We round up 2007 with biggest, baddest and most eye-popping news you love, we cover off the search marketing scene to date, we take the first flight out to find out how to best market to business travellers, and we put together the third annual Marketing Agency of the Year special edition.
Here's a sneak preview of what's in the main edition:
OPINION
AD WATCH & WEB WATCH
What's hot and what's not in advertising today? Grace Chua and Gerard Lim take their picks and stabs.
CREATIVE CORNER
Some like to hold on to the past but those in advertising have to look forward. Eleven's James Scanlon says why.
AD INSIDER
Ad people think of groundbreaking ad ideas but they forget their role is to sell. 141 Worldwide's Craig Mapleston drops a reminder.
PR TECHNIQUE
Credible marketing can make the difference between success and failure. ABI's Kelly Howard puts it across simply.
DM CASE STUDY
Busy finance directors relate to American Express direct mailer. Rapp Collins' Massita Surif tells the story as it is.
BRAND HEALTH CHECK
Singtel launches its demand TV service but is this the best move or worst ever? Brand gurus have their say.
COMMENT
ROI - these three letters summon fear and frustration to the marketing departments in many companies. Erik van Vulpen helps make it achievable.
DEPARTMENTS
NEWS
SingTel pitch goes up and down, KFC moves with the agency flow, Eleven has enough of dirty Carl's Jr, SingPost marketing chief joins Pitney Bowes, DDB's Bleasdale takes the Rapp and more.
NEW WORK
SK-II's Anti-Aging Weight campaign, Tower Mas Extra Hot Chilli work by Leo Burnett, Y&R's T3 Paradise integrated campaign and more.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
What if you are handling an errant client, or you can't reconcile with the brand values of a company, and you want out? PR practioners share with us their experiences.
SNAPPED
See what went on at Universal McCann's Halloween do, SPH MBO's The Reactrix launch, Hall of Fame and Asian Tour Hospitality Night.
INNOVATION
Targeted ads to mobile subscribers might be deemed as spam now but Affle's Richard Humphreys tells us SMS2.0 is the way to go.
PROFILE
Is reality TV dead? The Contender Asia's Scot Cru and Riaz Mehta trashed it out with Debbie Cai.
CAREERS
Singapore GP, Crush, SMRT and BMW DesignWorksUSA welcome new staff.