This is a list of 15 advertising agencies based in Hong Kong. All the major advertising agencies have offices in Hong Kong; so this list will take a look at some of the lesser known agencies and what is currently available if you are looking to avoid the 4A agencies, with that said, there are one or two 4As on the list.

4. “Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once
and you’ll suck forever.” – Brian Wilson.
 With a slogan like that SALT better deliver
quality service. SALT is a creative agency
that specializes in brand design, content
development and cultural engineering.
 This is what they believe builds a brand in
the digital age. SALT is a Hong Kong based
agency that provides Strategy, Design,
Content and Culture services.

5.  Yeung’s Design Interactive Limited is a
Hong Kong based advertising company,
which is better known as YSD.
 They were established in 2000. As of today,
they have grown significantly to serve
companies around the world.
 At the beginning, they started with only
websites and corporate image design
services.
 Now, they cover four different aspects of
advertising, which includes Internet,
Printing, Interactive and Outdoor.

6.  1.618 is an Italian independent creative
group. Based in Hong Kong they represent
the excellence of Italian design, branding,
web and advertising in Asia Pacific.
 They rely on a team of +100 professionals in
15 different disciplines, and more than 30
years of experience in the field.
 Their knowledge and creative
approach are conceived to give brands
charisma and distinction. Bright ideas are
never born by chance.

7.  They provide a one stop, 360 digital solution to
cater to all their clients digital and business
needs. When it comes to digital, they will help
you master the present while preparing for the
future.
 Founded in 2001, New Digital Noise is the
leading pioneer in building a brand’s market
presence with their creative application of the
latest technologies on the market.
 They help guide the brand, leading it to the
consumer via marketable portals in the digital
world.

8.  Nemty Agency is a unique digital
marketing agency based in Shenzhen
and Hong Kong.
 They provide a comprehensive set of
digital marketing strategies to help you
build a strong presence in China and
engage your customers:
› digital strategy, translation, web design, e-
commerce, mobile applications, search
engine optimization (SEO), and social media
marketing.

9.  Laundromatte, a creative production
house that has created, amongst other
things, award-winning videos for
advertising placements (TVC) and short
films for clients such as Ogilvy, DHL, and
Adidas.
 Their dedication to crafting a
captivating story behind their
productions is what brings them to the
forefront of the industry.

10.  AMAZE Mobile Media, the mobile advertising arm of
the Gravitas Group, empowers advertisers to engage
with target customers through innovative mobile
advertising formats to generate excellent ROI.
 AMAZE Mobile Media has diversified types of mobile
inventories to accommodate for different marketing
strategies and goals.
 AMAZE Mobile Media provides a comprehensive
mobile media mix for advertisers to implement their
advertising campaign successfully with desirable
return on investment.
 It has already run over 1,000 branding campaigns for
more than 200 renowned brands and organizations
since 2009.

11.  With more than 110 employees, TBWA is one
of the leading creative agencies in Hong Kong,
having built partnerships with global and local
clients such as Apple, adidas, AIA, CSL, Four
Seasons, Infiniti, Standard Chartered, Wrangler
and Wyeth.
 As a truly integrated agency, their employees
work across all disciplines to deliver strong
business results for clients. They provide
innovative perspectives on brand storytelling
and engagement using global strategic
planning tools, Disruption and Media Arts.

12.  Social Stand, is a Hong Kong-based social media
agency specializing in social media marketing
strategies that are designed to improve online
branding, awareness and ROI while helping
businesses of all sizes benefit from the relatively new
world of social media.
 Social Stand offers a broad range of services that
include Digital Marketing & Advertising Strategy,
Social Media Community Management (Facebook,
Instagram, Google+, LinkedIn), Digital Marketing
Campaign development, Mobile Marketing
Campaign & App development, Blogger, KOL Event
& Engagement, IM (WeChat, Line) Official Account
Management, Web Site Design, Online Media Buy
and other social networking accounts.

13.  They are an award-winning full service
digital marketing agency with international
exposure.
 By combining innovative strategies, digital
marketing services and revolutionary
technologies, they aspire to maximize their
clients brand’s online footprint, to create an
online presence that directly engages and
brings customers closer to their brand, and
to help their clients build sustainable and
important relationships with their customers
with measurable results.

14.  Hotmob is a joint venture company of GT Group and NDN
Group. As an innovator in mobile marketing, Hotmob
provides the lucrative mobile advertising marketplace for
advertisers and publishers to discover advertising
opportunities on the mobile Internet and monetize their
mobile traffic.
 Hotmob has built up the first and the biggest mobile
advertising network in Hong Kong and the Greater China
Region by partnering with leading mobile operators,
media publishers and instant messaging service provider.
 Hotmob serves as a bridge to help advertisers promote
their products and services to target customers on one
side and help publishers generate extra revenues by
pushing advertisements to their mobile sites or portals on
the other side.

15.  At Leo Burnett their purpose is to be the
world’s best creator of ideas that truly
move people…Bar None.
 Together with their partners, they strive to
put a meaningful human purpose at the
center of their clients’ brands, to
transform the way people think, feel and
ultimately behave.
 Need they say more?

16.  Orijen was founded in 2000 by a keen
group of design and marketing
professionals with extensive experience in
Hong Kong and the other Asian markets.
 They offer strategic branding, marketing
communications and design services.
 Their combined skills in the creative, design,
planning, project management and
marketing disciplines are brought together
to enable good thinking and integrated
creativity from the very beginning of a
project.

17.  CinMedia Limited is a leading in-flight
magazine production and advertising service
provider.
 They are the sole in-flight magazine publisher
and advertising representative of the largest
airlines in Mainland China (China Eastern
Airlines and China Southern Airlines), the largest
airlines in Taiwan (China Airlines) and the 3rd
largest airlines in Hong Kong (Hong Kong
Airlines).
 They have an extensive sales network in
Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan,
Southeast Asia, Europe and USA.

18.  Hippo Studio is a versatile communications
design studio founded in Hong Kong.
 They make use of their professionalism and
creative abilities to produce a full line of
marketing strategies, corporate literature,
identity programs, advertising, and
multimedia products.
 They serve a wide variety of clients in the
fields of retails, financial institute, university
and social services.
 They believe that great communications
can smooth the way for their clients.

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20.  Chairman Media is a community site about
marketing and advertising in China.
 Articles are mostly about marketing in China
but articles about marketing in general are also
welcomed.
 This site has been active for one year (Feb.
2013) and is now opening up to the community
to provide more and better balanced articles
about marketing in China.
 Individuals interested in contributing to this
growing site should read the contribute
guidelines and contact Miguel Roberg.