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Dec 18, 2025

Spikes Asia 2026: Meet the Design & Industry Craft jury president

Atiya Zaidi, the first Spikes jury president from Pakistan, dishes on her country's unique creative abilities, on women creatives still bearing a double load, and on the reality of using AI tools.

Dec 15, 2025

Spikes Asia 2026: Meet the inaugural Creative B2B jury president

Wendy Walker addresses the misconceptions about B2B creative work, weighs-in on the unique challenges and signals what she'll be looking for in Asia's best work in this new and exciting category.

Dec 11, 2025

Spikes Asia unveils 2026 jury lineup

For the first time, creative leaders from Hyundai, Samsung, and OPPO join the jury as Central Asia sees its highest representation yet.

Dec 4, 2025

How a Spikes-winning campaign turned loose travel change into a 'prize' possession

The creative team at first-time Spikes entrant Frog, discuss the idea and execution behind 'The World's Best Exchange Rate' campaign that won Silver in 2025.

Nov 27, 2025

How a long-running Chinese meme became Yili’s breakout Olympic moment and a Spikes winner

The agency creative partners discuss why the idea travelled so easily and how winning at Spikes reinforced their belief in simple ideas executed with global-standard craft.

Nov 12, 2025

Spikes Asia announces 2026 jury presidents

The 2026 jury line-up features Pakistan’s debut on the panel, with Salesforce’s Wendy Walker named as the inaugural Creative B2B jury president.

Nov 3, 2025

Meet the new director of Spikes Asia

Melanie Speet is focused on ensuring this year's Spikes Asia Awards recognise the passion and creativity that fuels standout work as the industry becomes even faster and more fragmented.

Oct 23, 2025

Spikes Asia 2026: Entries open with new Creative B2B category

Refreshed categories honour design, cultural connection, and creator-driven storytelling, alongside a week-long celebration of creativity ahead of the March 2026 ceremony.

Apr 23, 2025

Spikes Asia Debrief set to unpack the new creative forces at work

This afternoon, Spikes Asia jury members will dig into key themes emerging from this year's shortlists. Register to join the event.

Mar 20, 2025

Spikes Asia 2025 shortlists announced

Australia and India are the top contenders with the most shortlisted entries.

Mar 12, 2025

Spikes Asia live judging underway in Vietnam

GALLERY: More than 80 jurors from across Asia Pacific are in Da Nang, judging the best creative work from across the region in contention for a coveted Spikes Asia Award, ahead of the April 24 gala.

Mar 6, 2025

Samsung named Spikes Asia 2025 Advertiser of the Year

The tech giant recognised for pioneering creativity in marketing and will be recognised at the Spikes Awards ceremony on April 24 in Singapore.

Feb 25, 2025

Spikes Asia announces Innovation Spikes 2025 shortlist

This year's shortlist includes 11 entrants from five countries including India, Japan, Australia, Singapore and New Zealand.

Jan 27, 2025

Spikes Asia 2025: How we filmed an edge-of-the-cliff scene

Creative directors from The Sweetshop and Droga5 discuss their award-winning collaboration on Macpac's 'A Bit Precarious', a film that humorously juxtaposes comedy with a life-threatening scenario on the edge of a cliff.

Jan 23, 2025

Spikes Asia 2025: Behind Leo Burnett Taiwan’s award-winning ‘Paper Organs’ campaign

Inspired by an organ donor’s story, Leo Burnett Taiwan united their creative and client teams to launch a campaign that broke cultural barriers and won international acclaim.

Jan 15, 2025

Spikes Asia 2025: Banana Balloon’s creatives on winning as an indie agency

Winning at Spikes in its first year of operation increased confidence and morale at China-based independent agency Banana Balloon.

Dec 12, 2024

Spikes Asia 2025: In conversation with juror Seung-jae Lee, CCO of Ideot

Lee, CCO of Ideot and 2025 Direct and Outdoor juror, shares insights on the agency’s journey, its award-winning campaign, and what it means to lead a Korean independent agency to Spike-winning success.

Dec 6, 2024

Spikes Asia 2025: In conversation with PR jury president Margaret Key

As the CEO of MSL APAC and the Publicis Groupe global lead on Samsung, Key discusses the role of PR in brand success and gives advice to agencies submitting work for Spikes Asia.

Dec 5, 2024

Spikes Asia announces 2025 jury members

Brands including Grab, Meta, TikTok, Unilever, and Warner Music Asia will be represented on the jury for 2025—and Mongolia joins the jury for the first time.

Nov 27, 2024

'Your idea must impress, your craft must evoke envy': The Spikes Asia 2025 challenge

Ogilvy's Kainaz Karmakar, jury president for the Design and Industry Craft category talks about what it takes to win at the 2025 Spikes Asia awards.