David Blecken
Feb 6, 2009

Taiwan High Speed rail selects Mindshare and Ogilvy

TAIPEI - The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) has handed a combined content and media account worth $2.5 million to Mindshare and Ogilvy & Mather, following a pitch that also included incumbent Dentsu, Media Palette, JWT and McCann Erickson.

Taiwan High Speed rail selects Mindshare and Ogilvy
The company, which is responsible for building and operating Taiwan’s High Speed Rail (HSR) service, was seeking an effective consumer contact point strategy in addition to media planning and buying capabilities, according to Erika Wang, leader of Mindshare Taiwan.

Mindshare will be responsible for media and strategic duties. Meanwhile, Ogilvy will handle the account’s creative tasks while working alongside Mindshare to develop content and handle crisis management for subsequent campaigns.

The THSRC is in the process of building a 345km link between Kaohsiung and Taipei that will enable a 90-minute journey between the two cities.
Source:
Campaign China

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