ASIA-PACIFIC – MALAYSIA, JUNE 27, 2013 – Kyodo Public Relations is further expanding its South East Asian presence by forming a partnership with award-winning Public Relations consultancy GO Communications.
The deal will be mutually beneficial for both parties, as each have unique market strengths that compliment each agency well. Kyodo PR will have access to GO Communications’ deep knowledge of the Malaysia business environment as well its network of offices in Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Thailand. GO Communications, meanwhile, can tap into Kyodo PR’s resources and insight in the PR industries and network of offices in Japan and China, the second and third largest economies in the world.
Kyodo PR CEO Takashi Kamimura said, “Japan is now the world’s fourth largest importer of goods after USA, China and Germany. It is also the fourth largest exporter and the second most technologically advanced and third largest economy in the world. It is a well-developed country with customers who can afford and appreciate quality and remains a significant market in the global economy”.
Kamimaru added, “This partnership will provide GO Communication’s clients and Kyodo PR’s clients with the means to tap into each other’s markets”.
“It is a tremendous accolade for GO Communications to be chosen for a partnership with one of Japan’s top three PR agencies which is publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange,” said CEO Michael De Krester. "The partnership will provide GO Communications with the invaluable opportunity to tap into Kyodo PR’s over 260 clients and over 250 staff in Tokyo. In turn Malaysian companies needing PR services in Japan or China will be introduced to Kyodo PR”.
Kyodo PR’s clients include Toyota, Tokyo Disneyland, Nissan, UNIQLO, Sony Ericsson, Tourism Malaysia, Pioneer, Oracle, NEC, BMW, Michelin among others.
