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We build brands. Digital marketing agency

Performance marketing, KOL and UGC creators, content production and SEO/SEM, run from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. See what we do.

Partnerships

Our happy clients

Listed groups, national institutions and regional platforms.

RM 35M

Client media spend managed

All accounts, 2025 · ~70% Malaysia · USD 1 = RM 4.30 (Dec 2025)

2,400+

Creative assets produced in-house

All client accounts, 2025

70+

Accounts under management

As at September 2026

5

Markets served

Malaysia · Singapore · Hong Kong · Australia · Taiwan

4.2×

Return on ad spend, e-commerce accounts

E-commerce accounts, Jan–Dec 2025

-38%

Cost per qualified lead since onboarding

Lead-gen accounts, first 90 days vs Dec 2025

Shopee logo Tenaga Nasional logo UEM Edgenta logo Manulife Financial Advisers logo London School of Business & Finance logo Dr Brown's logo SuperDNA logo Swiss Thomas logo RaeLele logo MANSPOT logo Edgenta FIRST logo Opus Consultants logo Kinta Samudra logo
Highlander Fertility Wellness Centre logo Jewel Cafe logo Sengdek logo Hamilton by Yoop logo T Care logo Dickson Nasi Lemak logo Exotic Office Solutions logo Ruby-Cell logo Rise Akademia logo KPIX Selfie Studio logo SportsDeal logo NatPro logo Pro Mill's logo Respack logo Emma Lizs logo Healthall logo Kinderkraft logo VellGoood logo Amazonas logo
More detail on large brands

For groups comparing an advertising company in Malaysia, the difference is one in-house team accountable for media, content and technology, with proof from GLCs, listed groups and national platforms.

An advertising agency Malaysia's large brands and platform companies rely on. Digital advertising Malaysia-wide — search, social and marketplace ads, planned, produced and reported in-house. See how we work with enterprise clients.

Working with a listed group, GLC, hospital or national brand

From GLCs and listed groups to hospitals, developers and marketplace brands: one in-house team for performance marketing, content and technology.

One team across business units

Separate plans and budgets per brand or unit, run by one accountable team so nothing falls between agencies.

Ready for procurement

A registered Malaysian company (Plixitt Solutions, BRN 003426311-V) with documentation your procurement and legal teams can review, including how personal data is handled under the PDPA.

A named lead and management reporting

One named lead for your account and reporting written for management, not dashboards for their own sake.

Your other markets, run properly

If your group also operates in Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong or Taiwan, each market gets its own plan and its own pages, never a copy of Malaysia.

Our philosophy

Performance marketing built on quality, not volume

Looking for cheap? You're at the wrong place.

Unlike other agencies who prioritize volume, we prefer a sustainable model that allows us to deliver exceptional results without ever compromising on quality and craftsmanship.

Quality Workmanship
Revenue Over Reach

Lead generation measured in revenue, not reach

Revenue over reach.

We focus on the only number that matters: your bottom line growth through high-intent conversions.

Crafted Not Cloned

Content and creative production made for your brand

Crafted, not cloned.

We build custom digital ecosystems that command premium attention and convert browsers into brand loyalists.

Strategy Planning

Google Ads and Meta Ads run on strategy, not spend

Strategy over spend.

Building a sustainable, self-optimizing funnel that works while you sleep requires a level of precision that "volume-based" agencies simply can't provide.

Brand Authority

SEO and AI search that build category authority

Authority vs. noise.

We create authority through data-backed content strategy that establishes your brand as the undisputed leader in your industry category.

Growth Asset

Marketing assets that compound year after year

Investment, not expense.

Our quality-first model is built to create digital assets that deliver compounded returns year after year, protecting your market position permanently.

How we work

How every engagement runs: the Signal Framework

The Signal Framework.

Authority beats noise — but only if you can tell the two apart. Every engagement runs through the same four stages, whether it's a clinic account or a renovation lead funnel.

Audit the exposure.

Before we touch spend, we audit what's already live — compliance risk (KKM/MDC/MOH/PDPA), tracking gaps, and creative that's one complaint away from a takedown.

Rebuild the signal.

A compliant creative system that converts without restricted claims — education, credibility and process replace the outcome promises that get accounts flagged.

Track the real event.

WhatsApp clicks, qualification flows and booked-and-attended outcomes get tracked and fed back to the ad platform — so spend optimises toward what actually happened, not a raw form-fill.

Report the benchmark.

Real RM/SGD numbers from managed accounts, reported against cost-per-booked-outcome — not reach, not likes, not impressions dressed up as results.

About

Why brands bring their marketing to shakalakaa

Cut through the noise, capture the crowd — be unavoidable.

We don't just "run ads" or "post content"; we engineer digital experiences that demand attention.

Let’s give your customers a reason to stop scrolling and start engaging.

More detail on Why brands bring their marketing to shakalakaa

shakalakaa is led by co-founder Alex and delivered by a team based in Kuala Lumpur. For KL-specific framing, see our digital marketing agency in Kuala Lumpur page.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to run Meta Ads for a clinic in Malaysia?

Clinic ad budgets are set by treatment mix, how many locations you run, the competitiveness of your city, and how much creative production the compliance rules force on you — KKM restricts before/after imagery and outcome claims, so credibility content carries more of the funnel than in unregulated categories.

Book a free strategy call and you get a scoped number against your actual treatment list.

How long before I see patient leads from Google Ads?

Google Ads campaigns typically generate qualified enquiries within the first 2–4 weeks once campaigns are live. SEO takes longer — expect meaningful organic traffic growth within 3–6 months.

A 3-month engagement is the honest window for proper campaign optimisation and audience learning — enough for the algorithms to move past the learning phase and for enough conversion data to accumulate that optimisation decisions are grounded in signal rather than noise.

Are aesthetic and dental clinic ads KKM/MDC compliant?

Yes — compliance is built into everything we create. Our team drafts all ad copy, landing page content, and creatives according to the KKM/MOH Aesthetic Medical Practice Guidelines, the Medicines (Advertisement & Sale) Act 1956 (opens in a new tab), and MDC guidelines for dental clinics.

Every piece of creative is reviewed before going live so your campaigns are never at risk of being pulled or penalised.

What makes shakalakaa different from other agencies in Malaysia?

We are a specialist performance marketing agency — not a generalist. We build campaigns around your industry's compliance rules, buyer psychology, and lifetime value, not generic ad templates. Every campaign is tracked to cost-per-consultation and cost-per-qualified-lead, not vanity reach or impressions. You get a dedicated team, transparent reporting, and strategies built specifically for your business.

Whether you found us searching for a digital marketing company, a digital marketing agency, or the legacy phrasing internet marketing malaysia — the practice is one and the same, run by an MY marketing lead or business owner for MY businesses. If you're comparing agencies, see our full guide on how to choose a performance marketing agency in Malaysia.

Which areas in Malaysia and Singapore do you serve?

We serve businesses across the Klang Valley — Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, Puchong, Cheras and Kajang — plus Penang, Johor Bahru and the rest of Malaysia, with a dedicated Singapore practice covering SG clinics, dental practices, interior design firms and more.

Campaigns are run remotely from our Klang Valley HQ — except Cheras, where our office actually is — the same model we use for our Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan clients, including our dedicated Sydney performance marketing practice.

Do you offer digital marketing for the Singapore market?

Yes — Singapore is a core market for us, with SG-specific Google Ads, SEO and social media programmes built around SGD benchmarks, MOH/SDC-aware healthcare compliance, and PDPA (opens in a new tab)/DNC-safe lead follow-up. Singapore campaigns are structured as their own market, never copied from Malaysian campaigns.

Let's talk

Let's start the convo.