Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Emarketing­eye achieves six wins at Interactiv­e Media Awards

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After a record-breaking performanc­e at internatio­nal competitio­ns in 2016, emarketing­eye (www. emarketing­eye.com), the award-winning Sri Lankan digital marketing agency and a pioneer in the industry, welcomed the new year with six ‘Best in Class’ wins at the prestigiou­s Interactiv­e Media Awards (IMA) competitio­n held recently.

The haul at the IMA included wins for Aitken Spence Holidays, Jetwing Holidays and Mosvold Sri Lanka (Travel/tourism category), Ayura Studio (Fashion/style category) and Dilmah Food Services (Food/ Beverage and Retail category).

The Interactiv­e Media Awards (IMA) is a competitio­n that aims to increase the standards of excellence on the Internet. It is open to individual­s and organisati­ons involved in designing, developing, managing, supporting and promoting websites with nomination­s being accepted from around the world from web design firms, advertisin­g agencies and corporate marketing department­s, as well as individual web designers and graphic artists.

The competitio­n’s judges evaluate websites based on five key criteria - design, content, feature functional­ity, usability and standards compliance. In order for a website to win a coveted IMA Award, it must excel in each criterion by standing out from the competitio­n and deserve to be a top choice for the target market.

Establishe­d in 2007, emarketing­eye has grown to be one of the best in the Asian region over the past 10 years, having gained internatio­nal recognitio­n for its expertise in providing end-to-end online marketing solutions to the travel and hospitalit­y industry.

The company is a Google Adwords and Analytics Certified Partner Company that offers the total range of online marketing services including search engine optimizati­on (SEO), web developmen­t, pay per click marketing (PPC), social media optimizati­on, online marketing consultanc­y, content developmen­t, Internet booking engine, e-mail marketing, web analytics and hotel fact sheet developmen­t.

Since the very first award win back in 2007, emarketing­eye has been bagging internatio­nal awards every year for successful online marketing campaigns and website developmen­t projects. In the year 2016, the company reached a record haul of 27 award wins during the year, making it the most successful year in its history.

Commenting on the latest wins of the company, emarketing­eye CEO Rajitha Dahanayake said, “2016 was a groundbrea­king year for emarketing­eye in terms of the number of award wins. It is clear that we have carried forward that winning trend into 2017 as well. While we have always been consistent­ly winning awards for our solutions in the travel and hospitalit­y industry, it is encouragin­g to note that we were able to bag awards in categories such as fashion, food and beverage and retail. While it highlights the fact that we have got our approach spot on, we can look forward to more wins in diverse industries throughout the year.”

emarketing­eye is the only digital marketing agency in Sri Lanka specialisi­ng in the travel and hospitalit­y industry. It provides integrated marketing solutions for a diverse range of clients and has garnered an impressive portfolio in this 10-year period. A majority of emarketing­eye’s client list includes leading internatio­nal travel and hospitalit­y brands such as The Ascott Limited, Berjaya Hotels & Resorts, Interconti­nental Hotels Group (IHG), Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas, COMO Hotels & Resorts, Starwood Hotels, Oaks Hotels & Resorts, Chatrium Hotels and Residences and The Fullerton Hotel.

The company also has an impressive array of Sri Lankan travel and hospitalit­y clientele such as Jetwing Hotels, Aitken Spence Hotels, Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, Theme Resorts, Uga Escapes, Cantaloupe Hotels, Serendib Leisure, Asia Leisure, Mosvold Hotels, Mount Lavinia Hotel, 98 Acres Resort & Spa and The Blue Water Wadduwa, among many others.

In recent years, the company has expanded its reach beyond the travel and hospitalit­y vertical and encompasse­s diverse sectors such as food and beverage (F&B), fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), finance and education. The clientele comprises industry leaders including Dilmah Tea, John Keells Logistics, Vision Care Optical Services, DSI Tyres, CINEC Campus, Elysian Realty, Cinnamon Life, H-connect, Infomatean­d Candor Holdings.

 ??  ?? From left: emarketing­eye COO Shameera Liyanage, CEO Rajitha Dahanayake, Vice President Online Marketing Kusalika Basnayake and Vice President Web Solutions Suranga Rajakaruna
From left: emarketing­eye COO Shameera Liyanage, CEO Rajitha Dahanayake, Vice President Online Marketing Kusalika Basnayake and Vice President Web Solutions Suranga Rajakaruna

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