Dealmates Unveils New Look for its Customers

Website Enhancements to Position Company as a Premium, High Quality Group Buying Site

Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia’s leading group buying website has launched a fresh and more premium look and feel for its customers. In alignment with the company’s new direction to offer more exclusive and premium deals, the updated design reflects the growth and evolution experienced by Dealmates over the past year.

Along with Dealmates’ new look, the website will also feature a friendlier interface to improve the overall customer experience. Website visitors will notice a clearer, more user friendly design as well as smoother transaction flow especially during payment. The company hopes that these upgrades will facilitate a higher and faster level of user interaction.

Dealmates’ Chief Executive Officer, Erman Akinci said that the website’s new look was representative of ongoing plans to provide higher quality deals to the increasingly discerning local market. “The website’s new look reflects Dealmates’ accelerated efforts to position ourselves as a premium group buying site. We have already begun to shift our offerings away from “cheap bargains” and towards high quality deals which provide actual value to our customers.”

In line with a commitment to enhancing offerings and usability, Dealmates aims to roll out a number of additional improvements during the first quarter of this year. Dealmates customers can look forward to mobile applications for smartphones and tablets, an iPhone app, as well as a shopping cart feature.

In celebration of their upgraded website, Dealmates customers will also enjoy a 3% rebate on all deals bought from the 18th- 22nd of January. The rebate will be credited to their account accordingly.

Dealmates 为其顾客揭开全新面貌

该公司提升网站以定位为一家高级，高素质的团购网站


吉隆坡讯 - 马来西亚顶尖的团购网站 Dealmates 已为其顾客推介一个新颖且更高级的面貌和感觉。配合该公司迈向呈献更多独家和顶级交易的新方向，其已更新的设计将反映 Dealmates 在一年来的成长和进展。

除了展示 Dealmates 的新形象之外，其网站也别具一个更友善的介面以改善整体顾客体验。网站浏览者将发现一个更清晰，更具用户亲和力的设计，以及更顺畅的交易流程，尤其是在付账之际。该公司希望这些改进将可带来更高和快速水平的用户互动。

Dealmates 的首席执行长 Erman Akinci 表示，推介全新面貌网站的宗旨是在于推行各项计划以呈献更高素质交易予要求日高的本地市场。"网站的新形象反映了Dealmates 加紧努力自我定位为一个高级团购网站。我们开始从呈献 "低价优惠" 转型为推出高素质交易，以献予顾客们真正的价值。"

配合其提升优惠和可用性的承诺，Dealmates 有意在今年第一季度推介各项额外的改进。Dealmates 的顾客可期望迎来智能电话和平板电脑的各种移动应用程序，一种 iPhone 应用程序，以及购物车特点。

为了庆贺其网站的升级，Dealmates 的顾客们将可在 1 月 17 至 21 日之间获享所有交易的 5% 回扣。

Dealmates 与丰隆银行携手合作 为顾客们带来独家折扣和优惠

团购网站献予丰隆卡消费者大减价优惠

吉隆坡 12 月 21 日讯 - 马来西亚顶尖的团购网站 Dealmates 与丰隆银行结盟，献予卡会员每常交易之额外折扣。这项优惠是 Dealmates 为了配合各商家之积极成长计划而推行的多项倡议之一。

从即日起至 2012 年 3 月 31 日，采用丰隆信用卡或记账卡的消费将获享所有交易的 5% 折扣。丰隆卡会员也将在登记成为新 Dealmates 会员时获得 RM15 信用额。除了折扣之外，丰隆卡会员也将有机会访问和预览该网站的各项交易。为了确保产品和服务素质，Dealmates 网站的大多数交易皆限制优惠券数量，并在需求高时供不应求。然而，从 2012 年 1 月起，丰隆卡会员将可比公众人士提前预览和购买各项优惠。

Dealmates 希望这项倡议将可显著增加其顾客群和品牌忠诚度。其首席执行长 Erman Akinci 表示，与丰隆结盟乃是突出 Dealmates 与竞争者有别的良机。"在这个高度竞争的市场，得益的往往是消费人，我们对与丰隆银行及其卡会员建立新关系感到振奋。这项合作也是 Dealmates 品牌具有高素质的明证和可让我们献予顾客更多优惠。"

随着在投入运作的第一年即体验令人激赏的成长后，Dealmates 计划扩大其顾客群和进一步度身定制各项优惠。通过一项订于明年一月推出的创新且用户亲和移动应用服务，预料顾客们将可随时随地浏览优惠和采购。

丰隆卡会员可直接在 Dealmates 网站 www.Dealmates.com.my 登记以开始享受折扣和其他优惠。有关这项促销的规则与条件，请浏览: http://www.dealmates.com.my/pages/Hong-Leong-Terms

Dealmates to Help Less Fortunate Kids this Holiday Season by Harnessing the Power of for Group Giving

Website Invites Public to Participate in Providing New Mattresses to Children’s Homes

KUALA LUMPUR - Today, Dealmates announced it would be teaming up with Malaysian vendors Sleep Pro and Cozzia, to deliver the gift of a good night’s sleep to less fortunate children. From now until the 28th of December, the public will be able to submit donations through their “Gift of a Good Night’s Sleep” campaign aimed at providing brand new mattresses to Children’s homes in the Klang Valley.

Last week, representatives from Dealmates, Cozzia and Sleep Pro visited selected Children’s homes in order to gauge necessity for bed related products. Mattresses will go to: Praise Emmanuel Children’s Home, Petaling Jaya; and House of Joy, Puchong as well as other homes depending on the number of mattresses raised.

Used mattresses often display broken springs, sagging, and tearing. Children’s homes often rely on public donations and tend to stretch the life span of their furniture based on necessity. Other than general wear and tear, there are hygienic reasons such as dust mites, allergens and bed bugs which make it not advisable to use second hand mattresses. Switching to new mattresses would aid the children in these homes in avoiding illnesses such as asthma; sinus infections, as well as skin problems such as eczema.

Each mattress retails at RM450, but for every RM200 raised through the Dealmates website, Cozzia and Sleep Pro will top up the remaining money needed for each mattress. Eugene Cheong, Cozzia’s Business Development Manager says he is excited about offering products and expertise to such a worthy cause. Building on the success we’ve had selling products through Dealmates in the past, we feel the site’s wide reach and user friendliness will make it easy for the public to get involved”.

Participants can select denominations in the form of RM30, RM50, RM70, RM100, RM150 or RM200 coupons. In line with the spirit of giving, Dealmates will not receive any commission on the purchasing of the mattresses- playing the role of facilitator to this charity campaign. Additionally, Dealmates and Catcha Media will further support the charity by purchasing 30 new mattresses for the homes.

“Every child deserves a good night’s sleep. This campaign is aimed at providing a platform to help under privileged children in an impactful way.” said Erman Akinci, Dealmates’ Chief Executive Officer. Our “Gift of a Good Night’s Sleep” campaign aims to provide these children one of the most basic necessities that will benefit them for years to come. We at Dealmates, are delighted to play a role in bringing a bit of joy into the lives of these children. It is a simple but necessary initiative and we urge the public to join us by participating”.

Dealmates intends to continue additional fundraising activities throughout the year. “Since our website went live in January, we have been successful at harnessing the power of group buying. With the generosity of the public and our vendors, we hope to replicate this model through “group giving”- raising funds and awareness for those who need it most.”

For the company which has worked hard to bring awesome deals to life, this latest campaign will go beyond that remit, bringing worthwhile causes to life as well.

Dealmates 将于假日季节发挥团捐力量向弱势儿童伸出援手

该网站邀请公众人士响应为儿童院提供新床垫的呼吁


吉隆坡 12 月 8 日讯 - 今天，Dealmates 宣布与马来西亚供应商 Sleep Pro和Cozzia 携手合作，为弱势儿童带来一夜好眠的献礼。从即日起至 12 月 28 日，公众人士将可参与它们的 "一夜好眠献礼" 运动以捐赠床垫，该运动的宗旨是提供全新的床垫给巴生河流域的儿童院。

在上个星期，来自 Dealmates，Cozzia 和 Sleep Pro 的代表们拜访了特选的儿童院，以评估它们对相关床具产品的需求。获赠床垫的儿童院为: 八打灵再也的 Praise Emmanuel 儿童院；蒲种的 House of Joy，以及其他中心，视所募得的床垫而定。

二手床垫往往有弹簧损坏，下沉和破裂问题。向来依赖公众人士捐助的儿童院则倾向于根据需要而延长家具的使用期。除了一般的耗损之外，二手床垫不适宜使用的原因包括有尘螨，过敏物和床虱等卫生问题。更新床垫将有助这些中心的儿童预防各种疾病如哮喘；鼻窦感染，以及皮肤毛病如湿疹等。

每一个床垫的零售价为 RM450，但 Cozzia 和 Sleep Pro将在通过 Dealmates 网站筹获的每 RM200 之上补足购买一个床垫的所需的馀额。据 Cozzia 的业务开发经理 Eugene Cheong 透露，他感到很高兴能够为这项善举献捐产品的专长。基于我们在过去成功通过 Dealmates 促销产品的经验，我们认为该网站的广泛影响力和用户亲和优势将可带动公众人士响应。

参加者可选认购面额 RM30, RM50, RM70, RM100, RM150 或 RM200 的赠券。配合为善最乐的精神，Dealmates 将不对所购买的床垫征收任何佣金 - 它仅将在这项慈善运动中扮演推动者的角色。此外，Dealmates 和 Catcha Media 将进一步为儿童院购买 30 个新床垫以响应善举。

Dealmates 的首席执行长 Erman Akinci 表示，"每一位儿童都理应享有一夜好眠。这项运动是在于通过震撼性方式以创造一个协助弱势儿童的平台。我们的 "一夜好眠献礼" 运动是在于为这些儿童提供其中一个最基本的需求，让他们能够长时期受惠。我们 Dealmates 同仁乐于尽我们的本份，给这些儿童的人生带来一些喜悦。这只是一个简单但有必要的倡议，我们呼吁公众人士慷慨捐助。"

Dealmates 有意常年继续展开其他的募款活动。"自从我们的网站在一月崛起以来，我们已成功发挥团购的力量。通过公众人士的供应商的慷慨捐输，我们希望通过 "团捐" 以复制这个模式，以募款和呼吁人们关怀弱势群体。"

对于这家致力呈献令人惊喜优惠的公司而言，这项最新运动除了向公众劝捐之外，也可把该善举办得有声有色。

Dealmates Signs Investment Agreement with Intel Capital

Investment to help accelerate development and growth of Dealmates

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 8 September 2011 – Dealmates, one of Malaysia’s fast-growing group-buying sites, announced today that Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment organization, has signed an agreement to invest in Dealmates, subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions. The investment will be used to support Dealmates’ growth plans and help achieve the company’s goal of becoming one of Malaysia’s leading group-buying companies.

Deepak Natarajan and Erman Akinci shaking hands to commemorate the recent agreement between Dealmates and Intel Capital.

"The investment from Intel Capital reflects Dealmates’ strong position in Malaysia’s group-buying market," said Erman Akinci, Chief Executive Officer for Dealmates. “Working with Intel Capital will help us build on our success to date and continue to grow Malaysia’s e-commerce industry. Intel is a global technology leader and we hope to tap into this tremendous pool of expertise to help ensure an additional edge for Dealmates in the group-buying space.”

Dealmates was started as a joint venture between Catcha Group Pte Ltd one of ASEAN’s leading media investment firms and Mindvalley Labs Sdn Bhd, a world leader in Internet marketing. The company was set up to capitalize on Malaysia’s fast growing group-buying space. Dealmates offers group-buying opportunities to customers by negotiating discounts from a variety of consumer and lifestyle companies. These deals generally require a minimum number of purchases to be activated, thus encouraging customers to share them with family and friends. Dealmates’ group-buying site allows vendors to use e-commerce as a marketing channel to reach new potential customers for their business.

“Ecommerce offers an important long-term growth opportunity for driving increased broadband and PC usage. This investment in Dealmates further demonstrates Intel Capital’s commitment to foster innovation in Malaysia and promote technology as a key engine for economic growth,” said Sudheer Kuppam, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, at Intel Capital.

The investment from Intel Capital supports Dealmates’ efforts to offer a wider variety of deals from more companies. In addition, Dealmates plans to use the investment to introduce new technologies that improve the quality of its group-buying campaigns and provide better services for both consumers and vendors.

Dealmates has seen a steady increase in sales and registered users since launching its website earlier this year, thanks largely to the quality group-buying deals that it offers. Dealmates reached the 100,000 user mark in May 2011, after three months in operation. The company also reached a new revenue milestone during the second quarter, with a monthly turnover of RM800,000.

Dealmates 与 Intel Capital 签署投资协议

该资金有助加速Dealmates之发展和成长

吉隆坡 9 月 8 日讯 - Dealmates，即 马来西亚其中一个成长迅速的团购网站，今天宣布，Intel 的全球投资组织 Intel Capital，已经签署一项投资于 Dealmates 的协议，目前等待履行交割条件。这项投资将充作支援 Dealmates 之扩展计划用途，并协助该公司实现成为马来西亚其中一家顶尖团购公司的目标。

据 Dealmates 首席执行长 Erman Akinci 透露，"能够吸引 Intel Capital，即科技创业资金领域的全球巨擘进行投资，反映了 Dealmates 在马来西亚团购市场的竞争优势。与 Intel Capital 携手合作将有助本公司强化在马来西亚团购市场的地位，同时协助我们实现崛起为国内顶尖团购网站之一的目标。"

Dealmates 通过向各消费品和生活姿彩公司进行争取谈判而献予顾客们团购良机。这些交易一般上需要最低的消费次数始终能启动，因此，该公司鼓励顾客与亲朋戚友分享。Dealmates 的团购网站也让供应商有机会以电子商务作为一个接触潜在新顾客的行销管道。

"电子商务为推动更广泛的宽频和个人电脑运用提供一个重要的长期成长机会。投资于 Dealmates 进一步显示 Intel Capital 致力在马来西亚促进创新和推广科技作为经济成长的主要动力。" Intel Capital 的亚洲太平洋董事经理 Sudheer Kuppam 如是透露。

Intel Capital 所投入的资金可让 Dealmates 加紧呈献来自更多公司的系列更广泛优惠。除此之外，Dealmates 计划运用该资金来推介新科技，以改善其团购活动的素质，同时为该公司的消费人和供应商提供更佳服务。

自从在今年初推介其网站以来，Dealmates 的营业额和注册用户人数直线上升，这主要可归功于它所呈献的高素质团购优惠。在 2011 年 5 月，即营业三个月后，Dealmates 的用户已增至 100,000 人。该公司也在第二季度缔造新的营业额里程碑，即取得 RM800,000 的每月营业额。