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Malta Business Review SPECIAL FEATURE: iGAMING SERIES The Employer Branding Tour by Jackie Porsche 2017 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 220 employees speaking +28 languges representing 33 countries Jenny Arnell: “We encourage employees to come and do what they enjoy doing best rather than just work.” Damien Azzopardi: “Our core values are curiosity, professionalism and passion – and we live those values each day through both our work and our people.” Catena Media sprouted in 2012 from a shared hobby between two childhood friends. Since then, it has rapidly expanded to become one of the most successful online lead generation companies within the iGaming industry, consistently expanding into new markets, and acquiring an ever-growing portfolio of innovative websites. Catena Media customers have a wide array of sites to choose from in multiple languages, all providing customers with the information they need to make confident decisions when choosing an online casino or sportsbook of their choice. I was invited over to Catena Media’s office for lunch by Jenny Arnell, Fiona Ewins Brown and Damien Azzopardi, who are core members of the HR team at Catena Media. At first, I thought we would be going for lunch somewhere closeby to discuss their employer branding structure and initiatives, followed by an office tour. But hey, I was totally wrong – I enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared by Catena Media’s very own professional chef. Each day, Catena Media’s chef provides the company’s staff with a spread of options for meat-lovers, pasta fanatics, health evangelists and vegans. How cool is that? I was then given a tour of the office’s four floors – and instantly I could feel and understand there’s a considerable amount of growth going on within the organisation, which is reflected in the way the offices are structured and its high amount of people traffic in corridors and between floors. The vibe is great and on the rise! And that buzzing vibe is about to be taken to another level with the upcoming opening of Catena Media’s new headquarters in Gzira. The new office is set to be one of the most modern of its kind on the island, with large open spaces for both work and play for the company’s ever-expanding workforce to enjoy. Catena’s workforce grew from 70 employees in 2015 to over 220 employees in Q1, 2017, with employees currently representing 33 countries and speaking over 28 languages. Management recognises its workforce as its biggest asset, and says it’s the prime success factor of the company. Diverse, creative and innovative people holding an ‘outside the box’ mentality is what the organisation promotes in order to deliver the best solutions for their clients. The organisation preaches that creativity, passion and inspiration are sparked by a fun, collaborative and supportive environment. The culture strongly encourages its workforce to keep a curious and open mind to constantly improve the status quo at all times. Employees are heartened to push beyond their boundaries, to collaborate, and to think creatively and innovatively – and to not fear failure while trying. Keeping employees’ spirits and fitness levels high is at the pinnacle of the organisation’s priority list, in conjunction with promoting a healthy work-life balance. Each and every Catena Media employee is offered private health insurance, free exercise classes, daily fresh fruit smoothies, and an annual health benefit contribution. Encouraging an active social life is also important to Catena Media, and employees are provided with regular opportunities to unwind, socialise and get to know each other in non-working environments. This is achieved through regular company social events and team-building activities. The near future promises a very proactive organisation from a company HR perspective, with great focus being given to employer branding across the group’s offices. While keeping up with organisational growth and delivering improved company results, Catena Media promises to be an employer brand champ in the making. Would I work for this brand? Absolutely! MBR 34
SPECIAL FEATURE: iGAMING SERIES Malta Business Review Online Casino Reports IS new partner in Malta's iGaming Excellence Awards 2017 Malta's iGaming Excellence Awards 2017 (MiGEA) are pleased to announce that ONLINE CASINO REPORTS as their newest Media Partner. As we move along, our partners, sponsors, nominees and all participants will be receiving updates and e-newsles in the following days! The press release revealed the four “special offers” available to these with our new media partner: • A dedicated page to the MiGEA with a link and image that we have provided has been launched by Online Casino events directory: Here is our dedicated page for the event: http://www.onlinecasinoreports. com/events/the-malta-internationaligaming-excellence-awards.php?q=3 • Online Casino Reports shall post articles about the event before it takes place, based on PRs/news that our partners, nominees and sponsors are free to send us send us (we usually rewrite these, and in other cases - share on our Facebook/Linkedin/ Twitter profiles) and posting. We can also translate the news and post them in different languages which you can see on OCR list of local sites; • Online Casino Reports also have social media profiles (Twitter / Facebook / Linkedin) where we will push the event. Please visit our dedicated web page: http://www.mbrpublications.net/ maltas-igaming-excellence-awards- 2017/?preview_id=2980&preview_ nonce=d5fad7a167&post_ format=standard&preview=true Please make sure you keep an eye out for more MiGEA-related news. If you have any event related or PR material you wish to post on all the above, please send them to: martin@mbrevents.com An acknowledgement and online link will be sent in reply. We thank you for your firm support and trust. MBR By Martin Vella EnergyBet withdraws from Polish MarkeT It is with great disappointment that EnergyBet announces it will be withdrawing from the Polish market. In step with many other online international gambling services, EnergyBet will be ceasing to offer services to customers in Poland, effective as of April 1st 2017. EnergyBet management have been watching developments regarding regulations in Poland closely for some time, and had hoped that the Polish government would listen to the advice of the European Union and other authorities. Sadly, however, this was not the case, and the new highly restrictive and hostile regulatory environment has made continued operations unviable. EnergyBet CEO Marcin Sapinski explained “The Polish market has always been very important to us, and we share the frustration of Polish customers. We will continue to monitor developments, with the aim of returning to the Polish market if things change. In the meantime, we would like to thank our Polish customers for their understanding.” EnergyBet will cease to direct advertising or promotions to the Polish market, and all EnergyBet affiliate partners have been instructed to remove advertising and promotions aimed at the Polish market, before April 1st 2017. Accounts for all Polish residents will be closed and any balances returned, with bets placed before the cut-off date being honoured. The decision to cease offering EnergyBet services to customers is Poland was not taken lightly, and any resulting inconvenience and disappointment is very much regretted. MBR www.mbrpublications.net 35
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