Monthly Archive for November, 2009

Employee Profile: Eric Santelices, Senior Systems Administrator / Sales Support Engineer

Eric Santelices, Senior Systems Administrator / Sales Support Engineer 

Eric Santelices

Eric Santelices is the newest member of the 3Cinteractive team, working out of the company’s headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida. Due to his years of experience and his technical expertise, Eric has assumed the dual role of Senior Systems Administrator and Sales Support Engineer.

Eric has over twenty years of IT operations management and architecture experience, making him well suited to handling both systems administration and sales support for our clients.

Prior to joining 3Ci, Eric was the senior systems administrator and infrastructure architect for World Avenue, a leading technology development company in the lead generation and advertising industries. Previous to this, Eric was the president / owner and Trillian Financial, Inc., a company specializing in financial solutions for merchant banking and back office solutions. He also spent several years at EMC, Inc. as a senior implementation specialist. Finally, Eric worked with several members of the 3Ci family at iBill, where he was director of infrastructure services.

Eric is a graduate of the University of Miami and he is a proud father of a son as well as a musician.

Reminder: Carrier Provisioning Schedule, Holiday 2009

This is a reminder of the carrier provisioning schedules for this holiday season. Be sure to submit your programs by the dates listed below in order to start the process in 2009.

AT&T

The last date for AT&T to accept programs this year was Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 12:00 PM EST (noon). Please keep in mind that programs submitted after this date will not begin the provisioning process until January 3, 2010.

Sprint-Nextel

All campaigns must be submitted to Sprint by 12:00 PM EST (noon) on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 (this is for the provisioning cycle occurring on Thursday, December 10, 2009).

For 2010, the first provisioning cycle will begin on Thursday, January 21, 2010 and campaigns must be submitted to Sprint by 12:00 PM EST (noon) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010.

Verizon Wireless

For 2009, Verizon Wireless has established provisioning “freezes” on programs (note that these freezes will take place 48 hours prior to the dates listed below):

  • Thursday, November 26, 2009 (freeze starts Tuesday, November 24, 2009)
  • Friday, December 25, 2009 (freeze starts Wednesday, December 23, 2009)
  • Thursday, December 31, 2009 (freeze starts Tuesday, December 29, 2009)

Virgin Mobile

Please note that there will be no provisioning for Virgin Mobile USA from Sunday, November 22, 2009 (meaning we are already into the first Virgin Mobile freeze) and ending Sunday, November 29, 2009 and then from Sunday, December 20, 2009 to Sunday, January 3, 2010. Normal operations for Virgin Mobile USA are scheduled to resume on Monday, January 4, 2010.

For any questions, please contact 3Cinteractive via telephone at 561.443.5505 or via email at support@3cinteractive.com.

Common Short Code Administration Sale: Buy Three, Get One Free

Common Short Code Administration - CSCA

The CSCA is currently running a buy-three-get-one free (better than a BOGO) promotion: any short code purchased from now to Thursday, December 31, 2009 will receive one month free. So, you pay for three months and get the fourth for free.

For more information on this promotion, contact 3Cinteractive via telephone at 561.443.5505 or via email at support@3cinteractive.com.

Mobile Marketing Forum Opens Today in Los Angeles Drawing Industry Experts and Pioneers from Around the Globe

Mobile Marketing Forum and Annual Awards Ceremony to Feature Industry’s Leading Companies and Campaigns

Mobile Marketing AssociationLOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Mobile Marketing Forum — The Mobile Marketing Association(MMA)(www.mmaglobal.com), the leading global trade organization promoting the development and sustainability of mobile marketing, opens the Mobile Marketing Forum on behalf of its members today at the Sheraton Downtown Los Angeles. As part of its series of annual events, the Forum is the leading Global venue that brings the entire mobile ecosystem under one roof to address forward-thinking industry topics.

MMA members including leading brands, agencies, content providers, operators, entertainment and media companies from around the globe come together to share best practices in the emerging area of mobile marketing. This year’s MMA, Mobile Marketing Forum speakers, keynotes, panelists and presenters will cover the latest technology developments, case studies and innovative ways of using the mobile channel to extend the reach and effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

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