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Blast from the Past - Peugeot Media Appreciation Event

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Blast from the Past – Peugeot Media Appreciation Event Media support is essential for brands, especially in the competitive automotive industry. Peugeot has built quite a reputation among the local media as being one of the major marques in the market that offers stunning and innovative products for consumers, and provides good quality aftersales services. As a way for the brand to acknowledge and to give back to the media for their support, as well as to involve them in moments of celebrations with the brand, we invited media and friends to gather for an appreciation party night. Held at The Ballroom, Jaya Shopping Centre, the media appreciation night offered a chance for media and friends to catch up, and unwind after a long week. Speeches from the client; guests treated with dinner and drinks; and billiards and bowling was played among other relaxing activities. The event almost ended way before it started. No, just kidding. The host accidently got her speech mixe...

Chaptership as an Employment Alternative

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Are We Ready for Chapterships Now? Companies are now heading towards the direction of implementing, or at least experimenting with, different approaches toward employment. We are used to the tried-and-true methods such as fixed-term, casual, internship, apprenticeship, and contracts; but have we ever thought of trying a different approach? Roie Deutsch, CEO and cofounder of Jolt, a startup that helps companies gain access to content sessions by industry experts, recently came out with ‘Chapterships’, an approach to employment that centres on providing less flashy perks and more personal growth and learning opportunities for employees. To Deutsch, many fresh job seekers these days are not looking at pay and perks solely in jumpstarting their careers; instead they are more inclined towards being given a platform to learn new things before progressing to the next ‘chapter’ of their careers. Chapterships is chiefly about providing such a platform. Is this an approach worth exp...

QOTD | Everything!

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QOTD |  Everything!  A good point to remember.  Public relations isn't just the printed word in the newspaper or that interview on TV - it's how your team are in front o f (and behind) stakeholders, it's the visual image of your brand (and even your office), and its the reputation you and your brand create.   Public relations is every single interface you have to others - every single opportunity you have to shape their perception of your brand. 

Blast from the Past: Orchan on Entrepreneurship (Business KOL Video Series)

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Interview | Orchan on Entrepreneurship We love being on this side of the camera too. A few years back, Orchan's Directors, Craig and Farrell, were interviewed by Business Admiral for their take on entrepreneurship, their business journey, and what it takes to  make it  in the Public Relations industry. Check out what they had to say during the interview, and let us know about your own entrepreneurial story.   #OrchanP R   #OrchestratingChange   #PublicRelations   #Entrepreneurship ________________________________________________________________________ Business KOL Video Series – Dr. Craig & Farrell From left: Our in-house interviewer, Louis Lai , Dr. Craig J. Selby and Farrell Tan of Orchan Consulting Asia Sdn Bhd

BFTP | Stay Relevant for the Needs of Today Not the Needs of Your Campaign Plan

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Audit Your Content Queue | Stay Relevant for the Needs of Today, Not the Needs of Your Campaign Plan "This is not a time to sell; it is a time for community support" There is something that every business should have done on Day 1 of the lockdown - that is an audit of communications initiatives, or as the sub-title suggests, "audit your content queue", to ensure that what they put out there into the marketing universe represents the new reality of the day.  Review your entire messaging stream, including all social media platforms, promotional and transactional emails, push notifications, Whatsapp and SMS, even what your team members are saying during telephone calls, to identify communications that need to be paused or adjusted as a result of the situation.  Put simply, take a look at what is planned, both in advertising, communications, and social media, for the foreseeable future.  And Ask - Is the message still relevant? - Is the m...