Publicis to acquire HEPMIL

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Singapore, 29th October: Publicis Groupe announced to acquire HEPMIL Media Group, a preeminent influencer agency in the Southeast Asia.

HEPMIL, founded in 2015 in Singapore, serves over 450 brands through over 3,000 creators, with a total creator reach of over 1 billion in six Southeast Asian markets. The company has expertise in building digital communities, empowering local creators, and delivering platform-native branded content that engages audiences and drives growth for clients.

Under the acquisition, MEPMIL will be combined with Publicis’ best-in-class data across Lotame and Epsilon’s ID graph spanning over 800 million consumer profiles in the Southeast Asia, cementing Publicis’ leadership in ID-driven influencer marketing in a key region for clients. After the acquisition, HEPMIL will continue to operate as a brand, and work in close collaboration with Publicis Groups teams across the Southeast Asia.

Amrita Randhawa, CEO of Publicis Groupe Singapore and Southeast Asia, said, “Parts of the solution that is right for clients exist in all parts of industry. But no one has brought everything together meaningfully in Southeast Asia. We will change that. HEPMIL’s origins as the creators of some of Southeast Asia’s most loved consumer content has helped redefine how brands can show up natively, authentically, and with real-time cultural relevance. Now powered by the AI, data and platform prowess of Publicis Groupe we will ensure every dollar of clients’ social and influence spend is genuine, accountable and in service of growth in Southeast Asia.”

RELX reports 7% growth for first 9 months

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London, 23rd October: RELX Group plc, parent company of RX Global (formerly Reed Exhibitions), reported underlying revenue growth of 7% for the first nine months of 2025.

The company continue to see positive momentum across the company, and it is expected another year of strong underlying growth in revenue and adjusted operating profit.

The exhibitions business posted an underlying revenues growth of 8% year-on-year for the first nine months of 2025. The company attributed the strong growth to the improved growth profile of its event portfolio and good progress on value-enhancing digital initiatives for its customers. It is also expected a strong underlying revenue growth with an improvement in adjusted operating margin for the year.

DLG Exhibitions up 10% in revenues

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Shanghai, 28th October: Earlier this week, DLG Exhibitions & Events (formerly known as Shanghai Lansheng), a Shanghai-listed exhibition organiser and conglomerate, announced its results for the nine months ended 30th September 2025. The company generated revenues of US$144 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 10%.

The company posted a net profit of US$37 million in the first nine months of 2025, which is flat with last year. Diluted earnings per share in the nine-month period were RMB 0.25 (US$0.035).

In the reported period, the company hosted and organised a total of 17 exhibitions occupying a scale of over 1.2 million m2. The Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center (SWEECC), the venue operated by DLG, held some 65 exhibitions and events, with a total rental area of over 7.8 million m2.

DLG also released its financial results for the quarter ended 30th September. Revenues in the quarter were US$66 million, growing 38% year-on-year. Net profit was US$22 million, was flat with the third quarter in 2024.

Quick takes

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300+ business events at MyCEB in 2024

Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) reported a total of 307 business events held in Malaysia, attracting over 770,000 delegates and generating an estimated economic impact of RM 3.4 billion (US$762 million). The 307 events included 129 conventions, 49 exhibitions, 107 corporate meetings & incentives, and 22 international sports events. In 2024, MyCEB secured 66 event bids, which will bring over 63,000 delegates, generating an estimated economic impact of RM 623 million (US$140 million).

SCMP restructures leadership team

South China Morning Post (SCMP) announced a restructure of its leadership team. CEO Catherine So will depart, Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam has been appointed as the newly created position of publisher, and Executive Editor Chow Chung Yan will be Head of the newsroom.

Messe Frankfurt adds 3 events in Automotive division

International exhibition organiser, Messe Frankfurt, will expand its Automechanika portfolio in Jakarta and Baku. Messe Frankfurt also will also launch Festival of Motoring in Sydney, Australia. Automechanika Baku will run from 3rd to 5th March 2027, while Automechanika Jakarta will be held from 24th to 27th September 2026. In addition, Festival of Motoring in Sydney will take place from 20th to 22nd November 2026.

Informa TechTarget appoints new Chief Marketing Officer

Informa TechTarget announced the appointment of Staci M. Gullotta as its new Chief Marketing Officer, effective 27th October 2025. She will succeed John Steinert, an industry though leader who will support that activity full time at the company. Prior joining Informa TechTarget, Gullotta led demand marketing at ARIS, a business process management leader. She also has over two decades of experience in global marketing of enterprise technology products and services.