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The Rise of Dark Ads: How Covert Campaigns Are Changing Marketing?blur=25

Guest Column: M. Gautham Machaiah writes on how the Asian Paints controversy exposes the mechanics of anonymous digital smear campaigns designed to sabotage corporate rivals

M. Gautham Machaiah May 28, 2026 12:57 PM

Asian Games shooting icon Randhir Singh no more?blur=25

Randhir Singh was India's first shooting gold medallist in the Asian Games

e4m Desk May 27, 2026 1:57 PM

Kiran Mani Leaves JioStar for OpenAI Asia-Pacific Role?blur=25

The CEO-Digital at JioStar will be joining OpenAI to spearhead its Asia-Pacific expansion

e4m Desk May 25, 2026 12:53 PM

Nirupama K S?blur=25

She most recently served as Head Asianet News Kannada at Asianet News Network Pvt. Ltd

e4m Staff May 25, 2026 11:08 AM

INVNT South Asia?blur=25

Strategic merger with Nth Degree creates an unmatched Live events platform, bolstering regional wins with Castrol (Agency of Record), LinkedIn, Asian Paints, and Jio BlackRock

NATIVE CONTENT May 25, 2026 9:25 AM

Surjo Dutt Takes Charge as CEO of Dentsu Creative Webchutney?blur=25

Indrajeet Mookherjee, outgoing CEO, will take on the role of President – Integrated Client Management for South clients at Dentsu

e4m Staff May 22, 2026 12:24 PM

Bain capital?blur=25

Bain Capital partners, employees, and related entities committed the balance of capital and collectively are the single largest investor in the fund

e4m Staff May 18, 2026 9:48 AM

Rimjhim Roy joins Ogilvy as Vice President – Strategy?blur=25

Roy has nearly a decade of experience in brand planning and strategic leadership across the Asia-Pacific region

e4m Staff May 14, 2026 9:15 AM

Govt austerity drive?blur=25

While many brands have started holding back budgets, others are seeking greater flexibility in media plans to retain room for recalibrating investments as market conditions evolve, say ad execs

Kanchan Srivastava May 13, 2026 8:27 AM

Winnie Chen-Head joins WPP Media as CEO of Malaysia?blur=25

Winnie brings over 24 years of media and marketing leadership, with deep expertise in strategy, operations & capability development

e4m Desk May 12, 2026 11:41 AM

Housing?blur=25

Industry executives say higher property prices, cautious consumers and ad inflation across digital platforms have made acquisition significantly more expensive, especially in metros

Sunidhi Vijay May 8, 2026 9:18 AM

Maneesheel Gautam joins Boopin as Regional Managing Director?blur=25

Gautam will be Regional Managing Director based in Jakarta

e4m Staff Apr 30, 2026 12:38 PM

Tejinder Gill promoted to VP The Trade Desk India Southeast Asia role?blur=25

The move signals a broader regional push as the company sharpens its growth focus across high-potential APAC markets

e4m Staff Apr 27, 2026 10:58 AM

Pallavi Mishra?blur=25

n her new role, she will be responsible for overseeing brand reputation across all verticals

e4m Staff Apr 22, 2026 2:48 PM

Omnicom Advertising Asia announces new regional leadership team for growth and innovation?blur=25

The team brings together six senior leaders across creativity, innovation, strategy, intelligence, business development and marketing

e4m Staff Apr 20, 2026 12:02 PM

Ellie Brocklehurst appointed Chief Growth Marketing Officer Asia Omnicom Advertising?blur=25

Prior to this, Ellie Brocklehurst was with TBWA\Asia as Chief Marketing Officer, Asia

e4m Desk Apr 20, 2026 10:57 AM

Abhishek Ashat elevated Head of Marketing Himalaya Wellness MENA Russia?blur=25

Prior to his promotion, Abhishek held the role of General Manager – Marketing

e4m Desk Apr 14, 2026 11:38 AM

Ogilvy Group appoints Duffy Lau as Hong Kong CEO?blur=25

Lau formerly served as the Managing Director of Grey Hong Kong

e4m Staff Apr 13, 2026 1:09 PM

Sanghyun Lee joins OpenAI as Head of Asia Pacific Global Affairs?blur=25

Sanghyun Lee will be based in Singapore and lead public policy engagement and strategic partnerships

e4m Staff Apr 10, 2026 1:43 PM

Ameya Velankar exits Uber as Head of Marketing India South Asia?blur=25

Prior to joining Uber, Velankar had a brief stint at SC Johnson as Category Head

e4m Staff Apr 8, 2026 5:51 PM

Arjun Kalra joins Uber as Head of Marketing India South Asia?blur=25

Arjun Kalra will also be part of both the APAC Marketing and India & South Asia (INSA) leadership teams

e4m Staff Apr 8, 2026 4:04 PM

Creativeland Asia | realme?blur=25

The move comes as the brand looks to strengthen its digital communication

e4m Staff Apr 6, 2026 1:31 PM

Kulmeet Bawa appointed ServiceNow MD India SAARC?blur=25

Most recently, he served as Global Chief Revenue Officer at SAP

e4m Staff Apr 4, 2026 5:07 PM

Sumir Bhatia appointed Lenovo Chief Commercial Officer APAC?blur=25

Bhatia is a Lenovo veteran and most recently led the Infrastructure Solutions Group in Asia Pacific

e4m Staff Apr 2, 2026 6:33 PM

Aparajita Puri appointed Managing Director Microsoft India South Asia?blur=25

Aparajita Puri joins Microsoft after nearly 12 years at McKinsey & Company, where she was most recently a Partner

e4m Staff Apr 1, 2026 12:49 PM

Michael Stott appointed South Asia Bureau Chief at Financial Times?blur=25

Michael Stott brings over three decades of experience as a foreign correspondent and senior editor

e4m Staff Apr 1, 2026 9:37 AM

Kiran Mani appointed OpenAI Managing Director Asia Pacific?blur=25

Mani will assume the role of Managing Director for Asia-Pacific in June and will be based out of Singapore

e4m Staff Mar 25, 2026 12:35 PM

BARC?blur=25

In an order dated 6 March, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting directed BARC to suspend TRP reporting for four weeks

e4m Staff Mar 24, 2026 5:14 PM

Kunal Roy and Shekhar Khanna join VML India leadership team?blur=25

Shekhar Khanna has been named as Chief Strategy Officer at the creative agency

e4m Staff Mar 24, 2026 10:35 AM

Liqvd Asia?blur=25

The new mandates represent a mix of emerging consumer brands, regional powerhouses, new age B2B platforms, and established market leaders

e4m Staff Mar 23, 2026 2:03 PM

Desi Dhaakad Social Impact Awards?blur=25

Rajyashree Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives & Rural Development was honored with the DDSIA Social Impact Lifetime Achievement Award 2025-26

e4m Staff Mar 23, 2026 1:25 PM

Pankajj Rai Senior Vice President Ad Sales Huella?blur=25

Huella has set-up a new base in Singapore as it prepares to scale beyond India

e4m Staff Mar 16, 2026 11:39 AM

Kumar Awanish named Group COO at Cheil SWA?blur=25

Kumar Awanish will now lead the group’s operational strategy, reporting to the recently appointed President & CEO, Sungkyoon Kim

e4m Staff Mar 16, 2026 10:58 AM

Limited Stock?blur=25

Rising tensions in West Asia are affecting LPG supply chains, raising concerns in India. The uncertainty has led to a surge in demand for induction cooktops and other electric cooking appliances

Shalinee Mishra Mar 16, 2026 9:30 AM

Prashant Sarwade?blur=25

Prashant Sarwade, Director, Marketing at Cargill Food Solutions South Asia, was honoured with The CMO Growth Award at the Laqshya Pitch Best CMO Awards 2026

e4m Staff Mar 12, 2026 10:10 PM

Neeraj Jha elevated to Head of Sports Business India South Asia at Warner Bros Discovery?blur=25

Prior to this, Neeraj Jha held the role of Director (Content, Programming & Acquisition) at the company

e4m Desk Mar 9, 2026 3:13 PM

Liqvd Asia x Woodland?blur=25

The agency will also develop platform-first content strategies, campaign narratives, and community engagement initiatives aimed at strengthening Woodland’s connection with digital-first audiences

e4m Staff Mar 9, 2026 2:51 PM

amitabh sri?blur=25

His journey stands as a testament to sustained relevance, adaptability and quiet leadership

e4m Staff Mar 8, 2026 12:24 PM

Arnab Mitra?blur=25

Liqvd.Asia is in the process of listing the company on BSE SME platform

e4m Staff Mar 5, 2026 2:35 PM

Tuan Vu Anh elevated at Unilever Greater Asia?blur=25

Tuan Vu Anh has been elevated to Consumer Market Insight Director & Strategy Lead - Personal Care Greater Asia at Unilever

e4m Desk Mar 4, 2026 1:47 PM

Ronojit Biswas appointed CFO at GSK Pharmaceuticals?blur=25

Biswas will take over from Juby Chandy who is moving to a new role leading the Asia-Pacific finance operations for the broader GSK group

e4m Staff Mar 4, 2026 12:53 PM