PUBLIC RELATIONS

Singapore - Super Coffeemix has appointed The Brand Union to handle its branding programme, following a pitch.

Sydney - Text 100 Sydney has won the PR account for Yahoo!7 after a four-way pitch, further boosting the agency’s digital lifestyle practice.

Regional - Rolex has hired Grayling as its public relations agency.

Singapore - Greenplum has appointed Bite Communications to manage its communications activities in Singapore and the region.

Singapore - The National Heritage Board has appointed Fulford PR to its retainer account for the Singapore Art Museum.

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Shanghai - Despite speculation that Toyota's recall would damage its brand in China, an automotive survey shows Chinese consumers will not abandon Toyota at this stage.

Singapore - Marketing and communications veteran Karen Flynn has left Patroids to strike out her own PR outfit Siren Communication with clients such as Compuware, Bridgewater, Meyado Private Wealth Management and others.

Singapore - One of Singapore's largest foreign domestic workers agency Nation, has hired Emotion to handle their rebranding, PR and creatives.

Hong Kong - Hester Chan, managing director for Bite Hong Kong has departed the agency with chief operating officer Paul Mottram to oversee the Hong Kong operations for the time being.

Regional - Edelman has been appointed as the consultancy of record in Asia Pacific for Amadeus, a leading global technology and distribution partner to the travel industry.

Shanghai - Dolby Laboratories, a company specialising in audio technology, has hired Ogilvy PR as its retainer agency to provide corporate communications and media strategy.

Regional - Hill & Knowlton has opened an office in Bogotá, Colombia and named Mauricio Borja as its general manager.

Shanghai - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel has appointed Weber Shandwick Shanghai to handle its presence at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai.

Malaysia - The Miss Universe Malaysia Organization (MUMO) has rebranded its annual beauty pageant in an attempt to change public perception of the competition as well as attract sponsors.

Singapore - Six months after Ketchum and Pleon joined hands in what was one of the largest mergers in the public relations industry, the new firm has launched a change management entity.

Singapore - The Ministry of National Development has appointed Edelman as its public relations agency for the upcoming World Cities Summit (WCS).

Australia - Fleishman-Hillard will join forces with marketing communications consultancy McGregors in Sydney to expand its presence in Australia.

Hong Kong - Sports PR and publishing agency Two Up Front has been appointed to provide worldwide PR and media services for the HKFC IP Global International Soccer Sevens.

Regional - PR agency Burson-Marsteller, has appointed Bob Pickard as president & chief executive officer to succeed current CEO Simon Pangrazio, who departs the firm next month.

Singapore - Developer and publisher of casual games PopCap Games has appointed Asia-Pacific Connections as its PR agency in Singapore.

Singapore - Edelman has been appointed as the PR consultancy of record by Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS), following a multi- agency review.

Singapore - Fleishman Hillard has appointed Shafaat Hussain as senior vice president, technology and telecoms group for South East Asia.

Regional - Technology giant HP has selected Weber Shandwick to handle its corporate communications across EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Singapore - GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK) has appointed TNBT's Bang PR for its newly-launched product Panaflex Pain Relief Patch.

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Malaysia - Foetus Group will combine DDB PR and Milk & Co capabilities to form Milk PR, an agency offering PR, digital, and activation.

Singapore - Airbus has appointed Grayling as its PR agency in Singapore, following a multi-agency pitch.

Malaysia - Computing solutions company, AltX has appointed Launchpad to lead branding efforts including a global technology PR and communications campaign.