MindShare on a roll in Asia-Pacific

<p>MindShare has won more than US$60 million worth of new </p><p>business across Asia-Pacific in the second quarter of this year. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Billings were spread across a variety of categories, including </p><p>telecommunications, FMCG and property, and were also balanced across the </p><p>media agency's 13 regional offices. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>MindShare Asia-Pacific CEO Kelly Clark said that significant growth was </p><p>being reported in most major regional markets but "what is encouraging </p><p>is that this growth is not coming from a single market or a single </p><p>advertiser category". </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Dotcoms accounted for 25 per cent of the new wins picked up in the </p><p>second quarter, including entertainment portal Stareastnet; and Trade </p><p>Easy, an Internet payment system. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Major non-dotcom wins included Eastern Communications, a mobile </p><p>telecommunications retailer in Shanghai; Xian Jannsen pharmaceuticals in </p><p>China; and Star TV across Asia-Pacific. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Its regional billings in the first half, not including Japan, grew 17 </p><p>per cent year-on-year to US$2.7 billion. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>