Walsh out at Carat | Ikea's ecommerce challenge | BlueDigital's Porsche win

View in web browser   Thursday, 11 January, 2018 APAC CEO Kevin Walsh exits Carat Olivia Parker The CEO of Carat Asia-Pacific has left the business after just eight months in the role "by mutual agreement", with Sean O'Brien returning as interim CEO.   Premium Ikea's ecommerce challenge Soon Chen Kang 江欣珍 BRAND HEALTH CHECK: Ikea may still sell the bulk of its flat-pack furniture through its stores, but changing times calls for it to be serious in ecommerce.   BlueDigital gains torque with Porsche in China Jenny Chan 陳詠欣 For the first time a single PR agency will be responsible for the whole Porsche product line-up and all related sports events.     These technologies will set the tone for marketing in 2018 Anthony Baker According to R/GA's group technology director.   Google rebrands Pay by consolidating digital wallets Babar Khan Javed Consolidating Android Pay and Google Wallet, with the goal of offering consumers a one-stop digital wallet that offers speed at checkouts, Alphabet has rebranded Google Pay.   McCann Health APAC chief digital officer takes global role Marcus Sigurdsson is promoted to newly-created role of global chief digital officer based out of Hong Kong. See more news-in-brief in this week's 'moves and wins' column.   Campbell's soup aims to warms up Hong Kong Gurjit Degun Campbell's Soup has rolled out a soup truck during Hong Kong's cold spell to raise money for charity and boost brand awareness.   Editor's Picks Japanese TV ratings are set for a shake-up in 2018 Sosuke Koyama The death of the household and rise of the individual could elevate the broader marketing conversation, says Beacon Communications' planning head.   How do you sell broadband? With power ballads, obviously Ad Nut Singtel's latest campaign taps into '80s nostalgia with a funny, and passable, Bon Jovi cover.   Chinese and Indian consumers ready for robots-or are they? Olivia Parker Havas Group's latest quarterly consumer survey finds Asia's most populous countries more forward thinking than most about a tech-human future. But concerns remain widespread.   Events Campaign360 Mar 20, 2018 Capella Singapore   MediaWorks May 23 - 26, 2018 Bangkok

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