PropertyGuru Ranks in Top 10 on Marketing Magazine's "Digital Media of the Year" List

Online, November 9, 2010 (Newswire.com) - PropertyGuru.com.sg has made headlines yet again by winning a spot on Marketing magazine's list of Top 10 Digital Media of the Year. The results were based on an online survey which garnered 546 responses.

Out of the 546 responses, 349 were from the client-advertiser side (64%) and 197 were from the agency side (36%).

The Digital Media of the Year survey aims to document which agency client marketers in Singapore would most likely use.

Overall, PropertyGuru was ranked 10th, with data researched and compiled by research firm Boardroom Research. Other notable names on the list include Facebook, which snagged the top spot as well as Google and Yahoo! SG.

PropertyGuru beat out iProperty.com and Google as the favourite media company for property buyers. According to Marketing magazine, PropertyGuru garnered 38.9 percent of the vote, while iProperty came in second spot with 15.3 percent.

The publication added that PropertyGuru outpaced its rivals because of its year long branding push and constant innovation in its offering to advertisers.

"The entire PropertyGuru team is honoured to be included in such a prestigious ranking," said Steve Melhuish, CEO of AllProperty Media Pte Ltd, the local company that runs www.PropertyGuru.com.sg, www.CommercialGuru.com.sg and www.LoanGuru.com.sg.

"All our hard work is paying off and we intend to continue building the business. Going forward, we're launching a new branding campaign for 2011 and will improve the user experience on the website," added Mr. Melhuish.

This latest accolade for PropertyGuru comes on the heels of the launch of PR campaigns for its Property Sentiments Survey and for new products and businesses such as the iPhone, CommercialGuru and Facebook Integration initiatives.

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About AllProperty Media Pte Ltd:
AllProperty Media is a Singapore firm founded in 2006 by two successful entrepreneurs. The company is best known for running www.PropertyGuru.com.sg, Singapore's leading property site (sources: Hitwise, Alexa and Google). It also runs www.CommercialGuru.com.sg, Singapore's only dedicated commercial and industrial property portal, as well as www.LoanGuru.com.sg an online mortgage brokerage with access to over 300 mortgage deals from 22 major local and international banks.

In September 2010, AllProperty Media won the Singapore IT Federation (SITF) award for "Best E-Enterprise Company 2010", recognising its contribution to the public as well as the real estate industry. The Company also picked up the "CNBC World's Best Property Award 2009", "Best Property Portal Asia Pacific 2009" and "Best Property Portal Singapore Award" in 2008 and 2009 - for its www.PropertyGuru.com.sg website. According to Hitwise, Google Insights & Alexa.com, PropertyGuru.com.sg is the leading property portal in Singapore.

www.PropertyGuru.com.sg is used by over 1.7 million consumers who view 28 million pages and generate over 150,000 leads for advertisers every month. The user-base has tripled in the last 12 months, they are 'mass affluent' with 53% earning over $100k (source: Aktiv Digital survey with 800 respondents). The site provides real time access to multi-media rich content covering property and home-related products, services, news, advice, guides, tools and the largest online property database in Singapore. It works closely with prominent real estate developers in Singapore and overseas, over 18,000 housing agents, and home-related firms.

www.CommercialGuru.com.sg was launched in August 2010 and is used by 100,000 business users, browsing 1 million pages and generating more than 10,000 leads for advertisers every month. It is Singapore's only independent, dedicated commercial and industrial property portal.

www.LoanGuru.com.sg was launched in January 2010 and is an independent online mortgage brokerage providing real time access to over 300 mortgage packages from 22 major local and international banks. It generates over 500 loan leads per month.

For recent news, please visit www.propertyguru.com.sg/customer-service/press-releases. For more information, visit www.PropertyGuru.com.sg, www.CommercialGuru.com.sg or www.LoanGuru.com.sg.