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Employee Profile: Tyler Frederick, Network Architect

Tyler Frederick, of 3Ci’s New England Office, manages 3Ci’s system and network architecture. With an extensive background in telecommunications, network engineering and computer security, Tyler brings a great amount of experience to the 3Ci technology team.

Tyler began his career as a consultant assisting several telephone companies and ISPs in Massachusetts. In 2000, Tyler relocated to South Florida to take a position with CBS SportsLine. At CBS Tyler contributed network design expertise and oversaw all network security operations. Tyler has also consulted and written software for companies such as Time Warner, UMass Medical Group and the United States Secret Service.

In his free time, Tyler enjoys learning new technologies, producing music, magic & illusions, and riding ATVs. An avid aviation buff, Tyler spends his spare time flying a Cessna 172.

Tyler resides in Wilbraham, MA with his wife Emily and their daughter, Payton.

- Ainsworth Boyle

Client Profile: Playboy

Playboy, one of the world’s premier brands, has chosen 3Ci to power it’s mobile division. With a presence in almost every medium, Playboy, has had huge success with their worldwide mobile. Now, Playboy plans to bring that success to the US Mobile Market, and establish a database attractive to advertisers.

Playboy

Playboy will utilize 3Ci’s self-service Content Manager to upload and manage their binary content and mobile storefront. Content Manager allows Playboy to create dynamic or static WAP links which can be inserted in any of their messaging from the Switchblade Platform.

“I’m very excited to work with the Playboy mobile team, to establish their US Mobile Database,” said Vic Shroff, 3Cinteractive VP of Channel Sales. “Their worldwide content delivery experience and brand recognition are a great compliment to our global development.

- Ainsworth Boyle

3Ci Powers Disney’s High School Musical 3 Promotion

3Ci has teamed up with some of the world’s leading brands to help launch one of the largest promotions in US history. In order to promote the upcoming movie High School Musical 3: Senior Year, 3Ci worked with various vendors such as MySpace, Pop2Life, and Disney to support the campaign that MySpace has called its “biggest film campaign yet”. Disney is conducting a high school spirit contest involving about 15,000 high schools across the country that includes a ground breaking mobile component.

High School Musical 3

Each participating high school has its own keyword that its students can text in to earn points for their school.  The school that earns the most points by the end of the contest wins a concert at the high school and a trip to Disney for the senior class.  3Ci’s role in the promotion was building the application that includes the 15,000 keywords, as well as providing the mobile messaging and mobile compliance support for the contest.  3Ci is also responsible for tabulating the points for the mobile voting and integration with a 3rd party reporting system.  The High School Musical contest started in early September and will run through November 2.

- Karly Dreker

3Cinteractive Announces All-Star Board of Advisors

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 — 3Cinteractive (3Ci), a leading mobile marketing firm, announced today the formation of an all-star Board of Advisors that will help guide the company and continue its robust growth in the red hot mobile industry.

The 3Ci Board is composed of 13 business leaders, each with amazingly successful track records in their various fields of expertise. The vast experience this Board brings to 3Ci in the areas of broadcast media, wireless, advertising, legal and entertainment will undoubtedly serve to solidify 3Ci’s position as the most creative and experienced company in the mobile marketing industry.
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3Cinteractive ranked the Fastest Growing Technology Company by the South Florida Business Journal

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) August 1, 2008 — 3Cinteractive has been ranked the #1 Fastest Growing Technology Company in South Florida for its 2006-2007 year over year growth. 3Cinteractive, a creative mobile marketing and technology firm, was one of only two companies that posted quadruple digit growth in the time period used for the rankings, which are published each year by the South Florida Business Journal.

This type of revenue growth, in a year where the United States economy has experienced significant challenges, underscores the continuing growth potential of the mobile industry and validates 3Ci’s approach to the marketplace.
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South Florida’s Fastest Growing Technology Companies

Over the past year the 3Ci team has been working hard to grow our staff, technology, and clients. Earlier this year The South Florida Business Journal named 3Ci the 2008 Technology Company of the Year for Interactive Marketing.

With the downturn of the economy, companies are trying to find newer and cheaper ways to acquire and retain customers. They are asking for what seems to be impossible, “How do we lower our marketing budget and increase our consumer base?”

There couldn’t be a better time for mobile. With over 262 million mobile subscribers, mobile is the most direct and cost-effective marketing channel. With that in mind, it might be the only way for brands to reach increasingly frugal consumers.

Mobile technology is just starting, but growing fast. In fact, each second 36 mobile devices are activated in the world, compared to just 3 births.

3Cinteractive would like to thank its partners and clients for turning to us for their mobile solutions and making us South Florida’s Fastest Growing Technology Company.

- Ainsworth

3Cinteractive Powers Innovative HD Digital Radio Alliance Conversion Campaign

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) – 6/30/2008 – 3Cinteractive, a leading creative mobile marketing company, announced it is powering the innovative consumer awareness campaign for the HD Digital Radio Alliance. The expanded marketing campaign is aimed at accelerating the adoption of HD Radio. The Alliance is featuring a text messaging call to action in more than half of all of its radio ads nationwide.

3Ci’s mobile messaging platform is creating real-time, measurable conversations with consumers by promoting listeners to “Text UPGRADE to 34343”. “By establishing a direct, instant relationship with consumers who show an interest in HD Radio, we are activating a whole new category of catalysts,” said Peter Ferrara, President and CEO of the HD Digital Radio Alliance.
Radio ads within the new $57 million, 13-week marketing campaign are running in 100 markets on more than 700 stations. A full 65% of the radio ads invite consumers to text UPGRADE to 34343 with the remainder issuing the familiar call to action to visit www.HDRadio.com.
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3Cinteractive Completes Trial for Industry Changing Text Collect™ Service

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) – 7/7/2008 – 3Cinteractive, a leading mobile marketing agency and application development company, announced it has completed a successful 9 month trial of the company’s patent pending Text Collect™ service. As a result, 3Ci is announcing an immediate full scale launch of the product. Text Collect combines Interactive Voice Response, SMS and Premium SMS (PSMS) mobile billing, producing the only service that allows collect calling and operator services providers to complete collect calls to mobile phones.

Prior to Text Collect™, the ability to complete collect calls to mobile phones has been a major challenge to the collect calling industry. With the number of mobile lines quickly outpacing the number of landlines in the U.S., the solution could not have come soon enough. Collect call completion ratios have been steadily declining for years due to the rapid growth in mobile phone usage. According to David Ellerstein, 3Cinteractive’s Text Collect™ General Manager, “Text Collect™ has driven significant positive results for collect calling providers and all of the major mobile carriers participating in the trial.”
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3Cinteractive Named 2008 Technology Company of the Year for Interactive Marketing

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) – 5/29/2008 – This week 3Cinteractive was named winner of the prestigious South Florida Business Journal 2008 Technology Company of the Year Award, in the category of Interactive Marketing. Winners were announced on May 28th in Hollywood, Florida at the event sponsored by The South Florida Business Journal and Host.net.

“We are very proud to be recognized as a leader in the technology business community” said Mike FitzGibbon, 3Ci’s President. “Our mobile messaging technology platform allows brands to engage 260+ million consumer’s in the United States. This award further validates our business strategy and focus on building a strong, positive culture and team here at 3Ci. We would like to thank Gary Press and the South Florida Business Journal for this wonderful recognition.”

“We have developed a powerful and easy to use mobile platform and we are very excited to have received this honor,” said 3Ci Chief Executive John Duffy. “It is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all of the people that work for 3Ci. Our goal is to become the premier new media solutions provider in the U.S. by providing a layer of professional services and technology that allow our client’s to reach their consumers and promote their brands anytime and anywhere.”

The 3Ci team has a plethora of diverse experience that includes telecommunications, payment processing, interactive voice response, and broadcast media. No other application service provider can match this breadth of experience,” said Mr. Duffy.

3Ci was selected for its mobile messaging technologies and the positive impact that mobile messaging has had on businesses, governments and the community at large. Other factors that were crucial in the selection of 3Cinteractive for this award were the company’s tremendous internal culture, its level of focus on diversity in the community, and its dedication to the philanthropy through numerous local charitable organizations.

About 3Cinteractive
Based in Boca Raton, FL, 3Cinteractive is an industry leading Mobile Applicaiton Service Provider (MASP) in the US. 3Ci provides the technolgy and professional services needed to communicate directly with the 260 million mobile consumers in the United States. 3Ci’s ability to provide end-to-end, turnkey mobile solutions and concierge style service makes it easy for any company to integrate mobile communications into their brand, content and systems. The 3Ci service portfolio includes SMS text messaging, MMS, application development, campaign and compliance management, content delivery, and IVR integration. The company also provides turn-key media solutions and media consulting, including the representation and sale of mobile marketing sponsorships. 3Ci is a Mobile Marketing Association Member and is listed as one of the top Application Service Providers by the Common Short Code Administration (CSCA). 3Cinteractive was founded by experienced technology professionals and represents the leading edge in interactive telecommunications.

3Cinteractive Announces David Ross as New Chairman

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) – 3/24/2008 – South Florida radio executive and media promotions innovator, David Ross, recently joined 3Ci as an investor and Board Chairman. Mr. Ross, a well respected and successful radio and media visionary will help guide the mobile marketing service provider’s new media efforts, merging traditional advertising media and values with new interactive mobile technology.

Mr. Ross entered the radio broadcasting business in 1972 as an advertising executive and moved into station, cluster and group management; setting the trail as one of the first radio consolidators. During his 36 year media career David created, built and operated clusters of radio stations around the world, including legendary Top 40 powerhouse, Y-100 in Miami. His innovative promotional style and use of cutting edge technology has been a key driver towards the tremendous success rate of his operations. Ross’s consultation into 3rd world media operations has earned him a unique reputation, and is credited with building out the first privately held broadcast media in the Bahamas. His experience includes concert promotion, wireless media, and mobile.

Mr. Ross was a shareholder and partner in 14 station radio group, Metroplex Communications Inc, which was sold to Clear Channel Communications Inc. in 1994. From 1994 to March of 2006, he served as an officer in the public company known as Clear Channel Worldwide, operating a highly successful division of 32 radio stations and a marketing / concert promotion company.

“We are very excited to have David join our company” said John Duffy, 3Ci’s CEO and Founding Partner. “Our technology allows brands to engage 250+ million consumer’s in the US. Mobile marketing is in the process of becoming a direct extension of traditional marketing methods and David will help guide us as 3Ci continues to support agencies and brands in the form of an advertising support agency. His role as Chairman includes the creation of an all star advisory board consisting of a diverse group of top banking, media, sports and business executives chartered to help guide the company and its management team through the rapidly changing and dynamic world of wireless, where 3Ci is experiencing dramatic growth.”

“I strongly believe that mobile marketing is quickly becoming the most personal, unique and cost effective way for brands, media companies and advertisers to establish direct interactions with consumers” said Mr. Ross. According to Mr. Ross, “3Ci has developed a powerful and yet easy to use mobile technology platform and I am very excited to invest in the company and join the team. 3Ci’s goal will be to become a mainstream new media solutions provider in the mobile marketing space, providing more than a technology platform. Our executive management team has a plethora of diverse experience including telecommunications, financial transaction processing, IVR, and traditional media. The result is a one-stop “boutique” approach to demystify the mobile echo-system, providing “partnerships” with our client base. No other US application service provider has this breadth of experience.”

About 3Cinteractive
Based in Boca Raton, Florida, 3Cinteractive is one of the fastest growing mobile application service providers (MASP) in the United States. The Company’s simple building block approach to mobile marketing enables its clients to “mobilize” their brands, content and systems. The 3Ci service portfolio includes SMS text messaging, application development, campaign and compliance management, content delivery, and IVR integration. The company also provides turn-key media solutions, media consulting, including the representation and sale of mobile marketing units. 3Ci is a Mobile Marketing Association Member and is listed as one of the top Application Service Providers by the Common Short Code Administration (CSCA). 3Cinteractive was founded by experienced technology professionals and represents the leading edge in interactive telecommunications.