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Amazon layoffs impact APAC adtech and media leaders
Apr 23, 2024
Shawn Lim

Amazon layoffs impact APAC adtech and media leaders

The job cuts are part of Amazon's plans to streamline its sales, marketing and global services division globally.

Twitch layoffs hit marketing team
Jan 11, 2024
Brandon Doerrer

Twitch layoffs hit marketing team

Twitch’s senior director of marketing, head of social media and influencer marketing manager were let go as part of a 500-person reduction.

Amazon layoffs to impact agencies in APAC
Jan 17, 2024
Shawn Lim

Amazon layoffs to impact agencies in APAC

Amazon's plans to move from original productions on Prime Video to licensing is set to impact its relationship with IPG Mediabrands in APAC

Media Chinese to layoff 44% employees in Malaysia and replace them with AI
Jun 3, 2024
Staff Reporters

Media Chinese to layoff 44% employees in Malaysia and replace them with AI

The decision follows substantial financial losses in 2024.

Google layoffs escalate as automation replaces some roles
Jan 19, 2024
Jessica Heygate

Google layoffs escalate as automation replaces some roles

Tech giant has slashed hundreds of roles within its ad sales division after throwing more weight behind AI-powered ad products.

BCW, Hill & Knowlton warns staffers to brace for layoffs related to Burson merger
Apr 21, 2024
Diana Bradley

BCW, Hill & Knowlton warns staffers to brace for layoffs related to Burson merger

The firms have “identified areas in the business where we must eliminate roles, many of which were duplicate,” staffers were told in a memo.

Unilever to make layoffs in Singapore, realign marketing roles around Asia
Jan 18, 2024
Shawn Lim

Unilever to make layoffs in Singapore, realign marketing roles around Asia

Exclusive: Unilever is cutting marketing roles in Singapore across its personal care brands.

Despite layoffs, Amazon dominates Q4 with $14.7 billion in ad sales
Feb 2, 2024
Nikita Mishra

Despite layoffs, Amazon dominates Q4 with $14.7 billion in ad sales

After a year of mass layoffs, the company is more profitable than ever after.

Google’s ad sales unit gets AI overhaul, sparking job cut fears
Jan 2, 2024
Robin Langford

Google’s ad sales unit gets AI overhaul, sparking job cut fears

Plans could primarily impact the ad sales division as the tech giant explores the benefits of leveraging AI for operational efficiency.

Yahoo retrenches journalists, social media staff in Singapore
Apr 30, 2024
Staff Reporters

Yahoo retrenches journalists, social media staff in Singapore

The media giant is pivoting its strategy in Asia towards content curation, and has reportedly laid off 17 members of its local digital team.

Vice Media to lay off hundreds, cease website operations
Feb 26, 2024
Staff Reporters

Vice Media to lay off hundreds, cease website operations

With previous attempts to cut costs—including a multimillion-dollar acquisition—proving ineffective in enhancing the company's financial standing, Vice Media has announced its decision to lay off hundreds of staff and close down its website.

Riot Games lays offs 11% of total workforce worldwide
Jan 24, 2024
Shawn Lim

Riot Games lays offs 11% of total workforce worldwide

As Tencent's Riot Games announced it's laying off more than 500 employees globally, industry experts are left wondering how to create sustainability in gaming models that go beyond a dependency on ad spend.

IBM lays off comms, marketing staff
Mar 13, 2024
Brandon Doerrer

IBM lays off comms, marketing staff

A low-single-digit percentage of IBM’s global workforce is being affected by the job cuts.

RGA merges US and LATAM operations
May 13, 2024
Alison Weissbrot

RGA merges US and LATAM operations

EXCLUSIVE: April Quinn will oversee the region as Americas president in digital agency’s latest restructure.

New Zealand's Attivo Group acquires IPG agencies Deutsch New York and Hill Holiday
Jan 3, 2024
Bailey Calfee

New Zealand's Attivo Group acquires IPG agencies Deutsch New York and Hill Holiday

The acquisitions further the relationship between IPG and the three-year-old marketing services company.

Tesla lays off marketing team
Apr 23, 2024
Brandon Doerrer

Tesla lays off marketing team

Affected employees sat on Tesla’s growth content team and within its design studio.

Duolingo offboards translation contractors; Workers allege AI replacement
Jan 10, 2024
Brandon Doerrer

Duolingo offboards translation contractors; Workers allege AI replacement

The language learning app offboarded 10% of contractors, including some who worked on translations, but denied it was to let AI take over.

40 Under 40 2023: Lina Marican, Mutant
Mar 7, 2024
Staff Reporters

40 Under 40 2023: Lina Marican, Mutant

Fiercely loyal to her team, Marican has achieved strong revenue growth and high satisfaction scores—her people-first attitude is admired by both clients and employees.

The Body Shop India unaffected by UK restructuring, affirms CEO Shriti Malhotra
Feb 21, 2024
Campaign India Team

The Body Shop India unaffected by UK restructuring, affirms CEO Shriti Malhotra

The statement highlights that the job cuts and certain store closures in the UK market will not affect the Indian franchise market

OpenAI inks multi-year content deal with News Corp
May 24, 2024
Staff Reporters

OpenAI inks multi-year content deal with News Corp

The five-year agreement comes as Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google face intense scrutiny over training AI models on copyrighted content usage without consent.