Category: Southeast Asia
![[Activation] TikTok 6](https://marketech-apac.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Activation-TikTok-6.6-Birthday-Sale.jpg)
Singapore – Singapore’s busiest shopping belt briefly turned into a TikTok feed in real life last week as TikTok Shop brought dance performances, creator culture, and gamified retail tactics onto Orchard Road ahead of its upcoming 6.6 Birthday Mega Sale. On 23 May, local creator Orchard Road Fashion...
![[Creative Work] Never Ending Staycation x Marriott Bonvoy](https://marketech-apac.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Creative-Work-Never-Ending-Staycation-x-Marriott-Bonvoy.jpg)
Singapore – Marriott Bonvoy has launched The Never-Ending Staycation, a three-part comedy series created with independent agency :Teeth, aimed at repositioning staycations as recurring lifestyle rituals rather than special-occasion escapes. At the centre of the series is Annette Lee, whose recurring...
Thailand – CP AXTRA, the operator of wholesaler-retailer Makro and Lotus’s, has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Ayala Corporation to strengthen mall development and asset management across Makro stores in Thailand. The collaboration brings together CP AXTRA and Ayala’s respective retail...
Indonesia – Allianz Indonesia has launched a new campaign for Allianz Preferred Medical, bringing back the iconic puppet character ‘Suzan’, a nostalgic figure closely associated with Indonesian childhoods in the 1990s. Created with independent creative agency SALVO, the campaign revisits the well-known...
Indonesia – Publicis Groupe Indonesia has announced the acquisition of Inter Pariwara Global and iLab Indonesia in a move aimed at strengthening its position in the Indonesian market. The two agencies will be integrated under the Spark Foundry Indonesia banner, expanding the Groupe’s local capabilities...
![[Activation] Jewel Changi x LEGO Botanicals](https://marketech-apac.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Activation-Jewel-Changi-x-LEGO-Botanicals.jpg)
Singapore – Jewel Changi Airport has launched Celebrate Jewel Blooms with LEGO Botanicals, transforming the retail and entertainment complex into what organisers describe as Southeast Asia’s largest LEGO Botanicals showcase ever staged inside a mall. Running from 26 May, the installation stretches across...
Thailand – Communications consultancy Vero has appointed Laura Spence as Senior Advisor for ASEAN, where she will support business growth, client experience, and talent development across the region. In the role, Spence will work with teams from both Vero and government relations consultancy Vero Advocacy...
![[Creative Work] Thailand Anyone Can Canva](https://marketech-apac.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Creative-Work-Thailand-Anyone-Can-Canva.jpg)
Bangkok, Thailand – As short-form video tightens its grip on Southeast Asia’s digital economy, Canva is betting Thailand’s next wave of creators will not come solely from film schools or advertising agencies. The company has launched its first large-scale brand campaign in Thailand, ‘Anyone Can with...
Thailand – MARKETECH APAC has unveiled the initial line-up of the jury panel for the NEXT Awards Thailand 2026, marking the inaugural launch of the awards programme in the Thai market. The panel brings together a cross-section of senior marketing, brand, and customer experience leaders tasked with evaluating...
Malaysia – TikTok Shop Mall has rolled out a refreshed visual identity anchored on the elevated “Pocket Mall” brand asset as part of a new design system developed with JUNO to create a more cohesive and recognisable brand presence across its campaigns and platform touchpoints. As part of the refresh,...
