
We Are Social just opened in China, where the social media agency will navigate a dynamic but challenging market that has its own platforms — WeChat and Weibo instead of Facebook and Twitter. The new office in Shanghai has a staff of 15, and it’s hiring five more. Clients include L’Oreal, equipment manufacturer Liebherr and GMAC, which administers the GMAT exam for business school admissions.
We Are Social’s Shanghai debut has an unusual twist: It’s a global agency that’s Chinese-owned, though it hasn’t had a China presence until now. Founded in London in 2008, the agency expanded internationally before being acquired in 2013 by BlueFocus Communication Group, China’s fast-growing agency company with big international ambitions. (BlueFocus is No. 13 on Ad Age DataCenter’s World’s 50 Largest Agency Companies, just below MDC Partners at No. 12.)
In Shanghai, BlueFocus has provided office space to We Are Social, as well as back office and logistics support. Its backing allows We Are Social to offer services at scale immediately.
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