What our clients say…
“I would like to compliment you on a very professional job. The report is the icing on the cake and has really helped me to demonstrate the benefits of your involvement to our broader management team back in Sweden.”
Maggie Warbrick
VP Marketing
www.clavister.com
“EASTWEST PR has a strong team and understand how to do PR in China, while also adapting to other markets in APAC and understanding what our expectations are in the Western Hemisphere. The EASTWEST consultants are results-oriented and provide excellent client service with a long-term relationship mindset. Even amid the complexity of our scientific technologies, EAST WEST has exceeded my expectations. The coverage in China for the food contamination story last month is a good piece of evidence.
I found EASTWEST online. So, I guess the EASTWEST guys are doing something right to pop up on Google searches for PR agencies in China and Singapore.”
Anthony Petrucci
Sr. Manager, Public Relations
ABSCIEX
www.absciex.com
“EASTWEST PR has been supporting us with our marketing and PR efforts since 2005. It has been a successful relationship for us and EASTWEST has consistently come out with well thought-out strategies to maximize brand awareness for the company and its products. At a business level, this heightened awareness has augmented our sales pipeline globally, helping us meet and beat our targets frequently. They have facilitated a greater market awareness of ECA through various streams, such as events, PR and direct marketing. This has had a huge impact in our targeted markets in Asia (notably Singapore and Hong Kong). What has been particularly pleasing has been the performance of EASTWEST’s staff, who have consistently come up with ideas which suit our needs and they have always ensured that the client comes first. We appreciate the commitment and energy levels the EASTWEST team brings to the table and look forward to a long term partnership.”
Lee Quane
Regional Director – Asia
ECA International Hong Kong
www.eca-international.com
“EASTWEST has been a pleasure to work with. Even during highly intense project periods, they are sharp and proactive in creating opportunities where needed to achieve communications objectives. They are also willing to dedicate the necessary and suitable resources to ensure that clients are in touch with and noticed by key stakeholders. Besides the results, the synergies between the Client team and the EASTWEST team were effective and in synch – creating a conducive working relationship.”
Alex Tan
Assistant Head, Communications
Singapore Economic Development Board
www.sedb.com
“EASTWEST has been instrumental in enabling ESI to get noticed by its stakeholders in Singapore and India. While core target media who write on business and human resources have already been addressed, there has also been excellent coverage other vertical media that matter: IT, telecommunications and finance. Besides the actual results, there has been attuned chemistry between the client and consultancy teams. This instilled our confidence in EASTWEST to manage the public relations activities for ESI.”
J. Scott Punk, APR
Director Global Public Relations
ESI International
www.esi-intl.com.sg
“The team at EASTWEST PR was great in achieving their deliverables on short notice. They took the time to understand our business, challenges and USPs, which isn’t an easy task in a two week period. For our initiatives during CommunicAsia 2007, they delivered more than was required, as they were willing to exhaust every available opportunity in the marketplace. We’d highly recommend EASTWEST for clients who are looking for a PR consultancy in Singapore.”
Tim Moynihan
Vice President, Global Marketing and Sales Support
Envox Worldwide
www.envox.com
“Jim’s facilitation encourages fun and genuine behaviour. The handouts that Jim prepared were very relevant and succinctly written. He possesses a rare combination of skills. His mind is like a zoom lens on a camera – able to focus on and understand the smallest detail, yet able to capture and communicate the larger picture. He is indeed a gifted facilitor, mentor and problem solver.”
Lilian
Team member
Write Angles
www.write-angles.com
“Jim facilitated two corporate training workshops for Write Angles. Thoroughly professional, he crafted and delivered excellent interactive programmes which engaged the entire team through fun processes that yielded valuable business insights and strengthened teamwork.”
Jenny Bigio
Managing Director
Write Angles
www.write-angles.com
“EASTWEST PR worked with UNZA over a period of 12 months to raise the market awareness and profile of our company in preparation for our IPO. During that period, they helped us evolve and execute our communications strategy and develop a corporate creative campaign theme. As part of this, they implemented an integrated programme that include media relations, design, Internet and collateral materials.
Over a 12 month period the team at EASTWEST were creative, consistent and always there to make sure that UNZA took every opportunity to communicate its position as south east asia’s leading indepenent personal care company.”
Gavin Welman
Managing Director
UNZA Holdings
www.unza.com
“The team at EASTWEST has always gone the extra mile to get Sydus noticed, and has played a vital role in creating awareness about music-to-mobile lifestyles with global media and analysts. As a result, we have seen strong results in international publications that have enabled Sydus to positively influence the mobile marketing industry and be seen as innovators.”
Saumil Nanavati
President
Sydus
www.sydusmobile.com
“Jim, thank you for the outstanding job you did in making our team building workshop such a tremendous success. It was an incredibly informative seminar that gave our participants practical tools to use. The best measure of success for me is the feedback from the participants of the events – my colleagues have been complimentary in their comments, and have achieved the overall objective of the workshop as well as having fun along the way. A huge thank you for your professionalism and creativity.”
Mark Bluestone
General Manager
Sony Pictures, Singapore
www.sonypictures.com.sg
“The media training provided was extremely informative and of very high value for both Greg and myself. It is certainly a worthwhile course for anyone who is expected to work with the media.
The company engaged was extremely professional and it was very well run.
Nothing but good things to say.”
Paul Osmond
Director, Asia Pacific
Research in Motion
www.rim.com
“The PR skills workshop that EASTWEST developed for Quantel Japan was tailored to give our internal staff the practical skills to undertake our public relations activities in-house, and based entirely on the broadcast industry and Quantel products. It was valuable for my staff, as it educated them and gave them the confidence to undertake the marketing of Quantel with international levels of quality. Jim was a patient and motivating educator for my Japanese staff.”
John O’Neill
Managing Director
Quantel Japan
www.quantel.com
“The team at EASTWEST provided an excellent PR service into the Asian region for Quantel over eight years. They achieved this combining local knowledge and international business practice – garnished with a good grasp of our technology as well.”
Roger Thornton
Head of Publicity
Quantel
www.quantel.com
“This is to confirm that Jim James has contributed tremendously to the ERC (Economic Review Committee) report which will be released by the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore on Feb. 6 2003.
The most significant part of the ERC dealt with the sub-committee on manufacturing. I wish to put on record his contribution in putting the strategies on paper and making the manufacturing report a very readable and easy to understand document. Not only did he capture the meaning of the strategies, he also added clarity where it was needed. I do believe that my views are shared by the Economic Development Board.
Again, I have to thank Jim for his contribution and would be pleased to renew our cooperation where possible.”
J.A. van Splunter
Chairman, ERC manufacturing committee
Former CEO of Philips Asia Pacific
www.philips.com
Hope we have the future opportunity to meet again and we could learn again with your help. Cheers!”
Zhu Jiang (Joachim)
Marketing Manager
Philips Automotive Lighting China Commercial
www.philips.com
“EASTWEST and Nortel have shared a great working relationship for a number of years now. Their dedication and flexibility in servicing our account have meant that we have been able to roll out our communications initiatives effectively to meet our targets. Their team is very proactive and their results-oriented attitude has also allowed them to do an excellent job in delivering results for Nortel Networks. Their friendly disposition has made it a treat for us to work with them!”
Daliea Mohamad-Liauw
Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications, Asia-Pacific
Nortel
www.nortel.com
“This was how I perceived our experience with EASTWEST PR: Short Term: Safe investment, Medium Term: Good Return, Long Term: Jackpot.”
Mark Wheeler
Managing Director, MSc. Eng. Tech.
MW Group
www.mwgroup.com
“EASTWEST went the extra mile to develop and deliver a tailored program that was fun as well as instructive. They brought together a small team of individuals with diverse expertise, helped me to sharpen our desired objective, and injected a lot of greatly appreciated creativity and energy.”
Andy Wu
Director, Customer & Partner Experience
Microsoft Asia-Pacific
www.microsoft.com/asia
“Very useful and will suggest regional colleagues have the same training.”
Ken Cheong
Regional Director, Asia Pacific
Inmarsat
www.inmarsat.com
“It was indeed a pleasure working with the EASTWEST team: A proactive and professional outfit that understood industry-specific issues and knew how to address them, seek out the relevant media and then hit the key messages home. Strategic approach coupled with excellent tactical implementation. It worked well for us.”
Sandor Baklis
Manager, Airline Business Development
Hutchison-Priceline
www.priceline.com.sg
“EASTWEST PR has played an important role in creating worldwide awareness for our company and software, leveraging its global reach with in depth knowledge of the media industry and a high level of professionalism.”
Stephen Carlton
Chief Executive Officer
BEDD
www.bedd.com
“Jim and his team at EASTWEST PR have assisted Charter Broadcast on a whole range of successful projects over the past 18 months, including regional industry research, preparation of a regional strategy and “Jim and his team at EASTWEST have assisted Charter Broadcast on a whole range of successful projects over the past 18 months, including regional industry research, preparation of a regional strategy and subsequent business plan, a one day sales training workshop and a PR and marketing campaign. At all times I found Jim and his team to be very professional, well informed, patient and ready to listen, something that you don’t always find in companies purporting to offer consultation services.
But for me Jim’s greatest asset is his personal experience operating his own successful company in Asia for many years. You know when you are talking to Jim that it is not just ideas he has read somewhere, they come from his personal experience and a visit to EASTWEST confirms he practices what he preaches.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Jim and his team, good luck.”
Ian Tomlin
Managing Director
Charter Broadcast Asia
www.charterbroadcast.co.uk
“EASTWEST PR was appointed as the public relations agency of International SOS Pte Ltd from October 2006 to June 2007. EASTWEST was tasked with the responsibility for media relations, media pitching, story angle development, executive interviews, article contribution and media releases. During this period, EASTWEST devoted adequate manpower resources and expertise to position International SOS as the integrated medical and security risk company with a global presence. Due to its commitment and efforts, the agency has helped International SOS achieve its KPI in terms of mentions and media coverage in Singapore.”
Woo Mei Har
General Manager
International SOS Singapore
www.internationalsos.com
“The EASTWEST PR team has become a vital ingredient in the formulation and execution of Verimatrix’s Asian communications strategy. Their flexibility, combined with in-depth local knowledge, a web of important contacts, and an all-too-rare attention to detail, provide for strong representation of the Verimatrix brand across the region.”
Steve Christian
Vice President for Marketing
Verimatrix, Inc.
www.verimatrix.com
“Our business has grown in line with our profile. EASTWEST gets ECA noticed in the media and at speaking engagements – it is helping to make ECA the number one provider of international human resources solutions in Asia.”
Thanks!
Emily Tuite
Head of Communications
ECA International
www.eca-international.com