Insights from YouTube Works 2020-2021 reveal how brands can leverage the power of online video in the marketing mix Online video is where culture is being cross-pollinated between brands, creators, fans and viewers. Every minute, 300 hours of content are uploaded on YouTube. One billion hours of content are watched on the platform every day and watch time has grown by 60% in the past year. At a time of unprecedented change, online video has emerged as an opportunity for brands to stay in tune and contribute regularly to interpret and recreate culture. “Brand-building at the speed of culture: The…
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After the successful Asian edition, the second global edition of Trescon’s World OTT Show will take place virtually on 23 November 2021. With a special focus on India, the show aims to host over 300 decision-makers from the Indian OTT ecosystem who will be a part of exciting keynotes, panel discussions, fireside chats and much more. Shibasish Sarkar, Chairman and CEO of IMAC, Former Group CEO, Reliance Entertainment; Sagar Mahagaonkar, Sales Director (APAC), Talkwalker; Rajendra Turakani, Co-Founder, VP – Engineering, Saranyu Technologies; Arjun Arora, Sales Director, APAC, Nice People At Work; Zubin Jimmy Dubash, COO, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd; Rachelle Peterson,…
Recently, Zhuhai Sailner 3D Technology Co., Ltd. (Sailner 3D), a leading industrial-grade color 3D printing company with independent core technology in China, announced its completion of a pre-A round financing of over RMB100 million led by Legend Capital. The funds will be used for deepening existing business and expanding new business. Junzhong Wu, General Manager of Sailner 3D, said that, the authorities concerned have successively issued policies to support and standardize the development of the additive manufacturing industry over the past few years, which created a positive atmosphere for the industry’s development. While Sailner 3D enjoys its rapid growth, it…
With an aim to support Indonesia and its Financial Services Authority (OJK) in acknowledging the latest BFSI innovations, while also addressing the lucrative opportunities presented by its growing digital economy, Tradepass is back in Indonesia with its 8th Edition of World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS 2021) – INDONESIA, scheduled to take place virtually on 1-2 December. Coupa Software, SmartMessage, CREALOGIX, AppsFlyer, GitLab, Freshworks, Contentsquare, Snowflake and Thought Machine, have taken the initiative to lead the conference that will also host 1000+ technology and business heads from 100+ leading Banks, Insurance & Micro-Finance institutions across Indonesia to network and explore a…
304 participants attended the Asia Retail Leaders Conference 2021 organised by the Retail Centre of Excellence at Singapore Management University 10 industry experts from the retail sphere and academic shed light on the critical relationship between digital transformation, trends, insights and topical issues such as sustainability, supply chains, social media and thriving in the post-pandemic environment. Technology and social media; the guiding force for retailers to develop cost-effective omnichannel touchpoints with their customers in this rapidly evolving retail ecosystem. Revealing the finalist of the Inter-Varsity Retail Challenge 2021; covering industry leading companies like Decathlon, Pomelo and Uniqlo. A total of…
China Tonghai International Financial (China Tonghai Financial or The Group) is pleased to announce that it has taken home an impressive testament to its clearly defined marketing position and flexible marketing strategies. Quam Derivatives Double Reward, a crossover campaign for Quam Derivatives that jointly launched by Quamnet and Direct Spot has won a distinguished award “Best Cost-Effective Event” at Marketing Events Awards 2021. This award recognizes the event conceptualized and executed within a limited budget, which still created buzz and raised brand awareness. Judges have looked at the role and contribution of the event that drove customer engagement while being…
Co-organized by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the Greater Bay Area Homeland Youth Community Foundation To establish a diverse platform for Hong Kong youth, enhance their capabilities, and seize opportunities in the Greater Bay Area Co-organized by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Greater Bay Area Homeland Youth Community Foundation, the Kick-off Ceremony of the Set Sail for GBA – Scheme for Financial Leaders of Tomorrow (the Scheme) was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre this afternoon. The Scheme aims at building a…
NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTP) (the Company), a digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, has teamed with Soma Innovation Lab and NFT Pro to launch NextPlay X Soma Labs, a digital design and innovation lab focused on developing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), social games and Metaverse virtual worlds for major brands, creators and agencies. The joint venture will leverage Soma’s extended reality solutions, NFT Pro’s non-fungible tokens technology platform and NextPlay’s proprietary in-game advertising, game development, crypto-banking, Connected TV, travel booking engine and other NextPlay digital technologies to build foundational pathways to the Metaverse. This includes…
Shard, as part of a unique user-centric cross-chain DeFi ecosystem, is thrilled to announce the release of the all-in-one ecosystem that’s revolutionizing decentralized finance and making it accessible to all of humanity. The ecosystem is focused on building innovative easy-to-use DeFi protocols and platforms across multiple blockchains, thus offering everyone a gateway to financial freedom. To fulfill the demand for long term value and growth within the DeFi space, Infinity ecosystem is creating an enhanced DeFi and crypto experience by providing users – both experts and newbies – with seamless access, simple yet advanced features and usability, thus facilitating easier…
Just as electric vehicles are having a moment, so are eco-friendly, electric boats. Specifically, an all-electric, hydrofoil, performance craft outfitted with a highly advanced autopilot. Highlights: – Navier is a Silicon Valley startup that’s introducing the boat of the future — a 27-foot all-electric, hydrofoil, performance vessel. – The startup is producing a limited number of boats in its first year under the Pioneer Program. – Navier 27 will be built in the United States with Lyman-Morse shipyard, a well-respected and technologically advanced yard. – Lyman-Morse will build the pre-production vessels and first-year limited-production editions of Navier 27 for the…
The 4th CSRtech Innovation Summit (CSRtech 2021), co-organised by Orange, Saint-Gobain, OPPO and Deutsche Telekom, and co-hosted by Impact Hub Shanghai, was held successfully in Shanghai on October 28. Startups, large domestic and foreign companies and investment institutions gathered for a sustainable development vision in the post-COVID-19 era. The summit looked into the prospects and explored CSR in the context of China’s carbon peak and neutrality goals, and further promoted the practice of CSR by empowering innovative tech startups. CSRtech 2021 consisted of keynote speeches, roundtables and startup pitches. The summit invited experts to elaborate the effect of climate change…
Stephen Crystal, Founder and CEO of SCCG Management, announces a partnership with Seth Schorr and his group of companies, to bring Gamerwager’s UK licensed, peer to peer console esports wagering platform, to the US. Stephen Crystal said of the new partnership, “Joining forces with Seth Schorr has greatly enhanced our ability to access the growing esports wagering market with licensed peer to peer wagering platform, Gamerwager. The ability to provide casual gamers an easy to access platform for their favorite titles is essential to bringing broad consumer awareness to the esports wagering market.” Gamer Wager developed the first Peer to…
One of the most anticipated events of the year on the Asian motorsport calendar is all set to kick-off this weekend in Macau. The 68th Macau Grand Prix will be held from 19 to 21 November 2021 at the world renowned Guia Circuit. Motul will be the official Lubricant Partner of Craft-Bamboo Racing for the Macau GT Cup. The Hong Kong team will have multiple-time winner Darryl O’Young at the helms of their #95 Mercedes-AMG GT3 as he prepares to take part in his 17th Macau Grand Prix. Craft-Bamboo Racing is an official Performance Team of Mercedes-AMG. Team Director and…
It has been a thrilling season for the Motul FIM Superbike World Championship in 2021. Motul was announced as the title sponsor for the series back in 2015 and has continued a rewarding partnership for a 6th season running. Producing some of the best talents of motorbike racing, the WorldSBK has garnered a reputation for exciting races, dramatic rivalries and closely contested championship battles. Coming to the season finale, the competition will finally be held at the long anticipated round at Indonesia?s brand new circuit, the Mandalika International Street Circuit. After 35 races across 12 circuits, the WorldSBK has witnessed…
TOKYO, Nov 18, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE: 4004) decided to raise prices of its high-purity gases for electronics which are used for production of semiconductor integrated circuits and other electronic materials. Specifically, SDK will raise prices of high-purity gases for electronics by 20% or more as from delivery on January 1, 2022. High-purity gases for electronics are used in the production of semiconductor integrated circuits, LCD panels, and GaN LEDs, as etching gases to produce electronic circuits by creating fine ditches and holes in thin films on silicon substrates, and as cleaning gases to remove unwanted chemical substances that…
The Executive Centre (TEC), the leading premium flexible workspace provider serving more than 36,000 Members in 32 cities across the world’s fastest-growing economies of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, today announces the opening of its new centre at AIA Central (the Centre), its 11th location in Hong Kong. The new Centre located on the entire 15th floor of AIA Central will add over 280 workstations and approx. 15,000 sq ft of workspace to TEC’s Hong Kong portfolio, an effort that demonstrates TEC’s continuous commitment to help organizations provide the best-in-class, all-inclusive business-ready workspace in the best buildings in the city’s…
RCEP strengthens intra-regional supply chain Hong Kong is the ideal platform for mainland Chinese businesses in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) using the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) to go global, according to a joint report released by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) today. HKTDC Director of Research Nicholas Kwan said RCEP provisions, which are expected to take effect as early as next year, are set to further develop and integrate regional supply chains, as well as encouraging production specialisation in Asia. “This will provide a fresh…
Beng Kuang Marine Limited (the “Company”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Beng Kuang Group”), is pleased to share its business update for the nine (9) months ended 30 September 2021 (“9M2021”). Highights: – The Group’s IE and CP business segments registered strong revenue growth of 106.4% and 84.9%, increasing to S$22.62 million and S$13.37 million respectively in 9M2021, while revenue from the Group’s SH business segment dipped significantly as both of the Group’s livestock vessels were taken off charter during 9M2021. – With a substantial amount of fixed assets in the balance sheet, the Group registered a depreciation expense…
Low Shares Liquidity Privatization Lets Shareholders Realise Value at an Attractive Exit Premium Hop Hing Group Holdings Limited (Hop Hing or the Company, together with its subsidiaries, the Group; HKG: 47) and Ocean Ease Global Limited (the Offeror) has jointly issued the scheme document (the Scheme Document) in relation to, amongst others, (i) the proposal (the Proposal) for the privatization of the Company by way of a scheme of arrangement under Section 86 of the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands (the Scheme); (ii) the offer to all the holders of share options of the Company for the cancellation of…
CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (CITIC Telecom CPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), is entering a new phase in its partnership with Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) for using AI and augmented reality (AR) innovation to create unprecedented value and enable exceptional experience in different industries and markets. In this phase, CITIC Telecom CPC will combine its algorithm expertise and AI intelligent strength with ASTRI’s AR innovation capabilities to propel the ICT industry forward by exploring new industry use cases with AI/AR integrated solutions that are ready for commercialization. Mr.…