David Blecken
David Blecken is executive editor, Campaign Japan, based in Tokyo. He joined Media in 2007 and was features editor when the magazine relaunched as Campaign Asia-Pacific in 2010. He later served as deputy editor in Hong Kong before launching Campaign Japan in 2016.
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Matchmaking and education service aims to raise ...
The undertaking, spearheaded by former Blue Current MD Tetsuya Honda, is designed to teach best practices and farm talent out to clients looking for flexibility they can’t find in agencies.
How a Japanese diplomat found a niche in London’s ...
The second part of Campaign’s series on Japanese expats in the communications and creative field features Daisuke Tsuchiya, a former diplomat who liked London so much that he changed his career for it.
Japanese consumers shun brands in ‘low-quality’ ...
A study suggests Japan is particularly sensitive to context when it comes to online advertising.
A Japanese creative in London's design scene
In the first of a periodical series looking at the lives of Japanese expats in the creative and communications sectors, Pentagram partner Yuri Suzuki discusses how he ended up in London, his sound-design work, fitting in and, of course, Brexit.
Will a new CEO change McCann's fortunes in Japan?
We spoke with incoming McCann CEO Antony Cundy about his plans to challenge Dentsu-Hakuhodo dominance, and with outgoing leader Charles Cadell about what Japan taught him.
Amazon gears up for advertising services push in Asia
The company’s advertising business sits largely under the radar in a region with fragmented ecommerce services, but that looks about to change.
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