Amit Jain
Jun 12, 2014

PR agencies scramble to stake claims in Myanmar

As Burma comes out of decades of self-imposed isolation, PR agencies are rushing to do business. The Blink Agency is the latest to set up shop.

PR agencies scramble to stake claims in Myanmar

"There are great opportunities in today’s new Myanmar to create your brand, promote your products and services, and manage your reputation, but few people with the PR abilities to make this happen," claims Stephen Kyaw, former TV presenter and now managing director and CEO of The Blink Agency.

Limitless potential has PR agencies following brands into the country. But the firms working to establish themselves face challenges in the country's unique culture and even practical issues such as rising rent.

Read the rest of "The scramble for Myanmar" on the website of PRWeek Asia

Source:
PRWeek

Tags

Related Articles

Just Published

1 hour ago

X drops Unilever from advertising boycott lawsuit

New ad partnership leads to worries about powerful companies giving into Elon Musk’s ‘bullying’ tactics under pressure and potentially setting a troubling precedent.

1 hour ago

40 Under 40 2024: Adrian Tso, DDB Group

As a strategy leader, Tso drives long-term, big-picture thinking; inspires his team with passion and energy; and has transformed the working culture of the agency over nine years.

4 hours ago

Kellogg's owner appoints European media agency

Scope will cover 28 markets including the UK, Italy, France, Spain and Germany.

4 hours ago

Go-to-market strategy: The art of stating the ...

Coca-Cola and Sonos both showed how things can go wrong for big brands when they want to act like startups, says Éric Blais in his latest Free to Disagree column.