We love what we do. We’re growing. And we’re hiring at our corporate headquarters, based in Boca Raton, Florida, and our development office, based in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Do you think you have what it takes? Know someone who does? Find the job and location below that best matches your experience or theirs and send a resume to us at careers@3cinteractive.com. Be sure to include the position title in the subject and in the body of the email.
Think you have what it takes? Or do you know someone who does? Find the job below that best matches your experience or theirs and send a resume to us via email at rrhh.uy@3cinteractive.com. Be sure to include the position title in the subject and in the body of the email. These position are based at our development office located in Uruguay.
3Cinteractive®, a leading mobile platform company, ranks No. 28 on Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. with three-year revenue growth of 6,843.9% from 2006 to 2009.
Boca Raton, FL, August 25, 2010 — 3Cinteractive, a leading mobile platform company, ranks No. 28 on Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. with three-year revenue growth of 6,843.9% from 2006 to 2009. 3Cinteractive helps companies develop and deploy powerful mobile strategies and increases the effectiveness of initiatives already in progress. 3Ci’s Switchblade® platform makes it easy for businesses to access billions of mobile users worldwide — regardless of device or carrier — using SMS, MMS, IVR, mobile web, and mobile applications.
“We are honored to rank this high on Inc. magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies list,” said John Duffy, 3Cinteractive’s Founder and CEO. “We are very fortunate to have an outstanding team of people here at 3Ci that have remained laser-focused on serving our client base, which includes many of the world’s best brands. This focus and dedication has allowed us to maintain robust growth despite the economic climate over the past three years.”
With our Switchblade mobile platform processing over a quarter billion transactions per month, 3Cinteractive is well on pace for similar revenue growth in 2010. Continued expansion in the areas of mobile healthcare (mHealth) and mobile web development (mWeb) are driving the company’s impressive growth.
“We are honored to rank this high on Inc. magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies list,” said John Duffy, 3Cinteractive’s Founder and CEO. “We are very fortunate to have an outstanding team of people here at 3Ci that have remained laser-focused on serving our client base, which includes many of the world’s best brands. This focus and dedication has allowed to maintain robust growth despite the economic climate over the past three years.”
In 1982, Inc. introduced the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States. Since then, this prestigious list of the nation’s most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success and the place where future household names first make their mark. Oracle®, Patagonia®, E*Trade®, American Apparel, Zipcar® and numerous other well-known brands have been honored by the Inc. 500. The Inc. 500 ranks companies by overall revenue growth over a three-year period. All 500 honoree companies are individually profiled on Inc.com as well as being featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine.
As a reminder to our standard rate clients who may be running a contest or a sweepstakes, following is the verbiage required on a “Contest Rules” or “Sweepstakes Rules” page linked to from the mobile program page of your website:
The dates of the contest/sweepstakes must appear
The date of drawing must be indicated
The method of entry needs to be specified
Eligibility should be detailed
The age of the contestants and any age restrictions must be noted
A description of the prizes.
Note: be sure to confer with your legal team or sweepstakes administrator regarding the complete legal requirements for your mobile program.
Please note that Revol is no longer supporting Premium-rated programs. This includes all existing and new premium programs. It’s not anticipated that this will not have a serious impact as Revol primarily services parts of the Midwest and the Northeast.
Please contact your Account Manager or 3Ci Support for more website requirements and compliance information.
This is the final installment of the series of weekly blog posts written by Jenny Walsh, intern and office mate of John Duffy, 3Cinteractive’s Founder and CEO. The series took a look at the inner workings of 3Ci and mobile marketing from a fresh perspective.
This has been an amazing several weeks for me, and I think the goal for the summer has been achieved. Duff wanted to show me how a business is run, and he did a great job. I can’t thank him and everyone at 3Ci enough for exposing me to all different part of this company. I was able to sit in on budget planning and marketing strategy sessions, sales pitches, private equity meetings, and even job interviews. I learned something new and valuable every day, and met some pretty awesome people along the way.
A huge part of what I have learned is importance of working as a team. No decision is ever made hastily and is always talked through by a group of people. Before this summer I didn’t understand the value of having a mentor, someone who has already experienced what you are going through. Even though Duff is the boss, he still asks people for advice and always brings friends of 3Ci in to bounce ideas off and get various opinions. It showed me that even if you are successful there is always something more to learn. This business is run through the collaboration of many talented people who put the interest of 3Ci before there own, and they have a blast doing it.
Duff worked so hard to make this internship worth while, and he told me he was determined to make this summer a success. It definitely was in my book, I just hope he didn’t get too tired of me being his “shadow”. I was so nervous that I would just hide in Duff’s office all summer, and not really get to know anyone else. I could not have been more wrong. Everyone at 3Ci made a great effort to help me understand and get me involved in what they do here. Making this summer a success was definitely a team effort in true 3Ci style. I have learned so much here and gain so much real life experience that I know will put me ahead as I start college. I am sad that my internship at 3Ci has come to an end, but I am so excited to head off on my new adventure at Notre Dame, so South Bend here I come!
SMS text alerts are a big hit for Walgreens Co., a $63 billion drugstore chain which puts its 7,500 stores nationwide at the center of all marketing and commerce.
“Both are growing, but text alerts are hockey-sticking — we weren’t expecting that,” said Abhi Dhar, chief technology officer for ecommerce at Walgreens.
Mr. Dhar was addressing attendees yesterday on the final day of the eTail East show that focused on mobile commerce and social media. (Please see the follow-up video at the conclusion of this story.)
Text is healthy
Walgreens is putting considerable marketing muscle behind not just the SMS program but also its iPhone® application and a mobile site created by Usablenet.
For example, the company recently ran two 30-second rolling videos on a billboard in New York’s Times Square where Walgreens has a store.
The messages on the two-story-high outdoor effort focused on its pharmacy and photo businesses.
Viewers of those spots were encouraged to order prescriptions and photos from the mobile phone and pick them up in-store.
In addition to downloading an application, these consumers were also asked to text the keyword WAG to the 21525 common short code. Those consumers who texted received a coupon for redemption in a Walgreens store.
While Mr. Dhar would not disclose the size of the mobile database, he did say that the SMS registrations were growing. So was the number of Walgreens application downloads.
“The customers want it,” Mr. Dhar said. “What we realized is that we need to educate our customers [about mobile] offline.”
Walgreens has been an early adopter with digital and electronic technology.
The retailer has linked its pharmacies by satellite since the 1980s. In 1999 it put customer prescription history online and, six years later, offered online digital photo services.
Now, like most retailers in this market, Walgreens is bracing itself for a host of macro factors affecting the economy: a healthcare crisis, an aging population, 9.5 percent unemployment and three quarters of declining GDP.
With all these economic woes, consumers continue to adapt to new technology and evolve behavior.
For example, 70 percent of mobile phone owners take photos on their phone.
However, it is the multichannel aspect with technology at its core that works for Walgreens.
“A customer that interacts with us in more than one channel is at least three times more valuable than one who interacts in one channel,” Mr. Dhar said.
Indeed, most Walgreens Internet customers prefer to order online and pick up in store. That is the case for 97 percent of photo orders and 98 percent of prescriptions.
Multichannel approach
Research shows that consumers are interacting with retailers and marketers in a myriad of ways, including social media, tablets, game consoles, smartphones and browsers.
The trick, as Mr. Dhar pointed out, is “how do you, as a consumer, bounce from one channel to another and then another?”
For Walgreens, he sees multiple contacts for one transaction.
For example, the traditional ecommerce Walgreens.com site helps Walgreens customers browse, navigate, search and buy. The smartphone application allows for searching of information and inventory and purchase. The mobile site is used for price-based searches. And then these customers walk into the Walgreens store.
Mr. Dhar concluded his presentation with four points in summary.
First, consumers have changed and retailers have to deal with it.
Next, consumers think of choice, convenience and control. The definition is based on experiences in multiple sectors.
Third, mobile is an essential connecting capability for multichannel transactions.
“[Finally], there is no such thing as ‘ecommerce’ or ‘mcommerce,’” Mr. Dhar said. “Commerce is commerce.”
Final Take
Abhi Dhar is the chief technology officer for ecommerce for Walgreens.
This is the fifth installment of the series of weekly blog posts written by Jenny Walsh, intern and office mate of John Duffy, 3Cinteractive’s Founder and CEO . This series takes a look at the inner workings of 3Ci and mobile marketing from a fresh perspective.
I had a different learning experience from what I’ve been used to so far. I usually write about something Duff explained to me, but this time I got to sit back and watch Duff mentor someone else for a change.
Duff had a meeting with a guy who wanted to start new technology business. Duff, who has started several successful businesses, was helping prepare this guy for what to expect. Its obvious Duff really enjoys mentoring people. He’s always willing to offer advice and has mentored a bunch of the guys here.
Duff started off by peppering the guy with questions. I think he was purposely trying to throw this guy off his game to see how he would respond. He wanted to make sure this guy considered all the aspects of starting a business. “Do you have any experience managing people? What are your weaknesses? What does your budget look like?”
It dawned on me that I should remember the questions Duff was asking because I hope one day I might be the person sitting on the couch getting grilled.
After the inquisition, Duff turned to giving some advice. He stressed the importance of having a good infrastructure, great people, sufficient money, and experienced mentors. He also talked about having a good elevator pitch, which my dad previously explained to me, was a thirty-second overview of your business, to draw in potential customers or investors. Being an entrepreneur doesn’t sound easy. But as Duff likes to say, “Even successful entrepreneurs have scar tissue but they have learned from those experiences and become better”. Hopefully this guy will heed some of Duff’s advice so he can avoid some of the more painful scars.
3Cinteractive® is an industry leading mobile platform company. 3Ci helps companies develop and deploy powerful mobile strategies and increases the effectiveness of initiatives already in progress. Our enterprise-class platform makes it possible for clients to access billions of mobile users worldwide — regardless of device or network. Our mobile solutions help companies solve business challenges, increase revenue, streamline processes and thrive in the digital marketplace.
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Think you have what it takes? Or do you know someone who does? Find the job below that best matches your experience or theirs and send a resume to us via email at rrhh.uy@3cinteractive.com. Be sure to include the position title in the subject and in the body of the email. These position are based at our development office located in Uruguay.
SMS text alerts are a big hit for Walgreens Co., a $63 billion drugstore chain which puts its 7,500 stores nationwide at the center of all marketing and commerce.
For example, the company recently ran two 30-second rolling videos on a billboard in New York’s Times Square where Walgreens has a store.