational software company SAP has recently launched the SAP Labs Singapore, a digital innovation hub that will drive product leadership, foster local digital talent, and boost ecosystem and community engagement.  This new hub will be the first in SEA for SAP with the aim of catalysing deep technology...