Velti
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Overview
Mobile phones are more than just another media device. Carried with us everywhere we go, they’re always at the ready to help us make plans, get things done, reach out to friends — in effect, a personal remote control for the world. At Velti, we draw on innovative mobile technologies and a unique understanding of consumer mobile usage to help our clients create and deliver engaging mobile experiences that build strong customer relationships, drive revenue and establish competitive differentiation.
Our promotional video, 'A Day in the Life', follows the lives of two normal, busy people and shows how information via their mobile phones enhances their day.
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About Velti
Velti is a global mobile marketing and advertising company. With operations in 35 countries, Velti can reach an estimated two billion consumers. Velti was founded in 2000 and has been at the heart of the global mobile industry ever since, providing some of the world’s largest companies with the technology platform and support to deliver innovative mobile campaigns to their customers. Whatever the goal of a mobile campaign: to raise brand awareness; acquire new customers; inspire loyalty or directly drive revenues – Velti helps brands, advertisers, media agencies, publishers, and operators meet their business objectives.
Velti is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM Market (AIM), since May 2006. The company is constantly developing new solutions in order to meet its customers’ future needs, always keeping in line with its main focus which is to become the leading provider of mobile content platforms, applications and services in global mobile telecommunications and e-business markets.
Investments and Joint Ventures
In 2007, Velti and the Interpublic Group, one of the world's leading holding organizations of advertising and marketing agencies, announced the formation of Ansible, a mobile marketing joint venture. Ansible operates as a stand-alone unit that partners with agencies throughout the holding company and is a part of Interpublic's Futures Marketing Group. Ansible is headquartered in New York, with offices in San Francisco, Detroit and London. Ansible utilizes Velti’s proprietary services and mobile marketing technology to work with brands, agencies and content providers in all markets.
In 2008, Velti announced its investment in CASEE, the largest mobile advertising exchange in China. CASEE provides state-of-the-art tools and services that create a marketplace between content publishers such as Yahoo!, Sohu, Baidu, and advertisers ranging from multinational companies such as Kodak and General Motors to local, small and medium-sized enterprises. This endeavor provides Velti the ability to execute mobile campaigns into the fast-growing Chinese market, and makes Velti the largest mobile marketing enabler globally.
Also in 2008, Velti established a new mobile marketing joint venture with HT Media Limited, India’s second largest media group. The joint venture company, called HT Mobile Solutions, operates in New Delhi and Mumbai and will service large network operators, brands and advertising agencies, as well as smaller regional companies, across India. The JV plans, executes and monitors media campaigns across all media channels, including mobile, TV, online and print, using Velti’s technology.
Velti announced in May 2009 its acquisition of Ad Infuse, the U.S. industry leader in personalized mobile advertising solutions. Ad Infuse’ s leading mobile ad serving and routing technology platforms enable advertisers, publishers, brands, and operators to place mobile ads on multiple networks and manage them in real-time. Ad Infuse works with leading advertisers, publishers, and operators in the US and Europe, including: Procter & Gamble, Dell, AT&T, Disney, Swisscom, France Telecom, Orange and Microsoft. The acquisition of Ad Infuse broadens Velti’s U.S. presence and enhances its’ global product offering.
Financial Overview
• Fast-growing profitable business
• Healthy margins
• Bluechip customer base
• Two thirds of revenues in 2008 from repeat business
• Strong new business pipeline drove 36% organic growth from H1 ’08 to H1 ‘09
• Continuous growth through scalability
Further information can be found in our 2008 Annual Report: View Annual Report
Memberships
Velti is an active member of the following key industry associations:
• CTIA The Wireless Association
• GSM Association
• MMA Mobile Marketing Association
Awards
Recognizing Velti’s business strategy and state-of-the-art technology, Velti has won the following awards:
• 2009 Media Momentum Award for Fastest Growing Larger Company, 2008
• 2008 Frost & Sullivan Award for Growth Strategy Leadership
• 2008 Visiongain Innovation Award for Technology, Product or Service in Mobile Advertising
• 2008 Ermis Advertising Award
Additionally, Velti’s CEO Alexandros Moukas was listed in the 2009 Global Telecoms Business’ 40 Execs Under 40 list; while as a company, Velti was listed in the 2008 PriceWaterhouseCooper’s EuroSoftware 100 list of the Top 100 Software Vendors in Europe.
Furthermore, Velti was selected as finalists for the Mobile Marketing Association’s 2007 Awards for Innovation in Creativity in Technology; Mobile Entertainment’s 2009 Best Marketing and Advertising Company Award; the 2009 MEX Mobile User Experience Awards; as well as the 2009 Mobile Content Award for Best Marketing Campaign.
Case Studies
A selection of our clients and the projects we have delivered for them can be found at the following site: Velti Case Studies
You can also watch a video where Alex Moukas, our CEO, explains how mobile marketing and advertising is bringing brands and operators closer to their customers through engaging content and interactive campaigns. VP of BabyCenter International, Jon Stross describes how Johnson & Johnson have used mobile as part of their integrated communications strategy to communicate and engage with expectant mothers.
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Contact Velti
Website: Visit Velti.com
Email: enquiries@velti.com
Phone: San Francisco, USA: +1.415.315.3400; London, UK: +44.207.633.5000
