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Dec 12, 2024

Spikes Asia 2025: In conversation with juror Seung-jae Lee, CCO of Ideot

Lee, CCO of Ideot and 2025 Direct and Outdoor juror, shares insights on the agency’s journey, its award-winning campaign, and what it means to lead a Korean independent agency to Spike-winning success.

Dec 6, 2024

Spikes Asia 2025: In conversation with PR jury president Margaret Key

As the CEO of MSL APAC and the Publicis Groupe global lead on Samsung, Key discusses the role of PR in brand success and gives advice to agencies submitting work for Spikes Asia.

Dec 5, 2024

Spikes Asia announces 2025 jury members

Brands including Grab, Meta, TikTok, Unilever, and Warner Music Asia will be represented on the jury for 2025—and Mongolia joins the jury for the first time.

Nov 27, 2024

'Your idea must impress, your craft must evoke envy': The Spikes Asia 2025 challenge

Ogilvy's Kainaz Karmakar, jury president for the Design and Industry Craft category talks about what it takes to win at the 2025 Spikes Asia awards.

Nov 15, 2024

Spikes Asia 2025: In conversation with Torsak Chuenprapar, co-founder and CCO, Wolf BKK

Spikes Asia catches up with Chuenprapar to explore the power of humour in marketing communications and his advice for Thai agencies aiming to make a mark at this year’s awards.

Nov 14, 2024

Spikes Asia announces 2025 jury presidents

Judging this year's entries will be twelve leading industry experts from across the APAC, including Australia, mainland China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand.

Oct 25, 2024

Spikes Asia 2025: In conversation with Mandy Neo

Meet Spikes Asia 2025's newly-appointed director as she chats about the new event format, revised award categories, her love of travel and more.

Oct 24, 2024

Spikes Asia expands to year-round events, 2025 submissions now open

Now evolving into a series of year-round regional events, the 2025 Spikes Asia awards judging will take place in Vietnam, culminating in a live ceremony in Singapore to celebrate the region's creative excellence.

May 27, 2024

How JBL's brief to prove sound superiority brought gaming to the visually impaired

‘We didn’t know if this was possible’: By spurning the easy campaign route, the Singapore-based BLKJ Havas team chose to pioneer gaming accessibility for a new audience and brand alike with JBL Quantum Guide Play.

Mar 21, 2024

Breaking barriers at Spikes Asia with neurodivergent talent

Merlee Jayme expresses gratitude to Spikes Asia for showcasing neurodivergent talent and hopes that the broader advertising community will be inspired to follow suit.

Mar 14, 2024

How Uber India went local to zoom past its competitors

SPIKES ASIA 2024: Uber and its agency FCB India chose culture over tech to secure an edge in India’s keenly contested ride-hailing market.

Mar 12, 2024

Spikes Asia 2024: Session highlights

From Campari to Kikkoman, influencing to insights, keep up with all the highlights from the two-day creativity event as live coverage of Spikes Asia continues through day two.

Mar 12, 2024

Cheil's 'Knock Knock' is APAC's most-awarded campaign

WARC Creative 100 rankings: Plus, Leo Burnett Mumbai led APAC as the world's 8th most-awarded creative agency last year.

Feb 28, 2024

Spikes Asia announces Innovation Spikes 2024 shortlist

This year's shortlist includes 11 entrants from six countries including India, Japan, Australia, Singapore and South Korea.

Feb 22, 2024

Spikes Asia announces P&G Asia as the Advertiser of the Year 2024

Their second win since 2012, P&G are the only brand to achieve such a milestone in the history of the Awards.

Jan 25, 2024

Spikes Asia 2024: In conversation with Gavin Chimes, ECD, Howatson+Company

Spikes Asia catches up with the award-winning executive creative director to unpack the ever-evolving landscape of creativity, and any advice for independent agencies looking to win big at this year's event.

Jan 17, 2024

Spikes Asia 2024: In conversation with Matt Che, CMO, Budweiser APAC

Che shares his insights on shaping enduring brand value and key advice for brands entering categories at this year's Spikes Asia event.

Jan 11, 2024

Spikes Asia announces first speakers for its 38th edition

This year's line-up includes a variety of prominent speakers from Diageo, Haleon, L’Oréal and McDonald’s amongst others.

Jan 11, 2024

Why BBDO chief Andrew Robertson sees such value in humour

SPIKES PREVIEW: Ahead of his keynote at Spikes Asia, the global CEO doubles down on his advocacy for bringing back humour in advertising—despite how difficult it can be to pull off—with or without AI.

Dec 7, 2023

Spikes Asia announces its 2024 jury line-up

2024 sees the highest representation from brands, including adidas, Budweiser, Burger King, PepsiCo, Volkswagen and Unilever, as well as a variety of representatives from Central Asia including Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.