Zain Bahrain celebrates Social Media Day 2011
In a celebration and acknowledgement of the potential of social media, Zain Bahrain will co-host an appreciation night on June 30th, 2011, to mark World Social Media Day. The evening, held in collaboration with Marketing @ Bahrain and Bahrain Internet Society will celebrate the involvement of the online community with an appreciation for the Most Active Social Networks Users in Bahrain.
During the Social Media Gathering and Appreciation Day 2011, #BHSocialMedia Team will be appreciating the efforts of the Social Media users’ activities.
“Social Media Day is one which honors the technological and societal advancements that have allowed us to have a dialogue, to connect and to engage with each other and with the creators of media where it is organized by Mashable.com the number one Social Media blog in the world in more than 1350 cities in the world with participation of more than 24,000 users. Zain Bahrain, as a company at the forefront of social media technology services, is proud to play host to this appreciation night,” said Zain Bahrain’s e-Marketing Project Manager, Mr. Ali Sabkar.
“We, at Zain Bahrain, are committed to making social media technology accessible and relevant to Bahrain users and this includes mentoring new and innovative usage as well as encouraging people to think more about how they can use social networks,” he added.
Samya Hussain, Zain Bahrain’s Corporate Communications Manager, said, “Zain Bahrain’s support of the Social Media Gathering and Appreciation Day 2011 is part of our strategy to support advancement in technology use at all levels. This is indeed an emerging new channel of communication and one which we at Zain Bahrain find ourselves using increasingly to reach out to customers and the public. This is a great way to celebrate World Social Media Day 2011 and we are looking forward to some great interaction – this time offline and in person! – with popular and active social media users.”
Notes and media contacts
About Zain:Zain is a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East providing mobile voice and data services to over 37.2 million active customers as of 31 December 2010 with a commercial presence in 7 countries. Zain operates in the following countries: Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. In Lebanon, the company manages ‘mtc-touch’ on behalf of the government. In Morocco, Zain has a 15.5% stake in Wana Telecom, now branded ‘INWI’, through a joint venture. Zain is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (stock ticker: ZAIN).
For more information, please visit www.zain.com.
About Zain Bahrain:Zain Bahrain entered the Kingdom’s telecoms market in 2003 as the second mobile service entrant. Riding on the promise of innovative business practices and cutting-edge technology, Zain Bahrain has delivered by putting Bahrain on the global telecommunications map with a string of firsts – the first country with nation-wide 3G, then 3.5G and WiMAX coverage. Today, Zain Bahrain has developed into a successful fixed wireless service operator offering full-spectrum corporate telecoms solutions, voice and data services to customers in the Kingdom.
For more information on Zain Group mobile operations across the region, please visit www.zain.com.
For more information on Zain Bahrain, please visit www.bh.zain.com.
Media contacts:
Samya Hussain
Corporate Communications Manager
Zain
Tel: +973 36030195
Fatima Al Mail
Corporate Communications Specialist
Zain
Tel: +973 36030459
Alafoo Building
Road 2811, Block 428
Seef District
PO Box 266, Bahrain
