We saw the sad news from Myanmar overnight about the military coup there. Many multinationals have placed bets on that country as a promising market for the future, with Japanese companies prominent […]
Posted February 1, 2021
I was interviewed for this story by John Duerden which appeared in the Nikkei Asian Review entitled: In Asia, ‘sorry’ can be lost in translation. I was extensively quoted and definitely delighted to […]
Posted November 27, 2019
Recently PublicAffairsAsia interviewed me for a Q&A-format article, which I am also sharing here and below… What are the benefits to using a large network over a smaller more boutique style consultancy? In […]
Posted January 14, 2015
I was honoured to speak recently in Bangkok [pictures here] at the Asia-Pacific unveiling of ‘Humanitarianism in the Network Age’ (HINA), a groundbreaking new United Nations social media study. HINA examines the […]
Posted June 14, 2013
On March 23rd I was honoured to address the Bangladesh Brand Forum seminar in Dhaka. In my presentation, I argued that: social media is revolutionizing the way the world communicates and it […]
Posted March 26, 2013
It was exactly ten years ago today that I arrived in Asia at Seoul to start writing a brand new chapter in my communications career (after 12 years working in the North […]
Posted July 7, 2012
Recently I was interviewed by Adobo Magazine in Manila and we did a quick stand-up video:
Posted January 2, 2012
Today in Singapore I enjoyed speaking at a great industry platform, The Holmes Report’s Asia-Pacific ‘ThinkTank Live.’ The topic: “How Asian corporations are using social media to communicate with global communities.” Click […]
Posted November 3, 2011
Here’s my latest column as the current Asia-Pacific contributor to The Holmes Report’s ThinkTank section: Travelling in Europe the past few days, this Reuters headline caught my eye: “Asia surpasses Europe in […]
Posted June 30, 2011
Here’s my latest column as the current Asia-Pacific contributor to The Holmes Report’s ThinkTank section: I first moved to Asia a decade ago. Those days, when people in the public relations business […]
Posted June 1, 2011
During the past week I enjoyed my debut as a regular contributor to The Holmes Report’s new ‘ThinkTank’ section. Through this summer, I’ll be writing about news and views from Asia-Pacific. Here’s […]
Posted May 17, 2011
Today at Singapore Management University, in a class convened by Professor Michael Netzley, I was honoured to speak about digital storytelling for Asian multinationals. Worldwide communications for these emerging corporate champions is […]
Posted January 27, 2011
These days the media is filled with stories about Asia’s economic advance, and the public relations industry is no exception to the regional macroeconomic trend. If the business momentum of Burson-Marsteller in […]
Posted August 17, 2010
I’ve been doing a lot of videos lately, so let me share a couple of recent ones shot this spring during my pan-Asia introduction travels. Here I am speaking with Glen Frost […]
Posted June 1, 2010
Now that it’s official I will be joining Burson-Marsteller as the firm’s new President and CEO in the Asia-Pacific region, I would like to offer a few reflections about how I got […]
Posted January 24, 2010