For over 20 years, the Ad-comm Group has solidified its role as a major player in the local communications industry, building deep and mutually beneficial relationships with clients, consumers, the media and government that most people considered impossible when we began in 1987.
To have been successful for so long in such a competitive market is no accident. It has taken an unshakeable belief in our six core operating principles—strategy, common sense, global best practices, innovation, creativity and passion—as well as a great team of individuals resolutely focused on providing our clients and their customers with the most outstanding creative content possible.
“Content is king” is the main pillar on which our company was founded. It goes without saying that excellent content can only be created by excellent people, and modern companies such as ours are only as successful as the talent they can either attract and/ or nurture. We are truly blessed to be staffed by a group of multinational, multilingual and multitalented individuals.
We have the experience, the know-how and the contacts to provide unparalleled creative solutions. With our sights set firmly on the next 20 years, we will continue to embrace our founding beliefs to ensure continued growth and improvement for our company and yours.
We very much appreciate your support and friendship and are looking forward to enjoying many more successes together in the years ahead.
Andreas Dannenberg
Ad-comm Group CEO & President
Born in Munich and educated in Germany and the United States, Dannenberg’s professional career began as a photographer for Time Life, Newsweek, Geo, The New York Times and Stern. In 1984, he moved to Japan and served as a communications consultant at advertising giant Dentsu. Following a two-year tenure, he launched his own communication services consultancy, The Ad-comm Group, to accommodate the increasing number of multinational companies doing business in Japan and Asia.
Fluent in Japanese, Dannenberg regularly serves as a facilitator for understanding complex business and cross-border communication issues between Japan/Asia, Europe and America. He is also one of the very few non-Japanese members of the prestigious Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), serving as a chairman of its Branding Japan Working Group, and a member of the YPO/WPO network of business founders and owners.
Dannenberg has been featured in numerous articles in local and overseas papers and magazines, including The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, FujiSankei Business i, The International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun, GQ and Stern.
