Fall 2005
Welcome to the latest edition of Breakthrough, the GolinHarris Asia Pacific newsletter. It's been almost 12 months since we embarked on producing a newsletter for our staff, clients and partners and this is the fourth issue we've compiled. Since launching Breakthrough, we've had lots of great feedback from readers from around the world who are now better informed about the exciting potential of the public relations industry in our region and the "breakthrough" work we are undertaking for our valued clients.

In recent months, we've developed and implemented some exciting client initiatives, including the Dove 'Real Beauty' campaign in China and a global launch for Sony Ericsson in Singapore. We've also been involved with some high profile people - including US Senator John D Rockefeller's visit to Taiwan and Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang's recent election campaign.

As a firm, we are also focusing more in the area of internal communications, including through the establishment of a dedicated employee communications expertise branded as Insidedge. In the Industry Insight section, we share some of our current thinking in this important and growing area of public relations.

Happy reading and, as always, we welcome your feedback.

Andrew Pirie
Regional Managing Director, Asia Pacific


Taipei Office Honored at the 2005 IPRA Golden World Awards
Winners Announced for the Asia Pacific Leadership Awards
Asia Pacific CFO Roundtable Appoints Singapore Office as Official PR Agency for Second Consecutive Year
Lina Poa Speaks at the Internal Communications Asia 2005 Conference


New MD for Tokyo Office: Eiichi Onozawa
Jennifer Cohan Joins GolinHarris to Lead New York Office
Ginger Porter Named Senior Vice President, Deputy Managing Director for GolinHarris in Dallas
Linda Kingman Appointed to Lead Chicago Corporate Communications Practice
Stephen Jones Appointed to Lead Nintendo Account


Taipei Office Hosts Senator John D. Rockefeller
Zespri Kiwifruit Reaches New Heights in Hong Kong
Singapore Helps Valuair Fly High
Dove Broadens the Definition of "Real Beauty"
Hong Kong Office Plays Key Role in Chief Executive’s Election
Sony Ericsson’s Global Launch in Singapore
GolinHarris Helps Yahoo! Kimo Auctions Give Mothers Careers at Home
Starbucks Relationship in Hong Kong Off to a Great Start
  Building the SYSTIMAX Solutions Brand


GolinHarris Comes Out on Top in PRWeek Excellence Survey
GolinHarris Wins Platinum SABRE Award for Best PR Program of 2004
Fellowes, Inc. Selects GolinHarris as Agency of Record
GolinHarris in the US Comes Together for California Avocado Commission
McDonald’s First-Ever Public Relations Award Of Excellence Named in Honor of Al Golin
GolinHarris Adds West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources


Lina Poa Investigates:
The Internal Communications Debate in Asia

Moving with the Times
By Mike Liew
The Future of Employee Communications
By S. Keith Burton