Japan operations up and running with Fortune 100 clients------------
Modem Media Japan Wins Global Clients in First 60 Days of Operation
NORWALK, Conn.--Aug. 23, 1999-- Modem Media . Poppe Tyson (Nasdaq: MMPT), a leading builder and marketer of customer-focused e-businesses for world-class brands, today announced that its new office in Tokyo is doing business with General Electric Japan, IBM Japan, and other global and local clients.
"Our Tokyo team is the best group of professionals in this region, and we are very pleased with their accomplishments thus far," said G.M. O'Connell, Chairman and CEO of Modem Media. "Only the strongest player in this arena could have entered a new market and achieved these results so quickly. As our clients continue to increase their e-business activities, we will continue to expand our global footprint to serve them in local markets throughout the world."
Modem Media began operating in Tokyo on June 16 with 19 employees. After only two months, Modem Media Japan now has 26 employees, a roster of powerhouse clients and a strong business pipeline. The expansion of the Tokyo office and Modem Media's overall international growth strategy is based on partnering with global clients in countries where Internet usage is growing quickly. The strategy is successful because these clients require strategic planning, e-business building, and e-business marketing capabilities on a worldwide basis from a centralized provider.
About Modem Media
Modem Media is a leading builder and marketer of customer-focused e-businesses for world-class brands. Modem Media develops customer-driven insights to identify and capitalize on e-business opportunities, and utilizes its conceptual, technological and marketing expertise to build, distribute and manage differentiated e-business solutions for its clients around the globe. Modem Media's rapidly expanding global footprint includes offices in Norwalk, CT, New York City, San Francisco, Toronto, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and an affiliate office in S o Paolo. With more than 450 professionals worldwide, Modem Media has created customer-focused Internet solutions for global brands such as 3M, Citibank, Delta Air Lines, E*Trade, IBM, JC Penney, John Hancock, Sony Computer Entertainment of America and Unilever. Modem Media's website is located at modemmedia.com. |
