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Can New Social Media Campaign Rehabilitate Vedanta's Reputation?

Arun Sudhaman
22 Feb 2012

Can a new social media campaign rehabilitate Vedanta Resources' beleaguered reputation?

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Wagg Ed Adds Samsonite To Consumer Roster

Holmes Report
21 Feb 2012

Waggener Edstrom Worldwide has expanded its consumer portfolio in Hong Kong with the addition of Samsonite, the travel luggage company.

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How Are Tech Trends Shaping Public Relations?

Paul Holmes
21 Feb 2012

Ubiquity and convergence are two big buzzwords in technology for 2012. And look out for cleantech.

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Asia-Pacific News In Brief (February 20, 2012)

Holmes Report
19 Feb 2012

New people at Fleishman-Hillard, GolinHarris, Lewis PR; new business for 20:20; a new member for IPREX.

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Matt Harrington Named Global COO At Edelman, Mark Hass To Head US

Arun Sudhaman
16 Feb 2012

Edelman has named Matthew Harrington to the newly-created role of COO, and has shifted China head Mark Hass to become its new US CEO.

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India's PRCAI Clashes With MSLGroup Over Agency Ranking Report

Arun Sudhaman
16 Feb 2012

India’s Public Relations Consultancies Association has demanded that MSLGroup retract its estimates of fee income at the country’s leading PR firms.

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Omnicom PR Revenue Grows 2% In 2011

Arun Sudhaman
16 Feb 2012

Omnicom Group, which owns Fleishman-Hillard, Ketchum and Porter-Novelli, has reported a 1.9 percent increase in PR revenues in 2011.

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News Corp Consolidates Global Government Affairs Under Regan

Holmes Report
15 Feb 2012

News Corporation has consolidated global government affairs under Michael Regan, executive vice president of government affairs.

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Ogilvy's Social Practice Expands Into Global, Integrated Offer

Holmes Report
13 Feb 2012

Ogilvy & Mather is building on the social capability at its Ogilvy Public Relations unit, to launch Social@Ogilvy.

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Singapore Budget Carrier Scoot Searches For PR Firm Ahead Of First Flights

Arun Sudhaman
09 Feb 2012

Scoot, Singapore Airlines’ new low-cost carrier, is searching for a retained PR firm ahead of its first flights later this year.

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Lenovo Reviews Consumer PR Support Amid Global Brand Push

Arun Sudhaman
06 Feb 2012

Chinese company Lenovo is reviewing its consumer PR support, as part of a global brand push to become the world’s largest PC maker.

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Asia-Pacific News In Brief (February 6, 2012)

Holmes Report
06 Feb 2012

A new office for Hopscotch Asia-in-One; new people at Weber Shandwick; new business for SPRG; a new partner for SERMO.

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Costa Cruises Calls In China PR Support

Holmes Report
02 Feb 2012

Costa Cruises, the beleaguered owner of a cruise liner that ran aground last month in Italy, has called in PR support in China.

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Brian West Joins FH To Lead Reputation Practice

Holmes Report
02 Feb 2012

Fleishman-Hillard has appointed corporate Brian West to the new role of managing director, reputation management, Asia Pacific

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Zhang Joins Burson To Lead China Government Relations Team

Holmes Report
01 Feb 2012

Burson-Marsteller China has appointed Jane Zhang as director of its government relations and public policy consulting group.

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News Corp Comms Shake-Up Continues With Everett Departure

Arun Sudhaman
30 Jan 2012

News Corp’s communications shake-up continues with the departure of global PR head Teri Everett.

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UN Foundation Taps PR Counsel For Global Sustainable Energy Drive

Holmes Report
30 Jan 2012

The UN Foundation has concluded a competitive review for global PR counsel, appointing Weber Shandwick to handle its sustainable energy drive.

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Chengdu's Global PR Plans Signal Rise Of China's Tier Two Cities

Arun Sudhaman
30 Jan 2012

Chengdu is one many Chinese “tier two” cities engaged in an increasingly competitive struggle for international tourism and investment dollars.

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PR Chief Matthew Anderson Steps Down From News Corp

Arun Sudhaman
27 Jan 2012

Matthew Anderson, the PR man who became one of James Murdoch’s most trusted aides, is stepping down from his role at News Corp.

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Review: The Top 10 Crises Of 2011

Holmes Report
26 Jan 2012

The Holmes Report's annual review examines the PR lessons from the top 10 crises of 2011, including Tepco, News Corp, HP, Netflix and Penn State.

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Singapore Taps Edelman To Build Investment Profile In US & UK

Arun Sudhaman
24 Jan 2012

Singapore has selected Edelman to help build its appeal as an investment destination in the US and UK.

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Systemic Decline In Institutional Trust: Edelman

Holmes Report
23 Jan 2012

The 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals a "systemic decline in trust", with respondents putting their faith in individuals rather than institutions.

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FTI Tops Global M&A Ranking For 2011

Paul Holmes
22 Jan 2012

FTI Consulting worked on more mergers and acquisitions around the world than any other public relations firm last year.

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Hotwire Promotes To Strengthen International Operations

Holmes Report
22 Jan 2012

Hotwire has promoted executives in its Australian, European and UK operations and hired two to its international management team.

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Asia-Pacific News In Brief (January 23, 2012)

Holmes Report
22 Jan 2012

New people at InMobi, BMW, Fleishman-Hillard, Edelman and Sefiani; new business for Genesis BM and Text 100; a new member for Oriella network.

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Global Rankings 2011: Visit The Dedicated Microsite

Holmes Report
19 Jan 2012

The Holmes Report's dedicated Global Rankings microsite features in-depth analysis of the size and growth of the PR industry, along with rankings and report cards for the world's top 250 PR firms.

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Rolls-Royce Names Weber Shandwick As AOR In Asian Markets

Arun Sudhaman
19 Jan 2012

Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has handed PR duties in Asian markets to Weber Shandwick.

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Cai Named GM Of Fleishman-Hillard Shanghai Office

Holmes Report
18 Jan 2012

Fleishman-Hillard International Communications has appointed Miranda Cai general manager and vice president of its Shanghai office.

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LG Display Shifts Global PR Account To Burson-Marsteller

Arun Sudhaman
16 Jan 2012

Korea’s LG Display, the LG Group unit that is the world’s largest LCD maker, has shifted its global PR account to Burson-Marsteller following a review.

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MSLGroup Launches New Crowdsourcing Platform

Holmes Report
12 Jan 2012

MSLGroup has launched a global crowdsourcing platform, designed to help business leaders lead innovation and change.

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Singapore Calls In New PR Support For International Energy Brief

Arun Sudhaman
12 Jan 2012

Singapore has called in agency support to help position the country as a influential voice on energy issues.

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HP Hires Longtime Whitman Aide Henry Gomez As Chief Communications Officer

Holmes Report
10 Jan 2012

HP has named Henry Gomez, a longtime aide of CEO Meg Whitman, as its new chief communications officer.

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Japanese PR Giant Kyodo Names New President Amid Financial Scandal

Arun Sudhaman
10 Jan 2012

Kyodo Public Relations, the largest pure-play PR firm in Japan, has named new leadership following the dramatic departure of founder Sakae Ohashi.

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Grayling Enters Mainland China With Shanghai Office

Holmes Report
10 Jan 2012

Grayling has opened a new office in Shanghai, its first in mainland China.

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Huawei Expands Global Comms Team With Senior Hires

Arun Sudhaman
08 Jan 2012

Huawei has significantly boosted its in-house comms capability, as the Chinese MNC gears up for continued international expansion.

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Asia-Pacific News In Brief (January 9, 2012)

Holmes Report
08 Jan 2012

New people at Ruder Finn, Burson-Marsteller; new business for Hanmer MSL, Text 100, Blue Lotus; a new initiative at Fleishman-Hillard.

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Special Report: PR Gets To Grips With Data-Driven World

Arun Sudhaman
05 Jan 2012

Can a data-driven world fundamentally reshape the public relations profession?

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NetApp Brings Global PR Review To EMEA & Asia-Pacific

Arun Sudhaman
04 Jan 2012

NetApp, the IT storage giant that last month began consolidating its 17-agency global roster, has issued RFIs for EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

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Nissan Seeks Multi-Market Corporate PR Support

Arun Sudhaman
20 Dec 2011

Carmaker Renault-Nissan is searching for corporate PR agency support across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India.

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Hanmer MSL Nets Seven New Accounts, Including History, Neo Sports and HTC

Holmes Report
19 Dec 2011

India's Hanmer MSL has announced seven new account wins.

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Global Rankings & Agency Report Card Site Launched

Holmes Report
18 Dec 2011

The Holmes Report has launched a dedicated microsite for its Global Rankings and Report Card analysis of the public relations industry.

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Ogilvy Acquires Hong Kong Healthcare Specialist

Holmes Report
18 Dec 2011

Ogilvy Public Relations has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Hong Kong firm Mind Resource Healthcare Consulting

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2011 Review: The Stories That Defined Our Year

Holmes Report
18 Dec 2011

Some lists to end the year, including Top 10 Most Read, Top Five Campaigns, and Top 10 Quotes

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Standard Chartered Veteran Ho Joins Brunswick In Hong Kong

Holmes Report
16 Dec 2011

Susan Ho has joined Brunswick Group's Hong Kong office as a partner. She was formerly global head of brand and sponsorships for Standard Chartered.

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Cohn & Wolfe Acquires Highly-Rated Singapore Independent XPR

Arun Sudhaman
14 Dec 2011

Cohn & Wolfe has inked its second Asian acquisition in a fortnight, buying highly-rated Singapore independent XPR.

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Burson-Marsteller Asia-Pacific Reshuffle Continues With New Australia CEO

Arun Sudhaman
13 Dec 2011

Burson-Marsteller has continued its reshuffle of local market leadership in Asia-Pacific, by naming Christine Jones as Australia CEO.

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GM Hands Indian PR Duties To Integral

Arun Sudhaman
13 Dec 2011

General Motors has hired local firm Integral PR as its AOR in India, after parting ways with previous incumbent Edelman.

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Stafford Succeeds Fung As B-M HK Chief

Holmes Report
12 Dec 2011

Matt Stafford has been named market leader and CEO of Burson-Marsteller Hong Kong, following the departure of previous chief Georgeana Fung.

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China's Ultrasonic Enlists MSL For German IPO

Arun Sudhaman
11 Dec 2011

Chinese footwear producer Ultrasonic has enlisted MSLGermany to handle financial communications for its listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

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Burson Adds Two To Strategy Team In Asia

Holmes Report
11 Dec 2011

Burson-Marsteller has appointed Martin Roll and Hoh Kim as senior advisers to the firm’s global strategy team.

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