<a href="https://anymindgroup.com/">AnyMind Group</a> [TSE:5027], an end-to-end commerce enablement company, is today announcing that Kosuke Sogo, CEO and co-founder of AnyMind Group, has been appointed to the Asia Pacific board of <a href="https://www.mmaglobal.com/">MMA Global</a>.&nbsp;

On his appointment, Sogo said: “This appointment is justification for the impact that AnyMind has had on the industry in our young seven-year lifespan. Our technology across the commerce and marketing ecosystems means that I can bring a unique perspective to the table, and I’m looking forward to working with the other board members to further the industry and shape the future of how businesses grow, reach and engage with their customers.”

AnyMind Group started out in the digital marketing and influencer marketing space in 2016, and expanded its technology and offerings to serve publishers and creators. In 2020, the company further expanded into the business supply chain by developing platforms for e-commerce, logistics, conversational commerce and manufacturing.&nbsp;

Rohit Dadwal, MMA Board Member and Managing Director APAC, MMA Global APAC, said: "We are thrilled to welcome Kosuke Sogo from AnyMind to the board of MMA Global APAC. With his extensive experience in commerce and marketing technology and his passion for driving growth, we are confident that he will be a valuable addition to our association. MMA is the only association that brings together the full ecosystem of marketers, martech and media companies, and with Sogo's expertise, we can continue to work towards architecting the future of marketing and delivering growth today."

The Asia Pacific board of MMA Global comprises executives from Google, Meta, Grab, TikTok, Publicis, Procter &amp; Gamble, Inmobi, Income Insurance, DEPT, UN:ventures, Advent International, Anzu.io and H+.

<h1>AnyMind Group CEO Kosuke Sogo is appointed to the APAC board of MMA Global</h1><a href="https://anymindgroup.com/">AnyMind Group</a> [TSE:5027], an end-to-end commerce enablement company, is today announcing that Kosuke Sogo, CEO and co-founder of AnyMind Group, has been appointed to the Asia Pacific board of <a href="https://www.mmaglobal.com/">MMA Global</a>.&nbsp;On his appointment, Sogo said: “This appointment is justification for the impact that AnyMind has had on the industry in our young seven-year lifespan. Our technology across the commerce and marketing ecosystems means that I can bring a unique perspective to the table, and I’m looking forward to working with the other board members to further the industry and shape the future of how businesses grow, reach and engage with their customers.”AnyMind Group started out in the digital marketing and influencer marketing space in 2016, and expanded its technology and offerings to serve publishers and creators. In 2020, the company further expanded into the business supply chain by developing platforms for e-commerce, logistics, conversational commerce and manufacturing.&nbsp;Rohit Dadwal, MMA Board Member and Managing Director APAC, MMA Global APAC, said: "We are thrilled to welcome Kosuke Sogo from AnyMind to the board of MMA Global APAC. With his extensive experience in commerce and marketing technology and his passion for driving growth, we are confident that he will be a valuable addition to our association. MMA is the only association that brings together the full ecosystem of marketers, martech and media companies, and with Sogo's expertise, we can continue to work towards architecting the future of marketing and delivering growth today."The Asia Pacific board of MMA Global comprises executives from Google, Meta, Grab, TikTok, Publicis, Procter &amp; Gamble, Inmobi, Income Insurance, DEPT, UN:ventures, Advent International, Anzu.io and H+.About AnyMind Group
Founded in April 2016, AnyMind Group [TSE:5027] is an end-to-end commerce enablement technology company with a purpose to make it exciting for everyone to do business. The company provides two broad offerings to brands and businesses, publishers and influencers: Brand Commerce and Partner Growth. Brand Commerce provides businesses with the company’s platforms for manufacturing, e-commerce enablement, marketing and logistics, whilst Partner Growth provides web and mobile app publishers along with influencers and content creators with platforms for monetization and optimization. Partner Growth customers can also tap on the company’s Brand Commerce offering. AnyMind Group has over 1,300 staff across 19 offices in 13 markets, including Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, India and the United Arab Emirates.

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AnyMind Group CEO Kosuke Sogo is appointed to the APAC board of MMA Global

<a href="https://anymindgroup.com/">AnyMind Group</a> [TSE:5027], an end-to-end commerce enablement company, has today announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023. Please see below for some highlights pertaining to the company’s Q2 2023 earnings disclosure.

- The company continues to retain full-year forecasts due to steady progress in revenue, gross profit, operating income, adjusted EBITDA and net profit. The full-year earnings forecast remains unchanged at this time

- For Q2 2023, operating profit increased year-on-year (YoY) to ¥169 million (compared to an operating profit of ¥0.6 million in the same period last year); Adjusted EBITDA was positive at ¥438 million (+97% YoY)

- For Q2 2023, revenue increased 35% YoY to ¥7.73 billion, gross profit increased by 36% YoY to ¥2.98 billion

- Growth in gross profit continued across the company’s three main business units: Marketing Platforms (+30% YoY to ¥1.534 billion), Partner Growth Platforms (+41% YoY to ¥926 million), and D2C Platforms (+55% YoY to ¥481 million)

- The M&amp;A of Indonesia-based Digital Distribusi Indonesia announced in May is progressing toward closing at the end of September, and contribution to earnings is expected in Q4 2023

- The company has also announced its intention to bolster its presence in the Middle East by establishing a local subsidiary in Saudi Arabia in Q4 2023

Further information can be found on the <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/ir/news/">investor relations site</a> (<a href="https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS82699/3015ef9f/0e3d/41a3/a6d5/9299fe455b86/20230814143305217s.pdf">Q2 2023 earnings presentation</a>; <a href="https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS82699/9e54e13c/37b8/4b3e/a216/bd541b72f317/20230814144624528s.pdf">Q2 2023 financial report</a>).

<h1>AnyMind Group releases Q2 2023 earnings</h1>Company made an operating profit for the quarter and continued to see quarterly year-on-year growth across revenue, gross profit and adjusted EBITDA
<a href="https://anymindgroup.com/">AnyMind Group</a> [TSE:5027], an end-to-end commerce enablement company, has today announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023. Please see below for some highlights pertaining to the company’s Q2 2023 earnings disclosure.- The company continues to retain full-year forecasts due to steady progress in revenue, gross profit, operating income, adjusted EBITDA and net profit. The full-year earnings forecast remains unchanged at this time- For Q2 2023, operating profit increased year-on-year (YoY) to ¥169 million (compared to an operating profit of ¥0.6 million in the same period last year); Adjusted EBITDA was positive at ¥438 million (+97% YoY)- For Q2 2023, revenue increased 35% YoY to ¥7.73 billion, gross profit increased by 36% YoY to ¥2.98 billion- Growth in gross profit continued across the company’s three main business units: Marketing Platforms (+30% YoY to ¥1.534 billion), Partner Growth Platforms (+41% YoY to ¥926 million), and D2C Platforms (+55% YoY to ¥481 million)- The M&amp;A of Indonesia-based Digital Distribusi Indonesia announced in May is progressing toward closing at the end of September, and contribution to earnings is expected in Q4 2023- The company has also announced its intention to bolster its presence in the Middle East by establishing a local subsidiary in Saudi Arabia in Q4 2023Further information can be found on the <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/ir/news/">investor relations site</a> (<a href="https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS82699/3015ef9f/0e3d/41a3/a6d5/9299fe455b86/20230814143305217s.pdf">Q2 2023 earnings presentation</a>; <a href="https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS82699/9e54e13c/37b8/4b3e/a216/bd541b72f317/20230814144624528s.pdf">Q2 2023 financial report</a>).About AnyMind Group
Founded in April 2016, AnyMind Group [TSE:5027] is an end-to-end commerce enablement technology company with a purpose to make it exciting for everyone to do business. The company provides two broad offerings to brands and businesses, publishers and influencers: Brand Commerce and Partner Growth. Brand Commerce provides businesses with the company’s platforms for manufacturing, e-commerce enablement, marketing and logistics, whilst Partner Growth provides web and mobile app publishers along with influencers and content creators with platforms for monetization and optimization. Partner Growth customers can also tap on the company’s Brand Commerce offering. AnyMind Group has over 1,300 staff across 19 offices in 13 markets, including Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, India and the United Arab Emirates.
Chris Lu
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Singapore - July 12, 2023 - <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/">AnyMind Group</a> [TSE: 5027], an end-to-end commerce enablement company, has today announced that it is now the exclusive supply-side technology partner for various independent Singapore-based publishers, including <a href="https://stackedhomes.com/">Stacked Homes</a>, <a href="https://geekculture.co/">Geek Culture</a>, <a href="https://www.popcorn.app/sg">Popcorn.sg</a>, <a href="https://www.misstamchiak.com/">Miss Tam Chiak</a>, <a href="https://dailyvanity.sg/">Daily Vanity</a>, <a href="https://avenueone.sg/">AVENUE ONE</a>, <a href="https://www.shicheng.news/">Shicheng News</a>, and <a href="https://www.foodiesg.com/">FoodieSG</a>.&nbsp;

Local and global advertisers can have exclusive access to direct and open inventory from a variety of verticals including home improvement, lifestyle, beauty, dining, and more.&nbsp;

Jane Shen, Deputy Head of Publisher Engagement, Singapore, AnyMind Group, said: “Our unique stack of offerings for publishers in Singapore and across Asia ensures that we can bring incremental value to independent publishers. In fact, aside from helping our publisher partners grow their ad revenue and opportunities, we’re also looking to support them in other avenues for growth such as sustainable expansion of their user base, and more.”

On working with AnyMind Group, Adam Wham, co-founder of Stacked Homes, said: “AnyMind is very accommodating to our needs as a publisher. They're also constantly looking for and suggesting new ways to increase our revenue too and follow-up regularly on our account's performance.”&nbsp;

Yonk, co-founder of Geek Culture, said: “As an independent publisher serving a market like Singapore, AnyMind’s mix of technology and in-market expertise has helped us to move forward confidently not just in terms of site monetization, but also in user engagement and growth.”

These publishers leverage on AnyMind’s ad monetization and UI/UX improvement platform, <a href="https://anymanager.io/">AnyManager</a>, enabling them to tap on a wide range of features including:

- AnyManager Tag Service, which provides web publishers with display, video and rich media header bidding and PMP demand from over 100 demand-side partners globally through a single ad tag

- Audience identification solutions through integrations with <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/news/press-release/20661/">Liveramp, Pubmatic</a> and <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/news/press-release/anymanager-ppid-integration">Google</a>

- Revenue, ad verification, site performance and social media analytics, which includes out-of-box integrations with Google Analytics and 3rd-party ad verification partners such as IAS and Adloox

- Easy implementation of user engagement elements including <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/news/press-release/11388/">Progressive Web App infrastructure</a>, <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/news/press-release/14109/">social media “Stories-like” content</a>, and <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/news/press-release/anymind-group-begins-next-generation-commerce-move-for-publishers-with-the-launch-of-anymanager-games-2/">HTML5 games</a>

- Along with other features such as site speed analytics and a CMS for Accelerated Mobile Pages

Publishers also have access to in-market experts to guide them on monetization and user acquisition strategies, and can also explore other platforms by AnyMind Group, including those under its Brand Commerce offering (e-commerce, logistics, customer engagement, marketing).&nbsp;

In addition, other Singapore-based publishers who leverage on AnyManager include the TSL Media Group, which is home to The Smart Local, Eatbook, MustShareNews, Zula, Wiki.sg, and Uchify, and others.

<h1>AnyMind Group becomes exclusive supply-side tech partner to eight independent Singapore-based publishers</h1>Advertisers globally can now have direct and open access to independent, high-quality ad inventory from a variety of verticals including home improvement, lifestyle, beauty, dining and more.<img style="max-width:100%;height:auto;" src="https://vritimes-public.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/production/9507df195cd38dca2fe1ad6a4b225cfe8f91f600ed4e44f93828a7ccfa108d46/8%20independent%20exclusive%20publishers.jpg" alt="Image"/>Singapore - July 12, 2023 - <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/">AnyMind Group</a> [TSE: 5027], an end-to-end commerce enablement company, has today announced that it is now the exclusive supply-side technology partner for various independent Singapore-based publishers, including <a href="https://stackedhomes.com/">Stacked Homes</a>, <a href="https://geekculture.co/">Geek Culture</a>, <a href="https://www.popcorn.app/sg">Popcorn.sg</a>, <a href="https://www.misstamchiak.com/">Miss Tam Chiak</a>, <a href="https://dailyvanity.sg/">Daily Vanity</a>, <a href="https://avenueone.sg/">AVENUE ONE</a>, <a href="https://www.shicheng.news/">Shicheng News</a>, and <a href="https://www.foodiesg.com/">FoodieSG</a>.&nbsp;Local and global advertisers can have exclusive access to direct and open inventory from a variety of verticals including home improvement, lifestyle, beauty, dining, and more.&nbsp;Jane Shen, Deputy Head of Publisher Engagement, Singapore, AnyMind Group, said: “Our unique stack of offerings for publishers in Singapore and across Asia ensures that we can bring incremental value to independent publishers. In fact, aside from helping our publisher partners grow their ad revenue and opportunities, we’re also looking to support them in other avenues for growth such as sustainable expansion of their user base, and more.”On working with AnyMind Group, Adam Wham, co-founder of Stacked Homes, said: “AnyMind is very accommodating to our needs as a publisher. They're also constantly looking for and suggesting new ways to increase our revenue too and follow-up regularly on our account's performance.”&nbsp;Yonk, co-founder of Geek Culture, said: “As an independent publisher serving a market like Singapore, AnyMind’s mix of technology and in-market expertise has helped us to move forward confidently not just in terms of site monetization, but also in user engagement and growth.”These publishers leverage on AnyMind’s ad monetization and UI/UX improvement platform, <a href="https://anymanager.io/">AnyManager</a>, enabling them to tap on a wide range of features including:- AnyManager Tag Service, which provides web publishers with display, video and rich media header bidding and PMP demand from over 100 demand-side partners globally through a single ad tag- Audience identification solutions through integrations with <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/news/press-release/20661/">Liveramp, Pubmatic</a> and <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/news/press-release/anymanager-ppid-integration">Google</a>- Revenue, ad verification, site performance and social media analytics, which includes out-of-box integrations with Google Analytics and 3rd-party ad verification partners such as IAS and Adloox- Easy implementation of user engagement elements including <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/news/press-release/11388/">Progressive Web App infrastructure</a>, <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/news/press-release/14109/">social media “Stories-like” content</a>, and <a href="https://anymindgroup.com/news/press-release/anymind-group-begins-next-generation-commerce-move-for-publishers-with-the-launch-of-anymanager-games-2/">HTML5 games</a>- Along with other features such as site speed analytics and a CMS for Accelerated Mobile PagesPublishers also have access to in-market experts to guide them on monetization and user acquisition strategies, and can also explore other platforms by AnyMind Group, including those under its Brand Commerce offering (e-commerce, logistics, customer engagement, marketing).&nbsp;In addition, other Singapore-based publishers who leverage on AnyManager include the TSL Media Group, which is home to The Smart Local, Eatbook, MustShareNews, Zula, Wiki.sg, and Uchify, and others.About AnyMind Group
Founded in April 2016, AnyMind Group [TSE:5027] is an end-to-end commerce enablement technology company with a purpose to make it exciting for everyone to do business. The company provides two broad offerings to brands and businesses, publishers and influencers: Brand Commerce and Partner Growth. Brand Commerce provides businesses with the company’s platforms for manufacturing, e-commerce enablement, marketing and logistics, whilst Partner Growth provides web and mobile app publishers along with influencers and content creators with platforms for monetization and optimization. Partner Growth customers can also tap on the company’s Brand Commerce offering. AnyMind Group has over 1,300 staff across 19 offices in 13 markets, including Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, India and the United Arab Emirates.Chris Lu
all-comms@anymindgroup.com

Advertisers globally can now have direct and open access to independent, high-quality ad inventory from a variety of verticals including home improvement, lifestyle, beauty, dining and more.