Subodha Pilimatalawwe

Seven Media Holdings, a revolution in the Sri Lankan media buying, creative design and digital media spheres recently announced the completion of three years of operations. 
The vision of CEO and Director Subodha Pilimatalawwe, Seven Media Holdings began as a simple operation and has grown to a fully-fledged advertising agency delivering communication solutions to a host of local and multi national clients. 
Speaking on the journey thus far, Subodha Pilimatalawwe explained, “We take pride in delivering personalized services to each of our clients. Each project we undertake receives the best we have to offer and we are constantly striving to improve our delivery and raise the bar in terms of what we deliver and our thinking. Our team is young and passionate about what we do and this is reflected in our work. The vitality and excitement we bring to the table translates to each creative and each project we undertake. We are very proud to be one of Sri Lanka’s fastest growing advertising agencies and look forward to serving our clients and their customers even better in the future”. 

Seven Media Holdings comprises three main arms that combine to deliver thought provoking, effective and memorable content that engages customers and creates dialogue. Seven Media– the media-buying arm of the company provides traditional media buying services in addition to specialising in digital media buying. 
The powerhouse subsidiary of Seven Media - ESSE Digital, is a trailblazing digital media agency that is catching on like rapid-fire both locally and internationally. ESSE Digital Specializes in Digital Strategy reinvigoration evolution management and Big Data Management. ESSE Digital provides a holistic approach to digital media with a heart for off-the-cuff creativity, which takes brands beyond the natural curve of vitality. The ESSE Team compromises of experienced and articulate brand custodians who understand the importance of transfiguring brand values in the evolution process.
Elaborating on the relationship between Seven Media and ESSE Digital and how the synergy that is achieved by the combination of the two benefits clients, Pilimatalawwe said, “Seven Media is a young media agency with a conventional approach; ESSE Digital is a futuristic agency taking brands through the journey. These two complement each other in more ways than imaginable. Additionally, Seven Media nurtures a unified insight hub – providing the entire group with a central resource that allows for better understanding of the rapid change of the media ecosystem. This leads to us providing clients with real-time strategies for better ROI.”

The company’s creative arm – Discofish combines uncontainable imagination with a laser focus on delivering targeted content. Building on the philosophy of ‘Create. Immerse. Experience.’ The Discofish teams are experts in the field that excel at creating visual identities for brands that translucently interlace with customer desires.
Speaking on the Discofish brand and its role in Seven Media Holdings, Madhu Pilimatalawwe, Group Client Services Director explained, “Our role is to create visual masterpieces that cut through the clutter and translate well on all offline and online media. Our work is known to be visually impactful and strategically sound – providing clients with material that enhances their image and adds value to the brand as a whole. We take the learning from our group insight hub to provide content that not only looks great, but also communicates effectively everything that a brand stands for. As a team the Seven Media Holdings companies are unrivalled. Our integration allows us to work independently as well as in total 
synergy – and ensure that the client reaps the benefits either way”.