About

Alex Yong has been a PR industry-watcher since his first Samsung gala invite in mid-2012. He reports from Android unveilings and local press events held by Facebook, LinkedIn, Acer, Paychex, Microsoft and more. Alex worked the Thomson-Reuters desk within equity research communications for eight years at Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and CSFB, where he quickly developed a love for protocol. In 2015, he was named a top 50 resource in Cision North America’s list of rich media Twitter influencers. This list included Michael Stelzner, Guy Kawasaki and more. His LinkedIn articles about “public relations 2.0” can be found on LinkedIn Pulse. Originally from Singapore, he knows a thing or two about the cuisines of Malaysia and Indonesia.

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