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SearchMedia is a leading team is at the forefront of pioneering results-driven business solutions. They expect your business or project, research your competitors, organize ways to reach new demographics or contract with existing. They listen attentively to your ideas and goals and present on them. They come up with even more different ideas so you don't have to. We are more than just experienced marketers, designers and developers.

Last updated May 13, 2026

Services

Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design Web Design Branding Internet Marketing Advertising, Media

Industries Served

Real Estate Government & Public Sector Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Healthcare Food & Beverage Gaming & Gambling

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Business system that replaced seven legacy tools and consolidated our data model entirely

Abdullah Al-Shehri / Head of Innovation - Desert Tech Ventures
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Jan 17, 2026

Project summary: A previous engagement had delivered something that worked in staging and struggled in production. We approached this project with greater rigour in vendor selection as a result.

We had worked with three agencies before this engagement. The comparison is not flattering to the others. What distinguished this team was a systematic approach to understanding the problem before proposing a solution — something that sounds obvious and is practiced far less often than it should be. The delivery phase ran to schedule, the codebase is clean enough that our internal engineers made positive comments during handover review, and we have not logged a critical incident in five months of live operation. We intend to use them for our next phase of work.

PROS

Clear and consistent communication adapted appropriately for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, shared tooling that gave our team real-time visibility, reliable sprint delivery throughout

CONS

Their insistence on a detailed functional specification before development began felt like friction at the time. In retrospect, it was the reason the development phase ran without the ambiguity that has derailed similar projects for us previously

4.0
Overall
3.5
Quality
4.0
Schedule
3.5
Cost
4.5
Communication
Project TypeERP Development
IndustryGaming & Gambling
Project Cost$10,000 to $49,999
DurationMay 2025 – Dec 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
Desert Tech Ventures operates in the Gaming & Gambling sector with headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In my role as Head of Innovation I am accountable for the full technology agenda — infrastructure, product, and vendor relationships. We are a commercially driven organisation and every technology decision is evaluated against a clear business case before it is approved.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
Regulatory requirements in our Gaming & Gambling segment had changed and the compliance timeline was set by our regulator, not by us. The ERP Development changes required were significant enough to justify engaging a specialist partner rather than diverting our internal team from the product roadmap.
What services did the company provide for your project?
Primarily ERP Development, with adjacent work in solution architecture and quality assurance. They were responsible for the full build from requirements through to go-live, including integration with four existing systems in our technology landscape. The breadth they covered without requiring additional vendors was commercially and logistically valuable.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
A trusted peer in the Gaming & Gambling sector had used them for a comparable ERP Development engagement and their recommendation was unequivocal. Our own due diligence confirmed the pattern they described. The combination of domain knowledge, ERP Development depth, and demonstrated delivery discipline was the deciding factor.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Better than we managed ourselves going in. The workshops they facilitated surfaced assumptions we had not examined and exposed three requirements that were in direct conflict with each other. Resolving those before development began saved us what would certainly have been significant rework later in the project.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Professional and efficient. The project manager maintained a clear view of the critical path at all times and communicated changes to it transparently. The one significant scope adjustment we made mid-project was handled through a clean change request process — fairly priced, clearly documented, and absorbed without disrupting the overall timeline.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
Yes. I had privately built a contingency expectation into my planning given the project complexity and the number of integrations involved. None of that contingency was needed. The delivery landed on the agreed date and the final invoice matched the approved budget to within a fraction of a percent. That outcome is rarer than the industry acknowledges.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
The ROI case we presented to our board was conservative by design. Current performance against the financial model suggests we will hit the projected payback point in under twelve months against an eighteen-month target. The operational efficiency gains in particular have exceeded the model, in part because the quality of the data the new platform generates supports decisions that the previous system could not.
What did you like most about working with this company?
Their instinct for keeping the business objective visible throughout technical decision-making. I have worked with technically excellent teams who lose the strategic thread as complexity increases. This team maintained a clear connection between every architectural choice and the outcome we had agreed to achieve. That orientation made the trade-off conversations significantly easier.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Yes, without reservation. I have already made two direct referrals within my Gaming & Gambling network — in both cases to peers facing ERP Development challenges similar to ours. I gave those referrals with confidence because I knew the experience I described was reproducible, not the result of exceptional circumstances on our engagement.

Company Info

Founded N/A
Employees N/A
Hourly Rate N/A
Client Rating 4.1/5 (6 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
3.9
Schedule
4.3
Cost
3.8
Communication
3.9

FAQs

Would SearchMedia be a good fit for an early-stage startup?
Generally, yes — companies like SearchMedia tend to work well with startups because of what they typically offer: MVP builds, product strategy input, architecture that can scale later, and dedicated teams that keep costs manageable while still moving fast. For context, it has experience across industries such as Healthcare, Government & Public Sector, Gaming & Gambling, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Food & Beverage and Real Estate, and its typical hourly rate is around N/A.
What are the actual contract options if I want to work with SearchMedia?
Most companies structured like SearchMedia give you a choice between a fixed-price contract, a dedicated team arrangement, or time-and-materials billing, so you can pick whichever lines up with your budget and how well-defined your scope already is. For context, it has served clients in South-africa, and its average project cost is reported at $2500000+.
What kind of software work does SearchMedia take on?
SearchMedia typically covers the standard range of software development work — mobile apps, web platforms, custom internal tools, UI/UX design, cloud infrastructure, AI integrations, and larger enterprise builds. Its core focus areas include Advertising, Media, Branding, Internet Marketing, Mobile App Development and UI-UX Design.
What should I actually be looking at when comparing a company like SearchMedia to others?
When you're weighing up a software partner such as SearchMedia, it's worth looking past the pitch and checking the portfolio, what past clients say, relevant industry background, technical range, how they communicate, pricing structure, project management style, and what support looks like after launch. For context, it has experience across industries such as Healthcare, Government & Public Sector, Gaming & Gambling, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Food & Beverage and Real Estate, and it reports a team size of N/A professionals.
Can SearchMedia take on an old, outdated system rather than starting from scratch?
Modernizing legacy software is usually within scope for a firm like SearchMedia — re-platforming, refactoring old code, and moving things onto current frameworks or cloud infrastructure without necessarily rebuilding everything from zero. For context, its listed capabilities span Advertising, Media, Branding, Internet Marketing, Mobile App Development and UI-UX Design, and it has experience across industries such as Healthcare, Government & Public Sector, Gaming & Gambling, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Food & Beverage and Real Estate.
What happens with SearchMedia after the project actually launches?
Like most established software teams, SearchMedia typically sticks around post-launch for ongoing maintenance — bug fixes, performance tuning, security patching, new feature work, and general technical support. For context, it has served clients in South-africa, and its listed capabilities span Advertising, Media, Branding, Internet Marketing, Mobile App Development and UI-UX Design.
What does SearchMedia's actual delivery process look like week to week?
SearchMedia generally runs something close to a standard structured process — requirements gathering, UI/UX design, development in agile sprints, QA testing along the way, deployment, and support once it's live. For context, its listed capabilities span Advertising, Media, Branding, Internet Marketing, Mobile App Development and UI-UX Design, and it has been operating since N/A.
Roughly how long does a project with SearchMedia take start to finish?
It depends heavily on scope. A lean MVP might be a matter of weeks, while a full enterprise system or a larger digital transformation project can stretch into months once you factor in development, testing, and deployment. With a team of N/A professionals, SearchMedia can scale resources based on project urgency.
What kinds of industries has SearchMedia actually built for?
SearchMedia has delivered projects across a range of different industries, including Healthcare, Government & Public Sector, Gaming & Gambling, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Food & Beverage and Real Estate.
Does SearchMedia only work locally, or take on clients elsewhere too?
SearchMedia isn't necessarily limited to one region and may take on clients across several countries, including South-africa, depending on market demand and business partnerships.

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