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Five Cyberspace Commandments in Singapore

By Maureen Tseng The Hoffman Agency Singapore As communications professionals, it’s often our place to cajole too-cautious clients into investing more of their marketing dollars in the digital realm. We all know the power and reach of branding in cyberspace – just look at Dove’s Real Beauty Sketches or P&G’s 2012 Olympic campaign. Yet, any…

Why BuzzFeed is the Mastermind in Digital Media

By Sara Staffaroni The Hoffman Agency, San Jose  Not too long ago, when we wanted to find the “buzz” of the day, we would go on Facebook to see what our peers were talking about. Now, whenever we need to feel connected with the outside world, we turn to BuzzFeed, where we are sure to…

HR meets PR: The Hoffman Agency Recognized for Employee Engagement and Social Media

By Bridget Kow and Jacintha Ng Proud Employees of The Hoffman Agency Singapore Happy employees are good for the business. Period. This might sound like common sense, yet so many organizations don’t make Human Resources (HR) a priority, much less implement creative ideas to engage their employees. This is especially true in the PR industry….

5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your PR Internship

By Erin Hartwig The Hoffman Agency, San Jose (Originally published in PR Daily) As a marketing major and recent grad with no prior PR experience, I classified myself as a “PR enthusiast.” Now, with an internship under my belt and the promise of an extension, I’d like to call myself an “aspiring PR professional.” I…

Vis-à-vis at COMPUTEX 2013, Taipei: The Benefits of Face-to-face Communication

By Icho Saito The Hoffman Agency, Japan Taipei is a lovely city! From their ma-la (spicy) hotpot which piques your appetite even in the summer heat, to the ready-to-serve fresh fruit stalls stationed at every few blocks to quench your thirst. For the past few months, our team has been working on various projects in…

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Visual Storytelling: It’s the Newest Name in the PR Game

By Giuseppina Chiaramonte The Hoffman Agency, San Jose It’s no secret that the way we interact online has gotten increasingly more visual. Take the proliferation of sites such as Instagram and Pinterest. You can even just take Facebook – remember when your profile only highlighted one picture – and it was kind of small? Now…