May 2016

아시아 진출 20주년을 맞는 우리의 자세, 호프만에이전시가 소개하는 디지털 PR 3대 전략

  English Version 1987년 실리콘밸리에서 출발해 세계 각국에서 다양한 클라이언트들의 종합적인 홍보 서비스를 지원해 온 호프만에이전시가 아시아 진출 20주년을 맞이했습니다. 그 동안 호프만에이전시는 크고 작은 변화에 적극적으로 대응하며 고객지향적인 비즈니스모델을 발전시켜왔는데요. 그 중에서도 호프만에이전시가 가장 주목하고 있는 변화는 단연 ‘디지털화(Digitalization)’입니다. 다른 모든 산업과 마찬가지로 PR산업 환경에서도 디지털로의 전환은 매체나 기업의 홍보 [...]

April 2016

Celebrating Its 20 Years in Asia — The Hoffman Agency’s Three Strategies in Digital PR

Established at Silicon Valley in 1987, The Hoffman Agency has provided comprehensive PR support to a variety of clients all over the world, and is now celebrating its 20th anniversary in Asia. Throughout its history, the Agency has actively responded to various industry changes to develop a client-centric business model.

Intersection of East (Taiwan) and West (Silicon Valley) Transcends Business

I didn’t know it at the time, but the Hyundai Electronics press tour in 1994 saw the start of two special relationships in Asia. You’ve already heard from Young Sohn, founder of InComm and our partner in Korea for the early years. The second person was Olive Ting, whose firm Era [...]

March 2016

“I Couldn’t Take Those Rude Emails Anymore”

Kaori Saito launched our operation in Japan. As you’ll hear from her, she didn’t want the job. I remember a breakfast meeting at Hobee’s and her challenging me with “Why do you even think I can do this job?” But she was the right person for the job. She was a [...]

The Connection Between Hoffman Asia Pacific and the 1997 Economic Crisis in Korea

I met Young Sohn for the first time in 1994 during the “infamous” Hyundai Electronics press tour.  It’s hard to explain in words, but I felt an instant connection with this man. How can this be? Even today, I’m not quite sure. Here’s what I do know. What started off as [...]