+ Issue
Japan's pre-eminent private
developer, Mori Building Company, was launching
its visionary Roppongi Hills project --
the largest redevelopment project in Japan.
The company sought to attract American and
European-based tourists, tenants and investors.
Despite presence in the Asian market, Mori
Building was unknown outside the Far East
. In addition, attracting U.S. and European
interest would require overcoming a stream
of negative news dominating media coverage
of Japan -- a then underperforming economy,
a bursting real estate bubble and the SARS
epidemic.
+ Stategic Idea
Rowland in New York City defined
key attributes around which to build Mori/Roppongi
Hills brand: counter-conventional wisdom,
vision, economic impact, size and scale,
comparable world-class peers, consumer amenities.
The campaign team aggressively targeted
only the thought-leader press that would
have the most impact and influence on the
key audiences.
+ Implementation
The campaign targeted leadership media through the development and pitching of multiple story angles that reflected the multi-faceted vision of Roppongi Hills. We gave reporters a first-hand experience with Roppongi Hills by conducting media trips for American reporters to visit and tour the development.
+ Results
The campaign generated more than 400 million media impressions in media targeting potential visitors, tenants and investors in Roppongi Hills. The client was covered in virtually every major business, travel and design/architecture media outlet, including major stories in:
The New York Times
Los Angeles Times
Fortune
New York Magazine
Forbes
Condé Naste Traveler
Architectural Record
Newsweek
TIME
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