Singapore – Shoppable videos have emerged as one of the highest converting advertising formats in Southeast Asia (SEA), according to a report from BPaaS company AnyMind Group. The report uncovers insights into how key SEA markets discover and purchase products in the digital environment.

AnyMind’s report examines consumer-to-brand interactions and behaviours across the awareness, consideration, and conversion stages. It also analyses ad performance across marketing channels, including digital, mobile, influencer, and e-commerce marketing.  

Insights from the report aim to assist brands and marketers in adapting and thriving in a connected, mobile-first world. It covers consumer behaviour from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

According to the report, shoppable videos are among the top converting formats, particularly in markets like the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Providing a seamless path to purchase from product discovery, shoppable videos have outperformed traditional formats.

In-game advertising is also seen as one of the most effective drivers of awareness in SEA, especially when combined with social media and video platforms. According to the report, the three-channel digital mix can achieve over 40% reach across the region, accelerating brand visibility.

Additionally, SEA consumers are most responsive to video ads when they are delivered one to three days before a purchase. This window encourages users to act upon their intent, especially in markets like Malaysia and the Philippines.

Aditya Aima, managing director of growth markets at AnyMind Group, commented, “The increasing digital fragmentation across Southeast Asia means that brand-to-consumer engagement now occurs across a dynamic network of touchpoints, from in-game ads and short videos to livestream commerce and direct messages. As the landscape continues to evolve, businesses must stay updated to effectively optimise resources and deploy more strategically for incremental outcomes.”

Singapore – AnyMind Group, a BPaaS company for marketing, e-commerce, and digital transformation, has introduced AnyLive, a generative AI-powered live commerce platform that transforms how businesses connect with customers. By leveraging AI-generated virtual live streamers, AnyLive enables businesses to conduct live commerce seamlessly in multiple languages, breaking free from the constraints of time and location.

E-commerce in APAC is thriving, but successfully navigating the region’s diverse languages, cultures, and regulations remains critical for cross-border growth. Social commerce is expected to see double-digit growth in 2024, with 68% of Southeast Asian retailers planning increased investment. While live commerce is gaining momentum on platforms like TikTok, Shopee, and Lazada, challenges such as talent shortages and limited production spaces continue to hinder progress.

AnyMind sought to address these challenges with the launch of AnyLive. The live commerce platform automates and enhances traditional live commerce processes through AI, enabling businesses to capitalise on the growing trend of live commerce while overcoming cross-border expansion obstacles.

AnyLive harnesses generative AI to create virtual live streamers that mirror a brand’s identity. These AI-powered avatars can stream continuously, showcasing products and driving sales in multiple languages, including English, Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Bahasa Malaysia, Vietnamese, and Tagalog, with additional languages in development.

Moreover, AnyLive utilises large-language models to automatically create live-stream scripts based on product information and deliver real-time responses during broadcasts. The platform seamlessly integrates with major e-commerce and social media platforms, including Amazon, Shopee, Lazada, AliExpress, TikTok Shop, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and X, enabling brands to expand their reach by streaming simultaneously across multiple channels.

To enhance business support, AnyMind Group is also assembling expert teams to offer operational assistance, including data-driven analysis of viewership, comments, and sales, helping brands optimise their live streams. Additionally, brands can leverage AnyMind’s influencer marketing platform, AnyTag, which boasts a database of over 790,000 influencers, to collaborate with human live streamers and boost engagement during peak times.

Speaking on the launch, Kosuke Sogo, CEO and co-founder of AnyMind Group, said, “Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market presents a tremendous growth opportunity, not just for local brands but also for companies around the world. With the launch of AnyLive, we aim to offer an innovative approach to social commerce and digital marketing. By leveraging our advanced technology and the expertise of our teams across Southeast Asia, East Asia, India, and the Middle East, we are committed to helping businesses establish a competitive edge in this dynamic market.”

Early adopters of AnyLive, including Evian and SUNA, have seen impressive results. Sino-Pacific Trading (Thailand) Co., Ltd. reduced Evian’s live commerce costs by 90% while boosting monthly streaming hours. Additionally, GenAI streamers outperformed human streamers in GMV. NIL CO., Ltd. improved SUNA’s sales in Thailand and Malaysia, gaining valuable insights into viewer behaviour and planning to combine AI and human streamers for an enhanced strategy.

Singapore – AnyMind, a technology company specialising in business supply chain, has recently unveiled the launch of its latest influencer marketing solution tailored for mobile app publishers, developers, and marketers. 

Known as AnyTag, this new platform is designed to combine performance-driven influencer marketing with mobile application marketing. 

In particular, it utilises a performance-based model that measures the application’s download counts, making it a primary indicator for influencer marketing campaigns. 

Among its key features, users may also search through and choose from a global network of more than 610,000 influencers across the Asia Pacific to work on their app marketing initiatives. 

Leveraging accumulated campaign data and individual influencer performance data, on the other hand, influencers can also be identified and chosen for performance-driven influencer marketing campaigns and optimise designed creatives that are in line with end-user purchase volumes.

With this, they can now participate in the said influencer marketing campaigns by using Any Creator, the creator growth platform of the company. 

Talking about the launch, Kosuke Sogo, CEO and co-founder at AnyMind Group, expressed his enthusiasm about the project, saying “We’re now at an exciting inflection point in influencer marketing, where we’re seeing a convergence between influencer marketing and digital commerce. This presents a new range of opportunities for innovation in influencer marketing, such as tying influencer marketing to app marketing, further attribution opportunities in social and live commerce, and more.” 

“It is now up to vendors to further innovate and for marketers to embrace these changes,” he ended.