https://www.scmp.com/rss/320851/feed Organised by the South China Morning Post, the Enterprising Hong Kong Awards honour and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Hong Kong's most promising enterprises and entrepreneurs in their respective industries. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com M&C Saatchi Worldwide, the advertising heavyweight, is returning to Hong Kong as it sees the city as the gateway to international promotional success for many Chinese brands, particularly tech firms. Bowing out of Hong Kong in 2013, M&C Saatchi is opening a new office in Sheung Wan, just outside Central, in a move its top officials say is squarely aimed at attracting ambitious mainland clients looking to market themselves and their goods around the world. The firm first arrived in the city in... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2162476/mc-saatchi-returns-hong-kong-after-five-year-hiatus-lure-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2162476/mc-saatchi-returns-hong-kong-after-five-year-hiatus-lure-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Sep 2018 03:49:46 +0000 The contrast of old and new is a reality of the modern world. Innovation and technology continues to revolutionise society, while people everywhere strive to protect their unique histories and identities. This delicate balance of evolution and preservation characterises many of the challenges individuals, businesses, and governments continue to face globally. Hong Kong's iconic status as a global city is enshrined in history. It was known as one of the "Four Asian Tigers" – territories... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103217/yung-kee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103217/yung-kee?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2017 03:15:00 +0000 Founded in 2005 in Amsterdam, branding & digital agency WECREATE doubled in size the first year, and within a few years the office became a full-grown company with clients coming in from various industries and fields. The creative director and founder, Arthur Kuipers, who had a newfound love for Hong Kong, decided to take a look at the Asian market where he discovered that there was a lot of room for improvement in the branding & digital industry. Realising that the market was in need of a more... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103216/we-lead-we?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103216/we-lead-we?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2017 03:15:00 +0000 Against a field of major industry players, it takes more for a smaller and less well-established business to win a place as one of the finalists in the Best HK Travel and Hospitality Brand category at the Enterprising Hong Kong Brand Awards 2017. Lucas Lai, head of Madera Hospitality Management, says that in the highly competitive Hong Kong hospitality market the creation of a distinctive brand has been crucial to the commercial success of Madera Hotels & Residences. "The Madera brand is... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103215/madera-puts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103215/madera-puts?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2017 03:04:40 +0000 25 years ago, Computer And Technologies Holdings Limited (C&T) set off for a journey to improve organisations' competitive advantages with information technology. Through years of development with IT innovation, C&T has built its success with effective IT solutions and quality services, including IT solution design & implementation, IT security & privacy services, application development, e-services and BPO services. 2001 was the key year for C&T when it acquired IPL Research Limited and refined... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103214/delivering?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103214/delivering?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2017 03:00:15 +0000 In relentless efforts to "Deliver quality customer experience" to every Hongkonger, the Buzzer team formed by in-house tech experts can just fix any problem on these devices. "Just reach for the phone, tap in a request and Buzz - your every problem is attended to in 120 mins", says Sam Arunachalam, founder of Buzzer. Buzzer is the first of its kind to not just offer technical support with the required supplies, but also an extended post-service support. Having managed the IT departments of... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103212/just-buzz-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103212/just-buzz-us?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2017 02:45:30 +0000 Every business today aims to establish itself in the digital space. Though digitalisation has made everything accessible and connected, security is often breached due to financial transactions that now takes place in the online platform. Amidst making the most of technological development, it is necessary that transaction data is kept safe and secure. Working in this niche segment is AsiaPay. AsiaPay is an international payment processing company which helps companies to easily receive payments.... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/article/2103209/your-trusted-e-payment-service-and-technology-partner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/article/2103209/your-trusted-e-payment-service-and-technology-partner?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2017 02:00:45 +0000 To meet the needs of a changing world, a brand must evolve to stay connected with its customers. Deeply rooted in the territory for more than 85 years, AIA Hong Kong (“AIA”) is one of the best known insurance brands. However, customers’ needs and expectations are dynamic, and with customers having more brand choices than ever, AIA recognised the importance of reinvigorating its brand to remain competitive, relevant and connected to its target audience. In 2011, the company conducted a Brand... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103208/aia-embraces?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103208/aia-embraces?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2017 02:00:45 +0000 3 Hong Kong is committed to delivering an advanced and reliable telecoms service to data-savvy customers in Hong Kong. We pledge to continuously enhance our technologies and service varieties to deliver the best-in-town mobile service to customers.  The roles of a telecom operator are ever-changing, especially as we enter the Internet of Things  (IoT) era. While we are dedicated to maintaining an advanced network, we are building new platforms for new products and services while drawing on our... https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103206/transforming?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/companies/topics/enterprising-hong-kong-brand-awards/article/2103206/transforming?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2017 01:15:45 +0000 CLP Power and Octopus Cards were among the household names that won at the Enterprising Hong Kong Brand Awards 2017 on Friday, which aimed to recognise sales and marketing excellence in home-grown enterprises. The award was organised by the South China Morning Post for the fourth year. CLP Power, the sole electricity supplier in Kowloon, Lantau Island and New Territories since 1901, was awarded the Best of the Best Brand award. Scooping the Best Hong Kong Apps Brand award was Octopus Cards, the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2101764/clp-power-wins-2017-hong-kong-best-best-brand-award?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2101764/clp-power-wins-2017-hong-kong-best-best-brand-award?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:30:33 +0000 Household names such as Arome Bakery and Octopus are among the winners of the Enterprising Hong Kong Brand Awards 2016 on Thursday, highlighting sales and marketing excellence of the city’s vibrant home-grown enterprises. Entering its third year, the awards, organised by the South China Morning Post and sponsored by UOB Bank, was in recognition of the talent and creative strategies used by outstanding Hong Kong businesses in building up their market presence. “Hong Kong is home to one of the... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/1986865/hong-kongs-oldest-and-newest-companies-take-home-awards-excellence-brand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/1986865/hong-kongs-oldest-and-newest-companies-take-home-awards-excellence-brand?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Jul 2016 16:15:00 +0000 Given the plethora of digital entertainment jostling for our time and attention, it is some achievement for 6waves to have established such an exciting brand identity, and reputation for quality, in the competitive world of social and mobile games publishing. CEO Arthur Chow founded the company in 2008, together with Rex Ng, Chris Lee and Terry Wong, and he can think of several reasons why 6waves may have been nominated in the Brand Excellence category in this year’s Enterprising Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892568/brand-excellence-award-6waves?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892568/brand-excellence-award-6waves?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:41:57 +0000 There are many reasons why someone might choose to uproot themselves, or their entire family, and move to another country. It could be because of career or business opportunities. It could be because they’ve been offered a place at a prestigious educational institute. Or it could be simply because they want a better quality of life for their family. Whatever the reason, it’s a momentous decision that’s usually only made after a number of considerations are carefully weighed up. But once someone... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/1892566/brand-excellence-award-john-hu-migration-consulting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/1892566/brand-excellence-award-john-hu-migration-consulting?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:38:35 +0000 Dr Edward Lam, CEO of menswear specialists Delicron, has spent almost his entire life involved in the fashion industry and seen many changes in that time. So when he says in today’s market the quality of a brand can make the difference between success or failure, he is speaking from a deep well of experience. “The products themselves are easy to copy, so the brand is what we’re selling. The brand represents the whole company and we’re very focussed on, and concerned about, the reputation of our... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892565/brand-excellence-award-delicron?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892565/brand-excellence-award-delicron?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:35:03 +0000 Earning and developing trust in the product, and what has gone into it, is the bedrock of food branding. This, though, unsurprisingly, can take time. So it is some achievement for Anything But Salads (ABS), the health food producer, retailer and distributor that only opened for business in 2012, to have already won a nomination for brand excellence at this year’s Enterprising Hong Kong Awards. We’re well known for blending con-temporary science with ancient wisdom; for fusing modern day Western... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892564/brand-excellence-award-anything-salads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892564/brand-excellence-award-anything-salads?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:30:30 +0000 With digital technology continuing to transform the world of marketing, XGATE’s position at the forefront of this revolution in Hong Kong has been acknowledged by a nomination for the Innovation Excellence Award at this year’s Enterprising Hong Kong Awards. From the founding of the business in 2004, the goal of Andy Cho, XGATE’s Director of Business Development, and Parry Tam, its Director of Operations, has been to make XGATE the marketing gateway for all things digital. “With the addition of... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892533/innovation-excellence-award-xgate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892533/innovation-excellence-award-xgate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:26:23 +0000 Infocast has been supplying financial IT solutions to banks, brokerages and other financial firms in Hong Kong for over 18 years now. In that time the business has evolved from a provider solely of stock market information into a supplier of market news, front-office terminals, back-office settlement systems, and technical infrastructure, to its ever-growing number of clients. Infocast’s ability to harness the latest developments in digital technology to meet its customer’s changing needs has... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892531/innovation-excellence-award-infocast?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892531/innovation-excellence-award-infocast?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:22:24 +0000 Panocean Group specialises in the formation of companies, for investment as well as commercial purposes, and also offers a range of secretarial services to institutions, legal and accounting firms, and individuals, across the world. The company was founded in 1988, with Juliana To and Gilbert Chau becoming its co-directors in 1994. Together To and Chau have presided over its growth into a commercially successful business. But it is some of Panocean’s other activities that have been acknowledged... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892529/csr-award-panocean-group?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892529/csr-award-panocean-group?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:14:46 +0000 Not only has Derek Wu been nominated for the Young Entrepreneur Award in this year’s Enterprising Hong Kong Awards, but Future Lighting, the lighting retail and distribution company he is the CEO of, has been nominated in the CSR category. The reasons underlying both nominations can be traced back, in part, to the unforeseen but fortunate consequences of the decision to send an 11-years-old Wu, and his brothers, to the UK to continue their education. After graduating from Bristol University with... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892526/young-entrepreneur-award-future-lighting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/1892526/young-entrepreneur-award-future-lighting?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:11:38 +0000 (Front row, from left) President of Federation of International SME Gary Lo; Founding President of the Hong Kong Greater China SME Alliance Association Jimmy Wan; DHL Express Hong Kong Vice President Commercial Ecila Chan; Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Deputy Executive Director Raymond Yip; SCMP Chief Operating Officer Elsie Cheung; Hong Kong (SME) Economic and Trade Promotion Association Limited Vice President Francis Lee; (back row, from left) SME Committee HKGCC Chairman William... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1804324/south-china-morning-post-unveils-2015-enterprising-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1804324/south-china-morning-post-unveils-2015-enterprising-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 May 2015 01:00:45 +0000 Hong Kong's most enterprising smaller companies are the focus of a new business awards programme unveiled yesterday by the South China Morning Post. The 2014 Enterprising Hong Kong Awards, sponsored by DHL Express Hong Kong, will recognise the outstanding achievements of start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises in the city. SCMP Group's chief operating officer Elsie Cheung, speaking at a meeting of the judges, said the awards would "shine a light on companies' excellence". A wide array... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1549231/dhlscmp-enterprising-hong-kong-awards-celebrate-startups-and-smes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1549231/dhlscmp-enterprising-hong-kong-awards-celebrate-startups-and-smes?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:00:30 +0000 The inaugural Enterprise Hong Kong Awards were launched yesterday, with the aim of giving greater recognition to the city's small and medium-sized enterprises. Hosted by the South China Morning Post and DHL Express, a division of Deutsche Post Express, the awards will be presented at a gala dinner on September 25. Raymond Yip, an assistant executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, a supporting partner of the awards, said yesterday it would be a groundbreaking event that... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1539229/inaugural-enterprise-hong-kong-awards-honour-smaller-players?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1539229/inaugural-enterprise-hong-kong-awards-honour-smaller-players?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:00:45 +0000