Be fluent in Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Bangkok and Jakarta

One regional partner for global brands, across Asia Pacific.

We turn Asia Pacific complexity into measurable growth, market by market.

From Singapore to Shibuya, Bangkok to Beijing, we help brands sharpen their strategy, adapt fast and scale across the region.

Most agencies treat APAC as one region. We don’t. We work city by city and culture by culture, with a growth framework built for how Asia Pacific actually works: its speed, its diversity, its platforms and its people.

Kindred is an APAC-first partner for brands that need more than translation. Local insight, decisions backed by data, and creative made for each market. When growth depends on getting Asia Pacific right, you need fluency, not assumptions.

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Six disciplines, one ecosystem.

One integrated team covering strategy, creative, media and embedded talent, from start to finish. Built for how Asia Pacific actually works.

Not sure which discipline fits? We’ll shape the right mix for your stage, your category and your plans for Asia Pacific.

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Where we operate.

One partner across Asia Pacific, with people who understand the culture, platforms and rhythm of each market.

Why global brands choose Kindred.

The reach of a network with the cultural depth and speed of a boutique team. Our Asia Pacific hub sets the strategy, and local teams adapt it for each market.

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One accountable team

One partner across every market, so you stop juggling agencies, countries and timelines.

02

Native in every market

Local strategists, creators and analysts who know the language, platforms and how people buy.

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Strategy, creative and media in one plan

Everything runs side by side, so your brand stays consistent across the region and relevant in each market.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Kindred actually do?

Kindred brings strategy, creative, content and media together across Asia Pacific. Instead of a fragmented agency setup (one shop for strategy, another for creative, a third for media, plus a local partner in every market), you get one accountable team with regional oversight and native execution in every country we serve.

In practice, that means a single regional strategy owned by a senior lead, brand and creative systems built for APAC (not retrofitted from a Western template), full-funnel paid media across every major regional platform, and reporting that rolls up to your global team in one dashboard.

What makes Kindred different from traditional agencies?

Three things.

One: most agencies treat APAC as one region, or hand it off to a network of loosely coordinated affiliates. We work as a single accountable team, with senior strategists, creatives and media leads who are native to the markets they serve.

Two: strategy, creative and media sit together, not in silos with hand-off delays. Decisions move at the pace your business actually needs.

Three: honest advice. If a market isn't ready for you, or a different approach would serve you better, we'll tell you. Honest counsel is rarer than it should be.

Which countries and markets can Kindred support?

We have team members in Hong Kong (our regional operations base), Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and Australia, and long-term in-market partners in Greater China, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, India and New Zealand.

From your side, the difference is invisible. Every engagement runs under one regional model: one quality bar, one accountable contract holder and one reporting cadence, whichever markets are in scope.

Can Kindred support marketing outside Asia Pacific?

Our deepest expertise is APAC, and that's where we'll always add the most value. We're not pretending to be a global generalist.

That said, we support multi-region engagements where APAC sits inside a broader global programme, and we work with global lead agencies regularly. If you need a regional partner who plugs cleanly into a global setup, that's exactly what we're built for.

What kinds of clients work with Kindred?

Global brands taking APAC seriously. Enterprise SaaS, B2B tech, hospitality, premium consumer, travel, automotive and financial services are our deepest sectors.

Common situations include:

  • regional teams running multi-market campaigns who need one accountable partner instead of five
  • global HQs that need local fluency without juggling a network of disconnected agencies
  • brands launching into a new APAC market (or several) for the first time
  • established brands restarting growth after a plateau

Can Kindred support both regional and local market teams?

Yes, at the same time, by design. Regional leads coordinate strategy, brand consistency and reporting, while in-country team members own execution, local creative judgement and market-level decisions.

Your regional or global team gets one dashboard and one strategic partner. Your local market teams get a partner who speaks their language, knows their platforms and has senior decision-making authority.

Does Kindred offer creative production and content localisation?

Yes, end to end. Brand films, editorial, social content, performance creative, branded podcasts, print production and full transcreation (not just translation) for every market.

Production is led by in-market creative directors, so the work feels native rather than adapted from a global template. We have our own production capability in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and Australia, and partner with vetted regional studios everywhere else.

Can Kindred handle media planning and performance?

Yes. Full-funnel paid media across every major APAC platform, including Yahoo! JAPAN, LINE, Naver, Kakao, WeChat, Douyin, RedNote, Bilibili, Google, Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok, plus programmatic display, retail media, OOH, DOOH and emerging channels.

Planning, buying, optimisation, attribution and measurement all sit in one team. We work to your KPIs, whether that's pipeline, CPL, CAC, ROAS or branded search, and report on a schedule that fits your business, not ours.

How does Kindred use AI and martech?

Generative AI is part of our production and reporting workflows, for speed and exploration, not for decisions about what goes to market. Local strategists make every culturally sensitive call. AI speeds up the craft. It doesn't replace it.

On martech, we work inside your existing stack and connect APAC platforms like Naver Analytics, WeChat insights and LINE Business to your global reporting. If you don't have a stack yet, we'll help you choose one.

Does Kindred embed talent within client teams?

Yes. Fractional and embedded marketers, creators, performance leads and regional strategists who join your team, sometimes for a single launch window, sometimes for a year-long capacity build.

It's useful when you need senior, in-market capability fast without a permanent hire, or want to upskill an internal team alongside execution. Day rate or retainer, whichever fits your budget model.

Do you run multi-market launches in parallel?

Yes, it's one of our core strengths. We've run simultaneous launches across 11 APAC markets under a single regional brief.

The regional strategy, brand guidelines and KPIs are shared, but every market gets native execution: copywriting, platform mix, creator partnerships and reporting set up locally. One accountable team, one quality bar and one set of conversations with your global leadership.

How do we get started?

There are two ways in, depending on where you are.

Strategy session: book a free 30-minute regional strategy session with our APAC team. We'll look at your situation, market priorities and platform fit, and give you an honest view on whether Kindred is the right partner for what you're trying to do.

Response to a brief: if you've already written a brief, we're happy to send a proposal in response.

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