Brilio.net/en - The site you are currently reading, Brilio.net, just won two categories at the Spark Awards!
Ok, shameless plug, but here's the story.
The award night was held onThursday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Singapore. Brilio got silver forBest Website by a Media Ownerand bronze forBest Media Solutions-Social Media.
This is the third Spark Awards, an event that honorsproducts and services from media owners, publishers and marketing technology companies in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Australia and New Zealand. A 24-person jury of media experts and agencies determines the winnerst.
Brilio.net was officially launched on March 18, 2015, reaching 1.5 million pageviews in its first month. Brilio.net then grew rapidly to30 million pageviews byJune 2015. It also recorded 7.4 million unique visitors up to June that year, a number thatalmost doubled to 12 million byMay 2016. Readers also spent an average of four minutes on the website. This performance earned the company its silver medal.
The bronze for Best Media Solutions-Social Media category came through the "29 Hari Bikin Iri" (29-Day Couples Challenge) Instagram campaign. Run to coincide withValentines Day this year, the initiativeaimed to both increase Brilio's IGfollowers and broaden itsbrand recognition through viral content and social media activity. It targetedmillenial couples aged 18-34.
I'm so incredibly proud of the team for winning these two awards. Gaining recognition in this way so soon after launching Brilio was completely unexpected but I'm so glad that it happened because it helps validate our mission and shows that we're on the right track, said BrilioCEO Joe Wadakethalakal.
CofoundersWadakethalakal and Danny Purnomo accepted the awards.
Brilio shared nominations withhuge brands likeABS-CBN Corporation, BBC Global News, CNBC and Opera Mediaworks.
"We wouldn't have been able to get to this point without the strong effort and support of everyone in Brilio, including our advisors and investors in KLN and Mediacorp, these awards are for all of them," said Wadakethalakal.
Congratsteam on a special first year!
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