MEDIA-I: Hitachi heading online for global branding drive

<p>TOKYO: Hitachi has rolled out a website - </p><p>http://global.hitachi.com/inspire/ - to coincide with the launch of the </p><p>consumer electronics company's global branding initiative. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The site provides information in three areas under the heading hyper </p><p>charge, featuring Japan's bullet train; crystal liquid, which covers its </p><p>commitment to the environment; and inspiration highway, offering </p><p>information on transport. The site covers Asia, Europe and the US and, </p><p>from mid-September, will feature television commercials which the </p><p>Japanese corporation will introduce in Asia. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>It aims to position Hitachi as the "catalyst for our changing </p><p>society". </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>It also introduces the company's technological developments. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The global branding campaign, handled by McCann-Erickson, is Hitachi's </p><p>first and has been launched in selected countries. It targets top and </p><p>middle management professionals. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>

TOKYO: Hitachi has rolled out a website -

http://global.hitachi.com/inspire/ - to coincide with the launch of the

consumer electronics company's global branding initiative.



The site provides information in three areas under the heading hyper

charge, featuring Japan's bullet train; crystal liquid, which covers its

commitment to the environment; and inspiration highway, offering

information on transport. The site covers Asia, Europe and the US and,

from mid-September, will feature television commercials which the

Japanese corporation will introduce in Asia.



It aims to position Hitachi as the "catalyst for our changing

society".



It also introduces the company's technological developments.



The global branding campaign, handled by McCann-Erickson, is Hitachi's

first and has been launched in selected countries. It targets top and

middle management professionals.