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Singapore – The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) is positioning the country as a reliable and safe place for businesses in a new global campaign in collaboration with The Secret Little Agency (TSLA).

Amidst global concerns about inflation, geopolitical tensions, and volatility, EDB and TSLA’s campaign showcases how businesses can invest in Singapore for stability. The campaign film sets Singapore apart from other parts of the world, tapping into the country being ‘predictable’ as an asset. 

TSLA and EDB have been collaborating since 2014, with the latest global campaign marking the preservation of their relationship.

The campaign is set to run across North America, Europe, and Japan, with Mindshare handling media buying and amplification.

“Singapore’s safe and reliable business environment lets businesses do what they do best – innovate, take risks, and make bold moves to succeed in today’s volatile world. We wanted to highlight this juxtaposition in a fresh and striking way; working with The Secret Little Agency, we were able to do just that. We’re already planning the next phase of this campaign, and we’re excited to work with such a wonderful creative partner on building the Singapore business brand,” Sim SzeKi, senior vice president and head of brand, marketing and communications at Singapore Economic Development Board, said.

Nicholas Ye, co-chief creative officer at The Secret Little Agency, commented, “We fell in love with companies that were leveraging Singapore’s well-known value proposition, built around trust and stability, to create groundbreaking, often risky and ambitious innovations. The entire campaign is built off these very real contrasts that we know global C-suites and companies such as Salesforce see and value in Singapore.”

Recently, Salesforce pledged a US$1b investment in Singapore, recognising it as a significant growth market for the company.

Singapore – Global marketing agency VMLY&R Singapore has launched the global commerce accelerator programme in partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). 

The commerce accelerator programme will be based in Singapore and is aimed at developing commerce and commercial advisory services for the agency’s clients around the world. 

It will bring to life three new commerce innovation projects, including IMPACT™, an in-store touchpoint planning platform, OhMyCart™, a disruptive path to e-commerce for small retailers and social sellers, and the agency’s own Commercial Growth Advisory, a Data Driven Commercial Growth Consultancy for Incremental Growth.

VMLY&R will also ramp up its team in Singapore by appointing over 20 new hires across a variety of roles in commerce research and innovation, including commercial consultants, commerce planners, data analysts and engineers, CRM specialists, cloud solution architects among others.

Hari Ramanathan, chief executive officer at VMLY&R South and Southeast Asia and Japan said, “Commerce is an integral part of our key service offerings. We believe that accelerating growth across not only the more traditional commerce channels that agencies have worked on, but expanding through Commercial Growth Advisory and Commercial Marketing, are key to converting an entire consumer journey at the point of sale, ensuring we not only have influence to get people there, but to complete the transaction as well.” 

He added, “Anchoring the program in Singapore will allow us to enhance our capabilities quicker and at scale, and help Singapore remain at the forefront of the Commerce evolution.”

Meanwhile, Junie Fo, vice president and head of commercial and professional services at EDB, commented, “We are delighted to have VMLY&R launch their global commerce accelerator Programme in Singapore, which will unlock new value for brands and create new opportunities for advertising and marketing talent. VMLY&R’s new offering will further strengthen Singapore’s position as an innovative global marketing hub.”