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Vietnam : Understanding The Consumer Perspective On Data Privacy In Sea
IAB SEA+India Regional Research
According to a new report by the Regional Board of the IAB SEA+India, less than half (41%) of respondents surveyed in Vietnam fully understand what internet cookies do, while a little over half (52%) say they fully understand how to protect their privacy online.
Audio Streaming – the potential behind a Creative and Imaginative media
Author: Yvonne Lau, Spotify
Radio was the first mass medium for communication, but television then the Internet left little room for audio – until recent times.

Thailand: Understanding the consumer perspective on data privacy in SEA
IAB SEA+India Regional Research
Just 29% of respondents in Thailand are prepared to pay to access advertising-free content according to a local research report released by the IAB SEA+India. However, 66% of respondents are willing to share information about their interests in return for access to free content.

New Research reveals lack of Representation in Advertising in Asia
Letter From Miranda Dimopoulos, Regional CEO, IAB SEA+India
I am proud to present here, our latest regional research report, Representation in Advertising in Asia. Our extensive survey has found that consumers feel there remains a significant underrepresentation of ethnicities, ages, genders, disabilities, religions, sexual orientations, and body types in advertising in Asia. And they believe overwhelmingly that it is the responsibility of brands to ensure that there is inclusion when advertising

Post-Pandemic changes for Digital Marketers
Authors: Authors: Vikram Bansal, Meta, Chandrahas Shetty, Oracle Advertising, Gitali Halder, EssenceMediacom, Ben Poole, fifty-five & Camila Martins, TikTok | IAB SEA+India Data & Attribution Regional Council
What is the new normal for marketing measurement? In this White paper, the authors discuss why marketers must constantly evolve to navigate signal changes, have a robust measurement strategy and a flexible, agile, decision-making framework.

AI-Powered Solutions and APAC Shoppers
Author: Khanh P. Dang, Google APAC | IAB SEA+India Commerce Council subgroup
Automated campaigns can unlock speed, scale and success using machine learning tools, allowing retailers to assess signals in real time, capturing the innumerable signals unique to each user. It also simplifies optimisation at scale, particularly within omnichannel shopping. So why are brands and retailers slow to adopt automation solutions?

Why smart marketers are moving on from last click attribution
Authors: Nishith Saraswath, Mediaocean; Diet Pineda, The Trade Desk; Shrivardhan Sarda, Yahoo; Gibson Camson, Carousell Media Group | IAB SEA+India Programmatic Council subgroup
This is the era of advertising where measurement and attribution are key tools in the success of advertising campaigns. Yet attribution remains a challenge as the ecosystem evolves. Enter Multi Touch Attribution, the first step towards overcoming these challenges.

Superapp Advertising & differences in Retail Media between East and West
Author: James Sampson, GrabAds | IAB SEA+India Commerce Council subgroup
While Retail Media is a growing global phenomenon, advertisers in Southeast Asia will be able to provide richer, full funnel consumer experiences via superapps in available markets. In fact, now superapp advertising is its own distinct media category.

What Web 3.0 means for Streaming Industry?
Author: Haroon Qureshi, Mindshare
Web3 places ownership with content creators who will be able to share and sell their work with blockchain technology and decentralised web curation. New platforms will provide creators with open-source development, improved search algorithms, privacy-focused approaches, alternative payment systems and more.

Singapore | Malaysia | Philippines: Understanding the consumer perspective on Data Privacy in SEA
In a research report just released by the IAB SEA+India, 34% of respondents in Singapore/Malaysia/Philippines say they will not pay for ad-free online content yet more than twice this number (72%) have paid for subscriptions to online streaming platforms, implying confusion over the definition of online content.

New consumer needs revealed whitespace: Shoppertainment has arrived and it’s $1 Trillion.
Author: Vera Wang, TikTok
Shoppertainment is content-driven commerce that seeks to entertain and educate to drive sales. Entertainment-first, commerce-second. When commerce is done in this sequence, it’s called Shoppertainment and this new category of commerce will be worth more than USD $1T in APAC by 2025.

Indonesia: Understanding the consumer perspective on data privacy In SEA
“An elusive question remains as to what data points would be considered acceptable to consumers and valuable to marketers, to ensure continued free access to high quality content,” says IAB SEA+India Regional Board member, Alvin Liong, IlmuOne Data, commenting on a lack of willingness by consumers in Indonesia to
