Malaysian Government Excited by Groundbreaking Media Company’s Move East

GDS International awarded Malaysia’s MSC for Innovation and Technology

GDS International is now a global media force, growing 150% in four years and achieving double figure growth in 2009. The media company is composed of four main divisions: digital and hardcopy publishing; C-level global business summits; innovative educational professional conferences; and a digital arm that contains social media and viral marketing, as well as an internet television channel revered by senior executives the world over. GDS grasped opportunities during the global recession and now boasts offices in New York’s Trump Building on 40 Wall Street, Sydney, Cardiff, Kuala Lumpur, and have still maintained its headquarters in the UK.

“The key has been to diversify and innovate,” says Harlan Davis, Vice President of Product for GDS International. “We have a young, vibrant, and highly skilled workforce that adapts exceptionally well in new business verticals and geographic markets. Our products shape the media landscape in many ways.” GDS boasts over 55 C-level summits each year, alongside its 16-year-old publishing business, that circulates over 50 titles world-wide. In 2009 GDS International diversified successfully into new media and digital initiatives, championing some of the fastest growing online industry news services, such as the world’s number one online executive broadcasting network MeetTheBoss TV

Excited about the future release of MeetTheBoss TV Asia, the Malaysian Government approval committee awarded GDS International with the MSC status this week. GDS International was granted the prestigious Pioneer Status that has been granted for the maximum period of five years, with the opportunity to extend the status again in the future.

“GDS International is an exciting new company with innovative products and unique online offerings made them a perfect candidate for MSC Malaysia status. We are thrilled GDS have chosen Malaysia as their Asian headquarters and we welcome our new partnership” – Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, CEO of Multimedia Development Corporation, the government implementation agency to drive the MSC Malaysia vision

MSC Malaysia is the primary gateway to Asia's booming information and communications technology (ICT) markets. Modeled after the Silicon Valley, it gives successful companies first-world knowledge and infrastructure to the region.

“It’s a fantastic time for the company” says Damien Munro, Vice President, Asia, GDS International. “We have played to our strengths throughout the recession and have done the unthinkable, and we look forward to meeting the challenges of Asian businesses. We also thank the MSC for their overwhelming support”.

GDS International plans on hitting all business media channels, in each industry throughout Asia, the same way they have in the US, EU, MENA, and Latin America, while changing the landscape with both traditional media, and its innovative and ever-evolving digital arm.

GDS International Bucks the Trend with 9.5% Growth

After a catastrophic 2008 for global markets, dazed investors emerged from their shelters to ask if 2009 will be any better. With Stocks losing 42% of their value, erasing more than $29 trillion in value the consensus among professionals? Do not expect the big rebound that usually follows a sharp downturn.

Because of this U.S. online ad spending dropped for the third straight quarter during the third quarter of 2009 by 4% to $6.4 billion compared to a year ago, according to new data from market research firm IDC. Globally, online ad dollars slipped 1% to $14.7 billion over the period. Because of this Media companies who rely on such revenues have felt the pinch and are looking for alternative business models to drive growth in 2010. Large corporate publishers such as Haymarket are ending print editions and News Corp are set to begin charging for online content. But is this a step in the right direction? GDS International does not agree.
Maintaining a steadfast approach to publishing and maintaining unrivalled ROI to their clients GDS International (parent company of GDS Publishing) have bucked the Trend and have posted 9.5% this year, opening offices in New Yorks Trump towers, Sydney and Kuala Lumpur.

“The key has been to diversify and innovate” Harlan Davies VP Product for GDS International, “We have a young and vibrant workforce that have adapted well in new business verticals and geographic markets”. Boasting over forty C-level summits a year, alongside its sixteen year old publishing business that circulates over fifty publication to executives world-wide, 2009 has seen GDS International diversify into New Media. Now championing some of the fastest growing online News services such as Next Gen Online News and online executive Broadcasting Network MeettheBoss is has clearly been the right move.