SSF Tokyo hosts first ever Portfolio Night in Japan

Mon 3 Jun 2013 in About Us, Recruit, SSF Tokyo
Portfolio Night 2013

Portfolio Night 2013

Speed-dating for creatives

Speed-dating for creatives

Creative Directors (left) and Phil Rubel, SSF Tokyo CEO (right)

Creative Directors (left) and Phil Rubel, SSF Tokyo CEO (right)

SSF Tokyo hosted the first ever Portfolio Night in Tokyo and it turned out to be an amazing, vibrant and creative event.

We’ve set the benchmark high for all future Portfolio Nights! The event is simultaneously held in dozens of cities around the globe every May 22. At the Tokyo inaugural event, 78 young creative hopefuls met with 26 of the industry’s top creative directors in Japan representing many of Japan’s leading and hottest agencies. Three rounds of 3X15 minute sessions were held, allowing each of the young talent to receive advice and critiques of their portfolios from as many as 9 different creative directors over the course of the evening. The energy was running high throughout the night. In between sessions, a workshop was held to maximize the learning experience. And then the party started.

At the end of the interview sessions, the CDs assembled to choose the top 3 portfolios of the evening and ultimately, the grand winner. The talented young person with the #1 portfolio was awarded a trip to New York to the Portfolio Night All-Star Competition with other winners from each of the participating cities from around the world.

Congratulations to Kohei Horiuchi-san! We wish him the best of luck as the representative of Japan.

Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon Tokyo is proud to have been the original host of Portfolio Night in Japan and to have had the opportunity to foster the growth of creativity within the industry.

We would like to sincerely thank Getty Images and all the other global sponsors, our local sponsors Red Bull and Heineken, and Sendenkaigi for their special cooperation. Most importantly, a sincere thanks to all the CDs who participated for the overall good of the industry and for the careers of the creative stars of the future. Can’t wait for next year’s event!

The CDs who participated in the 2013 Inaugural Tokyo Portfolio Night were (last names in alphabetical order):

  • Akihito Abe (Ogilvy & Mather(Japan) GK)
  • Jun Asano (McCann Erickson Japan)
  • Minoru Fujisaki (Agile Media Network)
  • Yuko Fukuba (DDB Japan)
  • Osamu Fukushima (Fukushima Design)
  • Susumu Hara (4 kaku)
  • Kosuke Hashijima (Ogilvy & Mather(Japan) GK)
  • Takayuki Hattori (SSF Tokyo)
  • Kenichi Horie (ENJIN)
  • Yasuhito Imai (GREY group Japan)
  • Rei Inamoto (AKQA)
  • Akira Kamiutsuri (SSF Tokyo)
  • Masashi Kawamura (PARTY)
  • Hwa Suk Lee (Spring)
  • Takuya Matsuo (17)
  • Toshiya Mizoguchi (McCann Erickson Japan)
  • Shinsuke Nakamura (YOMIKO ADVERTISING)
  • Masako Okamura (DENTSU)
  • Daniel H. Rosen (TokyoDex)
  • Kenji Saito (Honshitsu)
  • Tomokatsu Takayama (beacon communications)
  • Yoshishige Takei (SSF Tokyo)
  • Shuhei Tsuji (AKQA)
  • Keiichi Uemura (I&S BBDO)
  • Junpei Watanabe (Watanabe Junpei Sha)

 

 

 

バレンタインデー

Thu 21 Feb 2013 in About Us, News, SSF Tokyo
Valentines Day 2013 at SSF Tokyo

Valentines Day 2013 at SSF Tokyo

Valentine’s Day!!!

In Japan, it is customary for the girls to show love to the guys with chocolates and gifts.
(Lovely country isn’t it boys?!)

So every year, the girls of SSF put their hearts & brains together and think of a fun way to show some love to the boys.
This year, as SSF has grown to have so many boys with unique characters, the girls decided a single cake just wouldn’t do.
We decided to order individually customized valentine cupcakes that showcase each boy’s individual personalities and characters.

The girls came up with the images they had for the boys (this was the fun part!) and our lovely designers Haruka and Akane turned them into a simple iconic designs.

And TADAAAA!!

30 beautifully designed cupcakes to fit each of our boys!
Surf boards, takoyaki, soccer balls, blue sweaters, rugby balls, cigarettes, stripes, capsule hotels, hunting caps, GOD…
My they all look so cute and yuuuuuuuummmmy!!!

We had the boys come up one by one and pick out the cupcake they thought was theirs.
Surprisingly, the boys really knew themselves well, or should we say the girls knew the boys well?
Either ways, it was great fun guessing and getting to know what people thought of the boys and what the boys thought of themselves.
A really fun Valentine’s Day at the office.

Well done girls. We really raised the bar on this one.
Boys, I hope you’re already preparing for your 3倍返し(3 times back) on White Day!*

Happy Valentines!!

* March 14th when the boys give back to the girls who gave them Valentine’s day gifts.

 

 

 

Akira Kamiutsuri Joins Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon Tokyo as ECD

Wed 9 Jan 2013 in About Us, SSF Tokyo
Akira Kamiutsuri

Akira Kamiutsuri

Following an exhaustive search, Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon Tokyo has awarded Akira Kamiutsuri with the role of Executive Creative Director.

“We’ve experienced rapid growth over the past year with existing and new clients over a wide range of categories plus we’ve hired a lot of up & coming young creative talent. So we needed to find a creative leader who has quite a diverse range of skills.” explains CEO Phillip Rubel. “Kamiutsuri has proven himself in the past with clients such as P&G, Volkswagen, SC Johnson, Nestle, Unilever, Dell… the list goes on. He is also motivated to mentor our rising stars. So he’s a great talent find as well as a creative leadership partner.”

Kamiutsuri’s agency experience includes Grey, JWT, DDB, Leo Burnett, and Draft FCB. His trophy shelf includes awards from Cannes, New York Festivals, Tokyo International Movie Festival, Nikkei and many others.

“I’m  impressed with SSF Tokyo’s rapid growth and progressive approach.” Kamiutsuri commented, “SSF is one of the very few agencies in Japan that develops truly integrated media neutral campaign ideas. We don’t think digital vs. ATL vs BTL. We think about what’s the best idea that will develop an emotional connection between brand and consumer. That’s what’s needed in today’s multi-screen world. I’m delighted to work with the entire team. The company culture is wonderful and the momentum is exciting.”

 

 

 

Company overview

Tue 20 Mar 2012 in About Us

Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon Tokyo KK

Established: March 1, 2000

Address &Tel:
4-9-3 Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0001
TEL: +813-6438-1255
FAX: +813-6438-1254

Management Team:
CEO, Representative Director: Phillip Rubel.
COO, Representative Director: Mitsuru Kubota

Business:
Total integrated marketing communications planning and production.

Banks:
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Omotesando Branch
Citi Bank Head Office Branch
Resona Bank Shibuya Branch

Business alliance:
SSF Worldwide, Fallon Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide and Publicis Groupe Holdings

Affiliated Organization:
Japan Advertising Agencies Association
All Japan Radio&Television Commercial Confederation

HP:http://www.ssftoyko.co.jp

 

 

 

Phillip Rubel

Fri 27 Feb 2009 in About Us

Phillip Rubel

Phillip Rubel
Chief Executive Officer, Representative Director

After a career in Canada that included marketing with Schering-Plough, advertising with Y&R and leading his own agency in Canada for 9 years, Phil came to Japan initially with McCann-Erickson where he was a Senior Vice President and later again as Chief Operating Officer. Phil joined D’Arcy as CEO and was soon charged with the responsibility of merging the offices of D’Arcy, Leo Burnett and part of Dentsu to form Beacon, becoming their first CEO, before being invited to become an EVP at Leo Burnett’s HQ in Chicago.
Phil’s passion for blending strategy & creativity led him to Fallon and to co-launch a shared vision of a truly unique results driven creativity company in Japan. In addition to CEO duties, Phil built and leads Fallon’s strategic planning practice and is highly engaged in the planning and creative development process for many of Fallon Tokyo’s clients.

 

 

 

Mitsuru Kubota

Fri 27 Feb 2009 in About Us

Mitsuru Kubota

Mitsuru Kubota
Chief Operating Officer, Representative Director

Mit’s career in advertising began in account management at McCann-Erickson. After joining Dentsu Young & Rubicam, Mit spent the next 19 years of his career working with large domestic and international clients operating in Japan. His expertise spans business planning, media engagement, sports & music event planning. As co-founder of Gram in April 2000, Mit was among the first Japanese advertising entrepreneurs to break away from big agencies and strike out on his own. In 2003, Fallon Worldwide discovered Gram and with the addition of Phil Rubel, founded Fallon Tokyo.
As COO of Fallon, Mit is fully engaged with every aspect of the agency, key clients and is particularly focusing on the growing disciplines of integrated communications.

 

 

 

Contact us

Tue 26 Feb 2008 in About Us

For clients or press enquiries, please contact:

Phillip Rubel, CEO/Representative Director
phil.rubel@ssftokyo.com +81.3.6438.1268

Mitsuru Kubota, COO/Representative Director
mitsuru.kubota@ssftokyo.com +81.3.6438.1207

 

 

 

Who we are

Tue 1 Jan 2008 in About Us

SSF Tokyo

A company that believes that creativity is an economic multiplier

We believe that you must creatively calibrate the quality of the medium with the quality of the content. In the old economy, out-shouting the competition would sometimes do. But in today’s world, where people are in control of the media they choose to watch, creativity is the ultimate weapon to attract people’s interest and allow you to outsmart the competition rather than try to outspend them.

 

 

 

Dignity of the individual

Tue 1 Jan 2008 in About Us

We believe every person has unique characteristics and capabilities. At Fallon, creative ideas aren’t confined within the boundaries of job titles or hierarchies. In fact, we expect every person to contribute great ideas and to flourish based on their contributions.
 

 

 

The importance of staying humble

Tue 1 Jan 2008 in About Us

Arrogance stifles creativity, freethinking, new ideas, and collaboration. No single individual has all the right answers all the time. We focus on our clients’ success and let our work speak for us. We don’t have the time and patience to deal with inflated egos and industry hype.
 

 

 

The necessity of having fun

Tue 1 Jan 2008 in About Us

The commitment to doing brilliant work, deadlines and the practicalities of business can generate an enormous amount of pressure. We don’t want to spend the majority of our waking hours in a sweatshop. So we hire talented individuals who love what they do and create an enjoyable environment because we believe that having fun sparks creativity. And that is what clients come to us for in the first place.
 

 

 

Family as a business model

Tue 1 Jan 2008 in About Us

So many managers refer to their employees as a family. But that is different from using family as a business model. We see the concept of family as a practical model to support our business rather than simply as a sentimental notion. Our demand for an extremely high level of creativity in everything we do necessitate the core values of trust, support and frankness that usually found within a family. If an individual knows that his or her family is always there to support them , they can be free and confident to explore new ideas on behalf of our clients.
 

 

 

Embracing risk

Tue 1 Jan 2008 in About Us

It is often said that the definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again but somehow expect different results. Yet, so many marketing plans and advertising campaigns do just that. And in today’s market, who can afford to waste precious budgets by not garnering maximum effectiveness from your marketing activities? That is why we feel it is our responsibility to work hand-in-hand with clients and embrace the risk of new ideas. Then, minimize the risk through the rigors of careful planning and execution.
 

 

 

Power of creativity

Tue 1 Jan 2008 in About Us

To us, creativity is the root of everything we do. Creativity is not simply about developing a particular print advertisement, TV commercial or website. In fact , we see creativity as primarily having two parts: The first part is about the idea that inspires specific content development. It can be in the form of a written strategy or a core concept. The second part is how that idea is brought to life (Print, TV, web, PR etc) and delivered through various media.
 

 

 

Measuring success

Tue 1 Jan 2008 in About Us

We measure our success by the success of our clients. And we genuinely appreciate when the ideas we generate are recognized and awarded by industry peers for creativity and effectiveness.