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    Finer Things

  • NEW YORK LIFE

    MODERN FAMILY

  • THE QUESTION

    an APA Campaign

  • BMW

    “YOU EARNED IT” CAMPAIGN

  • PERNOD RICARD

    ROYAL SALUTE CLOUD 8

  • DISNEY

    "Turning Red" SOCIAL CAMPAIGN

  • GILEAD SCIENCES

    HBV AWARENESS
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From the beginning, we wanted more than just a company. We wanted an adventure.

Our adventure began in 1995 when we founded a promotions and event production company in San Francisco. What began as a college endeavor to bring Asian Americans together grew into a national brand that became a staple in the Asian events and entertainment community. On our journey, we produced over 5,000 events and amassed over 3 million attendees throughout North America & Asia

In 2004, we expanded beyond events and became a full service Asian American marketing and communications agency. We we're the first to integrate Kpop into 360 marketing campaigns. We we're the first to produce a national social media influencer campaign. We are the company of many firsts.

Today, we are here to connect brands to multicultural consumers authentically. We value diversity & inclusion, innovation, authenticity, community and engagement. We bring a fresh perspective to growing your business and want to be a vital & valued partner. What sets PCA apart is our verticals experience, being digital natives, our relationships with the community, tastemakers and influencers, activation experience and local and global knowledge. We promise to go above and beyond and be 100% accessible to you.

Our Services

  • Account Services

    When you partner with us, you get more than just our dedicated team to develop and manage your marketing strategy and campaigns. You also get our firsthand knowledge of the Asian American and Asian segments.

    CAPABILITIES

    • Strategic Planning
    • Market Research & Development
    • Customer Segmentation
    • SWOT Analysis
    • Strategy & Tactical Development
    • High-Touch Initiative by Leveraging Brand Equity
    • Build Customer Loyalty, Advocacy, and Return On Investment
    • Account Planning
    • Campaign Management and Coordination

  • Paid Media

    We pride ourselves in the relationships we keep including our relationships with a wide array of traditional and digital media channels. These partnerships enable us to recommend the best possible use of media platforms to meet your goals.

    CAPABILITIES

    • Research & Planning
    • Traditional Media: TV, Radio, Print, Outdoor
    • Digital Media: Search, Social, Display, Video, Mobile, Ad-network, Programmatic, Connect TV, Streaming Audio
    • Non Traditional: Direct Mail, Street Team
    • DCM Ad trafficking, Monitoring & Performance Evaluation

  • Creative & Production

    We are here to push creative boundaries and take your creative in exciting new directions. Our resourceful in-house production capabilities allow us to bring that creativity to life.

    CAPABILITIES

    • TV, Radio, Print, OOH, Native, Digital Display & Video
    • Collateral, Point of Sale, and Packaging
    • Creative Concepting
    • Trans-creation
    • Translation
    • Copywriting
    • Art Direction
    • Graphic Design
    • Illustration
    • Video Directing, Producing, and Editing
    • Website & App development
    • Search Engine & Content Optimization

  • Earned Media

    We go above and beyond managing the flow of information between your brand and the public. We also make sure we're building strong and lasting relationships with your audience.

    CAPABILITIES

    • Influencers
    • Media Training
    • Media Advisory
    • Press Release
    • Press Conference
    • Crisis Management
    • Community Relations
    • Media Outreach
    • Thought Leadership & Speaking Engagements
    • Development of Effective & Persuasive Communication

  • Experiential

    We will turn your vision for your event into a reality. From promotional efforts to post-event follow-up, we provide complete support for you from start to finish.

    CAPABILITIES

    • Sponsorships
    • Turnkey Event Creation
    • Onsite Activation & POS
    • Entertainment Endorsement
    • Grassroots & Guerilla Marketing
    • Professionally Trained Brand Ambassadors

Old Spice is an iconic brand with an iconic identity. We helped bridge Old Spice's Men Have Skin Too campaign for Asian audiences by creating and producing "Finer Things". The 30-second spot features movie star, Ross Butler, as the definitive Old Spice Man as he uncovers who is really using his Old Spice body wash.

The North American campaign, in addition to the 30-second spot, features various 15-second and 6-second spots for use on social media platforms, digital video, and streaming platforms.

New York Life understands how family heritage, traditions, and culture can play a unique role in shaping one’s financial future. The path to financial freedom is different for everyone – especially for multicultural segments.

With our help, New York Life turns the conversation of financial freedom into a series of videos designed to reach multicultural segments including Asian, Hispanic, and Black. Each video is designed with deep cultural insights and features communication specific to multicultural groups.

One example is New York Life’s Modern Family spot which highlights different cultural, lifestyle, and life stages in a thoughtful story about pivotal life moments. We leverage insights and emotional storytelling to relate to audiences that share a common language of love and care. While New York Life’s campaign is continual, feedback and results have been overwhelmingly positive.

For many Americans, BMW has been defined as the leader in luxury automobiles. Much of this has been reinforced through heavy general market advertising. However, there had been no Asian targeted marketing at Tier 1 and Tier 2 levels. We were given an opportunity to change this when we were tasked to develop a creative and strategic marketing plan for closing the gap between BMW and its competitors in the top Asian areas.

After identifying Chinese Americans in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area as our target, we employed the most popular and effective media platforms for our audience including TV, radio, and print. Drawing upon the strong work ethic and prudent decision making of many Chinese Americans, the creative messaging in our ads revolved around a bold and empowering statement: “You earned it”. As a result of our tactical approach and culturally relevant ad copy, we exceeded our media impressions goal and reached over 4.1 million impressions during a 2-week campaign.

A question can be more than just a question. It can be The Question – the one that drives racial bias, that is rooted in discrimination, and has hurt Asian Pacific Americans for generations by compounding the perpetual foreigner stereotype. In a groundbreaking effort, PCA and Egami joined forces to produce a powerful short film that addresses Asian bias and opens the door to education and conversation. The goal of the campaign is to create understanding and introduce The Question as a moment for dialogue – and a moment Asian Pacific Americans can recapture and address with a proud sense of belonging.

Around the world, 296 million people live with chronic Hepatitis B, and globally, only 1 in 3 people who are infected are aware of it. Gilead Sciences has taken a global leadership role in battling this disease with treatment options and robust awareness efforts.

As part of global awareness, we created and produced a series of Hepatitis B education and awareness videos. These videos highlight various Hep B information and feature patient testimonials to combat misinformation, myths, and stigmas associated with the disease. With global distribution, our hope is that these videos will create greater awareness and hope for those living with Hepatitis B.

With eight being considered a lucky number in many Asian cultures, we created our own version of “cloud 9” for Pernod Ricard’s Royal Salute Lunar New Year events: Cloud 8.

The Cloud 8 event series connected social media influencers in a high-touch dinner celebration which featured eight unique experiences ranging from entertainment and gifts to one-of-a-kind tasting rituals involving Royal Salute scotch whisky. Cloud 8 featured 72 Asian American influencers – selected from various backgrounds/industries – which drove over 3.1 million social media impressions and 125,000 engagements.

When Frontier Communications acquired networks from Verizon reaching nearly 6 million customers in California, Texas, and Florida, they needed a partner with full-service capabilities and national expertise. In such a major corporate infrastructure merger, all hands were on deck as we provided services for all Asian initiatives including strategic planning, public relations, crisis management & response, creative adaptation & development, media planning & buying, social media, and event marketing & production.

With many moving parts, we managed each of Frontier’s departmental goals and objectives with great success – hundreds of community leaders were connected, thousands of customers were touched, and millions of impressions were created.

Procter & Gamble’s premium skincare brand SK-II was looking for their “secret key” to driving up their social media interaction, store sales, and new users among Asian Americans. Partnering with beauty vlogger and social media star Sophia Chang, we created a weekend long SK-II product experience at Santa Anita Mall.

The campaign included product trial events & sampling, a meet & greet, social media engagements, and PR. This event served as a proof of concept with over 500 on-site user experiences, 500,000 media impressions, and over 4,000,000 social media impressions.

One of the most effective ways to make your presence felt in a community is to celebrate its members. With this in mind, we helped to make BMW the title sponsor of the annual Unforgettable Gala which honors some of Hollywood’s best and brightest Asian American talent.

Event activities we produced included the BMW VIP Lounge, BMW Instagram engagement, and an exclusive BMW afterparty. We also created the first-ever BMW Ultimate Drive Award to honor notable Asian Americans who have demonstrated “The Ultimate Drive” in their career and produced a video featurette starring Ultimate Drive Award honoree Brian Tee. The star-studded gala was a great success, having achieved over 600 BMW vehicle engagements, 640,000 PR/media impressions, and millions of social media impressions.

Ajinomoto is a Japanese food corporation with multiple brands of seasonings, cooking oils, and frozen food. Their products are very popular in Asia, especially in Japan, but Asians in the United States are much less familiar with the brand. To elevate their brand recognition, we partnered with a leading Chinese TV program to raise awareness among the Chinese American audience.

We collaborated with a local chef in Los Angeles to create delicious dishes incorporating Ajinomoto’s star products - Savor Rich Premium and Hondashi. Additionally, we developed exciting and compelling creative to support the overall branding efforts. Total impressions from the campaign were measured at over 7.3 million.

In order for international superstar Jin Akanishi to make a substantial impact for his U.S. market debut, Warner Music Japan needed someone to build a strong online presence for the Japanese pop singer. To establish this presence, we created Jin's official website, JinAkanishiUSA.com, as well as his official social media accounts. Fan contests were implemented on Facebook & YouTube and a web series was also launched on YouTube to build momentum for the campaign.

To generate buzz for Jin’s debut album, Japonicana, we developed and produced a five-city U.S. concert tour and an extensive PR strategy. All these efforts resulted in Jin's first two singles debuting at #1 on the iTunes Dance Chart on their first day of release. Coverage for the entire campaign was secured on over 50 various media outlets. The campaign generated impressions of 936,000 for print, over 27 million for digital, and over 33 million for TV for an estimated aggregate of 62 million impressions.

In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which led to the removal of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes to be falsely imprisoned. In conjunction with the 70th anniversary of EO 9066, the Japanese American National Museum launched an initiative called The Remembrance Project which allowed individuals to pay tribute to those who were impacted by the injustice of the executive order.

We were tasked with developing a promotional strategy for the initiative that consisted of PR & media, community/non-profit outreach, social media, and the production of a PSA featuring numerous Asian American influencers including actor George Takei, musician Steve Aoki, and singer/songwriter Marié Digby. The initiative sparked an outpour of interest from the Asian American community and created an opportunity to educate the public on a tragic and often forgotten chapter of American history.

To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Verizon was looking for an original event idea that would allow them to effectively build brand affinity with their target consumers while raising awareness about Verizon’s latest products and services. We conceptualized and produced the Verizon APAHM Tour, a concert tour that became the premier platform for showcasing Asian American culture and talent nationwide.

The tour featured renowned Asian performers from around the world including Se7en, Epik High, Far East Movement, JJ Lin, Vanness Wu, Evonne Hsu, Mike Relm, and Jay Park. To promote the tour, we launched a series of initiatives including an official microsite, PR events, Meet & Greets, digital and retail promotions, and social media activities that kept fans engaged and ecstatic throughout each campaign. Each year, the tour generated impressions of over 27,000 for Meet & Greets, over 50,000 for concerts, and over 5.8 million for PR/Media for a total aggregate of nearly 6 million impressions.

The classic 4C’s interpretation of the marketing mix has been an invaluable tool to marketers since the 1990’s, but has been in need of a revival to address the demands of the modern digital era. In this insight video, PCA introduces “The New 4C’s of Marketing” and explains its relevance among digitally dependent Asian American consumers in the 21st century.

THE NEW 4C’S OF MARKETING
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We were tasked with developing a promotional strategy for the initiative that consisted of PR & media, community/non-profit outreach, social media, and the production of a PSA featuring numerous Asian American influencers including actor George Takei, musician Steve Aoki, and singer/songwriter Marié Digby. The initiative sparked an outpour of interest from the Asian American community and created an opportunity to educate the public on a tragic and often forgotten chapter of American history.

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
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Experience the rich history of PCA in this video recap of our creative work and past events.

FLASHBACK
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An original short film produced by PCA providing a glimpse into the lifestyle of the Chinese American. Using the Lunar New Year holiday as a backdrop, A Chinese American Experience: Lunar New Year explores the unique traditions and cultural nuances that exist among two generations of Chinese Americans. The film also illustrates how such traditions can evolve amongst the generations while never failing to bring the two together.

A CHINESE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
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An original short film produced by PCA providing a glimpse into the lifestyle of the Korean American. A Korean American Experience: Family Affair gives an insightful look into the culture, traditions and consumer behavior exhibited amongst a Korean American family on the day of a large family gathering.

A KOREAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
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A video recap of our 2012 Verizon Lunar New Year event in San Francisco's Union Square.

LUNAR NEW YEAR IN SAN FRANCISCO
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A video recap of our 2012 Veriizon Visionaries Conference.

VISIONARIES CONFERENCE
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A video recap of our 2010 B Here University Tour for Gilead Sciences.

B HERE UNIVERSITY TOUR
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