Trend Watch: Marketing in the era of the iPad

Trend Watch: Marketing in the era of the iPad
In April, we published a post about how the iPad will change marketing. Now that it’s June and the iPad had the time to sell through 2 million units worldwide (an amazing figure), we are now seeing signs of iPad ACTUALLY changing marketing. Who’s doing it at the moment? 1. Wired Magazine...

Facebook to Advertisers: No low-quality ads

Facebook to Advertisers: No low-quality ads
Early this month, Facebook unveiled new guidelines on advertising on its performance network. The new guidelines aim to weed out questionable ads on its performance network. Personally, we think it’s a good development as improving the quality of advertising on its performance network will ultimately...

Trend Watch: Apple launches iAd – Mobile Advertising with Emotion

Trend Watch: Apple launches iAd – Mobile Advertising with Emotion
Steve Jobs previewing the iAd. Image from Engadget.com At its Developer Preview of the iPhone 4.0 software, Apple launched the iAd. iAd, Apple’s new mobile advertising platform, combines the emotion of TV ads with the interactivity of web ads. Today, when users click on mobile ads they are almost always...

Trend Watch: How will the Apple iPad change marketing?

Trend Watch: How will the Apple iPad change marketing?
The moment has come, Apple today shipped the iPad — billed as a game changer in the tech world. Few product launches have received as much attention as the iPad since the iPhone or the iPod, and those two examples radically changed the music and phone industry permanently. There are of course those...

BRANDTHINK Tapes, Live on BFM 89.9

BRANDTHINK Tapes, Live on BFM 89.9
Recently, we sat down with the kind folks over at BFM89.9 and shared our thoughts on marketing, advertising, agency life and our business. Listen in to our interviews on Malaysia’s business station, BFM 89.9. These interviews were aired on Wednesdays at 1pm on BFM’s Resource Centre. Episode...

Values of A Really Great Agency

Values of A Really Great Agency
In about 10 weeks from today, BRANDTHINK Malaysia will celebrate 10 years in the marketing communications industry. What started as a boutique ad agency in the year 2000 has grown into an integrated communications group that includes PR, interactive and activation. BT2010 is a passion project to highlight...

Our (Work), Presented in Cases

Our (Work), Presented in Cases
Case studies are a great way to learn new things. Over nearly 10 years, our agency has slowly built a collection of cases that we draw on every year for inspiration, for insight and for principles of success. Highlighted below is a sample collection of the experiences we have shared with our clients....

Insight: Five principles of a great fan base

Insight: Five principles of a great fan base
We all know the scenario: Contest objective that targets a gazillion unknown people. Competing for media coverage that appears in unknown corners in as many unknown magazines as possible. Two teenage girls competing with one another to see how many friends they both have. Database vendor bragging that...

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