We Are Social expands into Indonesia

Global socially-led creative agency We Are Social is continuing its expansion in the Southeast Asia region with the opening of a new office in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The new office in Jakarta will enable We Are Social to drive growth for clients within Indonesia's vibrant business community.

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Its inaugural clients include local telco Ofon, Etawalin, a goat milk brand, and health tech startup Klikdokter. These clients have enabled We Are Social to develop brand playbooks and socially-led marketing strategies to run across Indonesia. 

Yudhi Hastiardi will lead the team in Indonesia, which currently has five people, as managing director. He brings 20 years of advertising and tech experience to the role, and joins We Are Social from Nava+, where he was head of innovation and business development.

He also built Saatchi & Saatchi’s subsidiary agency in Indonesia and launched psLIVE, an award-winning experiential agency in the Dentsu Aegis Network.

Hastiardi will report to Christina Chong, who was recently promoted to We Are Social’s CEO, Southeast Asia with a remit of leading growth efforts in the region and building on We Are Social’s innovative offerings both locally and globally. Chong leads We Are Social’s Singapore office, which now has a team of 90 and works with brands such as Samsung and Amazon. She also oversees the agency’s growing footprint in Malaysia, where We Are Social has creative and production capabilities, and plans to expand this to include innovation expertise. 

“Launching in Indonesia has always been part of long-term growth plans, as well as building teams in locations like Malaysia where we can tap into the wealth of local talent," said Chong. "In Indonesia, Hastiardi and his team will not only serve local brands, but also expand We Are Social’s footprint in the key Southeast Asia market, and I know he’s excited to build a strong, ideas-focused team. Indonesia has an extremely vibrant advertising and social media market and there's a huge opportunity for us to get started on creating some incredible work for brands locally and globally.” she continued.

“We Are Social's vision has evolved the marketing space and it’s exciting to now be a part of this. As a socially-led creative agency, we have a unique proposition for Indonesia, and a team of experienced specialists here to bring ideas, strategies, and tactics to help clients achieve success,” added Hastiardi.

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