Ronald Ng, the chief creative officer of BBDO/Proximity Malaysia, will be relocating to BBDO New York to serve as executive VP/executive creative director. In his new role, which he will start in December, Ng will work closely with Bill Bruce, chairman/chief creative officer, BBDO New York, and David Lubars, chairman/chief creative officer, BBDO North America.
Since joining BBDO/Proximity Malaysia in 2004, Ng has helped steadily improve that agency’s creative reputation. For example, this year, The Won Report ranked BBDO/Proximity Malaysia the 13th most awarded agency globally and its HELP “Wheelchair” campaign the sixth most awarded “Innovative and Alternative Media” campaign in the world. More recently, the agency’s print and poster efforts for Jeep won the Grand Prix at the CLIO Awards as well as Gold Lions at Cannes and Pencils at the One Show and D&AD Awards. BBDO/Proximity Malaysia was also the top-performing agency across all disciplines at last year’s Asian Kancil Awards and the number one shop at the Direct Marketing Awards of Malaysia. BBDO/Proximity also walked off with Gold at the Asian Marketing and Effectiveness Awards.
“This is a great example of leveraging the outstanding talent we have across our network to ensure we are delivering the most compelling commercial content for our clients in every corner of the world,” said David Lubars, adding, “Ronald’s digital background did not escape us and was especially attractive.”
Ng joins Greg Hahn, Jack Neary, Don Schneider and Mike Smith as BBDO New York’s executive creative directors.
At BBDO/Proximity Malaysia, Ng will be succeeded by Mun Tuck Wai, currently executive creative director at the agency.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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