Lagos, 15 September 2008
Excitement and heightened expectations have continued to greet the many prospective subscribers of Etisalat Nigeria following the launch recently of the now famous 0809uchoose campaign by the latest GSM service provider in the Nigerian telecom market. In the same vein, Nigerians have continued to commend the GSM company for the unique initiative which allows people to reflect their lifestyle with their phone numbers.
On one of Nigeria’s premium blog spots monitored in Lagos recently, Nigerians expressed their eagerness at awaiting the full commercial launch of the telecom giant which has a track record of outstanding performance in emerging markets.
Comments on a certain blog which has a wide network of members drawn from all strata of Nigerian society shows the level of undiluted enthusiasm that the coming of the brand has engineered in the market. Also, almost to a man, the bloggers have commended Etisalat for bringing their brand of magic to the Nigerian market “Etisalat is a very serious network. They are good at what they do. I have their SIM which I use both in Cairo and Dubai. I just couldn't help falling in love with their highly efficient network in those two cities. I just hope they operate like that here in Nigeria”, a blogger noted
Other bloggers hailed Etisalat’s strong pedigree buoyed no doubt by the successes Etisalat has achieved in the 15 countries it presently has operations in. “Etisalat is an international company providing world-class GSM and other telecommunications services in 15 countries across the Middle East and Africa. Etisalat will certainly offer Nigerians the same quality of service it offers subscribers everywhere else it operates in the world. I’ll be sure to re-visit their website very soon to browse through all their exciting offerings! "
Etisalat Nigeria launched its 0809uchoose campaign to the delight of Nigerians last week in Lagos. The 0809UChoose campaign is one of Etisalat’s many innovative ways of reaching out to its teeming subscribers. The package provides subscribers the opportunity to personalize their own special numbers as they desire. They can reserve any number within the 08098 000 000 and 08098 999 999 range.
Yinka Akande who is the Director in charge of the Brands and Communications department of Etisalat Nigeria recently reiterated the company’s commitment to giving its customers the best of everything. “0809uchoose is just the first of many innovative products and services which we as a company intend to use to simplify the lives of our customers”.
From Nigerians’ reactions through online chat rooms, media portals and blog spots, it is evident that Nigerians are fully expectant of more value added services from Etisalat as they eagerly await the expected plethora of mouthwatering services and products that Etisalat would make available to its subscribers.
