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A Call for Music

Steven Maningas joined Nokia’s IAC promo on a whim, not really believing that it would amount to anything.

“When I was reading the ad,” the sixteen-year-old from Cabanatuan shares. “I thought that it was impossible for me to win, but I joined the promo because I also wanted a 5310 Xpress Music Phone.”

He uses the word “also” because Steven had just recently purchased a Nokia 5610 Xpress Music Phone, and it was while he was surfing for software updates for this phone that he stumbled onto the Nokia Philippines site and read about the IAC promo.

Being a big music fan – he spends most of his free time jamming with a band he formed with his classmates – it made sense for Steven to join. Downloading five tracks from Nokia’s IAC site was easy because he was already a fan, checking the site regularly for updates on his favorite Pinoy bands.

When Nokia called to inform Steven that he had won, he was both shocked and excited. “I was so excited that I wanted to go to Manila right away,” Steven remembers.

As soon as they could, he and his father set off to claim Steven’s prize in Makati – traveling all the way from Cabanatuan, which is roughly two and a half hours away.

Asked if the trip was worth it, Steven answers, “It was more than worth it. I am very happy with my new phone and speakers. The best thing I like about them is the crisp sound. I can hear the bass and it is so cool.”

For Nokia and IAC, what’s cool is knowing that another person’s love for music was fed and satisfied.