Digicel and LeeQuee and Riley Ltd partner to launch the Caribbean's first mobile birthday club

Mobile News, Jamaica- LeeQuee and Riley,an integrated marketing communications company and Digicel, the Caribbean's leading mobile service provider,have partnered to launch The Digicel Birthday Club,the Caribbean's first mobile birthday club.

Digicel customers can now join The Birthday Club for a chance to win great birthday gift packages. Five customers will win a birthday package from Digicel each month. Each birthday gift package includes: $5,000 cash towards a birthday bash, a Digicel phone with 5 free ring tones and $5,000 worth of call credit. To win subscribers will text or call their date of birth and name in to 444-2472 and each text or call with cost $20. Subscribers can enter as many times as they wish.The Birthday Club will run for until May 1 2007.

The Digicel Birthday Club was created by Lee Quee and Riley who already had a relationship with the mobile giant, having did the initial online branding for all of their Caribbean websites. The innovative boutique agency was also recently chosen to do the website for Digicel's Rising Stars- their wildly successful live talent search in Jamaica.

Digicel (www.digicelgroup.com) is the dominant player in the Jamaican mobile market with 1.5 million customers and also operates in 20 other Caribbean countries. LeeQuee and Riley (www.leequeeriley.com) is a boutique integrated marketing company with a fast growing reputation for its services and innovations for the web and mobile market.

Business heading online in bigger numbers...and they had better

Internet News, USA -Companies that sell products and services to other businesses are learning that there are a bunch of opportunities for generating leads, finding new customers and retaining current ones as well as branding on the Web.

Many companies who are looking to market themselves to other companies via the Web are now building better websites, seeking to get into search engine marketing, email marketing, blogs, podcasting, Webinars, social networks, behavioral targeting and video applications.

In fact BtoB Magazine and Forrester has been watching the trend and offers some numbers to substantiate it. They recently conducted a global study among both consumer and business-to-business marketers and found that 72% plan to increase their online spending in 2006. Similarly, The Economist Intelligent Unit recently found that 88% of companies worldwide plan to raise their online ad spending over the next two years, with 10% of them planning to invest 30% or more of their budgets online.

JAMAICAN Context:With the advent of higher speed internet access for much cheaper rates, making it more accesible to alot more people, more Jamaicans will be doing what their American and European counterparts so - live online and doing a whole range of things there. Hence Jamaican companies seeking to reach this already fragmented and curious consumer will have tno choice to do more online. They will have to build better websites, advertise on hot online properties ofering online community and internet broadcasts. source: emarketer.com

Firestream streams Reggae Concert Live Over The Internet

Internet News, Jamaica - Firestream.tv, the fast growing internet broadcast company in Jamaica, will stream live, the S.H.E.M. Music Productions reggae concert and album launch this Friday, May 19, 2006 at the Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston, Jamaica. The new label's principals are award winning reggae singer and producer Singing Melody, and Michael Steer, a leading industry music producer.

The launch will also feature the release of the compilation album "Time for Love" and the new single and video from L.U.S.T. "Hardware." There will be special performances by Singing Melody, L.U.S.T., Morgan Heritage, Courtney "Yogie" John, Lymie Murray, Lenn Hammond, Heather Cummings, Lukie D, Trilla U, Anthony Cruz, Brando, Richie Stephens and Turbulence.

The launch will be streamed on the Internet at 9:00 PM on www.firestream.tv to more than one million reggae fans around the world (click on the SHEM Album Launch link to view the concert). Viewers will be able to purchase music from the album as well as the single and video from L.U.S.T. during the concert.

Three hundred business and entertainment industry professionals, executives and reggae fans are expected to attend, along with representatives from the international and local press. GoTel Communications, a Kingston-based fixed wireless provider, is a major sponsor of the launch. "GoTel is proud to be a sponsor of the formal launch of L.U.S.T. s first single "Hardware" on their new album to be released later this year , says Undel Williams "That is going to be one of the biggest hits for Summer 2006, in the Caribbean, Canada, USA, UK and Europe," he said.

Rough Rider, makers of the #1 condom is another major sponsor. "We are pleased to be associated with S.H.E.M. Music Productions in the production of the L.U.S.T music video. We believe that by demonstrating the willingness to use a condom sends a powerful message of taking responsibility for one s actions," said one executive.

Other sponsors include Cooyah Clothing, Natures Springs Water, Twisted Clothing, PG Express, Alternative Music, BroadVision, XKLUSIV Entertainment, 3D by Dexter Pottenger, Pot of Gold, Firestream.tv, Team Willo, Tent City and Black Opal Cosmetics. Cocktails will be at 7:30 PM at the Pegasus Poolside, and performances start at 8:30 PM.
source: peppapot.com

Jamaicans falling in love with the MAC

Computer News,Jamaica - A few years ago, Mac worshippers were on their own in being apple to buy a Mac locally or finding a non quack technician who could service it. Now we have 18, yep one and a eight certified resellers in the country.

So why the sudden rush to hug up and kiss the Mac by the non creative crowd- two words - iPod and iTunes. The iPod has literally made converts of traditional PC users, some even showing the devotion publicly by pasting the Mac logo on their cars. iTunes,well it's abotu getting the music you want and once you experience it, you wonder how you lived without it. Have to add to that too, that loads of people in the music business who are using iBooks, PowerBook G4s to do a bunch of things.

Latest resellers of Mac machines are Mist Ltd on Hope Road in Liguanea and Innovative Systems in Soverign Plaza. But would be great to get a Mac store here in Kingston, Jamaica that can serve the Caribbean...ahhh I have a dream.

mobile phones rule the world of talk

Mobile News, US - There are now 1.9 billion+ mobile phones in use worldwide, more than the number of TVs and PCs combined,according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) and Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). What's more, by the end of 2008, more than 600 million mobile phone users worldwide will have mobile internet access.
In Jamaica, hear up for WIMAX from Digicel and Cable & Wireless,the big guns in mobile who are duelling for the minds of Jamaican subcribers. Scorecard so far: Digicel 1.5 million subscribers, Cable & Wireless under a million.

Caribbean Exams Preparation Website Goes Live

Florida, USA - A group of post graduate Caribbean students have launched a website that gives Jamaican high school students access to online preparation in English and Mathematics.
The GNAT system covers the grades 7-9 high school Mathematics and English curriculum. This will lay a solid foundation for students preparing to begin the CXC syllabus as well as students preparing to sit the Grade Nine Achievement Test.
The student training system found at www.caribbeanexams.com features full-length, timed, computer-adaptive tests, resources for parents, practice questions, answers, as well as explanations. Currently, all subscribers to the system benefit from free homework assistance.
source:www.channeljamaica.com