Years ago, as a young PR pro, I met a senior executive from one of the world’s largest technology companies who told me that his job was to invest his budget not in those markets where they were established today, but in those which showed greatest future potential. That made a lot of sense. Logically…
A personal take on the exclusive partnership from The Hoffman Agency’s Hong Kong General Manager and former employee of Hotwire, Marc Sparrow Andy West, Hotwire’s Group Chief Development Officer reunites with Hoffman Hong Kong GM Marc Sparrow In the 2009 TV show “Flashforward*,” every human on earth loses consciousness while they view a scene from…
By Steve Burkhart, President, North America I have seen them all — the good, the bad and all of the in-betweens. The ones that were fair and respectful. The ones that were exploitive and thinly veiled attempts to get free work from many agencies. RFPs seem to be a fact of life for anyone in…
By Mark Pinsent, Managing Director, Europe at The Hoffman Agency Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of sharing a stage with my good friend Wadds and Alice Weightman of Hanson Search, which kindly organised the event. Our audience was undergraduates and recent graduates who are looking to pursue a career in PR and communications, with the premise being that…
The article was originally published on PR Daily. Nadiah Halim, PR Executive at The Hoffman Agency Singapore This article was originally published on PR Daily in July 2016. “Play the man, not the odds,” Harvey Specter says in countless episodes of the riveting law-drama, “Suits.” Although the worlds of law and public relations might seem different,…
By Peh Yuxin, Account Executive, The Hoffman Agency Singapore Interactive infographics and documentaries are powerful new forms of news communication in the digital era, and news outlets are starting to recognize their reach and relevance. International news outlets have been regularly producing digital interactive projects — award-winning examples include The New York Times’ Snowfall: The…
