Maverick Indonesia

Andy F. Noya Says Goodbye to the Editor-in-Chief Position

Andy F. Noya is confirmed to leave the Editor-in-Chief position at Metro TV starting May 1st, 2008. However, he is still going to host the highly acclaimed “Kick Andy” talk show and maintain his role as the Corporate Advisor of Media Group.

Bang Andy joined Metro TV in early 2006, replacing Don Bosco Selamun who is now a Commissioner of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI).

Who’s going to lead the wind of change? Well, we also heard rumors that Elman Saragih, another member of the Media Group editorial board, has replaced Bang Andy’s position. Can anybody confirm this?

What’s Going On With the Point?

The English daily The Point has temporarily ceased its publication since mid last week. Our source said that the suspension may last for at least a month while the publisher discusses internal matters.

So, what is really happening with The Point? Will we see more of it anytime soon or should we say goodbye?

If anyone knows more info, please share.

Why do you blog?

If you have a personal blog, but you do not know for sure why you blog in the first place, that’s forgiven. But as a corporation, you need to answer this question before you wade into the blogosphere. You need to be clear whether you want to better communicate with your customers, to market your product/services, to become an opinion leader in your industry or for some other purpose.

When you set up a corporate blog, you have to be aware that the blog will represent your company–as well as your company’s reputation. Thus, ideally, a corporate blog should reflect or portray the characteristics of the company you’re working at. Is it fun? Is it conservative? Cool or elegant? Open or closed?

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Click of the Week #36: Irawan Santoso

“Not just an ordinary journalist, but one who comprehends the law,” wrote Irawan Santoso describing himself in a nutshell. How true!

His last post was on Themis, the Goddess of Justice, whom he said was respected by the big guys in the Indonesian law sector from the likes of lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution to Supreme Court Chief Justice Bagir Manan.

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An Email from Singapore About PR and Blogging

Today, we have just received an interesting email about our blog from a Singaporean student, Yun Ying Sim:

Hi!
Thank you for your prompt reply!
I’m actually a student from Singapore and I see that you guys are a cool group of people. It is indeed very cool to see a PR firms blogging! It’s like blogging and PR is such a sensitive topic after the whole walmart-edelman incident. PR firms in Singapore are still quite apprehensive towards using Blogging as a PR tool.
Is it like that in Indonesia? Are clients open to using blogging as a form of PR?
Cheers!

Thanks, for thinking we’re cool Ying Sim!

Yes, we are aware that some PR firms and companies are sensitive about blogging.

But, as our name suggests, we are mavericks and why we blog is because we’re that type of company that is open, eager to engage people, clients, journalists and anyone else interested in public relations, Indonesia and communications in general.

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Maverick of The Year 2007

Indri, leading her team in the tug of war game during our Away Day

Maverick started this tradition last year during our Away Day. Each year we’d ask associates to nominate their peers for the Maverick of the Year award, which carries with it a modest plaque and Rp10 million prize money.

This year, at our Away Day in Ancol over the weekend, we announced the Maverick of the Year 2007, and it was Indri Puspitasari Rosid. The Maverick of the Year is chosen for demonstrating to the partners and their peers that they have pushed themselves to a new level of performance.

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Toyota Luncheon

 

Apparently, companies in Indonesia have started to discover the potential of the blogosphere. Last Wednesday afternoon (20-Feb-08), several prominent bloggers including Ndoro Kakung, Paman Tyo, Unspun, and Media Ide Bajing Loncat were invited to a blogger’s luncheon by Toyota. During the luncheon, Achmad Rizal, Dept. Head of Communication Dept. of Toyota Astra Motor revealed their plan to launch the new Corolla Altis by February 28, 2008. (more…)

Bridging Dialogue Through Media Handling Skill

What is the Indonesian media? How do you handle this ‘creature’ properly? How should you react when an uninvited journalist comes to your press conference demanding interviews? What should you do when ‘a journalist’ asked for money?

Those are some of the burning questions raised by our NGO partners during our last Corporate Social Leadership (CSL) training on Media Handling Skills (06-Feb-2008).

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