You have probably heard the famous Mark Twain quotation: “Never let your schooling interfere with your education.” Here at Rice we find ourselves not letting work interfere with our education constantly finding things to learn on the job from developing critical soft skills to becoming overnight experts in our cl ... [Read More]
Talking Point – The Vote
The online world in Singapore is buzzing with the news of the newly implemented licensing requirement that the Singapore government has imposed on 10 news websites. The move by the Media Development Authority (MDA) essentially requires websites that report regularly on Singapore news and have at ... [Read More]
I was in Bangkok twice last month for Inmarsats Regional Partner Conference and National Instruments MOU Signing Press Briefing. There has to be a compelling reason for two industry leaders to choose Thailand among other Southeast Asian countries as venue for their events.
As the second largest economy in Southeast Asia ... [Read More]
On the weekend of 4-5 May National Geographic Channel hosted the 2013 Free Pet Shop. This is the second successful initiative by National Geographic and partners to unite a few lucky humans with their forever furry friends. Over this weekend the event attracted over 450 dogs and 6000 people at East Coast Park giving it ... [Read More]
On April 23rd some of the Rice team had the opportunity to go to IPRSs Networking Night held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront. The event was an intimate one with about thirty attendees nestled away in a corner of The Piano Bar. Adrian Toh the speaker for the session spoke about optimism and the power ... [Read More]
As technologies evolve the content evolves with it.
Once upon a time the best way to share information with someone was through statistics and pictures but now digital games allow users to engage and experience content in a personal way. Even though many individuals associate gaming as a source of entertainment if construct ... [Read More]
As a newbie in the public relations sector the process of assembling a new business pitch for the first time is quite stimulating. It is a bit of gamble to tread far down the pitch path as there must be a balance of time spent brainstorming and time spent attending to existing clients so as ... [Read More]
When I joined Rice as an intern last year everyone around me was panic stricken about finding jobs in an economy that really wasnt doing us fresh graduates any favors. I left university with a sense of accomplishment but not without some trepidation. Im one year old at Rice and in PR today and the ... [Read More]
Over the past couple of months LinkedIn has been making headlines with a slew of acquisitions that it has made and changes that the platform has introduced for both individuals and business users. On 21 March I had the chance to get up close and personal with Hari Krishnan Managing Director Asia Pacific & Japan ... [Read More]
As part of our on-going media outreach and work for FICO we recently planned a media roundtable in the Philippines with the help of our Philippines PR partner Virtusio PR. The roundtable highlighted the growth of credit card fraud in the Philippines and the work that FICO does with banks in order to help them ... [Read More]