Says Sdn Bhd

Says Sdn Bhd is a company based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, that operates the web site Says.com.[1] The company, formerly known as Youthsays Sdn Bhd, is Malaysia's pioneer in accelerating the reach of advertisers through the empowerment of active social media users. Since its point of inception in 2010, Says Sdn Bhd has served over 80 leading brands including Nike, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Maxis and Nestle.[2] On 8 October 2013, Says Sdn Bhd completed a $20 million merger with Catcha Media Berhad's subsidiaries to form a new company, Rev Media Equity Holdings Sdn Bhd (Rev Asia) [3] Effective 12 December 2013, Says Sdn Bhd became Rev Social Malaysia Sdn Bhd.[4]

Products

Recognition and awards

Says Sdn Bhd made The WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces™ in years 2012 and 2013.[11] The company also won Best Practices for “Level Up” and “Smoke Signal”.[12] Says practices the democratic principle of reflection and evaluation through 'Great-itude' sessions whereby employees shares one thing they're grateful for that has happened that week.[13] This practice was featured in an article titled "Ritual Magic In The Workplace", published by Malaysia’s leading financial and investment news publication’s pullout edGY.[14][15]

Sponsorships

1. DiGi WWWOW Awards Says Fave Video Of The Year 2012 and 2013[16][17]

2. Says built and managed online microsite and campaign for WWF Malaysia to garner pledges against turtle egg consumption in 2012[18]

The Says Secret Hideout

The Says Secret Hideout, hub of Says Sdn Bhd employees, was listed in Female Magazine Malaysia’s “Coolest Offices You’d Want to Work at in Malaysia” and described as an “outta-this-world” space that “gives off a lousy vibe”.[19]

Merger with Catcha Media

In May 2013, Says Sdn Bhd entered an approximate RM60 million merger with Catcha Media, in which Catcha Media subsidiaries and Says.com will come together to form a digital advertising business.[20] In a statement from former CEO Khailee Ng (now Chairman of Rev Asia) said that Says.com is designed to put advertiser content at the centre of social attention, positioning brands to capture the new generation of consumers - “We see a shift towards the advertising of the future, where marketing messages take shape as sharable ‘social’ content rather than the way it presently appears to users - as interruptions.” [21]

References

  1. Company Overview Of Says Sdn Bhd, "Bloomberg Businessweek", 19 Dec 2013, "", 2013
  2. Bernama, "The Malaysian Insider", 14 May 2013, "", 2013
  3. Noor Fathima Warsia, "Digital Market Asia", 10 Oct 2013, "", 2013
  4. Company Overview of Rev Social Malaysia Sdn Bhd, "Bloomberg Businessweek", 21 Jan 2014,"", 2013
  5. Vivian Chong, "Marketing Interactive", 6 Dec 2013, "", 2013
  6. Company Overview Of Says Sdn Bhd, "Bloomberg Businessweek", 19 Dec 2013, "", 2013
  7. Company Overview Of Says Sdn Bhd, "Bloomberg Businessweek", 19 Dec 2013, "", 2013
  8. iTunes, "Apple", 20 Dec 2013, "", 2013
  9. Digital News Asia, "Digital News Asia", 18 Nov 2013, "", 2013
  10. Digital News Asia, "Digital News Asia", 18 Nov 2013, "", 2013
  11. The WorldBlu List, "WorldBlu", 2012, "", 2013
  12. The WorldBlu List, "WorldBlu", 2013, "", 2013
  13. The WorldBlu List, "WorldBlu", 2013, "", 2013
  14. Nurul Iman Dimyati, "Fz", 2013, "", 2013
  15. Ritual Magic In The Workplace, "edGY", 2013, "", 2013
  16. Digital News Asia, "Digital News Asia", 2012, "", 2013
  17. WWWOW Prizes, "DiGi", 2013,"", 2013
  18. Farhana Fadzil, "PR Web", 2012, "", 2013
  19. Rachel Au, "Female Magazine", 19 September 2013, "", 2013
  20. Digital News Asia, "Digital News Asia", 15 Jul 2013, "", 2013
  21. Jon Russell, "The Next Web", 12 Jul 2013, "", 2013

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