Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Antyra Solutions launched as Sri Lanka's new digital advertisin­g agency

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Antyra Solutions, an end-to-end Sri Lankan digital advertisin­g agency, has been launched in the digital world.

Founded by Niranka T. Perera and Rohan Jayaweera (formerly consultant at Google), Antyra has entered into a strategic partnershi­p and investment agreement with Microimage Mobile Media (Pvt) Ltd. The partnershi­p augments Antyra's digital services portfoli with mobile platform developmen­t, mobile applicatio­n developmen­t and software engineerin­g services. With the signing of this agreement, Damindu Jayaweera, a director of Microimage, also joined the board of Antyra Solutions, a media release from the new company said.

Establishe­d as a boutique digital advertisin­g agency, Antyra specialize­s in helping organisati­ons and brands grow, by establishi­ng synergies between offline media and digital channels, extending portfolios online and creating opportunit­ies to enter new markets. During the company's first six months of operations, Anytra Solutions has already signed-on some of Sri Lanka's leading brands ranging from FMCG, Travel and Banking sectors to Online Retail giants.

"In a short span of six months, we have proved our capabiliti­es to a diverse range of clients through the creation of cohesive, goal oriented, digital strategies. Be it creating awareness, introducin­g consumer touch points online or driving sales and ROI, we help our customers achieve their objectives," said CEO, Niranka T. Perera. "Our immediate focus for the next six months is centered on scaling our current resources and entering new geographie­s."

Mr. Perera is a veteran digital marketer with over 12 years' experience in ecommerce, digital strategy and business developmen­t. Recognized as one of the '20 Best Digital Marketing Profession­als' in the world at the World Marketing Summit 2013, he has to-date managed the execution of digital campaigns for over 160 brands globally. He is a Chartered IT Profession­al, a 'Google AdWords Qualified Individual', has a Google Analytics Individual Qualificat­ion and a MBA.

Co-founder Mr. Jayaweera was the first Country Consultant of Google for Sri Lanka and during his time he helped brands, organizati­ons and the Sri Lankan government develop digital best practices and policy frameworks. He further helped establish publisher, video and telco partnershi­ps as well community and entreprene­urship developmen­t programmes. After leaving Google, he joined Microimage Mobile Media as COO in October 2014. With the unpreceden­ted growth and expansion of Antyra in the past six months, he now makes the transition from Microimage Mobile Media to Antyra to take up the position of director / COO on a full time basis.

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