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Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Orikinla(m): 11:06pm On Apr 24, 2013
Novice1: Consumers are usually lured into shitty and/or dubious products and services by expensive advertising.

It is a global phenomenon

Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Orikinla(m): 11:07pm On Apr 24, 2013
Novice1: Consumers are usually lured into shitty and/or dubious products and services by expensive advertising.

It is a global phenomenon

. This should be a good topic for the focus group discussion of the Nigerian Consumers Opinion Forum. The switch of Saka from one competing brand to another is not good social marketing for either Etisalat or MTN. Brand loyalty means a lot to consumers. The credibility of the personality of Saka is exposed to public ridicule. No matter the claims of the advertisers, this campaign lacks credibility.

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Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Jerryjat(m): 11:09pm On Apr 24, 2013
Saka ported... Mteeewww.... Which 1 he port.... Black or Cueboard?..
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by seunlayi(m): 11:10pm On Apr 24, 2013
good or bad, I don't see anybody porting to mtn. have we all forgot the reason for this portability of no? Mtn and co where the first network to come on board nigeria gsm, many people who really need to use gsm services bought their lines and gave it out to people and now, they are well know with the number but unfortunately, this network were mis-behaving and at the same time, those who bought the lines have no choice than to keep managing those number because that ianal the no they do their business with, some of them that are smart embraced glo and etisalat when they came on board while others refused becos of the fear of losing their contact. And now, here comes the opportunity to change no to another network, which network do you think people with those old no under bondage will change to? Of course, mtn are surely the losing followed by airtel. And let me add this, almost everyone of us have at least three to four sims from different networks which we use as the situation demands. The only reason for no portability is just for us that bought our no 1 sims from mtn or airtel during those days when we rushed to buy sims without knowing what they have for us to change it to glo or etisalat period

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Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by ferhyntorlah(f): 11:14pm On Apr 24, 2013
smartpero: saka nw on mtn Even though d network is trash... I hav 2 search my drawer 4 my old nd 4goten mtn sim... LOOL.

Bros, forget it! They would have given the slot allocated to your line to one of the ported lines.

I've got an idle MTN that I don't use but left on my other line for receiving only since it's my first and well-known line. Yesterday(23rd April-Beginning of Mobile Porting), I looked at the phone and saw "Select Network even till now.

So I'm guessing another ported line has replaced the slot of the MTN line I abandoned.
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by bullyman36(m): 11:15pm On Apr 24, 2013
ninja4life: Wow me no understand all dis o or na so i dull reach
Hahaha abeg read am again grin
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Afam4eva(m): 11:17pm On Apr 24, 2013
I've the known the Saka Character and the man depicting it wayyy before Etisalat came to Nigeria. The Saka character was even used for a soap opera.

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Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by phemochi: 11:23pm On Apr 24, 2013
Brand custodians re yet to fully understand what life style branding is. I remember shooting a world class tv commercial for nulec electronics nd I don't even get to see what they look like. You will be amazed princess was also treated like saka in the popular re you re learner etisalat commercial. I totally love this episode. Brilliant effort.
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by matrixme(m): 11:29pm On Apr 24, 2013
Saka should not motivate reasonable people to port their lines. It's a decisive action. I think the people that would benefit most from this feature are youth coppers and perhaps, older people. The only network we all should port from, perhaps is MTN that has milked Nigerians dry since its inception. Although, since many smartphones are dual sim these days and given the fact that, MTN has the best Internet access all over, except the other networks beef up their Internet content, I don't see many young people porting.
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by ferhyntorlah(f): 11:31pm On Apr 24, 2013
In the next 1/2 months from now, this whole Saka don port will die a natural death. The social media is giving it so much buzz!

I heard this marketing strategy is a common thing in the US; I guess this is new to us here hence the media brouhaha it's generating.

For those who reside in the US, can you remember the Coke advert in which a man seen driving a Pepsi van was caught drinking Coke? It means that though he works at Pepsi, he still couldn't resist the taste of Coke!

This is just the beginning; more are still coming.

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Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by matoskydpg: 11:38pm On Apr 24, 2013
bullyman36:
Hahaha abeg read am again grin
Maybe
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by olomoyen: 11:42pm On Apr 24, 2013
Bleep him,how can u create a brand and not tie him to a contract?this unnecessary English and long grammer he's making. Remember the early Mtn advert(yeah,that kilishi guy),they never showed his face. They treated Saka like shit and didn't think he was worth a contract. Rubbish!!!!,Saka has being on Tv and I consider him more of a celebrity than Banky W,but we have wrong values. Etisalat should just sack centrespread. Rubbish,too much overconfidence finished them and it shows with this dudes utterances:|,exploitative capitalist!. Read my lips SAKA WENT FOR THE MONEY cos he's a bigger brand and deserves the respect you didn't give him:| .Rantover.

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Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by najoke: 11:43pm On Apr 24, 2013
Ponder on this:

I have all the network sim card and I want to port out from one to anoda,now tell me which of them will most likely frustrate me from porting out by givn all sort of excuses like system is down,ur sms sent failed etc
A)Etisalat
B)MTN
C)Glo
D)Airtel

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Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Blackteeth(m): 11:49pm On Apr 24, 2013
This is the first time I didnt understand what a thread was talking about in my 3 years history as a poster here. Can some explain this saka thing to me? angry
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by thaira(f): 11:59pm On Apr 24, 2013
HotNaijaBabe: Lol.. No one is pulling a SAKA on me oh, I am not porting to Empty Hen..lai lai...loool
in fact, I am porting from mtn to etisalat instead.
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by vingi(f): 1:12am On Apr 25, 2013
Mtn has been my only gsm network despite d hate I had for dem for cheatin me somtimes,bt they r forgiven for dis advert.runs to watch d advert each time it coms on air, dnt mind burning my food sef. Lol!
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Nobody: 2:08am On Apr 25, 2013
olomoyen: Bleep him,how can u create a brand and not tie him to a contract?this unnecessary English and long grammer he's making. Remember the early Mtn advert(yeah,that kilishi guy),they never showed his face. They treated Saka like shit and didn't think he was worth a contract. Rubbish!!!!,Saka has being on Tv and I consider him more of a celebrity than Banky W,but we have wrong values. Etisalat should just sack centrespread. Rubbish,too much overconfidence finished them and it shows with this dudes utterances:|,exploitative capitalist!. Read my lips SAKA WENT FOR THE MONEY cos he's a bigger brand and deserves the respect you didn't give him:| .Rantover.

Thank u thank u thank u again. You've said it all.
+1000 likes

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Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by klas(m): 3:04am On Apr 25, 2013
olomoyen: Bleep him,how can u create a brand and not tie him to a contract?this unnecessary English and long grammer he's making. Remember the early Mtn advert(yeah,that kilishi guy),they never showed his face. They treated Saka like shit and didn't think he was worth a contract. Rubbish!!!!,Saka has being on Tv and I consider him more of a celebrity than Banky W,but we have wrong values. Etisalat should just sack centrespread. Rubbish,too much overconfidence finished them and it shows with this dudes utterances:|,exploitative capitalist!. Read my lips SAKA WENT FOR THE MONEY cos he's a bigger brand and deserves the respect you didn't give him:| .Rantover.

Who will give or pay for the contract? Etisalat or Centrespread? The man said that the concept was not etisalat line of advert because it lacked 'swag' hence it was more of a concession or trial by etisalat. Saka was not endorsed by etisalat as a celebrity, he was just casted for a role. I wonder why people are not talking of Banky W who also 'ported'.
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by bankyblue(m): 4:19am On Apr 25, 2013
segun-obe:
This a call to all phone users to boycott the use of MTN lines at least for the next few days or if have to use it,don't recharge your sim. Your airtime will be deducted without justification. Its happened to me twice today. The first timee,I called the customer service and the operative apoligised and said it will be refunded.that the deduction was due to maintanance. But when I asked when I will be refunded, he said "after the maintanance,pls just call us." When asked how long the maintanance will take so I'll know when to call back, he said "I really can't say". Only for me "load" my phone again and the same thing happened immediately after. I'm not trying to "pour sand in anybody's garri" but just so you all won't fall mugu. Cos if you no get airtime,you no fit mistakenly call,MTN doesn't have any freebies to offer subscribers and still turn around to "rob" us. Abeg this is too much.pls folks,avoid them like a plague if you can till after the "maintanance" wey no get end.

Hmmmm! Re u working with other network company? Y do u want to
De brand them? to bad of u

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Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Simpson101(m): 5:22am On Apr 25, 2013
Jarus: With or without Saka, MTN and Airtel, especially 0803 and 0802, still remain choice lines, kind of status symbol. There is this perception of Glo and Etisalat as poor people's network.

KIND OF...
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by harlos: 5:23am On Apr 25, 2013
Saka isn't swaggerlicious, I think etisalat used him just because he was funny and cos e fits in for the role they want to use him for.

But MTN will use anything to call people, funny or not, swaggerful or swaggerless, as long as people know you, as u know say na old people dey use MTN pass.
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Carsonv(m): 5:29am On Apr 25, 2013
Etisalat is my preferred Service Provider for data. But I'll chill till I see the network that brings to the table the lowest internetwork tariff...Viam! I teleport!
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Sike(m): 5:43am On Apr 25, 2013
One Fact: Money Speaks!!!
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by anukulapo: 5:46am On Apr 25, 2013
yusuf01: Though lots of people don't like MTN's network (myself inclusive) but lots will port just because of this ad.


I bet they won't port. It's will be more like waiting for your cat to bark. If the commercials won't boost my BB network, I'll watch it over and over again on TV but I ain't gan port to any bad network cos of a commercial character. I'm wiser than that--and you never said you'll port either.

We want value for our money. Na SAKA stunt gonna work on me. Start counting...You,Me

HotNaijaBabe: Lol.. No one is pulling a SAKA on me oh, I am not porting to Empty Hen..lai lai...loool
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by rerry3: 6:01am On Apr 25, 2013
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Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by expertfingers(m): 6:13am On Apr 25, 2013
MTN is the king of corporate branding and adverts.

They keep giving people something to talk about in their adverts which makes the adverts stick!
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Nobody: 6:30am On Apr 25, 2013
Saka or no saka,am leaving mtn to etisalat
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Nobody: 6:31am On Apr 25, 2013
segun-obe:
This a call to all phone users to boycott the use of MTN lines at least for the next few days or if have to use it,don't recharge your sim. Your airtime will be deducted without justification. Its happened to me twice today. The first timee,I called the customer service and the operative apoligised and said it will be refunded.that the deduction was due to maintanance. But when I asked when I will be refunded, he said "after the maintanance,pls just call us." When asked how long the maintanance will take so I'll know when to call back, he said "I really can't say". Only for me "load" my phone again and the same thing happened immediately after. I'm not trying to "pour sand in anybody's garri" but just so you all won't fall mugu. Cos if you no get airtime,you no fit mistakenly call,MTN doesn't have any freebies to offer subscribers and still turn around to "rob" us. Abeg this is too much.pls folks,avoid them like a plague if you can till after the "maintanance" wey no get end.

How much did Etisalat pay you to do this smear campaign undecided

See as etisalat don sharpaly start smear campaign on top nairaland o. Dem nor even waste time cheesy
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Nobody: 6:36am On Apr 25, 2013
na_joke: Ponder on this:

I have all the network sim card and I want to port out from one to anoda,now tell me which of them will most likely frustrate me from porting out by givn all sort of excuses like system is down,ur sms sent failed etc
A)Etisalat
B)MTN
C)Glo
D)Airtel


we obviously knw d answer. Empty hens
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by kulgee001(m): 6:46am On Apr 25, 2013
I am madly and insanely impressed with saka's MTN Ad. Amazing.
Re: Saka 'Ported' From Etisalat To MTN: The True Story Emerges by Nobody: 6:59am On Apr 25, 2013
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