Tag Archives: Insights
Being a Rainmaker During COVID-19
Refocus your efforts on being a great rainmaker and build your base, not just in customers, but also your talent, your product, marketing and sales, finance, legal and human resources, say Peng T Ong, Managing Partner, Monk’s Hill Ventures. Over the last few weeks, we have seen—and will continue to see—survival of the fittest. At […]
How personal contact will change post-Covid-19
We’ll be less touchy-feely and far more wary, but the transition will feel strange. In a normal week, it’s hard to count how many times we come into physical contact with other human beings. For many who are isolating alone, this may be the longest period in their lives that they’ve gone without skin-to-skin human […]
Google Chat based on RCS arrives in Italy and Singapore
Arrived in Italy and Singapore in May 2020. Last year, Google made the final push to enable RCS on Android-powered devices across the world. After enabling RCS in the US, UK, Mexico, and France using Google’s own servers via the Android Messages SMS app, the RCS-based Chat service is now going live for Android users […]
55% of Gen Alpha swayed by social stars
Why do kids make a purchase? Seeing their favorite YouTuber wearing it is a good place to start, according to new research from Wunderman Thompson. More than half, or 55%, of Gen Alpha would purchase a product if they saw their favorite Instagram or YouTube star wearing it, a new survey by ad agency analytics […]
Advice to Founders and CEOs from Sequoia: “Coronavirus, The Black Swan of 2020”
Here is a note that was sent by Sequoia to its Founders and CEOs to provide guidance on how to ensure the health of their business while dealing with potential business consequences of the spreading effects of the Coronavirus. Dear Founders & CEOs, Coronavirus is the black swan of 2020. Some of you (and some […]
Being a Rainmaker During COVID-19
Refocus your efforts on being a great rainmaker and build your base, not just in customers, but also your talent, your product, marketing and sales, finance, legal and human resources, say Peng T Ong, Managing Partner, Monk’s Hill Ventures. Over the last few weeks, we have seen—and will continue to see—survival of the fittest. At […]
Dettol’s TikTok hand-wash challenge gets nearly 11 billion views in 5 days
The TikTok challenge aims to get more people in India to wash their hands. Dettol created a unique song that pairs with the hashtag #HandWashChallenge. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, health agencies, governments and even brands are relaying messages of social distancing and reminders to wash hands. Dettol, which […]
How to Make Sound Decisions With Limited Data During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Marketing professor Oded Netzer explains the challenges of data-driven decision-making during the COVID-19 crisis. Coronavirus presents an unprecedented predicament: Everyday, leaders must make momentous decisions with life or death consequences for many—but there is a dearth of data. Oded Netzer is a Columbia Business School professor and Data Science Institute affiliate who builds statistical and […]
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, […]