Consumer Insights · Analytics · Product

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Jo Ling

I help brands understand people, taking away the guesswork. I've worked across APAC markets and multiple verticals, from Gen Z media habits to B2B decision-makers, translating messy data into narratives and recommendations that land. I also have a personal passion for making products that solve real pain points.

Narrative-led
Data doesn't land on its own. I turn it into stories people can act on.
Data-driven
Good decisions are evidence-based.
Customer-first
Start with the users' needs. Always.
Build, not just report
Insight isn't the output. I help turn insight into something that actually gets used.
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Selected Work

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Presentation Deck · GWI × Transmission · APAC · 2024

B2B in APAC

Client-facing deck profiling APAC business leaders and tech decision-makers using GWI Work data. Covers how B2B buyers discover and evaluate vendors, what drives purchase decisions, the state of AI adoption across eight markets, and strategic priorities heading into 2024 — with APAC vs US comparisons throughout.

GWI WorkB2B StrategyAI Adoption8 Markets
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Webinar · GWI · APAC · 2023

The Slowdown Lowdown

A webinar presentation examining consumer spending behaviour across APAC amid economic headwinds in 2023. Traces sentiment shifts from the 2020 recession through post-pandemic recovery, identifies which categories consumers are cutting versus splurging on, and surfaces actionable implications for brands on communicating value during a slowdown.

Consumer SpendingEconomic SentimentAPAC
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Industry Webinar · GWI × IMAA · Australia · 2024

AI: A Human Approach

Delivered for IMAA Australia, this webinar unpacks consumer and business attitudes toward AI in 2024. Goes beyond adoption statistics to examine the emotional and ethical dimensions — public concern about AI's pace of development, attitudes toward AI-generated content, calls for regulation, and what it means for marketers trying to build trust with increasingly AI-sceptical audiences.

73%
APAC consumers say AI is developing at an alarming rate
AI AttitudesConsumer TrustMedia Industry
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Research Deck · GWI · APAC · 2024

Brand Health & Search in APAC

How search marketers can keep up with Gen Z, and why they need to start. Covers the fragmentation of search from manual engines to social, AI, and voice platforms, with generational breakdowns showing Gen Z leads frustration with traditional search (47%) while social brand discovery surged 45% since 2018.

+45%
Gen Z brand discovery via social since 2018, while search fell 19%
77%
ChatGPT product search satisfaction — ranks above Google (74%) in APAC
Search BehaviourGen ZBrand DiscoveryAI Platforms
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Trend Report · GWI · 14 APAC Markets · 2024

Connecting the Dots: APAC Consumer Trends 2024

GWI's annual flagship trend report for APAC, covering six macro shifts: AI adoption and concern (67% excited, 73% alarmed), a growing consumer trust crisis, Baby Boomer social commerce growth, short-form video's direct purchase power, the wellness boom, and EV adoption across 14 markets.

+130%
Baby Boomer Snapchat use since 2021 — the generation brands keep ignoring is quietly moving online
2.2x
Short-video mobile viewers more likely to complete a purchase on mobile
Trend AnalysisMulti-sector14 Markets
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Industry Webinar · IMAA · Australia · 2024

What's Keeping Aussies Entertained in 2024

Five-trend analysis of Australian entertainment delivered to media agency professionals at the IMAA industry webinar. Covers women's sports fandom (Baby Boomers lead at 45%), Australia's outsized online sports betting culture, the console gaming resurgence (+25% YoY), the shift to mini international getaways, and luxury travellers' eco-consciousness.

1.78x
Sports bettors more likely to follow 10+ sports — they're the most engaged fans in the room
40%
Australians prone to anxiety in 2024, up from 36% in 2020 — driving the mini-getaway boom
SportsGamingTravelAustralia
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Flagship Report · GWI · 14 APAC Markets · 2024

The APAC Media Landscape 2024

Annual flagship on the battle for consumer attention across APAC. Shows how media consumption has become simultaneous and fragmented — mobile overtook PC in 2016 and hasn't looked back. Covers channel ROI guidance, the rise of TikTok Shop as a discovery channel, live shopping penetration in SEA, and why brands need to craft different messages for different platforms.

72% vs 73%
In SEA, watching TV on a phone is now as common as watching on an actual TV set
+18%
Influencer endorsements growing fastest for purchase-ready APAC audiences
Media ResearchChannel StrategySocial CommerceAttention Economy
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Product Case Study

Internal Data Product · Python · API + Report Pipeline

Automated Insights Deck Generator

Same day
Report delivery — down from ~1 week
0
Manual data entry steps remaining
90%+
Reduction in production time
The problem

Even the routine ones required full manual effort: extraction, charting, QA, approvals. Each report took roughly a week, with analysts spending most of that time assembling slides rather than generating insight.

What I built

An end-to-end pipeline that pulls from the GWI API, maps metrics, and dynamically populates pre-built templates — charts, text fields, and slide structure all driven by audience config.

The insight

This wasn't a speed problem. It was a system design problem. If outputs are consistent, the process should be deterministic. Analysts should define inputs and interpret outputs.

Designed for scale

Modular, config-driven, scalable even across non-technical teams, where members can build templates and run reports themselves. What started as a personal fix became shared team infrastructure.

How it works
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User selects relevant template and report content, and makes inputs on details like target audience, wave, and location
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Tool pulls live data from the GWI API
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Irrelevant slides removed; data populates pre-built templates and charts automatically
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Client-ready report saved. No manual entry, no sign-off loop.
Key trade-offs
Standardisation vs flexibility Constrained template structure to ensure consistency at scale
Automation vs interpretability Rule-based logic over opaque automation, for transparency and trust
Speed vs robustness Stable MVP first, then iterated on real usage
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Press & Media

Print · News
The Straits Times
Baby Boomers in Singapore: Financial Security & Spending
Print · Business
The Business Times
Priorities, Purchasing Habits & Pain Points: Millennials
Online · Retail
Retail Asia
More Southeast Asian Retailers Eye Self-Checkout
Online · Retail Tech
LS Retail
Why Global Retailers Are Looking to Asia-Pacific for Innovation
Radio
Money FM 89.3
Guest Interview: Jo Ling Sun, GWI
Radio
ONE FM 91.3
Guest Interview: Jo Ling Sun, GWI

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Open to roles in consumer insights, analytics, customer intelligence, and product. Based in Singapore.