i’m really psyched! Our teams in in the States pulled together this great blog template for us and we’d really like to say a big thank you to everyone there!

As for us here, this really marks a new forray of connecting brands and bloggers. I think there’s a lot of value, not just in reading the conversations online, but having them offline as well. -) That’s what i figured out after working here for slightly over a year, that meeting the various communities within Singapore is how you make real, long lasting relationships that go beyond your professional capacity.

I think as consumers, we’re looking for a real and genuine experience, we’re all unique and individual, so as marketers, you can’t sell us average things, because we’re not average people.

This blog, is not the be all and end all to delivering good social media for bloggers and clients, rather, it is the begining of a new way of doing great things that give us all, a much more meaningful experience.

We’re not officially launched yet, but we’ll see you at the party!

…so we’d really like to hear about what’s been keeping your mind abuzz in the last month or so (pertaining to new media of course). We’ll collect all these thoughts in a hat (I don’t mean literally!) and pull ‘em out when we meet at The Open Room social.

Drop us your comments here, on our Facebook event page, or tweet @litford & @unfluff @theopenroom.

As for the other non-digital things that are keeping your mind abuzz…well we can talk about those offline over a beer!

We’ve started a new blog, and what you see here is mainly a beta sandbox. We’re Tania and Brian from Ogilvy Public Relations Singapore, and part of the Ogilvy 360° Digital Influence team. Bear with us while we further tweak this blog.

In the meantime, we’re whetting your appetites with our first blogger social to launch The Open Room!

Who’s “We”?

John Bell, head of Ogilvy PR’s global 360° Digital Influence and board member of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA).

Tania Chew, a communicator, connector & digital media strategist with Ogilvy PR’s global 360° Digital Influence team.

Brian Koh, a communicator who discovered his love for social media to feed his appetite for music and works in Ogilvy PR’s global 360° Digital Influence team.

What’s The Open Room?

It’s a concept created by the fun folks in Ogilvy PR’s 360° Digital Influence team aimed at facilitating casual, open conversation between brands and digital media mavens like you.

What’s In Store?

Good grub, great conversation, “touch” stations with fun products from the likes of Playstation, Canon, Intel and Nokia, and a LIVE interactive photo wall.

Date: Monday, April 28, 2008

Time: 5 - 7pm

Venue: 35 Robinson Road, #03-01 The Ogilvy Centre, Singapore 068876

RSVP by Wednesday, April 23, 2008:

Email: brian.koh@ogilvy.com

Twitter: @litford

Phone: 6213-7837