tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post115943565989211218..comments2023-10-10T13:51:56.319+03:00Comments on Girl in the Meadow: Celtel, SafaricomGirl in the Meadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07515812698922455315noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post-1161187420562671382006-10-18T19:03:00.000+03:002006-10-18T19:03:00.000+03:00Hi guys ,this is my 1st tymhere but av to agree wi...Hi guys ,this is my 1st tymhere but av to agree with you there.Those Celtel ads total SUCK!Surely wat's their ad agency doin abt it?<BR/>As 4 Safcom &CSR enyewe this guys do alot.<BR/>Its only juzi juzi that Celtel started seein the LIGHT in that dept!Alafu their tarifs,this guys need 2 do alot of homework!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post-1159809361287734182006-10-02T20:16:00.000+03:002006-10-02T20:16:00.000+03:00safaricom prides in the fact that it overshadows c...safaricom prides in the fact that it overshadows celtel while the latter is too much in love with its products and its corporate image to do any real marketing ... and the way Michael Joseph speaks it is like he is not scared of anything ... such an attitude is not healthy in a competitive business world ... or may be he is too pre-occupied with the fact that he is to retire in two years time and engage himself in conservation like he said he would ... all the same, i hope there will be a good turn in the corner for both companiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post-1159538363149669542006-09-29T16:59:00.000+03:002006-09-29T16:59:00.000+03:00@Ms K, i haven't listened to radio for ages. I wil...@Ms K, i haven't listened to radio for ages. I will check that out. Green is not a favourite colour of mine, red and yellow is not all that bad. But the slogans!<BR/><BR/>@Gish, interesting thing is you would think one rate means 15Ksh.<BR/><BR/>@no rhyme, hey thats a new rumour. Where did it come from? Though i gues it would be a possibility<BR/><BR/>@Banks, i used to love the 5/= days.You mean you cant buy a sim card for Saasa? <BR/>So what do the s/holders of safcom want?<BR/><BR/>@unyc,the only kencell i remember is when the safcom one had jammed. <BR/><BR/>@kipepeo, i love your option, it is much better 1000 times, can you imagine. gosh those leeches<BR/><BR/>@M, of course you saw the media coverage part. I might as well ask for some csr budget, right?<BR/><BR/>@nakeel, yeah i am thinking further about it.Girl in the Meadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515812698922455315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post-1159520149521032752006-09-29T11:55:00.000+03:002006-09-29T11:55:00.000+03:00I think I should fix a telkom landline now coz ver...I think I should fix a telkom landline now coz very rarely do my fone ring during the day and if it does it is a text only rings past 8pm.Nakeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425010379844042952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post-1159478754971406272006-09-29T00:25:00.000+03:002006-09-29T00:25:00.000+03:00CSR my foot! When Barclays or Safaricom or EABL do...CSR my foot! When Barclays or Safaricom or EABL do anything remotely like CSR it's just another innovative way to build their brands. I mean, a one hour program on the Lewa Marathon with runners wearing safaricom t-shirts telling us how safaricom has helped them ...<BR/><BR/>Still ... I guess we might as well benefit when one hand scratches the otherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post-1159453702305071742006-09-28T17:28:00.000+03:002006-09-28T17:28:00.000+03:00It's daylight robbery!!! I pay a thousand shillin...It's daylight robbery!!! I pay a thousand shillings for 1000...yes one thousand texts, both international and local and calls are 10 shillings a min! My bill never goes above 2000shillings a month. So the communication charges in Kenya are ridiculous!! shetani's!!!kipepeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432606675199882801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post-1159450890888905362006-09-28T16:41:00.000+03:002006-09-28T16:41:00.000+03:00Celtel vs Safaricom is really one hell of a compet...Celtel vs Safaricom is really one hell of a competition though we know who stands out the most...<BR/><BR/>I agree with ya'll that they should bring back the after 11pm calls. Used to receive phonecalls at 2am!!! Kenyans and their queer habits!!<BR/><BR/>Kencell adverts used to be very good. Much better than for safaricom in my opinion. After it changed to Celtel....I detest those Ads. They look so not kenyan...n not one I look 4ward 2 watching. Safcom ads r better than they used 2 but the 1 that cracked me up most was for the granny doing some stunts....30 millionaires in 30 days....<BR/>N celtel needs 2 change their colours!Unychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399188893966091559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post-1159447701849210772006-09-28T15:48:00.000+03:002006-09-28T15:48:00.000+03:00These are intersting times in the mobile sector - ...These are intersting times in the mobile sector - "you have cheap calls on sunday, mine will be on friday, you have 50 bob cards, mine will be 40, only way you'll get more subscribers is by promising them a porshe and an audi too" <BR/>Talk is expensive, but people adapt and which is how peculiar call habits come about. I was happy about Saasa till I realized it was a new tariif I'd have to migrate to. They should brign back those 11 PM calls<BR/>On CSR: At the BC lunch, a Uni professor told CEO that Safaricom's best CSR would be to lower rates - to which the CEO replied that his shareholders come first, and the company has to remain profitable to reivest and grow. <BR/>Ms. K I like S'com green over C'tel's yellow & red, or kencell's Pink <BR/>Gish: I don't who told Celtel that we all travel all over East Africa dailybankelelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180926084939364063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post-1159444880036891482006-09-28T15:01:00.000+03:002006-09-28T15:01:00.000+03:00I will only comment on the Sfaricom advertising. A...I will only comment on the Sfaricom advertising. A sort of open secret that Michael Joseph is the majority Shareholder of Redsky the advertsing company that manages the Safaricom brand. It is in his interest for the company to buy advertsing space at any cost. <BR/><BR/>Do you know the brand with the largest advertising spen as a percentage of turn over? You guessed it;- SafaricomSeasons & Reasonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09113717003071948777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post-1159442457049608212006-09-28T14:20:00.000+03:002006-09-28T14:20:00.000+03:00my dear dont get excited about the east africa net...my dear dont get excited about the east africa network thingy because i gotte txt this morning. Being their loyal customer, dutifully clled to enquire does that meani can cal my clande in Dar for 15kshs. sadly not just yeat stll at 40 bob per minute so am tld it only meas that you can now roam east africa ad the sim picks it up automaticaly . for me i dont care lower the damn rates who said i cannot afford a sim card in Ug or Tz when there they are like 50kshs uh bugger off ....<BR/>Wooosahhhgishungwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07004963900093206403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10895367.post-1159439270990994392006-09-28T13:27:00.000+03:002006-09-28T13:27:00.000+03:00Kairitu, have you noticed any changes in the Celte...Kairitu, have you noticed any changes in the Celtel radio ads? <BR/><BR/>And I think the ad of three fishermen in boats with different flags was ok.<BR/><BR/>Celtel advertising has sucked for a long time but I hear they're trying to change things. Let's see how that goes. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and do you think their colours (red and yellow) are off-putting? As in do people respond better to Safcom's green?<BR/><BR/>I know you're a peculiar Kenyan but please be objective in your answers. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!Ms Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05415218097934390458noreply@blogger.com