Amman, February 2010 – Confirming the advanced capabilities of Umniah’s teams and as a result of the company’s dedication to building upon the strengths of its human capital, Batelco Group selected the marketing team at Umniah to receive their yearly ‘Best Marketing Team in the Group’ award. Umniah was chosen amongst several leading regional telecom companies including Batelco Bahrain, S Tel India, Sabafon Yemen, Atheeb KSA, and Qualitynet Kuwait.

The award is presented according to a combination of criteria and factors including the speed of company growth, innovativeness in marketing and the strength of the brand. Umniah’s marketing team were selected for this award due to the tangible success they achieved in their marketing campaigns and activities last year that brought together the factors of creativity and innovation being sought by the Batelco Group.

Commenting on this occasion, Mr. Ihab Hinnawi, Umniah’s CEO, said: “We are proud of this accomplishment and we congratulate our marketing team for achieving such success. Their achievement demonstrates their outstanding dedication and commitment, both qualities of which are an integral part of our operations; a reflection of our company’s identity; and in line with our standards and professional practices.”

In turn, CEO of the Batelco Group, Mr. Peter Kaliaropoulos, congratulated Umniah on this accomplishment and said: “Umniah has been able to successfully compete in the Jordanian market through the design and delivery of innovative products and services that are preferred and accepted by its customers. Umniah’s marketing team clearly deserves this award, as they play a critical role, supported by the rest of Umniah, in creating continuous growth and enhanced customer experience though branding, marketing innovation and value for money mobiles services.”

While commenting on winning the award, Mr. Omar Omoush, Umniah's Marketing Director, said: “We are extremely pleased that we have been chosen by Batelco Group to receive this award, which further enhances our sense of responsibility towards supporting Umniah. We look to this step as motivation for moving forward, especially because we believe that the marketing style that we have adopted at Umniah for our services and products is an important part of how our subscribers receive them. Our approach is also connected to our success in the local market; many of the marketing techniques and tools that were used for certain services and offers have in fact left a mark in the market and are linked to the success of those services and products.”

Omoush added: “Our success could not have been possible were it not for the true support that we received from the company’s management and team, who were constantly motivating us towards innovation and team spirit. We hope that the future will bring us new successes at many levels matching our unlimited ambitions towards excellence.”

This news release has been distributed by Bidaya Corporate Communications on behalf of Umniah Jordan.
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