China

Sleeping giant Japan is about to wake up

Steve Barrett May 24, 2012

It would be presumptuous to draw definitive conclusions from a short visit, but the last few days in Japan have yielded some interesting impressions of the communications market in the third-largest economy in the world.

Haier extends work with Burson China

Frank Washkuch April 30, 2012

BEIJING: Haier Group has awarded Burson-Marsteller a one-year contract to support a brand communications program for its Casarte brand in China.

Ethical gray areas stretch beyond Chinese media

Steve Barrett April 06, 2012

Last week I talked about the African PR market, how it was at a stage where China was 30 years ago, and how it was set to become the next great growth area for communications.

The PR Week - April 6, 2012

April 06, 2012

Steve Barrett, Frank Washkuch and Lindsay Stein discuss IBM's Masters controversy; PepsiCo and Coca-Cola's break from ALEC; paid media placements in China; and Target's appointment of a Hispanic PR agency.

Aston Martin names Porter Novelli AOR in China

Brittaney Kiefer April 02, 2012

NEW YORK: Luxury car brand Aston Martin has selected Porter Novelli as its AOR in China after an RFP process.

Chinese investors, Western IR execs get to know each other

Frank Washkuch March 30, 2012

Think that Chinese investors are generously backing all major US businesses? It's not quite that simple, according to a survey from the AMO, a network of financial communications agencies, and member Abernathy MacGregor.

Publicis buys Chinese firm U-Link

Virgil Dickson February 22, 2012

PARIS: Publicis Groupe has purchased U-Link Business Solutions, a Chinese agency specializing in healthcare communications.

Fleishman-Hillard launches Global China Practice

Lindsay Stein September 15, 2011

ST LOUIS: Fleishman-Hillard has created a Global China Practice to support the expansion of growing Chinese businesses.

Ruder Finn expands in China with four new accounts

Lindsay Stein July 26, 2011

SHANGHAI, CHINA: Ruder Finn has added four luxury and lifestyle clients to its China branch, and will work to increase their presence in Chinese markets.

King to head Burson-Marsteller's new US-China group

Lindsay Stein July 11, 2011

NEW YORK: Burson-Marsteller has chosen Daisy King, market leader of the agency's Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chengdu offices, to head its new US-based China specialty group.

Makovsky & Co. wins PR and IR business

Lindsey Siegriest October 07, 2010

REDWOOD CITY, CA: Makovsky & Company has been selected by Yasheng Group, a China-based agricultural company with headquarters in California, to develop a PR and IR program.

GE distances itself from CEO comments

Kimberly Maul July 02, 2010

General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt made some comments on Wednesday night at a private dinner in Rome that have gained media attention.

Google China closure has larger business implications

Erica Morris March 23, 2010

Google's decision to close its censored Chinese search engine has analysts buzzing, as industry insiders try to determine what the final effects will be on the growing Asian market.

Mark Hass to lead Edelman in China

Rose Gordon January 08, 2010

HONG KONG: Edelman has appointed Mark Hass, former CEO of MS&L as president of its China operations. Hass, who left MS&L in April 2009 and started his own firm, joins Edelman February 1.

Coke employees blog from Beijing Games

Rose Gordon August 08, 2008

It's no surprise that Coca-Cola, as a long-time sponsor of the Olympics, created a massive PR, advertising, and marketing campaign when the Games made a...