2025 wasn’t the dawn of AI, it was the year it became infrastructure. Across APAC, AI moved from isolated experiments into the daily workflows of creativity, media, and customer experience. Global AI-in-marketing investment surpassed US$47.3 billion, and 88% of marketers now use AI tools every day. The real shift took place where marketers began seeing […]
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MMA (Marketing Measurement & Analytics) teamed up with EY to create something marketers actually need—a practical framework that turns your data headaches into real competitive wins. We’re talking about the stuff that matters: staying compliant, getting your analytics right, connecting your systems, optimizing what works, and actually driving business results. Why This Framework Matters Here’s
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For years, marketers have obsessed over reach. The bigger the audience, the better the odds of success — or so the logic went. But as consumer behavior fragmented and technology transformed how people interact with brands, the most effective marketing quietly shifted from scale to precision. The Mobile Marketing Association’s Smart Cross-Marketing Effectiveness (SMoX) research
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For years, marketers have been trapped in the same debate: does brand really drive sales, or is it just a long-term halo effect that’s impossible to measure? Performance teams have dashboards full of conversions and ROAS, while brand teams are left defending impressions, reach, and awareness. No surprise then that only 23% of marketers say
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The Marketing Measurement & Analytics (MMA) Data Maturity Framework, created through strategic partnership with EY, offers marketers a comprehensive blueprint for transforming data obstacles into competitive advantages. This framework addresses critical areas including regulatory adherence, analytical capabilities, integration systems, strategic optimization, and business value generation. Framework Foundation and Strategic Value The enhanced Data Maturity Framework
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At the start of 2025, marketing leaders across APAC entered the year with curiosity. By mid-year, curiosity has given way to clarity, and in many cases, urgency. This isn’t just another tech cycle. It’s a systems-level reset. AI is no longer a sandbox. Retail media isn’t just a line item. And attention, once considered a
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If the first half of 2025 taught us anything, it’s that marketing transformation isn’t coming: it’s already here! From AI integration to retail media acceleration, from the creative renaissance to data intelligence, our most-read Marketing TNT articles this year reveal a clear shift in marketer priorities: from exploration to execution. So what’s actually changing? And
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Marketing leaders today face a paradox: despite access to more technology, data, and tools than ever before, many organizations are still falling short in demonstrating clear business value. A core reason for this gap is that capabilities are often developed and deployed without a clear link to the value they are meant to deliver.
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As marketing leaders, we often focus on new technologies, campaigns, and data strategies to drive growth. Yet, there is a hidden barrier within many marketing organizations that quietly erodes performance, drains talent, and delays results: organizational friction. Addressing this friction systematically is not just an operational concern; it is one of the most powerful levers
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Generative AI is dominating discussions in boardrooms and marketing leadership circles, yet many organizations are missing the true opportunity it presents. While it is tempting to deploy GenAI immediately for content generation or workflow automation, this task-oriented mindset often results in fragmented efforts that fail to deliver meaningful business value. To fully leverage GenAI, marketing
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