PRCA & PRWeek launch #PowerOfPR campaign as new research reveals industry’s importance to business
NewsroomSingapore, 14th September, 2020 – The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has partnered with PRWeek to launch a new campaign highlighting the value of PR to business and society. The campaign comes as the…
Sandpiper Boosts Digital, Technology and Content Advisory Offering with Appointment of Anu Noto-Menon
Newsroom Singapore, 10th September, 2020 – Sandpiper Communications (“Sandpiper”) has appointed senior digital marketer, Anu-Noto-Menon, as Digital and Content Strategist as the firm expands its digital, technology and content advisory teams across Asia Pacific. Based…
PRCA Ethics Council Launch Global #PRCAethics Month
NewsroomSingapore, 1st September, 2020 –The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Ethics Council has today launched its annual global #PRCAethics Month in September, under a thematic banner, “The PoweR of Ethical PR.” A range of free-of-charge #PRCAethics…
PublicAffairsAsia pairs-up with PRCA and ICCO to launch 2020 Gold Standard Awards
NewsroomSingapore, 3rd August, 2020 – PublicAffairsAsia is pleased to announce the timeline for The 2020 Gold Standard Awards, which will this year be operated in conjunction with the PRCA South East Asia and the International…
PRCA Southeast Asia NextGen Group
NewsroomWe are looking for a Chair of the NextGen Group as well as new #NextGen Group committee members. The PRCA SEA NextGen group will be a regional group providing events, information, support and advice to…
Mira Febri Mellya MPRCA and Fuad Arrasyid MPRCA, Maverick Indonesia win the PRCA SEA NextGen Creative Challenge 2020
NewsroomSingapore, 30 July, 2020 – The PRCA SEA is pleased to announce that Mira Febri Mellya MPRCA and Fuad Arrasyid MPRCA from Maverick Indonesia have won the Southeast Asia NextGen Creative Challenge. The challenge was an…
Hill+Knowlton Strategies launches Project Impact in Asia
NewsroomA platform that connects Brands with relevant NGOs to help implement effective CSR solutions. Singapore, 23 July, 2020 – To help brands more effectively respond to consumer and stakeholder demands for sustainable operations, Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K),…
Health Communications Firm SPAG Bolsters Regional Expansion With New Hires And Partnerships
NewsroomThis expansion is in response to the greater need for integrated communications support from health, nutrition, pharma and life sciences clients in Asia Pacific. Singapore, 23rd June, 2020 – Health communications firm, SPAG, today announced…
PRCA sets out plans to address ethnic diversity in PR
NewsroomSingapore, 23rd June, 2020 – The PRCA has announced a series of measures designed to increase the representation and accelerate the progression of black and ethnic minority professionals in public relations. Data from last year’s…
Prospect Marks 18 Years in Business with the Appointment of a New Senior Hire in Singapore
NewsroomHong Kong and Singapore, 17th June, 2020 – Global talent resource consultancy for the public relations and communications industry Prospect celebrates its 18th anniversary with a senior appointment based in Singapore. First established in London…
CARMA ASIA REPORT REVEALS CITIBANK AS MOST FAVOURABLE BANK PORTRAYED IN MEDIA ACROSS SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG
NewsroomSingapore, 10th June, 2020 – CARMA Asia, the leading provider of integrated media intelligence solutions, has published a report evaluating how top banks in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong were reported in local publications…
Singapore Tourism Board partners with Synergy Hill+Knowlton Strategies in Korea for the seventh consecutive year
NewsroomSingapore, 2nd June, 2020 – Following a competitive pitch, international public relations agency Synergy Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has confirmed it has been appointed as the Singapore Tourism Board’s (STB) agency of record for the seventh consecutive year in Seoul,…
PRCA Launches Global Ethics Council
NewsroomSingapore, 20th May, 2020 – The PRCA today announced the launch of its Global Ethics Council (PRCA GEC), to uphold and elevate ethical standards in the public relations and communications industry. Its inaugural Chairman is…
Second PRCA International Business Confidence Tracker: Industry Increasingly Positive
NewsroomSingapore, 14th May, 2020 The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) today released the results of its second international Business Confidence Tracker, with separate datasets for members in Latin America; the Middle East and North Africa;…
The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has launched a new initiative for PRCA SEA members
NewsroomSingapore, 11th May, 2020 – The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has launched a new initiative for PRCA SEA members. Some companies have had to make job cuts, redundancies or enforce unpaid leave on…
Bold Media Singapore Rebrands to Bud Communications
NewsroomSingapore, April 27th, 2020– Technology public relations and marketing consultancy, Bold Media Singapore today announces a rebrand to Bud Communications. Based in Singapore, the specialist agency has been helping technology businesses in Asia Pacific and…
PRCA Confidence Tracker: International PR Community Positive In Face of COVID19
NewsroomSingapore, 27th April, 2020 – The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) today released the results of its first international Business Confidence Tracker, with separate datasets for members in Latin America; the Middle East and…
Global Communication Report Finds New Activists are Younger, More Diverse, More Collaborative and More Likely to Vote than Protest
NewsroomThe fifth annual Global Communication Report, New Activism, the report from the USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations in partnership with Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management and other Public Relations organisations examines…
Hill+Knowlton Strategies Launches Better Impact™, Global Citizenship + Sustainability Offer
NewsroomSingapore, 23rd April , 2020 – As Earth Day is celebrated around the world, Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K), one of the world’s leading public relations firms, has launched Better Impact, the umbrella for the firm’s global…
Difficult Times are Creating Long-Lasting Opportunities for the APAC Communications Industry
NewsroomFlexible working may be here to stay Increased recognition of the value of communications Hong Kong, 22nd April, 2020 – The 2020 State of the Industry Report, produced by Prospect and PublicAffairsAsia, was released this…
PRCA launches NextGen Global Creative Challenge
NewsroomSingapore, 14th April 2020 – The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced a global competition, NextGen Global Creative Challenge, to inspire and celebrate the industry’s creativity, in partnership with PRovoke Media. The move follows…
PRCA COVID-19 Taskforce Launches Support Service for communications Leaders
NewsroomSingapore, 13th April 2020 – The PRCA’s Global COVID-19 Taskforce has launched a free consultation service to help communications leaders manage their organisations and agencies through the COVID-19 crisis. 77% of PR businesses expect the current pandemic…
CARMA ASIA Unveils Media Analysis Report of Top Automotive Brands in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong
NewsroomRevealed: The key topics and brand attributes driving reputation in print, online and social media Singapore, 8 April 2020 – CARMA ASIA, the leading provider of integrated media intelligence solutions, published a report today evaluating…
PRCA SEA offers free membership to professionals affected by COVID-19
NewsroomThe Public Relations and Communications Association Southeast Asia (PRCA SEA) has today announced its latest measure to support the self-employed and those made redundant as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Effective immediately, the…
H+K expands Asia footprint with opening of new office in Indonesia
NewsroomJakarta, 7th April 2020 – Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K), one of the world’s leading public relations firms, has announced the opening of H+K Indonesia. The new office further expands the agency’s Asia footprint with a significant presence in the…
Industry Research: COVID-19 Significantly Impacts PR Industry in SEA
NewsroomIndustry research: COVID-19 significantly impacts PR industry in SEA PRCA SEA has announced the results of its COVID-19 survey which aims to provide a better understanding of how communications professionals and organisations are coping with…
Aka Asia Appoints Julia Wei as Managing Partner
NewsroomThe future looks bright as the agency enters its 11th year with strengthened leadership 3 April 2020, Singapore – Independent communications agency, AKA Asia, has appointed Julia Wei to the newly created role of Managing…
PRCA SEA offers 35% off Virtual Training courses
NewsroomThe Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced significant discounts for its new virtual classroom training model. The PRCA SEA’s face-to-face courses have been redesigned to be fully-interactive virtual experiences, allowing delegates to ask…
PRCA to Launch Covid-19 Taskforce to Support PR Industry
NewsroomThe Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced plans to launch a Global Covid-19 Public Communications Taskforce in response to its Covid-19 Survey findings. This Taskforce will provide free practical support to practitioners around…
PRCA launches Schools Outreach Programme to ‘inspire students from all backgrounds’
NewsroomThe PRCA has marked the launch of its Schools Outreach Programme by publishing a series of videos and a new magazine aimed at inspiring schools students to consider a career in PR. Launched during National…
Finder Tool Empowers Agencies to Win New Business
NewsroomThe International Communication Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) has launched the ICCO Agency Finder (IAF), a new industry matchmaking tool allowing clients seeking communications expertise in a particular country to search by eighty different sector specialisms…
Eloq Communications Introduces Express Press Release Service, with Distribution to Southeast Asia Countries and Beyond
NewsroomEloQ Communications announced its new express press release distribution services. The service covers distribution to not only Vietnam but also other Southeast Asia markets and more. “We believe all businesses are different. Our clientele consists of companies…
Precious Communications Expands Regional Presence, opens Office in Malaysia to meet Market’s Increasing Demand
NewsroomSingapore/Kuala Lumpur, 23 January 2020 – PRecious Communications (PRecious), an award-winning integrated communications consultancy, today announced the opening of its office in Malaysia, marking the consultancy’s sixth market in the region after Singapore as Headquarters…
Harold Burson 1921-2020
NewsroomThe PRCA is saddened to learn of the death of public relations pioneer Harold Burson. Burson is widely recognised as one of the founding fathers of the PR industry, having begun his career in the 1940s and launched Burson-Marsteller…
With Global Alliance, an International Network of Tech Public Relations Agencies, Launches
NewsroomSingapore, January 8th, 2020 – European tech PR and marketing agency With announced today that it has created a global network of technology public relations agencies, the With Global Alliance. The With Global Alliance is…
PRCA SEA announce CARMA ASIA as media intelligence partners
NewsroomSingapore, 8th January, 2020 – The Public Relations and Communications Association Southeast Asia (PRCA SEA) announced today, media intelligence agency CARMA ASIA as its media intelligence partner. CARMA ASIA provides integrated media intelligence solutions across all platforms: print,…
PRCA relaunches Fast Track Mentoring Programme
NewsroomSingapore, 2nd December, 2019 – The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Fast Track mentoring programme for 2020, supported by PRWeek. Freely available to PRCA members globally,…
PRCA SEA research paints picture of Asia-Pacific’s PR practice
NewsroomSingapore, 28th November, 2019 – PRCA SEA research paints picture of Asia-Pacific’s PR practice. PR practitioners work nearly a whole extra day a week on top of contracted hours Three-fifths of respondents consider PR a…
PRCA SEA and PRCA Malaysia announce mutual collaboration
NewsroomSingapore, 19th November, 2019 – The Public Relations and Communications Association Southeast Asia (PRCA SEA) and the Public Relations and Communications Association of Malaysia (PRCA Malaysia) have today agreed to a mutual collaboration, delivering benefits…
PRCA SEA welcomes OCCAM as latest corporate member
NewsroomSingapore, 11th November, 2019 – The Public Relations and Communications Association Southeast Asia (PRCA SEA) welcomes Indonesian communications specialists OCCAM as its latest Corporate Member. OCCAM describe themselves as a communications partner with marketing and…
Mutant Communications’ Alyson Tay wins PRCA SEA Future Leader Award 2019
NewsroomPRCA SEA is pleased to announce that Alyson Tay, Senior Account Executive, Mutant Communications, has won the inaugural Future Leader Award 2019. The award saw PR and communications practitioners aged 25 and under enter essays…
PRCA SEA welcomes Kennedy, Voice & Berliner as latest corporate member
NewsroomSingapore, 22nd October, 2019 – The Public Relations and Communications Association Southeast Asia (PRCA SEA) welcomes Indonesian organisation Kennedy, Voice & Berliner (KVB) as its latest Corporate Member. KVB is a consulting and venture building…
ICCO Global Summit 2020 to be held in Singapore
NewsroomSingapore, 14th October, 2019 – The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) has announced that its 2020 ICCO Summit will be held in Singapore. Following a presentation at the 2019 ICCO…
Cheers to One Year: The Public Relations and Communications Association Southeast Asia (PRCA SEA) Commemorates One Year Anniversary
NewsroomSingapore, 12th September, 2019 – PRCA SEA celebrates its first anniversary today and will mark the occasion by offering a 15% discount off all training and events booked in the month of September. Just enter…
PRCA Southeast Asia announces winner of inaugural Singapore Young Spikes Competition
NewsroomSingapore, 3rd September, 2019 – The Public Relations and Communications Association Southeast Asia (PRCA SEA) today announced the winners of the inaugural PRCA SEA Singapore Young Spikes PR Competition 2019. Naveen K and Raymond Lau…
PRCA Southeast Asia launches Student Membership
NewsroomSingapore, 29th August, 2019 – PRCA SEA has announced the launch of Student Membership in order to prepare the next generation for the PR & Communications industry. The Individual Student membership is available to students…
Branded appoints PRecious Communications to Drum Up Hype Around All That Matters 2019
NewsroomSINGAPORE, 21 August 2019 – PRecious Communications announced that it has been appointed by Branded to lead public relation efforts around the fourteenth edition of All That Matters 2019 (ATM19). As Asia’s leading entertainment industry…
50 People, 5 Offices, 3 Practices: Precious Communications Looks Forward to Another 7 to 70 Years
NewsroomNo signs of the seven year itch from this boutique-turned- integrated communications agency SINGAPORE, 7 AUGUST 2019 – PRecious Communications, a multi-award winning integrated communications agency, celebrated its seventh anniversary alongside #FriendsofPRecious who have been…
PRCA SEA welcomes Fifth Ring as latest corporate member
NewsroomThe Public Relations and Communications Association Southeast Asia (PRCA SEA) welcomes B2B comms agency Fifth Ring as its latest Corporate Member. Fifth ring is a B2B Marketing communications agency with a multitude of specialisms, including…
SPAG to release ‘Healthcare Communications Outlook Report’
NewsroomPartners with BioSpectrum Asia & PRCA SEA to launch the most comprehensive look-book focusing on how next decade holds for this exciting sector 29thJuly, 2019, Singapore — SPAG (www.spag.asia) , Asia’s most innovative integrated healthcare advocacy and public relations firm today…
Vietnam-based EloQ Communications now offers full services from market access to marketing solutions
NewsroomEloQ Communications introduces new market access services, to fully support foreign and local companies with their Vietnam market entry, from market research to integrated marketing solutions. EloQ Communications (formerly Vero IMC Vietnam), a public relations…
Maverick joins PRCA Southeast Asia
NewsroomThe Public Relations and Communications Association Southeast Asia (PRCA SEA), is delighted to announce Maverick as its first Indonesian member. Maverick is a communications consultancy based in Jakarta that specialises in making the complex sound simple, and the simple sound important. Founded in 1969, the PRCA represents over…
PRCA SEA welcomes Weber Shandwick as latest corporate member
NewsroomWeber Shandwick has joined the Public Relations and Communications Association Southeast Asia (PRCA SEA) as their latest member. Weber Shandwick is one of the world’s leading communications and marketing services firms, with 19 offices across Asia Pacific…
PRCA Southeast Asia PR and Communications Board Launches
NewsroomThe PRCA Southeast Asia PR and Communications Board was launched today, with 15 elected members, drawn from across the region. Chaired by Lee Nugent CMPRCA, Regional Director, Archetype, the Board Members are: Angela Sim MPRCA,…
CARMA Expands in Asia with New Office in Hong Kong
NewsroomGlobal media intelligence agency, CARMA, has expanded its Asian operations with a new office in Hong Kong on the back of demand for its AI-powered media intelligence services across Asia Pacific. This follows the launch…
PRCA and PRWeek launch PR and Communications Census Asia-Pacific
NewsroomThe PRCA and PRWeek are today launching the first PR and Communications Census for the Asia-Pacific region, in conjunction with research partner YouGov. The PR and Communications Census Asia-Pacific survey is open from today. Click…
PRCA Southeast Asia to launch Regional Board
NewsroomPRCA SEA is looking for PR and communications practitioners to form its inaugural PRCA SEA PR and Communications Regional Board. The PR and Communications Regional Board provides a formal mechanism to consult with the industry’s…
AMEC and PRCA announce joint membership drive
NewsroomSpeaking at this week’s AMEC Global Summit in Prague, Johna Burke, Global Managing Director, AMEC, and Francis Ingham MPRCA, Director General, PRCA announced a joint membership drive to embed even greater links between evaluation experts…
PRHK and PRCA sign agreement for international cooperation
Newsroom(Hong Kong, 9 May 2019) PRHK, representing PR and communications practitioners in Hong Kong, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for mutual cooperation with the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), representing practitioners in the…
PRecious Communications Reaches New Heights with Slew Of New Consumer Clients, Including Evolve, One Faber Group And YOTELAIR
Newsroom22 April 2019, SINGAPORE – PRecious Communications, a multi-award-winning integrated communications agency combining traditional and digital capabilities, kicks off 2019 with a slew of new client wins for their consumer team, PRecious Life. The Singapore-based,…
PRCA Southeast Asia becomes a supporting partner for GlobalThink Singapore
NewsroomPRCA Southeast Asia has signed up as a supporting partner for an executive roundtable entitled GlobalThink Singapore. The GlobalThink executive roundtable provides a valuable opportunity for executives in business, government and NGOs to have a…
World Leaders on Facebook by BCW
NewsroomDespite recent controversies around fake news and privacy issues on social media, global digital growth shows no sign of slowing down, with 45% of the world’s population are on social media today according to a…
AKA Asia’s Sasha Alwani and Chan Jia En win SEA Young Lions PR Competition 2019
NewsroomPRCA SEA is pleased to announce that AKA Asia’s team of Sasha Alwani and Chan Jia En have won the SEA Young Lions PR Competition 2019, sponsored by ICCO, with their ‘Connecting the unexpected’ campaign.…
HCMC-based EloQ Communications joins The PRCA’s new Southeast Asia Network
NewsroomEloQ Communications, an integrated marketing agency based in Ho Chi Minh City, has joined the Public Relations and Communications Association Southeast Asia (PRCA SEA), the Southeast Asian branch of the world’s largest PR professional body.…
PRCA appoints Barry Leggetter as International President
NewsroomThe Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has appointed Barry Leggetter FPRCA as its first International President, as part of its plans to build on its position as the world’s largest PR professional body, and…
PRCA and PRWeek relaunch Fast Track mentoring programme across UK, MENA, and Southeast Asia
NewsroomThe PRCA and PRWeek are pleased to announce that they are launching the 2018/19 Fast Track mentoring programme, now available across the UK, MENA, and Southeast Asia. Fast Track is aimed at inspiring the next generation of…
PRCA to launch new professional association in Southeast Asia
NewsroomThe Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has announced the launch of PRCA Southeast Asia. PRCA Southeast Asia will be the new professional membership association representing PR and communications consultancies, in-house communications teams, and individuals…
