Work samples.
Below are a few samples of my client work. While some of my writing aims to be extraordinary, most of what clients need is ordinary: branding and marketing content, corporate communications and customer messaging that drive day-to-day operations. 

Ordinary writing is the foundation of effective business and organizational communication, ensuring clarity, consistency and connection with your audience.

MAERSK white paper (via Doremus Shanghai)

Maersk is a global Fortune 500 integrated logistics company. "What’s Consistent is Change" is a B2B thought leadership paper on insights and trends relating to logistics and supply chain activities in the Asia Pacific market. I wrote the full text of the document. Click on the image to view it.

HORIZONS Corporate Advisory though leadership pamphlet

"COVID-19 and Beyond" is a five-page B2B digital pamphlet (PDF) written in collaboration with the firm’s partners. It outlines best practices for companies to safeguard their China-based businesses during COVID-19. I edited the copy and designed the layout. Click on the image to view the full work.

EDUCATION IN MOTIOIN  ‘Worldwise’ ad campaign (via BBDO Asia)

Education in Motion (EiM) is a global education company that aims to be a leader in education for a sustainable future. EiM has a family of education brands that schools educate more than 10,000 students across China, Singapore and Korea. I worked with EiM through BBDO Asia on EiM's Worldwise ad campaign, which included writing ad copy and promotional video voiceover scripts. Click on the image to view the series of ads. Click play on the lower images to watch the videos.

HORIZONS Corporate Advisory information video

"How it works" is a 90-second motion graphics video providing an overview of Horizons’ client services model. The objective of the video was to provide a simplistic, yet engaging, highly instructive portrayal of how the firm’s clients are served. This has been a real winner for Horizons. I developed the concept, wrote the script and provided creative direction. Click on play on the image to watch the video.

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP • Various works (via Ally Advertising, Beijing)

I have been writing, editing and helping shape English language branding and marketing collaterals and comms work for InterContinental Hotels Group in Greater China for more than 20 years in partnership with Ally Advertising. Among the IHG brands I’ve served include InterContinental, Hotel Indigo, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, HUALUXE and voco. The number of hotel properties written for in this work exceeds 200.

Hotel collaterals—fact sheets, rack brochures, special promotions and such—are practical work. For the China market, the focus is on using Global English to serve both native and non-native English customers alike in a clear, communicative way. Below are a few examples of this type of work.

Crowne Plaza Sanya Haitang Bay Resort (rack brochure PDF)

voco Nanjing Oriental Pearl & voco Wuhan Xinhua (fact sheet PDF)

InterContinental Chongqing Raffles City & InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland (fact sheet PDF)


CLIENTS WELL SERVED

CREATIVE AGENCIES 

Ally Advertising • Thornehope • BBDO • Doremus • TBWA • Edelman • Leo Burnett • Enterprise IG • Ogilvy • BeWater • Thread Design • Shanghai Advertising • Bates Advertising • MINT Business Consulting • DNA • McCann-Erickson • DYR & Wunderman • THINK Communications • Hercules • Zenith Communications • Startpoint Recording • SHL Art • Sun Media • Identica • Euro RSGC • CLP •  Black & Gold • Flatmind • Glory PR • Studio Stare • Whiteismycolor • Yixing Design • Sun Media


LARGE COMPANIES/BRANDS

Horizons Corporate Advisory • China Collaborative Group (CCG) • Maersk • Education in Motion (EiM) • Shui On Group • 3M • Barco • Jones Lang LaSalle • Gateway Capital Grp • Nike • ICICLE • Octave • Intel • Ritz-Carlton Hotels • Shangri-la Hotels and Resorts • InterContinental Hotels Group • InterContinental Hotel • Crowne Plaza Hotel • Shanghai Buick • World Link Asia • Danfoss • Winds Group • Five Elements • Ultra Furniture • Kasho Foods • Häagen-Dazs • Coca-a-Cola • Cow & Gate • General Electric • Shanghai Customs Office • Pudong Development Bank • Beijing TCI • Chivas Regal • Marriott Hotels & Resorts • Renaissance Hotels • Siemens • Kerry Properties Ltd • Hachette Filipacchi Media • Schindler • MANE China • Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts • NBA • Cadillac • Annheiser Busch • Sooth Inc

SMALL & MEDIUM BUSINESSES

SIMC • SIM • SST • FAZE International • SINO Automotive • Swisspack • Indalo Restaurant • The Child Academy • Pinnacle Property Management • Yu&Yu Capital • LaCasina Restaurant • Hjul • Believe Action Sports & Culture Development Co • Bocado Restaurant • Carpetstan • Venga Global

PUBLICATIONS

NBA.com • South China Morning Post • ShuiOn.com • Xintiandi.com • XiHuTiandi.com • 88Xintiandi.com • ShuiOnClub.com • City Weekend • Quo • that's Magazine • Style (Superbrand Mall) • Metrozine • At Xintiandi • Shanghai Talk • Shanghai Bride • Nu You • West East • Farang • Priority (Singapore Airlines) • China Business Press • 25ans • Lancôme • Femina • Shape • TravelWeekly.com