For the third consecutive year, leading mobile platform company, 3Cinteractive® ranks at the top of the South Florida Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Technology Companies list with 137% revenue growth from 2008-2009.

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) July 28, 2010 — 3Cinteractive, a leading mobile platform company, ranked second on the South Florida Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Technology Companies list with 137% revenue growth from 2008—2009. 3Cinteractive helps companies develop and deploy powerful mobile strategies and increases the effectiveness of initiatives already in progress. 3Ci’s platform makes it possible for clients to access billions of mobile users worldwide — regardless of device or network.

“We are honored to appear on the South Florida Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Technology Companies list,” said John Duffy, 3Cinteractive’s Founder and CEO. “Our success is a direct result of our clients. They are world-class brands and leaders in their respective industries. We are fortunate to have clients such as TracFone, Walgreens, and AT&T look to us to help solve business challenges.”

This is the third consecutive year 3Cinteractive has ranked in the Top Three of the Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Technology Companies list. In 2008 3Ci ranked first on the list with 1,263.6% revenue growth. Processing over a quarter billion mobile transactions a month, 3Cinteractive is well on pace for similar revenue growth in 2010. New initiatives in mobile health care (mHealth) and mobile web development (mWeb) are driving that growth.

“It’s impressive that despite the recession, 3Cinteractive is achieving so much success. It’s inspiring what this serial entrepreneurial team has accomplished with limited capital and other resources,” said John Sculley, 3Ci Board Member and former CEO of Apple Computers and Pepsi Cola Company. “I’ve been involved in several high profile technology-enabled companies, and I am convinced that 3Cinteractive has the people, culture and discipline that can take them anywhere they choose to go. There are many good lessons here for other entrepreneurs.”

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This is the second in a series of weekly blog posts written by Jenny Walsh, intern and office mate of 3Cinteractive’s Founder and CEO John Duffy. This series takes a look at the inner workings of 3Ci and mobile marketing from a fresh perspective.

As I finish up my second week as Duff’s shadow, he is teaching me the importance of having people who want to learn from each other (or being “coachable” as Duff says), and how it is a big part of gaining success. The people at 3Ci always want to learn from each other. They know everyone’s strengths and experiences, and use them to further their own knowledge. The people here really do want each other to succeed, and I think that has transferred over to me. When I walk in every morning I just feel like everyone want to share his or her experiences with me and really does care about my growth throughout this internship. It is contagious because it makes me want to learn more with every meeting I sit in and every conversation I am able to be a part of.

One of the big concepts Duff is teaching me is what makes up a good sales pitch. I know from the two weeks that I have been here that Duff sits through many sales pitches and gives many sales pitches, and from what I have seen he is pretty good at it. So Duff decided to give me a few key points on what he thinks makes up a good sales pitch.

• First and foremost, be on time. DO NOT be the person everyone is waiting for.
• Set an agenda for the call or meeting to keep you on track and your perspective customer engaged.
• Always be prepared for the call or meeting. Test out all of your demos and PowerPoints before hand because it is really embarrassing if a technology company’s technology doesn’t work.
• If you make a PowerPoint, just put key topics on the slides and explain it yourself. Do not put as many words as you can on a slide and just read them.
• Research the customer you are pitching and make every aspect of the pitch relevant to them.
• Role play with your team before the pitch. It makes you look much more professional and prepared.
• Don’t talk too much or oversell your product at the end of the pitch.

I feel like the skills I am learning here are tools that I will use through my entire career, whatever field it may be in. I now understand why my dad raves about this place, and why everyone involved think it is to good to be true at first. Chris Howard, a close family friend, told me that this internship will ruin me for every other job I will ever have because I will never find another office with the kind of culture and people 3Ci has, and I will never find another CEO as totally awesome as Duff. I know the amazing opportunity that I have been given this summer and cannot wait to see what is to come in week three.

This is the first in a series of weekly blog posts written by Jenny Walsh, intern and office mate of 3Cinteractive’s Founder and CEO John Duffy. This series takes a look at the inner workings of 3Ci and mobile marketing from a fresh perspective.

I am the new summer intern here at 3Cinteractive. I just graduated from Westminster Academy and can’t wait to start my freshman year and football season at Notre Dame this fall. I was able to get involved with 3Ci through my dad, “the Dude” Dave Walsh, who is a partner and advisor to the company. I have the great opportunity to observe, learn from, and laugh at 3Ci’s CEO, Mr. Duffy, or Duff as people around the office call him. Duff decided that he was going to put my desk in his office so I could learn from the best. I am hoping he doesn’t regret that decision by the end of the summer. His goal is to teach me how a business is run and grown, and convince me to become a business major instead of my planned major, chemical engineering. I am so excited for all the new experiences and people I will get to know this summer.

As I finish off my first week as an intern, or as I like to call it Duff’s shadow, I have begun to understand what exactly 3Ci does, and why they are so different from other technology companies. On my second day Duff gave me a presentation on what 3Ci does for their customers. For someone who does not know a whole lot about the mobile world yet, besides how to use the cell phone in my pocket, it was exciting to be able to understand the basic process of how companies like ESPN are able to send a message to my phone and millions of others.

Duff does a great job answering all of my questions in a way that I understand and never makes me feel like all ten thousand of them are a burden. I was so intimidated starting here because I am right out of high school; while everyone here is so experienced at what they do. But the people at 3Ci have made me feel so welcome. They invite me to sit in on meetings, always answer my questions, and even feel comfortable enough to make fun of me for being a nerd.

The incredible teamwork here shocked me. For some reason I had this perception everyone would hate their boss and nobody would like his or her co-workers. I guess I have watched to many TV shows about working in an office, but I was definitely wrong about that. The way everyone enjoys being around each other is awesome. I have learned in just one week how finding a great group of people that love working together really does effect the way a business grows. 3Ci is a fun place and a great new experience for me. I learn something new and meet someone new everyday. Just yesterday I met John Sculley and got to listen to his words of wisdom to Duff. He is the former CEO of Pepsi® and Apple®. Did you know he had the idea for the Pepsi Challenge? All in all the first week has been a blast. Stay tuned as I will be posting a weekly update and see how the rest of my summer goes…

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.

3Cinteractive is looking for talented individuals to fill a variety of positions. Voted the Business of the Year and Fastest Growing Company in South Florida, 3Cinteractive is experiencing rapid growth and we’re looking for motivated, talented individuals to join our team.

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.

  Senior Java Developer

  Technical Support Engineer

  MySQL DBA and Reporting Analyst

  Service Desk Specialist

  Mobile Sales Representative / Mobile Sales Director

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.

  PHP Developer

  Java Developer

As a reminder to our standard rate clients, following is a partial list of verbiage and font styles / formats that are required on the mobile program page of your website:

• A two to three (2-3) sentence description of the service including all program types on file with the carriers
• The frequency of alerts if offered (in monthly terms, e.g. Max 5 msgs/month)
• The verbiage Message and Data Rates May Apply must appear within one line of any call-to-action or cell phone submit field (Msg&Data Rates May Apply). Please note that the following formats are not allowed:
       · Msg & Data rates may apply
       · Msg+data rates may apply
       · Message & data rates may apply
       · Msg and data rates may apply
• Opt-out information must appear in bold type (e.g. To stop messages at any time text STOP to XXXXX)

Please contact your Account Manager or 3Ci Support for more website requirements and compliance information.

3Cinteractive recently visited the Miami Dolphins at their training camp facility and Sun Life Stadium, to power the mobile messaging component of the team’s interactive “Fins on the Clock” draft event. Integrated with the Dolphins’ broadcast (television and radio), Internet, and social media draft coverage was mobile polling on every facet of the draft, as well as the charity drive for volunteer hours for the Miami Dolphins Special Teams. In addition, fans were able to text in their comments and questions to the Dolphins’ broadcast crew using 3Cinteractive’s Shoutbox™ platform. The text calls-to-action were also promoted to fans enjoying the draft at watch parties at Bokamper’s and Duffy’s, where Dol-Fans were encouraged to text in their shouts and to vote on a variety of questions about the Miami Dolphins, the NFL draft, and general NFL topics.

Along with using the Shoutbox application, the Dolphins also leveraged the intuitive, easy-to-use features of the Campaign Manager and Campaign Designer features of our Switchblade® messaging platform. The mobile aspect of the event not only made the draft a more interactive experience for fans, but the organization itself enjoyed a significant increase in web traffic and a huge huge spike in hits on their social media properties.

Jason Taylor, the 2007 NFL Man of the Year and 3Cinteractive Advisory Board member, along with his wife, Katina, were hosts of the seventh annual Jason Taylor Celebrity Golf Classic presented by BankAtlantic. The event began on Sunday, May 16th with a gala dinner and auction at Martorano’s Italian-American Kitchen at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, followed by the charity golf tournament on Monday, May 17th at Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie. The all-star lineup included Dan Marino (Hall of Fame Quarterback and 3Cinteractive Advisory Board member), Zach Thomas (Miami Dolphins legendary linebacker), and a host of current Miami Dolphins including Ricky Williams, Will Allen, Greg Camarillo, Vernon Carey, Channing Crowder, Brandon Fields, and Lousaka Polite.

Jason Taylor & friends at the seventh annual Jason Taylor Celebrity Golf Classic

As one of the founding partners, 3Cinteractive is in its seventh year sponsoring the charity event. 3Cinteractive, through being a member of the South Florida business community and as local residents, has made a commitment to the betterment of area youth through a focus on educational, health, social and community service issues.

3Cinteractive contributes, whenever possible, to charitable groups that are compatible with the philosophy of our company. Contributions range from the lending of resources (print and graphic design, web design) for various charities to sponsorships for events such as the Jason Taylor Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic.

Organizations and programs 3Cinteractive supports include the sponsorship of the Jason Taylor Foundation Charity Golf Classic, the Jason Taylor Foundation — Seminole Tribe of Florida JT’s Ping-Pong Smash, the Dan Marino Foundation, Here’s Help, Kids@Home, the Miami Children’s Hospital — Dan Marino Center, the Chris Evert / Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic, Chris Evert Children’s Hospital, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the AT&T Jeb Bush Florida Classic, and the Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center.

The Jason Taylor Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to support and create programs that facilitate the personal growth and empowerment of South Florida’s children in need by focusing on improved health care, education and quality of life. For more information on the Jason Taylor Foundation, please call 954.424.0799 or visit www.JasonTaylorFoundation.com. Readers can also support the Jason Taylor Foundations’ charitable efforts by using GoodSearch, a search engine which donates 50 percent of its sponsored search revenue to the charities and schools designated by its users, at www.GoodSearch.com.