Tag: Partnership

Singapore – Yahoo Advertising has announced an integration with the Twilio Segment Customer Data Platform (CDP) to improve ad reach and relevance while avoiding the use of third-party cookies. Advertisers can fortify their businesses and leverage first-party data across multiple screens, even in a cookieless environment, because of Twilio Segment’s integration with Yahoo ConnectID. 

Segment users will be able to synchronise hashed, cookieless data with their real-time customer profiles because of strategic partnership with Yahoo Advertising and seamless integration with Yahoo ConnectID. This integration allows them to expand the scope and relevance of their campaigns.

Yahoo uses a comprehensive identity strategy across all digital landscapes. Their identity solutions, which include Yahoo ConnectID and Next-Gen Solutions, support addressable and non-addressable inventory.

This comprehensive suite of identity tools enables advertisers to safeguard their business’s future within the Yahoo DSP, allowing them to retain control and maximise ROI in a world where identity is restricted. Marketers can leverage a unified customer perspective through this integration to reach the full potential of addressable advertising and ensure personalised consumer experiences, even as support for cookies and other traditional identity methods dwindles.

Dan Richardson, Director, head of data at Yahoo APAC, said, “Data collaboration is

essential to allow brands to get the most value from their first-party data. This integration means delivering better advertising experiences to customers, and gives advertisers what they want most – greater relevance, reach and measurement. In a world with fewer online user identifiers, Yahoo ConnectID offers a differentiated and future-proofed approach to all businesses.”

Speaking about the partnership, Liz Adeniji, regional vice president, Asia-Pacific and Japan at Twilio Segment, said, “A recent Twilio study found that about 7 in 10 businesses in Asia- Pacific have already turned to using first-party data primarily due to the inadequate visibility over third parties’ data safeguards, management of consent and regulatory compliance. Our new integration with Yahoo will make it easier for these businesses to use their valuable first-party data in a much more meaningful way, in real-time, and most importantly, with utmost relevance to their intended audience.” 

She added, “This will enable them to unleash the potential of first-party data across screens to deliver more personalised and engaging campaigns.”

Singapore –  Infosys, a global company in next-generation digital services and consulting, has announced a five-year extension of partnership collaboration with Temasek, a Singapore-based global investment firm.

Infosys Compaz, an Infosys-Temasek joint venture, has worked with large Southeast Asian corporations on their digital transformation journeys. The company’s technological expertise spans cloud, data and analytics, cybersecurity, digital, artificial intelligence (AI), and automation, among other areas.

This extension shows iCompaz’s commitment to growing its presence in Singapore and the Southeast Asian market. The region has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and is an important growth market. iCompaz, founded in 2018, has collaborated with Temasek to drive its technology transformation initiatives, which include the implementation of new digital architecture, data applications, and security infrastructure.

This announcement reinforces Infosys’ 2018 commitment to invest in technologies and expand its capabilities. The goal is to provide beneficial professional services while also encouraging the growth and development of its workforce.

iCompaz from Infosys leverages the deep capabilities of Infosys Cobalt, an enterprise cloud acceleration suite, and Infosys Topaz, an AI-driven platform, to enable clients to achieve unprecedented innovations and efficiencies, fostering value creation in connected ecosystems. This collaboration demonstrates iCompaz’s dedication to providing solutions to its clients.

Speaking about the extension of partnership, Dennis Gada, EVP, head of financial services, Infosys, said, “We deeply value our collaboration with Temasek, and it has helped us scale both technology capabilities and talent base in the region. Our journey over the last 5 years has demonstrated shared aspirations of amplifying human potential.” 

He added, “We look forward to further building on the strong foundation we have laid together to provide differentiated value to all stakeholders across the region.”

Meanwhile, Rao Baskara, chief technology officer of Temasek, said, “We look forward to extending our collaboration and the next phase of growth of iCompaz as it continues to provide quality digital services to companies in Southeast Asia. This engagement also enhances Temasek’s capabilities, and enables us to harness the potential that digital transformation brings.”

Manohar Atreya, CEO of Infosys Compaz, remarked, “iCompaz has proven its expertise in the sphere of large-scale digital and IT transformation. We are delighted to extend this collaboration with Temasek, as we continue to leverage the global scale and depth of Infosys in intelligent AI platforms and data solutions, to help clients navigate their next journey in business transformation.”


Bangkok, Thailand – Hivestack, a global programmatic digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising technology, has expanded its presence in Thailand through a strategic DOOH partnership with Up Media, a local media owner specialising in elevator screens.

This partnership will involve the integration of 2,000 Up Media DOOH screens located in upscale shopping malls, office buildings, hotels, and residential complexes into the Hivestack supply side platform (SSP). Through private marketplace (PMP) and open exchange agreements, these screens will be made available to local DOOH buyers in Southeast Asia as well as global advertisers.

Hivestack incorporates Up Media’s most recent elevator screens, providing DOOH buyers in Thailand with a new form of audience engagement while also providing Up Media with an additional revenue stream through global “outside-in” purchases.

Speaking about the partnership, Joey Zhou, founder and CEO of Up Media, expressed, “We are excited to collaborate with Hivestack and we are going to scale up our inventory – aiming to triple it in the next 12 months. Exciting times ahead as we are offering advertisers impactful media for high end audiences in the best locations across Thailand.”

Also speaking about the partnership, Jan Harling, CEO of Virtus Asia Consulting, remarked, “I am confident that many marketers with a focus on premium audiences will view the availability of this inventory, now accessible programmatically, as a game-changer in Thailand. This opportunity aligns perfectly with Thailand’s recovery, marked by bustling shopping malls and offices returning to their full-capacity state. It promises a significant shift in the landscape of impactful media opportunities.” 

Meanwhile, Matt Bushby, managing director ANZSEA, Hivestack, said, “It’s been an incredible journey for us in Thailand with the amount of growth we’ve achieved with our partners. We’re so proud to be building the largest DOOH inventory network with the addition of Up Media’s elevator screens, and are proud of the large number of successful brand campaigns we have under our belt already in the region.”

He added, “Our partnership with Up Media comes at an exciting time for our business as we onboard more screens in different formats across Thailand, located in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Phuket.” 

Singapore – Club Med, the global in all-inclusive vacations at beach and mountain resorts, announced today its renewal of partnership to GoPro, the action camera designed for capturing and sharing global adventures. The GoPro Trident Crew is a strategic partnership that brings together a group of creative content producers. 

Their mission is to highlight extraordinary experiences at Club Med destinations throughout East and South Asia Pacific, while also cultivating a close-knit community of GoPro enthusiasts.

The GoPro Trident Crew aims to bring the shared brand essence of Club Med and GoPro to life by redefining authentic storytelling boundaries and fueling a passion for one-of-a-kind experiences. A select group of content creators will immerse themselves in various Club Med locations, capturing unforgettable moments with GoPro’s innovative lens.

The synergy of this collaboration will improve Club Med’s luxury all-inclusive vacation concept while also celebrating GoPro’s inspiring influence that encourages tourists to pursue their passions in a fulfilling and enjoyable way.

Club Med and GoPro recognized the long-term benefits of stepping up their collaboration to foster a close-knit community of adventure seekers. The GoPro Trident Crew is the result of strategic marketing campaigns that aimed to highlight Club Med resorts’ unique locations and experiences while also motivating adventurers to record their travel experiences.

Speaking about the renewed partnership, Valerie Loy, vice president of Club Med in East, South Asia and Pacific (ESAP) markets, said, “We are incredibly excited to embark on the second phase of our partnership with GoPro. The success of our recent kick-off event in Club Med Kani reinforces the strong foundation set by the first Insider Bootcamp held in 2018, further propelling meaningful conversations through inspiring destination content created across the diverse collection of Club Med resorts in the months ahead.” 

She added, “This creative collaboration brings to life the spirit of Club Med holidays which are enjoyed in the most beautiful places on the planet, enhanced by the pleasure of being outdoors in nature, discovering a myriad of local cultures, and sharing authentic moments of conviviality.”

Meanwhile, Rick Loughery, GoPro’s Vice President, global marketing and communications, said, “We are thrilled to resume our Club Med partnership with the launch of the GoPro Trident Crew. This initiative is a unique opportunity to inspire travellers and GoPro enthusiasts to engage with and learn from one another for incredible content. Club Med properties are the backdrop for storytelling and we cannot wait to see what amazing stories will be created from this partnership.”

Singapore – On-demand delivery platform Lalamove launches the ‘Make a Pawfect Move’ campaign to allow users in Asia and Latin America to help abandoned pets by donating their loyalty points.

Lalamove also partnered with SOSD, an animal shelter based in Singapore that rescues, rehabilitates, and finds new homes for stray dogs, granting them a renewed chance for a better life.

Through this new campaign, users can send their love to furry friends at SOSD by registering as members of Lalamove Rewards and accumulating LalaPoints. With a minimum of 1,250 LalaPoints, SDG5 will be donated to SOSD to provide two nourishing meals for a furry companion.

Lalamove’s ‘Make a Pawfect Move’ campaign is an extension of its ‘Deliver Care’ initiative. The campaign aims to better the lives of abandoned dogs through donations while also helping to support their shelter ‘paw-rents’ who pour their hearts into keeping the group running at SOSD.

Joining hands with pet lovers, Lalamove is encouraging everyone to join the cause and spread the word to paws-itively donate their LalaPoints to create a tail-wagging, paw-fect world for furry companions.

Alex Lin, managing director at Lalamove, said, “In recent years, the number of pet owners, particularly for dogs, in Singapore has surged from 70,000 in 2019 to 87,000 in 2022. This growing affection for pets signifies a shift in how people perceive their furry companions, treating them as beloved family members. We, like many Singaporeans, share this love. That’s why a ‘Pawfect Move’ is exciting, as it brings together our Lalamove users with a passion of ours to help pets in need. Lalamove consistently supports various aspects of pet life, including delivering essentials to our vast partner network of pet suppliers.”

“With the collective support of 57,207 active Singaporeans in our Lalamove Rewards Programme and our partnership with SOSD, we hope to raise awareness about animal welfare and create a positive impact in the lives of our beloved furry friends,” he added.

Meanwhile, Magdalene Eng, head of outreach and fundraising at SOSD, also commented, “Lalamove’s generous support will empower us with essential resources and supplies to enhance the living conditions and medical care for our rescued pets, ensuring they receive the highest level of care during their journey to adoption.”

Singapore – Tyroo Technologies and CJ have announced a multi-year global expansion partnership to offer international tech capabilities with localised solutions via the new ‘Tyroo | CJ’ platform in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Through this strategic alliance, advertisers and supply partners in APAC can gain access to an inventory from outcome-centric publishers worldwide through the new advertising platform,  ‘Tyroo | CJ’. 

With a monthly reach of over 1 billion shoppers and 14+ billion shopping interactions annually, the platform boasts universal shopper event tracking, integrations with top e-commerce platforms, end-to-end programme management and optimisation toolsets, and actionable insights and data analytics capabilities, including incrementality measurement.

The ‘Tyroo | CJ’ platform can streamline local finance processes, offer localised optimisation solutions, and ensure a smooth and efficient experience for advertisers and publishers seeking to amplify their reach and impact on a global scale.

The alliance is also expected to synergize both companies’ strengths. The business will leverage CJ’s technology, partnership network, performance marketing experts, workflows, processes, and operations. Meanwhile, Tyroo’s market experience, depth of infrastructure, and relationships will accelerate customer acquisition and growth in the region. 

The business partnership will be headquartered in Singapore and India and launch with expert teams in many locations across Asia.

Siddharth Puri, CEO at Tyroo Technologies, said, “This partnership is driven by our organisational mission of empowering brands in APAC to scale. APAC is on the cusp of becoming the largest digital advertising market, and yet we find a lot of brands struggling to build outcome-based profitable growth channels due to the lack of unified tech and tools to leverage quality publishers.” 

“Globally, we found that in over 15% of brand media plans, tech has been deployed to solve for profitable growth via media partnerships. With this alliance, we will aid advertisers in building performance-centric programs with a tech-first approach by leveraging CJ’s technology and methodology in concert with our legacy and deep knowledge of Asia,” he added. 

Speaking on the partnership, Mayur Kshetramade, CEO at CJ, also shared, “Tyroo | CJ is a partnership of trusted market leaders united in a commitment to transform every aspect of performance and partnership marketing across Asia. This unprecedented strategic and commercial collaboration marks a turning point for advertisers, agencies, publishers, and the 4.7 billion consumers across the region. In so many Asian nations, incredible opportunities have emerged in affiliate, influencer marketing, lead generation, shopper marketing, conversion optimisation, and a host of next-gen channels. From this day forward, there’s an integrated solution to unlock the full scope and scale of commerce across Asia.”

Singapore – Bray Leino Splash has announced the launch of a new bursary program at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) as part of its commitment to advancing higher education and supporting the aspirations of young talent. The goal of this initiative is to help students who are less fortunate. 

Made possible through the donation from Bray Leino Splash, a sum of eight Bray Leino Splash Bursaries will be presented over the next four years. This will ensure that promising students have the opportunity to achieve their goals of earning a bachelor of science with honours degree in digital communications and integrated media.

Speaking about the program, Lee Kuok Ming, group chief executive officer at Bray Leino Splash, said, saying, “It is a privilege to have the opportunity to support students in need. At Bray Leino Splash, we believe that learning is one of the most effective ways to uplift the welfare of the workforce in general and our employees in particular.”

He added, “Therefore, the bursary award fits ideally with our philosophy. We hope that our contribution can, in some small way, help to support the learning journeys of needy students within SIT and help them achieve greater success in their careers.” 

Meanwhile, Professor Tan Thiam Soon, institute professor at Singapore Institute of Technology, expressed gratitude, “We wish to thank Bray Leino Splash Pte Ltd for its impactful giving to make possible a new Bursary for less privileged students who are pursuing the Bachelor of Science with Honours degree in Digital Communications and Integrated Media at the Singapore Institute of Technology. A total of eight Bray Leino Splash Bursaries will be awarded over the next four years, enabling the recipients to realise their aspiration of becoming degreed professionals in the Communications and Media sectors.” 

“At the same time, Bray Leino Splash Pte Ltd’s gift will also help build a talent pipeline for the industry. Our heartfelt appreciation once again,” Soon added.

Singapore – Moving Walls, the out-of-home (OOH) media enterprise software provider, has announced its partnership with Place Exchange, a programmatic OOH media supply side platform (SSP), to provide businesses with seamless access to a vast network of digital OOH inventory.

The new partnership will allow Moving Walls OOH’s software users to access Place Exchange’s expansive network for digital OOH inventory.

Moving Walls’ buy-side OOH planning and buying software is used by brands and partners across multiple regional marketing hubs like Singapore, Japan, India, Latin America, and the Middle East that utilise DOOH for their marketing campaigns.

And with this partnership, Place Exchange’s inventory of over a million DOOH displays from leading OOH media partners around the globe will be available on Moving Walls’ buying platform.

This gives marketers seamless access to a diverse range of venues and formats, including roadside and city centre billboards, street furniture, transit hubs, retail locations, entertainment venues, and more, helping them get a consolidated view of campaign planning and measurement.

Srikanth Ramachandran, founder and group CEO at Moving Walls, said, “This type of partnership goes a long way to removing the friction of executing truly global DOOH campaigns.”

“Many of our buy-side partners are used to running multi-market advertising campaigns, and DOOH remains the most impactful way of driving reach in a new market. With Place Exchange, our partners can now extend these campaigns into some of the most advanced DOOH markets,” he added.

Commenting on the partnership, Ari Buchalter, CEO at Place Exchange, also shared, “We’re thrilled to introduce Place Exchange’s premium inventory to Moving Walls users and give our supply partners the opportunity to engage with more international advertisers.”

He added, “DOOH is a unique medium with sophisticated audience targeting and performance measurement capabilities on par with other digital channels, and we are excited to unlock these capabilities in new markets for global activations.”

APAC – Hewlett Packard (HP) Enterprise has announced that it has signed an agreement with Schneider Electric to provide customers in Asia Pacific with a broad range of sustainability IT products and services. 

The agreement builds on twenty years of collaboration in the region between the two companies and will see them working together to help customers drive down their IT carbon footprint and emissions.

Under the aforementioned agreement, HPE will offer its portfolio of sustainable IT solutions and services such as HPE GreenLake cloud services which helps enterprises deliver outcomes more efficiently, HPE’s IT asset lifecycle services to give new life to used IT equipment, HPE Services that improve sustainability outcomes, as well as sustainability dashboard on the HPE GreenLake platform which provides visibility, monitoring, and management of IT energy consumption and carbon footprint.

By combining their distinct areas of sustainability expertise, Schneider Electric and HPE will make it easy for customers to seamlessly access sustainability products, solutions, and services available from each company. Which in turn, enables customers a more streamlined approach to manage their organization’s carbon footprints across their entire value chain.

Mohan Krishnan, vice president and general manager of HPE GreenLake Cloud Services, Asia Pacific, said, “This alignment enables our customers to partner closely with HPE and Schneider Electric and seamlessly tap into our collective suite of sustainability offerings. 

Meanwhile, Giuliana Auinger, head of sustainability business, Asia Pacific at Schneider Electric, commented, “This agreement will enable more organizations to take advantage of the decades-long expertise we have in delivering IT solutions to enterprises in the region, and we look forward to helping customers manage their carbon footprint and shift towards clean, renewable energy.”

The new agreement will cover customer engagements across Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

New Zealand – Media agency Initiative has been appointed as media partner to New Zealand bank ASB and will be expanding its global footprint by launching in New Zealand as ‘Initiative Aotearoa’.

As ASB’s media agency partner, Initiative Aoteroa will be delivering innovative and integrated media strategy, planning, and buying across all channels.

The new business announcement follows a competitive pitch process which saw expressions of interest from a group of high-caliber local and international agencies, with the contract taking effect on September 1. 

Commenting on the partnership, Helen Fitzsimons, chief marketing officer of ASB, said, “We were inspired by Initiative’s philosophy and the impact this is having for its clients around the world. Initiative’s energy, strategic thinking, data smarts, and overall approach were aligned to ASB’s transformational agenda and the ambitions of our marketing practice. We’re excited to welcome Initiative Aotearoa to New Zealand and to the ASB team.”

Melissa Fein, CEO of Initiative AuNZ, also mentioned a move to open a New Zealand office has been on the agency’s agenda, but it was waiting for the right brand to launch with.

“We’ve always admired the sheer creativity of marketers in New Zealand and share their philosophy on embracing bold cultural ideas to fuel growth. As such, a New Zealand presence was always on our radar, but we were waiting for the perfect partner to set up shop. ASB is that partner”, added Fein.

Meanwhile, Sam Geer, managing director of Initiative AuNZ, commented, “We’re excited for this partnership that will see global expertise with the best of New Zealand, delivering innovative solutions in support of ASB’s ambitious plans.”