Sales, Social and Tech

I had a friend who recently took on a post as the PR manager for a company. One of his task was to revamp the website. He wasn't a web designer or knew anything about it, and, unfortunately, had to work with the agency that was previously hired by the ex-PR manager. The problems started when the agency couldn't deliver some of the basic stuff on time. Faced with a tight deadline, he asked me if I could give him a crash course on Wordpress and help out with some Wordpress design for him over the weekend. He was generous with the offer. I had no issue with helping him. During the weekend, I got this technophobic PR friend to get his hands dirty with Wordpress and learning to drag and drop the menus, change some text, By the end of the weekend, he was able to differentiate between a Page and a Post and a Theme. However, he still had one problem. When he printed the website (yes, the boss was still old school and wanted to see printed versions of the website), the URLs would...

Social PR chats with Tom Burgess of Group CEO BondPR to find out why he sees his agency as a giraffe. Who are you? Ie what are the names of the people on your team? The key people are: in Singapore it is Kunalan and James, in Sydney it is Kayleigh and in Europe it is Tom, Helen, Sophie and Paul What are you? In ten (or so) words, you would describe your agency as: … Experienced, professional, international, active campaigns in 50 countries, cost effective, part of your team Why do we need you? Why should new clients go to you? If they want good local results that visibly contribute to their success and want to reach multi-country markets through one point of contact Contact? Who’s the best person on the team for new business? That will be me, though I am based in London,  in Asiapac contact Kunalan in Singapore or Kayleigh in Sydney. Firstname(at)bondpr.com  Best Pitch or Campaign? Please highlight your best pitch or campaign. ...

Agency Monday is back! Social PR had the wonderful opportunity to chat with the ladies at Asia PR Werkz and found out that if their agency would be a novel it would be something like your own ending kinda novel. Who are you? Ie what are the names of the people on your team? Asia PR Werkz - Helmed by Directors Julie Chiang (left), Cho Pei Lin (center) and Lim Wee Ling (right) What are you? In ten (or so) words, you would describe your agency as: Boundless enthusiasm, intense conviction & commitment, imaginative solutions to challenging communications issues Why do we need you? Why should new clients go to you? Because they need to communicate. Sometimes, through and with the media, both mainstream and new. Contact? Who’s the best person on the team for new business? chopeilin(at)asiaprwerkz(dot)com Best Pitch or Campaign? Please highlight your best pitch or campaign. National Family Celebrations Convince an alien just landed from outside the Asia-Pacific, w...

Voted as the leading independent brand consultancy for 2 years running by readers of Marketing Magazine, CEO Shauna Li Roolvink of Brandhub catches up Social PR on she will convince aliens to use her agency instead of competitors. Who are you? Ie what are the names of the people on your team? BrandHub Pte Ltd.  CorHenk, Wendy, Jasparina, Carina, Cheryl, Shauna What are you? In ten (or so) words, you would describe your agency as: … Singapore’s leading independent strategic brand consultancy with proven track record in creating and building brands Why do we need you? Why should new clients go to you? We are passionate about our clients’ businesses and want to help them create greater value add through their brands Contact? Who’s the best person on the team for new business? Shauna Li Roolvink ( shauna@brandhub.com ) Best Pitch or Campaign? Please highlight your best pitch or campaign. Most recent work is the new name and identity for inSing.com Another suc...

There is Ian, Liam, Kristian, etc at Vocanic and Social PR caught up with Ian McKee of Vocanic to find out more about the social media agency.   Who are you? Ie what are the names of the people on your team? Ian, Liam, Kristian, Jasmine, Josie, Bobby, Dom, Eileen, Teck Hooi, Ai Hong, Anne .... What are you? In ten (or so) words, you would describe your agency as: … A team of people passionate about the field of earned media Why do we need you? Why should new clients go to you? Because there is nothing more valuable for a brand than a personal recommendation from one friend to another  - and we help you measure, manage and amplify the recommendation that happens for your brand Contact? Who’s the best person on the team for new business? The CEO – the buck stops with him Best Pitch or Campaign? Please highlight your best pitch or campaign. StarHub .. too many campaigns to mention .. but including www.facebook.com/StarHub www.twitter.com/StarHubCares plus...

He sees himself as dolphin and connectivity is his secret keyword. Social PR talks to The Pacific West Communications’ Andrew Peters and he shares with us how he will sell his services to aliens. Who are you? Ie what are the names of the people on your team? Independent with a host on online passionate social media friends & agents. What are you? In ten (or so) words, you would describe your agency as: Connectiveness is our objective for and with all stakeholders Why do we need you? Why should new clients go to you? Social Media Marketing is in its infancy, yet the opportunities SMM offers has been followed and executed with passion unseen elsewhere by the other service agents in this space. Plus we are connected. Contact? Who’s the best person on the team for new business? This dude called APLINK Best Pitch or Campaign? Please highlight your best pitch or campaign. Singapore Tattoo Show 2009 http://www.webinknow.com/2009/01/how-an-active-facebook-group-dr...