Ferdinand L. Bondoy, COMCO Southeast Asia’s Regional Integration and Chief Executive Director |
August 20, 2022
COMCO marks 6th Anniversary with its new global headquarters, Middle East & Africa branch full rollout, and major account and metal wins
March 2, 2022
COMCO Southeast Asia is the lone Philippine agency finalist in PRCA APAC Awards 2022
Global award-winning and trailblazing communications agency COMCO Southeast Asia is the lone Philippine communications agency to be included among the finalists in the prestigious PRCA APAC Awards 2022. COMCO Southeast Asia is a finalist in 5 categories in the industry acclaimed award-giving body in the region.
January 27, 2022
COMCO Southeast Asia Appoints New Deputy Account Operations Director as Part of its Expansion
Coming from its successful Blazing Sapphire 5th anniversary celebration in 2021 and as part of its expansion plan in 2022, trailblazing and global award-winning integrated communications agency COMCO Southeast Asia proudly announces the appointment of seasoned public relations and communications practitioner Joyce Yu as the Agency’s newest Deputy Account Operations Director for Marketing PR.
Joyce Yu is a public relations and communications expert with more than a decade of experience working in the field. A graduate of AB Journalism from the University of Sto. Tomas, she specializes in media relations, copywriting, social media management, event management, and journalism.
Joyce has been the lead of several successful campaigns including European Higher Education Fair 2017-2020, Levi’s x Justin Timberlake PH Launch, EuroPinoy Virtual Concert & Bersong EuroPinoy Poetry Reading 2020 and Cine Europa 2019-2020. She is a former PR Officer for Lifestyle & Performance Brands of Skechers Philippines and has worked for accounts such as PLDT, EU Delegation to the Philippines, Embassy of Hungary Manila, Belo Medical Group, Rider Philippines, and Vision Express PH.
As COMCO's Deputy Account Operations Director for Marketing PR, Joyce will lead the team managing Eastern Communications, Jobstreet, Sunlife ASCP, Skechers, Lamoiyan Corporation’s Licealiz Head Lice Treatment Shampoo and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). She joins the senior team of COMCO Southeast Asia spearheaded by Ferdinand Bondoy as Regional Integration & Chief Executive Director (who also leads COMCO AOX League of Enterprises) and composed of Tricia Cusi-Jimenea as Business Development Director (who also leads COMCO Middle East & Africa), Rachel Syfargo as Supervising Account Operations Director, Joan Icotanim-Maslang as Corporate Services Director, Carl Cuevas as Deputy Account Operations Director for Corporate PR, Peachy Taculod as Supervising Digital and Social Strategist, Jane Ibay CPA as Finance and Compliance Adviser and Atty. Leo Lim as Corporate Legal Counsel.
“Prior to joining COMCO, I’m already familiar with the company, the team, and the projects that they’ve accomplished through common friends in the industry. I’m very excited to be part of an award-winning dynamic team, to learn from the leaders, and hopefully give back through mentoring those who want to learn about the ins and outs of the industry. I’m really thankful to be given this opportunity,” said Ms. Joyce Yu.
The Agency is also thrilled to welcome its newest staff members, dubbed as COMCO SEA All-Stars, who are graduates of the Camp COMCO Mentorship Program. They are Louise Macaraeg and Cherry Gajito as Brand Communications Associates, Bea Cabrera as Digital and Integrated Communications Associate, and Narah Faigal as Digital and Multimedia Arts Associate.
“Despite recent challenges and
limitations brought by the pandemic, I’m immensely proud to see our COMCO
Squadron thrive and grow. Joyce, Louise, Cherry, Bea and Narah joining the team
is very exciting as we cap off our Blazing Sapphire anniversary and expand to
new horizons this 2022,” said Mr. Ferdinand Bondoy.
About COMCO Southeast Asia
COMCO Southeast Asia is a powerhouse and global award-winning integrated communications agency formed by the coalition of premier brand architects, inspired storytellers, and communication trailblazers in the region. Based in the Philippines and with affiliate network presence in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, COMCO SEA takes the lead in the innovation of premier brands and growth of up-and-coming businesses through the emerging global disciplines of New PR – a strategy based, content-driven, and channel-agnostic way of doing PR, and Smart Social – a holistic, authentic and integrated approach in the maximization of digital and social channels.
At the core of COMCO SEA is its
unique brand of Meaningful Storytelling based on its corporate mantra and the
mission to Ignite Brand Love, Social Change, Talent Growth and Regional
Collaboration. In just 5 years, the Agency has done groundbreaking works for
more than 70 local, regional and international brands including reputable
development and humanitarian organizations. COMCO SEA has been awarded twice as
Agency of the Year 2nd Runner-up at the IABC Philippine Quill Awards, Finalist
for Boutique PR Consultancy of the Year in Asia at Campaign Asia Pacific’s PR
Awards Asia, Best PR Agency in ASEAN - Silver Award, and 80 metals from various
local and international award-giving bodies.
To know more about COMCO Southeast Asia,
visit www.comcosea.com. Follow them on
social media: facebook.com/COMCO.southeastasia
on Facebook, linkedin.com/company/COMCO-hq,
and @COMCO_sea on both Instagram and Twitter.
December 18, 2021
COMCO Southeast Asia Bags Diamond and Silver ASEAN PR Excellence Awards and Gold Marketing Events Award
November 13, 2021
Former PRSP Academic Scholar in PLM leads student programs of PRSP and IABC and joins PRCA APAC’s Next Gen PR World Cup Jury and CIPR International Committee
July 9, 2021
World Vision and ComCo SEA join forces for Cause Marketing for Good initiative for MSMEs
March 29, 2021
ComCo Southeast Asia’s authentic campaigns with clients recognized at the 18th IABC Quill Awards and Marketing PR Awards in Singapore
Trailblazing communications agency ComCo Southeast Asia, as it kicks off its 5th-anniversary celebration this year, wins Agency of the Year 2nd Runner-up and 13 Quill Awards at the 18th Philippine Quill Awards of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and emerges as a finalist in the Marketing PR Awards in Singapore organized by Marketing Interactive.
Its longtime partner, Eastern
Communications bags awards for the entries, “Happy Eastern: Supporting
Employees Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic” for Internal Communication and Employee
Engagement, “Celebrating Customer Loyalty: The Eastern Link VIP Club
Anniversary Event” for Special and Experiential Events, and “Connected: Eastern
Communications’ #SafeAndStrongAtHome video series during the COVID-19 pandemic”
for Audio/ Visual.
ComCo Southeast Asia’s work with its
partner brand, Jobstreet Philippines such as “#TogetherAhead: JobStreet’s
Response to the Covid19 Impact” and “The Future Workforce: JobStreet’s Find the
Job You Love Campaign” are recognized for Marketing, Advertising and Brand
Communication, Media Relations, and Corporate Social Responsibility.
ComCo Southeast Asia’s partnership with
WWF-Philippines for the “No Plastics in Nature – The Reinforcement of
WWF-Philippines' #AyokoNgPlastik Initiative” and World Vision for the “One for
Children – The World Vision “Mother-Baby Friendly Philippines” Initiative” and
“CovidComms 2020: Continuing the Race for a Better Future – The World Vision
Virtual Run for Children” also made waves at the Non-Profit Campaigns category.
ComCo Southeast Asia’s flagship project
for 2020, “Igniting the Nation – The ComCo Southeast Asia Write to Ignite
Blogging Project” and its recently launched online magazine, SEA Wave with
entry, “Igniting Southeast Asia: The SEA Wave Digital Pop Culture Magazine”
were declared winners for Marketing, Advertising and Brand Communication, and
Publications, respectively.
ComCo Southeast Asia’s client, Teleperformance also scores win for their entries, “TP is a Safe Place to Work for All” for the Safety Communication category and “A Message from Mike” for the Leadership Communication category.
In Marketing PR Awards, ComCo Southeast Asia’s Write to ignite Blogging Project co-presented by Eastern Communications and sponsored by Electrolux, Jobstreet and Teleperformance, is also a finalist in the Best Use of Niche / Micro Influencers category and is competing against other commendable entries in the Asia-Pacific region. The awarding ceremony for the Marketing PR Awards is happening on April 7.
“We are honored that our authentic and
life-changing initiatives that we worked on together with our existing clients
and brand partners have been recognized by our peers in the industry, here in
the Philippines and across the Asia-Pacific region. This inspires us to do more
great work and make a difference along the way, as we kickoff our 5th
anniversary celebration this year,” said Mr. Ferdinand L. Bondoy, ComCo
Southeast Asia’s Regional Integration and Chief Executive Director.
With these recent wins, alongside other
industry recognition from Marketing Event Awards in Singapore, MarCom Awards
in USA, Kidlat Awards, Anvil Awards, Asia Pacific Stevie Awards, ARAW Awards,
Mumbrella Asia, PR Awards Asia in Hong Kong, and Spikes Asia Festival of
Creativity, the Agency was able to garner a total of 76 metals since its
founding on March 16, 2016.
Organized by the International
Association of Business Communicators (IABC), the Quill Award is the world’s
most prestigious awards program in the field of business communication. It has
been bestowing the seal of approval to the most reputable organizations and
corporations in the nation for almost two decades, emphasizing the use of
excellent communication to achieve business goals and to make a difference in
society.
Back for its eight-year,
MARKETING-INTERACTIVE is proud to present the PR Awards 2021. Designed to
discover, recognize, and reward the very best in the PR and communications
industry, entries are open from across Southeast Asia, South Asia, and ANZ regions.
The PR Awards is also known to be the definitive awards programme for all PR
professionals.
About ComCo Southeast Asia
ComCo Southeast Asia is a trailblazing and
globally award-winning integrated communications agency powered by the coalition
of premier brand architects and communication trailblazers in the region. Based
in the Philippines and dedicated to the Southeast Asia market, ComCo SEA takes
the lead in the innovation of premier brands and growth of up and coming
businesses through the emerging global disciplines of New PR – a strategy
based, content-driven, and channel-agnostic way of doing PR, and Smart Social –
a holistic, authentic and integrated approach in the maximization of digital
and social channels, to effectively reach and engage audiences and help
influence change.