iProperty Group Adopts a Mobile First Approach

Posted on February 3, 2012

It’s February and what an exciting month it is!

February brings along with it many special occasions. We just celebrated Federal Territory Day and this weekend, we will be celebrating Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday and Thaipusam.

I am also thrilled to announce that we launched our new mobile strategy and development team. The formation of the new team is in line with our company’s objective of becoming an organisation that is mobile-first in its outlook.

The team, comprising of experts and headed by Michael Ong, will be in charge of developing innovative mobile products for customers and consumers across the group’s core markets – Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore.

The team will also be responsible for the Group’s presence on all non-computer platforms – mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, smart televisions and other devices.

The iProperty Group has and will always be committed to enhancing the experience of our property buyers and investors, including meeting the future needs of our customers and consumer.

We have a lot of interesting things in the pipe line, so do stay tuned!

Aside from that, tomorrow also marks World Cancer Day. It’s a day where the world unites together in the fight again the global cancer epidemic. To all fighting the battle, I pray that you combat the disease successfully!

Enjoy the long weekend and the festivities!

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A Successful Start for the iProperty Group

Posted on January 27, 2012

Hope you had a great Chinese New Year celebration and enjoyed the long weekend!

In 2011, the teams all across the iProperty Group focused their commitment on building relationships with customers and in finding ways to further enhance the experience of consumers who visit our website, to search for the dream home.

The dedication, passion and unrelenting commitment showcased by the team have resulted in the group achieving a 103% increase in revenue, and a 72% increase in the number of paying agents.

The Group also significantly deepened its relationship with property developers, highlighted by the launch of our Top Developers publication earlier this year.

To our loyal and esteemed consumers and customers, this success could not have been achieved without you as well. The growth we’ve experienced over the years is because of customers and consumers like you, who faithfully support our business. We appreciate your trust, and we’ll do our best to continue to give you the kind of service you deserve.

And to the entire team at the iProperty Group, a big THANK YOU for all your hard work and dedication. Your passion and determination, has helped us achieve one milestone after another.

Our performance in 2011 provides us with an outstanding starting point for 2012, and rest assured, we have a clear strategy for each country and will continue to focus on executing our plans to continue to deliver only the best for you.

Have a great weekend.

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2012 — iProperty Gets Innovative

Posted on January 6, 2012

So 2012 has arrived! I hope you all enjoyed the extended holidays and ushered in the New Year with new goals, resolutions and of course in style. Hot spots around the city center and shopping malls were filled with people gathering to do the final countdown to the New Year. The skylines were filled with bright and vibrant colorful sparks of beautiful patterns from the fire crackers and it was just indeed a truly beautiful sight to behold.

The festive season is indeed a joyous occasion – a time of family bonding and of course a time for feasting. I guess many; will be hitting the gym soon to burn off all those extra calories. I know I will.

The holidays also gave me some extra time to do some reading and I came across a book entitled Discipline Dreaming.

Written by Josh Linkner, a successful serial entrepreneur, founder of a highly successful company in the promotion’s industry, Linkner’s book outlines various processes and techniques that encourage and enable innovation among employees.

Innovation has and will always be a key fundamental to the iProperty Group. We continuously strive towards developing highly innovative products and services to meet the needs of our target market.

In today’s world, the success of any business is constantly measured, not just by revenues, but by a wide spectrum of things and being in the online industry – by brand recall, by unique visitors, by leads and of course by sales amongst many other factors.

The need to stay ahead of competitors has never been more critical and innovation is indeed the key fundamental. Linker outlines in his book that the only way to sustain long term innovation and growth is through creativity – at all levels of the organisation. And I certainly couldn’t agree more.

Disciplined Dreaming shows you how to create profitable new ideas, empower all your employees to be creative, and sustain your competitive advantage over the long term. His book outlines the whole process in five easy steps that will make creativity easy for you and your organisation.

So, for 2012, let’s get innovative and believe that it will be a great and successful year.

Time to leave our comfort zones, put on our thinking and creative caps, and explore new possibilities in a disciplined way of course.

Enjoy the weekend and Happy 2012!

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2011 – A Year of Success for iProperty

Posted on December 6, 2011

Hello December!

I don’t know about you but I feel that the last 11 months have whizzed by in a blink of an eye. But nevertheless, it’s been an amazing journey.

This year saw me become a father for the second time to beautiful baby daughter. My lovely daughter is now nearly 6 months old. I am also proud to say that my eldest daughter has been nothing short but a remarkable and caring big sister.

On the business front, 2011 has been a year of success across the iProperty Group.

2011 saw us change our name from IPGA Limited to the iProperty Group Ltd, acquire the No.1 and No.3 property portals in Indonesia, win highly acclaimed awards in Malaysia and Hong Kong, clinch the 4th place in the fastest Australian growing business by Business Review Weekly and not forgetting the birth of the region’s first comprehensive and designated portal of commercial and industrial properties, CommercialAsia.com.

We also had tremendous revenue growth across the group. Our portals in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Hong Kong continue to remain the leading and preferred property portal in their respective countries. Our significant growth has also attracted investments from France’s No.1 property portal, SeLoger.com, to the business.

The launch of our inaugural coffee table book, Malaysia Top Property Developers 2011/2012, is also something we are extremely happy about. You can grab a copy of this limited edition book at a bookstore near you soon, for only RM 99.

Needless to say that I am very proud of all that we have achieved this year. I especially commend the staff at iProperty for their passion and dedication, for without them, these numerous milestones that we achieved would not have been possible.

But I’m convinced the best is yet to come. Looking forward to the year ahead fills me with excitement.

I can assure you that 2012 will be an exciting year. We have many things lined up for you, so do stay tuned.

I also want to take this opportunity to personally thank all our consumers, customers and partners for continuously believing in us and for growing with us to achieve one milestone after another.

Have a great week.

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The Far-fetched Truth

Posted on November 25, 2011

I am not sure how many of you have watched the movie a "Few Good Men". It’s a court room drama which revolves around the trial of two U.S. Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tribulations of their lawyer as he prepares a case to defend his clients.

One of the most famous and memorable lines from that movie was Col. Nathan R. Jessep’s (Jack Nicholson) shouted response to Lt Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise), where he said “You can’t handle the truth!” after the young inexperienced U.S Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps lawyer who lead the defense in the court-martial of two marines that were accused of murdering a fellow Marine of the unit, said “I want the truth!“.

Needless to say that Nicholson’s character then goes on a long rant that unwittingly leads to an admission of his guilt in the death of a young marine.

The truth is indeed a bitter pill to swallow! But just how far would you go to stretch the truth?

In this highly competitive industry, standing out ahead of competitors is crucial. And it is important to do it with integrity, honesty and with a code of conduct, for it’s the core values that build your company’s reputation.

But sadly, some new players to the industry will go through great lengths to use cheap tactics to boost their company’s image.

I firmly believe it’s vital to act with integrity, to be accountable and responsible for our actions, not just to our stakeholders but to all our customers and consumers.

On a separate note, I am extremely thrilled by how well the iProperty Group has fared this year.

You can also read all about our success here.

Enjoy the long weekend!

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