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CDO FoodSphere Inc. Names UM Media Agency of Record

March 17, 2021 | Share this article

UM has been named the media agency of record for CDO Foodsphere Inc., following a competitive pitch earlier this year. The Filipino company dates back 45 years and encompasses brands CDO Funtastyk Tocino, CDO Karne Norte, Highlands, San Marino, and Danes. “We were impressed by UM’s ideas, strategies, and use of data analytics,” said Theresa

SHANGHAI, CHINA — Following a highly competitive pitch, Burger King China has appointed UM China – the full service media and marketing solutions agency within Mediabrands, to manage its media  planning and buying business. UM China won the business by demonstrating its unique Futureproof philosophy, leading strength in  leveraging data and personalized content, and the ability to address tangible targets

Anathea Ruys is the new CEO of UM Australia

March 1, 2021 | Share this article

The new CEO of UM Australia is Anathea Ruys, replacing Fiona Johnston. Ruys has a 25-year international career in media business leadership and is currently executive vice president and managing director of Carat West Coast and Mid-West USA, as well as the lead of Dentsu’s West Coast office. Johnston has been promoted to chief growth officer, Mediabrands, Global/EMEA,

UM Australia chief executive officer, Fiona Johnston, has been promoted to a new international role for Mediabrands that will see her relocate to London. Johnston has served in the role since 2017, when she replaced Ross Raeburn, moving from executive consultancy Wild and Safe. Now she heads to the UK to take up the role of

Outlook 2021: China POV

February 22, 2021 | Share this article

In the global version of the Outlook 2021 report, a key tension was identified between those who want to capitalize on the “forward momentum” towards digital transformation accelerated by the pandemic, and those who wish to return to the way things were down before, as the driving force for the digital landscape over this new

Outlook 2021: APAC POV

February 18, 2021 | Share this article

The past two decades have seen APAC’s remarkable development and rapid rise as the new center of the world, thanks to its soaring consumption and increasingly central role in global trade and innovation. Indeed, even prior to the pandemic, APAC had already been taking the lead in many areas, and market pundits are waiting to

Audrey Chong elevated to CEO of UM and Ensemble

January 29, 2021 | Share this article

Mediabrands Malaysia announced that Audrey Chong will be promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Universal McCann (UM) and Ensemble Worldwide. Prior to the promotion, Audrey who has been a part of the Mediabrands network for the past three years, served as Chief Investment Officer responsible for all traditional and digital media investment decisions. She has over 25 years’ experience in

Interpublic Group’s Mediabrands has promoted Amit Sutha, currently the CEO of UM Malaysia and Ensemble Malaysia, toa global role in its creative practice, Mediabrands Content Studio (MBCS). Sutha will be EVP and executive director for global business with MBCS, which Mediabrands launched in November 2020 to help network and grow the content capabilities around the world within

The Race to the Next Platform in APAC: The Super App

April 1, 2020 | Share this article

One of the biggest platform phenomena to emerge from APAC in recent years has to be the super app. What is a super app? It is many apps within an umbrella app, or perhaps it is actually not really an app as much as an operating system for smartphones. Now, mention the word ‘super app’