Despite the leaps in machine-written text, the co-founder of verbal branding agency Reed Words is betting on the longevity of human-generated creative communications as he launches a new practice in Asia.
With few splashy pitch wins to speak of, the Carlyle Group-backed firm is content to steer its APAC acquisitions to solving product and tech solutions for clients as it edges closer to taking the company to market. Campaign sits down with Dept's leaders to find out more.
CEO Toby Jenner brought in Sindhuja Rai from Mondelez to make the APAC business more client-friendly. Broader changes at GroupM will further facilitate this, they argue
SPIKES ASIA 2024: Like it or not, technology is not done revolutionising the marcomms industry, and agency networks need tech-minded people, transparent relationships and the right global addresses to survive, he said.