St.GEORGE’S, GRENADA –
The Grand Prize winners in the Cable & Wireless Christmas Promotion were presented with their prizes with pomp and ceremony last Friday, 15 th February by a high powered team from Cable & Wireless and Corporate Partners, lead by Chief Executive (CE) of Cable & Wireless, Ian Blanchard. A total of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) in cash and prizes was presented to three excited winners.
A trip for two to New York valued at $10,000, a $10,000 shopping spree at Courts and $10,000 cash were won by Lydia Francois, Sandra Aban and Catherine Alfred respectively. The presentation team journeyed to the homes and offices of the winners in order to make the presentations. Commenting on the event CE Ian Blanchard said “At Cable & Wireless we believe in making our customers feel extra special. We felt that it was only fitting to bring these fabulous prizes to our winners and share in their joy.” No doubt the presentation of bouquets and champagne toasts added to the moment for the lucky customers. Emotions ran high as heartfelt thanks were expressed by all three winners.
The Christmas Promotion ran from 21 November 2007 to 5 January 2008 . Over 16,000 customers won a total of approximately $550,000 in cash and prizes through their regular business transactions with the Company. There were over 80,000 entries in the Grand Prize draws.
Recently Cable & Wireless launched its “Win That Ride” promotion and soon one lucky customer will drive away in style in a Volkswagen Cross Polo valued at over $70,000. Commenting on the promotions Marketing Communications Manager Sheldon Keens-Douglas said “We love to give back to our customers. Coming off of a great Christmas Campaign we have now launched our biggest promotion for the year 2008. We are excited about the new promotion and the feedback from our customers is great. We thank our customers for their patronage and look forward to continuing to delight them.”
About Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless is one of the world’s leading international communications companies. It operates through two stand-alone business units – International and UK.
The International business unit operates integrated telecommunications companies in 33 countries offering mobile, broadband, domestic and international fixed line services to residential and business customers, with principal operations in the Caribbean, Panama, Macau, Channel Islands and Monaco.The Europe, Asia and US business unit provides enterprise and carrier solutions to the largest users of telecoms services, plus wholesale broadband services in the UK.
