Home away from home
The travel industry is being disrupted. First there were the budget airlines which made it possible for an increasing number of people to travel...
Shoppers choose salons over sweaters, pressuring US retailers
ALIA BARKSDALE says she鈥檚 changing the way she shops, and that鈥檚 bad news for department stores and other US retailers.
鈥淚鈥檓 doing my nails and...
Takuya Wada: Ring, pachinko, and tablets vs paper
By Susan Claire Agbayani
He was calling to his mother as she came out of the bathroom while combing her tresses. What he saw frightened...
US doctor group calls for ban on drug advertising to consumers
THE AMERICAN MEDICAL Association on Tuesday called for a ban on advertising prescription drugs and medical devices directly to consumers, saying the ads drive...
It鈥檚 the end of the word as we know it
By Jessica Zafra
EVERY YEAR the Oxford Dictionaries declare a Word of the Year, and this year it鈥檚 . Not 鈥渇ace with tears of joy,鈥...
Yazz ads zing with stars
Ads & Ends 鈥 Nanette Franco-Diyco
AFTER A TEXT that I received over the weekend suggesting that I download 鈥渁 fascinatingly cute ad campaign that...
Meet the ‘ASIAN BUSINESS TRAVELER’
By Zsarlene B. Chua, Reporter
A聽recent study commissioned by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) lifts the veil on the travel habits of Asian business travelers...
Galaxy far, far away comes to Globe
By Zsarlene B. Chua Reporter
DUE to the film franchise鈥檚 massive popularity (and the seventh film鈥檚 well-timed holiday release), it seems that the Philippines will...
Johnnie Walker launches campaign for joy
SCOTCH whisky brand Johnnie Walker recently launched its happiness-centered 鈥淭he Way I Walk鈥 campaign as well as the campaign鈥檚 faces, a press release from...
Turkish firm fined over commercial 鈥榠nsulting鈥 national yoghurt drink
TURKEY鈥橲 state-owned tea production company has been fined by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over a TV commercial deemed insulting to ayran, the country鈥檚 yoghurt-based...
SeaWorld to do away with orca show after brand, attendance take hit
LOS ANGELES聽鈥 US theme park SeaWorld announced Monday that it planned to phase out its signature orca show, which has come under intense criticism...
The AlDub hype captures product advertising
ADS & ENDS
NANETTE FRANCO-DIYCO
THE聽DUO first appeared on TV only 4 months ago. It鈥檚 been called a phenomenon, the way they have almost instantly captivated...