We Are Social Continues Southeast Asia Expansion with Launch in Jakarta

Global socially-led creative agency We Are Social is continuing its expansion in Southeast Asia by opening a new office in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The new office in Jakarta ensures that We Are Social can drive growth for clients within Indonesia's vibrant business community, marketing to its 280 million+ potential consumers. Its inaugural clients include local telco Ofon, Etawalin goat milk brand and health tech start up Klikdokter, briefing We Are Social to develop brand playbooks and socially-led marketing strategies to run across Indonesia. 

Yudhi Hastiardi leads the team in Indonesia, which currently has five people, as Managing Director. He brings 20 years of advertising and tech experience to the role, and joins We Are Social from Nava+, where he was Head of Innovation and Business Development. He also built Saatchi & Saatchi’s subsidiary agency in Indonesia and launched psLIVE, an award-winning experiential agency in the Dentsu Aegis Network.

Yudhi will report to Christina Chong, who was recently promoted to We Are Social’s CEO, Southeast Asia with a remit of leading growth efforts in the region, and building on We Are Social’s innovative offerings both locally and globally. Chong leads We Are Social’s Singapore office, which now has a team of 90 and works with brands such as Samsung and Amazon. She also oversees the agency’s growing footprint in Malaysia, where We Are Social has creative and production capabilities, and plans to expand this to include innovation expertise. 

Christina comments, “Launching in Indonesia has always been part of long-term growth plans, as well as building teams in locations like Malaysia where we can tap into the wealth of local talent. In Indonesia, Yuhdi and his team will not only serve local brands, but also expand We Are Social’s footprint in the key Southeast Asia market and I know he’s excited to build a strong, ideas-focused team. Indonesia has an extremely vibrant advertising and social media market and there's a huge opportunity for us to get started on creating some incredible work for brands locally and globally.”

Yudhi adds, “We Are Social's vision has evolved the marketing space and it’s exciting to now be a part of this. As a socially-led creative agency, we have a unique proposition for Indonesia, and a team of experienced specialists here to bring ideas, strategies, and tactics to help clients achieve success.”