Vocanic has set up offices in Hong Kong and Malaysia to better serve local clients in these markets. The move is to cater to an increasing demand for social media marketing services in the region.

“Over the last six months, we have seen increasing interest from brands in all things social. They are now beginning to either experiment initially or wholeheartedly integrate social media into broader outreach campaigns,” said Ian McKee, CEO of Vocanic.

“Our clients have started to see real value from customer engagement through word of mouth and social media interactions, and this is just the beginning.”

The agency has also added 12 new staff across these three offices, increasing the headcount to 24. Among the new hires include Shreeniwas Venkatesan Iyer as the head of technology.

Iyer was previously technical team lead at Yahoo Southeast Asia.

Via Campaign Singapore

Vocanic explodes into the region

Regional – Vocanic has announced several client wins, two international offices and 12 new hires to address a growing demand for social media services in the region.

Besides its existing operations in Singapore, the social media marketing agency has now expanded its presence into Malaysia and Hong Kong to service local clients, while increasing its headcount to 24 across its offices.

“Over the last six months, we have seen increasing interest from brands in all things social. Interestingly, this trend spans companies across sectors, local and multinational, large and small. They are now beginning to either experiment initially or wholeheartedly integrate social media into broader outreach campaigns,” said Ian McKee (pic), CEO of Vocanic.

“Our clients have started to see real value from customer engagement through word of mouth and social media interactions, and this is just the beginning,” he added.

The agency’s list of clients has been strengthened by a number of organisations from the private and public sectors, namely Digi Malaysia Youth Campaign, Singapore’s Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), SAFRA, and Tourism Australia.

As StarHub’s social media agency of record, Vocanic has also undertaken projects for La Liga, Star Movies, the launch of Nokia X3, as well as some of StarHub’s youth campaigns. Other new client wins include three major brands in Malaysia.

In order to service the requirements of its growing client roster, Vocanic has doubled its headcount to 24. Most notably, former Technical Team Lead at Yahoo! Southeast Asia Shreeniwas Venkatesan Iyer, who joined the team as head of Technology in August.

Via Marketing-Interactive