Nawras customer wins first Toyota Prado in SMS & WIN
Prizes of 90,000 Omani Rials and three Toyota Prados to be won
Muscat, 22 November 2011 – Nawras, Oman’s customer friendly communications provider is creating winners every day through its current SMS & WIN promotion and today is delighted to be announcing the first winner of the monthly Toyota Prado prize. Nawras Chief Executive Officer, Ross Cormack, congratulated Hilal Al Habsi as he presented him with the keys to his new car – the first of three top prizes of Toyota Prados.
Receiving his fantastic prize, Al Habsi said, “This is the first prize I have ever won. I never expected to win a car and I am overjoyed and really surprised. This promotion is so easy to enter and I had fun answering the questions. Now to find myself the owner of a brand new Toyota Prado is truly amazing. Thank you – I certainly have got more with Nawras!”
To date, more than 30 Nawras winners have already picked up 1000 Omani Rials each. The first Nawras prize winners are shown on the promotion’s website at www.nawras2win.com. Following each prizewinning draw, winners’ names are added to the list.
Until 7 January 2012, Nawras is giving away 1000 Omani Rials every day as well as a Toyota Prado each month. To be in with a chance of winning, customers simply enter the SMS & WIN promotion.
Any Nawras customer can join in the thrilling promotion today by simply sending an SMS with the keyword WIN to 91999. This SMS and each subsequent SMS sent to 91999 at just 500 Baiza gives one virtual credit to exchange for wallpaper. Participating customers will also receive a password and a link where wallpaper content can be viewed, selected and downloaded. Virtual credits can be collected and redeemed at any time up until 7 April 2012.
After sending the first SMS with WIN to 91999, customers can start to have fun by answering questions in a Trivia Game, gaining points and increasing their opportunity of winning one of the fantastic prizes on offer. Customers have multiple chances to win by testing their general knowledge on a range of subjects, such as lifestyle, history, geography and sport.
All answers sent via SMS to 91999 (for only 500 Baiza) are rewarded with points. Correct answers receive 20 points while 10 points are given for an incorrect response. Scores can be boosted through special challenges or by answering questions at certain times of the day when bonus points are available. As customers collect more points they increase their chance of being one of the daily cash prize winners or monthly winners of the Toyota Prados.
Showing how Nawras customers always get more, not only is there an opportunity to win great cash prizes and luxury cars but for every SMS sent to 91999, Nawras will also be giving away 50 Elite Program points to collect and redeem for free talk time and free SMS.
Nawras Customer Champions call the winners from customer care number 22001555. Winning customers are invited to visit the Nawras main office or their local Nawras Store to verify their details and find out how to collect their prize. Nawras is not asking for any personal information to be given over the phone.
This exciting SMS & Win promotion is running until 7 January 2012. Further information can be found by visiting www.nawras2win.com.
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG was founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004. It launched its service in March 2005 as the challenger mobile operator in Oman operating under the name Nawras. Nawras was awarded the second fixed licence in Oman in 2009, and launched its international gateway in April 2010, its corporate fixed and broadband services in May 2010, and its residential fixed and broadband services in June 2010. Since 2010 Nawras has been an integrated services telecommunications operator and is currently serving around 2 million customers across the Sultanate. Following a successful IPO, Nawras is listed on the Muscat Stock Market (MSM) under the “nwrs” ticker since 1 November 2010. Nawras is majority owned by the Qtel Group, a leading global telecommunications group, with a presence in 17 markets and a customer base of more than 77 million. Nawras also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. Nawras has won a number of awards including Innovation in HR Strategy 2011 from Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards, Outstanding Leader from TMT Finance Middle East 2011, Best IPO in the Middle East from emeafinance magazine and Strategic Leadership Award from Global HR Excellence Awards 2011.
About the Qtel Group
The Qtel Group provides a full range of telecommunications services in Qatar and across its presence in 17 countries. Our vision is to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world by 2020 through expansion in both the MENA region and South East Asia.
For further information please contact:
Julie Amann
Press Manager
e-mail: julie.amann@nawras.om
+968 9510 3669
