Subscribers reap rewards as Gulf News Mega Subscription ends

Dubai: The Gulf News Mega Subscription 2013 promotion ended yesterday (Tuesday) with thousands of winners reaping exciting rewards in recent months.

The leading UAE English daily gave away millions in prizes, with one subscriber taking home a Dh1 million prize.

Meanwhile, 10,000 subscribers each received Dh400 cash-back through a free NBAD credit card. The winners were picked in monthly draws.

On Monday, 10 subscribers were randomly selected in a draw to win a Mitsubishi Pajero each, courtesy of Al Habtoor Motors. Another 10 each won Dh10,000 in gold.

Meanwhile, the last four of 10 Good Living registered members were drawn in a raffle on Tuesday for Dh1,000 in gold for each.

Bala Krishnan, Circulation Sales Manager, Gulf News Distribution, said the offers were as much about engaging with readers as they were about rewards.

“It presented an opportunity to explain the ideas behind the changes in the news package, and the huge expense our organisation took on with a view to the future — of more energy efficiency, better packaging, convenient size,” Krishnan said.

Gulf News recently adopted the more compact Berliner format comprising six sections.

“When time is at a premium, a diversified package, well sectioned, means ease of handling, ability to keep sections of interest for future reference, or to be read at leisure,” Krishnan added.

“The versatility of news package today means it’s much more beyond the headlines — it includes carousels and the introduction of special interest sections that touch people’s lives too.

“Print still continues to be part of our world today, despite the rise of digital media.

“The promotion stretching over four months has been a huge success. We have renewed and refreshed a base of tens of thousands of subscribers. The response of subscribers is a testimony to their belief in our organisation, product and services.

“Contributions of partners helps to boost the value of the offers, so a big ‘thank you’ to them!” he said.

The news came to me like lightning to brighten my life. It is my retirement gift given by God. This is my biggest prize I have ever won in my life, though I had tried my luck during the Dubai Shopping Festival but did not succeed then.

Valet Pinto, Mitsubishi Pajero winner

Al Habtoor Motors is happy about this great association with Gulf News and looks forward to new partnerships that will delight our audience even more. Al Habtoor Motors shares the same ‘customer-centric’ philosophy of Gulf News and will always provide customers with the best quality, best value and best service.

Joe Rogan, Sales Director of Al Habtoor Motors.

I’ve been a regular Gulf News reader for over 10 years but only became a subscriber last year — and what a great decision that turned out to be! This is the biggest thing I’ve ever won in my life, I’m so happy I couldn’t believe it.

Arun Mathew Innah, winner of Dh10,000 in gold

We were very pleased to partner with Gulf News in their annual subscription campaign. NBAD always chooses prestigious partners like Gulf News to provide special offers and privileges to UAE residents throughout the year. We continuously strive to improve and tailor our credit card features and benefits to meet the evolving needs of savvy UAE residents. Through this campaign we reached out to 10,000 lucky winners who can now not only enjoy these benefits on our free for life credit cards but also enjoy the Dh400 cash back offer.

Navneet Dave, Head of Cards, NBAD