Sales Engineer Wins RM160K Volkswagen Golf TSI from P1

Imagine winning yourself a brand new Golf TSI. Imagine no more, as last week, 43-year-old Sales Engineer, Ng Joo Inn subscribed to a P1 ForHome™ broadband plan, and won the much coveted bonus of a brand new Volkswagen Golf TSI worth RM160,000.  Ng subscribed to P1 when the service provider was running its “iPunya Buy & Win Contest” with the Golf TSI as the grand prize.

At the prize-giving ceremony held at the P1 headquarters today, Ng who was obviously ecstatic with his big win which came tied with a bow, said, “I’ve never won anything this grand before. I’m excited and happy beyond words.”   

The contest was opened to subscribers of P1 broadband plans who also signed up for a P1 self-care account and submitted a slogan and answered a couple of questions correctly. Ng’s slogan reads, “I like P1 because it is everyday LOW cost with HIGH quality; they know they are not the best but always try harder!”

Additionally, 35 other subscribers also won attractive prizes comprising Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung WiFi camera and X-mini speaker.

Noor Azlin Shah, one of the few Samsung Galaxy Note winners and subscriber of P1’s ToGo™ plan said, “I truly feel valued as a P1 customer and not just because of this reward but the way the company tries to ensure I have the best service experience.”

The ‘P1 iPunya Buy & Win Contest’ had 9,430 entries. The contest was a give-away frenzy to reward customers and to encourage more registration for P1’s do-it-yourself customer care portal to further enhance customer experience. 

P1 Brand & Marketing Director, Shirley Ah Yong who gave away the prizes at the ceremony shared the winners’ joy. He said, “It feels just as good to give as to receive, maybe even better. That’s why P1 is built for more™ to always give more -- whether it’s through our product and plan designs, customer service or consumer programs such as this iPunya contest.” 

In conjunction with the “Ipunya Buy and Win Contest,” P1 held an interesting promoter contest called the “U Win, I Win” contest. The mechanics of the ‘U Win, I Win Contest” were simple and as its name suggests, the promoters who signed up the winners of the iPunya contest also win. Tan San Mi who had been a promoter for P1 since 2008 was the lucky promoter who sold grand prize winner, Ng, his P1 plan and hence won a RM25, 000 cash prize. Other promoters won the exact same prize as their respective iPunya contest winner i.e., the Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung WiFi camera or X-mini speaker.

P1 Customer Engagement with Google

Packet One Networks Sdn Bhd (“P1”), South-East Asia’s 4G broadband pioneer is taking proactive steps to engage with customers through the latest technology. Using Google+ Hangouts on Air technology to broadcast its corporate event live over the Internet, the company received enquiries from beyond its event venue to as far reaching as New Zealand.  

The event themed “Thriving your business in the digital world,” was aimed at reaching out to local SME owners to take advantage of technology specifically in the telecommunications industry to propel their business in the digital world.

Said CEO of P1, Michael Lai at his session which was focused on building a digital organisation using P1’s history and background, “As technology becomes a key driver to growing a successful business, entrepreneurs must embrace technology to leverage on their business partners, products and services as well as their brand. We want to set an example by giving fresh and innovative ideas to businesses. This is one way they (SMEs) can be far-reaching and are no longer confined by geographical boundaries. The best part is it does not cost a lot of money.”

Sajith Sivanandan, Country Manager of Google Malaysia said, “Last year, we introduced Hangouts On Air to a limited number of broadcasters, enabling them to go live on the Internet for all the world to see. Since May this year, we have made it available to Malaysians and it’s fantastic to see people and brands like P1 make use of the feature in lots of creative ways. And they’ve made one thing crystal clear: when groups of passionate individuals or brands broadcast live, the results can be truly remarkable.”

“Convergence of communications and IT is the way into the future. With the growing demand of social media on the digital platform, we also recognise the impact of these channels of communications and already have a dedicated digital care team to manage these sites. Moving forward, we will continue to embrace and leverage more new technologies such as Google+ Hangouts on Air to enhance our outreach to potential business owners and even end-users,” added Lai.

‘Hangouts on Air’ is a free service on Google+ that allows people and brands to broadcast publicly. By checking "Enable Hangouts On Air," you can broadcast your live Hangout —from the Google+ stream, your YouTube channel or your website — to the entire world. Once off the air, Google uploads a public recording to your YouTube channel, and to your original Google+ post for easy sharing and re-sharing even after the broadcast is over.

The P1 event aimed at reaching out to local SMEs to educate them on how technology such as Google+ Hangouts on Air can be a great tool to minimise operation costs. The event also showcased P1’s commitment to embracing new technology and engaging with local SMEs. The event was successfully organised by P1 and Netregy Systems in Petaling Jaya.