Lee Zii Jia’s victory in the All England Badminton Championships is yet another ray of hope for Malaysia’s badminton legacy that Chong Wei has left behind. Previously with Chong Wei’s victories, we’ve had public holidays but for Zii Jia’s victory this time, Malaysians are swamped with free goodies from brands. …
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Photo by TierneyMJ / Shutterstock.com Tesla is the brand of car that owners love the most, according to a Consumer Reports survey. Consumer Reports asked owners whether they would buy same car again if they had the chance. The publication based its results on surveys that included 369,000 vehicles from …
Read More »Amazon launches Alexa Custom Assistant to let brands build their own voice assistants
Amazon today launched Alexa Custom Assistant, a product that allows automakers and device manufacturers to create intelligent assistants built on the AI technologies powering Alexa. It marks the first time Amazon is granting third parties access to Alexa’s framework, and the company says it will enable brands to create assistants …
Read More »M’sian Brands, Get A Head Start For 2021 With These 5 Consumer Trends Found By Google
This year has pushed brands in various industries to come up with pivots or ideas to keep surviving in the new norm. While the new year doesn’t guarantee a better year for business, this extremely uncertain year alone has at least geared many up to brace themselves for future unforeseen …
Read More »Love, Bonito To Sugar(ed): 6 S’pore Brands That Were Passion Projects Before Making It Big
When Covid-19 struck us, we were forced to stay at home. For those looking for an alternative stream of income to others working on passion projects, Covid-19 has made starting a home-based business more possible than ever before. With the movement to support local brands, more Singaporeans have also been …
Read More »This S’pore Startup Invested 6 Figures To Build A Marketplace App For Local Fashion Brands
When it comes to shopping for new clothes, we often trawl different stores before we decide on our purchase. The same happens when we online shop — we browse multiple websites before we finally add the desired item(s) to cart. However, a new app aims to make the shopping experience …
Read More »10 Popular M’sian Brands Run By Spouses Who Prove That Marrying Work & Romance Is Possible
Running a business with your spouse can be a gamble on your marriage, in my opinion. Ideally, doing what you love with someone you love is nice, but keeping personal and private matters separate is no easy task. However, these 10 husband-and-wife duos who have built well-known Malaysian brands are …
Read More »Putting S’pore On The World Map: 10 Local Brands That Expanded And Saw Success Overseas
For a long time, many Singaporean entrepreneurs have been encouraged by family and friends to look for a “proper job”. However, despite the trials and tribulations of starting a business, these Singaporeans still chose to persist and strike it out on their own. Although starting a business is risky, the …
Read More »Glossier’s Betting On These Black-Owned Beauty Brands
Growth-Stage Complicated. That’s what skincare shouldn’t be, so leave it to a derm who knows all the nuances of skin to make the practice of taking care of it super simple. Think of AbsoluteJoi as the 3-step skincare you grew up with, but developed with sensitive, melanin-rich skin top of …
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