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Substack: Geographic Expansion
Substack is deepening its market push in Japan, signaling strategic expansion into the Asia-Pacific creator economy segment.
Source: Nikkei Asia (Business)
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for media leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 111.4 (Hot) — up 5.2 versus the prior month — and Asia signal share is rising (+3.7pts).
Substack: 5 signals in the last 90 days — above the Media median of 1 across 13 tracked companies; 0.3% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 5 tracked across 52 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
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Partnership · Asia
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Ma Activity · Asia
ARN →ARN divested its Hong Kong outdoor advertising business (Cody Outdoor and Buspak Advertising) for $5.6 million
Partnership · Oceania
Nine →Nine closed an AI content deal with Microsoft, positioning premium journalism as a grounding source for AI outputs
Partnership · Oceania
HOYTS →HOYTS partnered with Explosion Network to launch SCREENX immersive cinema experience at HOYTS Broadway.
Ma Activity · EMEA
Global →Scottish energy and infrastructure specialist Global acquired Pier Solutions and is launching Global Modular, a new division focused on modular construction.
Strategic Hiring · Oceania
VML →VML appointed Mark Verhagen as Group Executive Creative Director for Brisbane and Perth offices. Verhagen joins from VML Indonesia where he served as ECD and helped elevate the office into one of Indonesia's most awarded creative agencies.
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