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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous lockdowns and movement restrictions in countries across APAC over the past few months. Cabin fever is on the rise as people are spending most of their time in front of their mobile or computer screens at home. Naturally, brands are capitalizing on this pool of captive audience and injecting some fun through entertainment options such as mobile phone filters, online games and shows and even virtual clubbing sessions. Tired of getting bombarded by COVID-19 news, some audiences are also turning to uplifting and…

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions across all industries. The travel and hospitality industry, in particular, has been heavily impacted due to numerous travel restrictions around the world. Despite this, some companies are stepping up to contribute their services and expertise to address needs and concerns that have emerged from this crisis. Here’s a round-up of press releases from PR Newswire on this burgeoning movement. Online Booking Companies 1. Airbnb to Help Provide Housing to 100,000 COVID-19 Responders [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Airbnb is providing housing options to 100,000…

Over the past four weeks, the global news cycle has been dominated by a novel coronavirus (officially known as COVID-19) crisis and its effects on various industries. The World Health Organisation has declared a global health emergency on January 30 as this virus extends its reach beyond China. As the spread of the coronavirus is now affecting business, companies are communicating internally and externally on operational changes such as imposing travel restrictions and allowing employees to work remotely as precautionary measures. Besides announcing these measures, companies are re-affirming that their…

These days there are an abundance of trade shows, representing different industries and focusing on different audiences. How do you ensure that your event’s news release stands out from the crowd? While writing an event news release is a fairly routine task for communications and marketing professionals, it’s easy to fall in the trap of producing a stereotypical news release.  It’s time to try new story angles that makes your trade show news release more interesting and newsworthy. Remember to keep the five “Ws” and one “H” in mind when…

Mashable is currently one of the most popular virtual news websites, producing a wide variety of content ranging from hard news to the latest developments in the technology, entertainment and lifestyle industries, as well as web culture and internet trends in its “Watercooler” section. The site boasts 45 million monthly unique views and is a hit among 18 to 40 year olds. Not long ago, Victoria Ho, Mashable Asia’s Editor, shared her thoughts on changes in the Singapore media landscape and the debate between print and digital media in our…