Category Archives: Insights
Myanmar Digital Landscape 2020
Continues to grow rapidly into 2020. A look at the current Myanmar Digital Landscape: Local marketing tech platform Humology has produced a deck covering these digital trends in 2020 (with some eyeopening stats). Myanmar 2020 Snapshot: Myanmar continues to grow rapidly, illustrating strong opportunities and digital innvovations Mobile marketing is fast becoming the priority for […]
Why it will be so hard to return to ‘normal’
Amid crisis and disruption, we crave the calm of normality. But can we ever really define what “normal” is? I am writing this in my home office, wearing my bathrobe. I am currently placed under a stay-at-home order, which requires me to stay in my house unless I need to travel for very specific reasons, […]
Myanmar Digital Landscape 2020
Continues to grow rapidly into 2020. A look at the current Myanmar Digital Landscape: Local marketing tech platform Humology has produced a deck covering these digital trends in 2020 (with some eyeopening stats). Myanmar 2020 Snapshot: Myanmar continues to grow rapidly, illustrating strong opportunities and digital innvovations Mobile marketing is fast becoming the priority for […]
From Alibaba to Zynga: 40 Of The Best VC Bets Of All Time And What We Can Learn From Them
These venture bets on startups that “returned the fund,” making firms and careers, were the result of research, strong convictions, and patient follow-through. Here are the stories behind the biggest VC home runs of all time. In venture capital, returns follow the Pareto principle — 80% of the wins come from 20% of the deals. […]
Thought: Does the demise of third-party cookies mean we’re back to the future?
Buying media has an opportunity to be a creative profession again when blindly buying low-cost inventory on low-rent sites comes to an end. The ad tech ecosystem is all atwitter over Google’s decision to eliminate third-party cookies from Chrome. It’s bad news for those who monetize ads on sites with content of questionable value, often […]
GenerationZ is connected, engaged and coming of age in APAC
Aged between 13-23, they are redefining consumption, activism and, soon, the world of work. The oldest are already eligible to vote. Snapshots: Better off: GenZs in China (94%) are the most optimistic about being better off than their parent’s generation, then ID (91%), TH (88%), VN (84%), PH (78%), SG (74%), HK (71%), TW (60%) […]
The Battle For Video Streaming (OTT) Subscribers
As more video streaming options appear and content libraries become even more fragmented, consumers will prioritise and manage their video services. — Total pay-TV users remained stable at 68% in 2019, compared to 67% last year — Netflix usage shows signs of slowing this year while others (eg Hulu and HBOGo) gained market share — […]
Facebook revamps Messenger Kids
Facebook revamps Messenger Kids with new parental controls and children’s guidelines. In December 2017, Facebook launched Messenger Kids, a child-friendly alternative to the main Messenger app that allows parents or guardians to review the people with whom a kid connects. It targets users aged 6 to 12 and complies with the Children’s Online Privacy and […]
With the state’s help, Chinese technology is booming
But it will not be a smooth road to global dominance, says Hal Hodson. For most of human history, China was the world’s most advanced technological power. The blast furnace originated there, and thus so, too, did cast iron. Other breakthroughs included porcelain and paper. Its gunpowder propelled the first military rockets farther than javelin […]
Amazon’s booming ad business grew by 40% in 2019
With plenty of runway ahead, Amazon quarterly ad revenues surpassed $4 billion for the first time in the fourth quarter. Amazon had anticipated a good holiday season, and it got it. The company reported $87.4 billion in net sales for the fourth quarter of 2019, up 21% from the same period the prior year. On […]