15 MARKETS ACROSS ASIA, AND GROWING.

 

KEY MILESTONES

15 MARKETS ACROSS ASIA, AND GROWING.


KEY MILESTONES

KEY MILESTONES.

2002

Exhibitions and Conferences Segment of the Group was established in the form of a sole proprietorship named Advantage Integrated Communications, and the MCTF (now known as “JobStreet.com Malaysia Career & Training Fair”) and the PGEF were first held in Malaysia.

2005

Business Media Segment of the Group’s business was first established with the publication of lifestyle magazines 5 Senses and Color Me Pretty.

2007

With the continued success of Exhibitions and Conferences Segment of the Group, AIC was incorporated to subsequently organise such activities instead of Advantage Integrated Communications.

Business Media Segment of the Group’s business switched its focus towards business media, launching SME Magazine, a digital and print B2B media brand targeted at SME owners, entrepreneurs and PMEB in Southeast Asia.

2008

AIC Media Sdn Bhd was incorporated in Malaysia following the successful launch and growing profitability of SME Magazine to undertake Business Media Segment of the Group’s business.

2009

The Group launched HR Asia, a digital and print B2B media brand aimed at senior HR professionals across Asia.

The Group launched Capital Asia《资本》, a digital and print B2B media brand aimed at Chinese-speaking business leaders in Asia.

The Group launched the “SME Solutions Expo”, The SME Solutions Expo is a tradeshow established specifically for the interest of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), allowing both exhibitors and visitors alike to forge new business opportunities. Serving as a platform for networking and product showcasing, the event aims to give existing SMEs a higher market presence in today’s competitive economy.

The Group launched the SME CEO Forum, which is a networking event featuring industry speakers, panellists and moderators to discuss issues of importance to SMEs.

Business Impact Assessment and Recognition Segment of the Group was established with the launch of the SME100 Awards, an award which recognises fast-moving companies in Malaysia.

2010

The Group launched Capital Asia《资本》, a B2B media brand aimed at Chinese-speaking business leaders in Asia.

2013

The Group launched the HR Asia Awards, an annual award that recognises companies with the best HR practices.

The Group introduced “ITX Asia”, a trade show and conference for IT products and services launched in Malaysia with regional customers and businesses attending.

2014

The Group organised HR Asia Awards in Singapore.

2015

The Group organised HR Asia Awards in Hong Kong.

The Group organised SME100 Awards in Singapore.

The Group incorporated BMI Singapore to undertake the organisation of awards in the Asia, other than China and Hong Kong and Malaysia.

2016

The Group organised HR Asia Awards in Indonesia.

2017

The Group incorporated BMI Hong Kong to undertake the organisation of awards in Hong Kong and China.

Entered into new partnership agreements with EA Hong Kong and EA Singapore for the EA Awards.

The Group organised the HR Asia Awards in PRC.

The Group re-launched the “Golden Bull Award” in Malaysia, in partnership with Sphere Exhibits Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings Limited. The award celebrates top-performing SMEs in the jurisdiction it is held.

2018

The Group launched “Inspired SME”, a B2B online and physical learning event to provide SME owners and senior management with up-to-date intelligence on important issues and current trends.

The Group launched “Future HR”, a B2B online and physical learning event providing HR professionals with up-to-date intelligence on important issues and current trends.

Business Intelligence and Growth Analytics Segment of the Group saw its beginnings with the development of TEAM a proprietary analysis tool which was first administered for internal use at the HR Asia Awards to assist our Group’s customers in getting a better understanding of their workforce and to-date has not been separately launched for market.

The Group organised the HR Asia Awards in Taiwan, Philippines and Vietnam.

Launched the “Golden Bull Award” in Singapore.

2019

The Group launched CXP Asia, a digital and serialised events brand to serve as a platform to educate and connect customer experience professionals across Asia. CXP Asia offers a themed series of events for customer experience professionals to connect and participate in.

The Group organised SME100 Awards in Indonesia.

The Group organised HR Asia Awards in Thailand, and launched the HR Asia Awards in South Korea and UAE.

2020

The SME100 Awards is launched in Vietnam.

The Group launched HR Asia Awards in Cambodia.

The Group launched CXP Awards in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

The Group launched the Golden Bull Award in Taiwan.

2021

The Group partnered with Dow Jones to contribute news content and data to Dow Jones’ research platform known as “Dow Jones Factiva”.