Ed Mapa established Media Contacts in the Philippines in December 2008. In under 12 months, he shook the industry by winning at the Philippine Advertising Congress the 2009 Araw Media Agency Of The Year, Gold for Best Use Of Internet for “Awesome Philippines”, and Bronze for Best Viral Campaign and at the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association Of the Philippines, the Gold Innovative Boomerang for “ The 7,108th Island: The Philippines on Second Life”.
Before digitally conquering the Philippines, Ed worked with Euro RSCG Singapore as Southeast Asia (SEA) Regional Account Director for John Hancock, Philips and Volvo.