The Inaugural NZ Txt Champion Competition

Call For Entries In The Inaugural New Zealand Txt Champion Competition

Texsys announces nationwide search for New Zealand’s fastest texter Kiwis nationwide get a chance to test their texting skills

CHRISTCHURCH – October 14, 2009 – Christchurch based company Texsys, which provides real-time customer feedback via a text messaging system, is partnering with ZM and Juice TV to host the first ever nationwide competition to find New Zealand’s fastest texter.

Starting 26th October, New Zealand residents, young and old can compete for the title of the fastest texter and become the inaugural New Zealand TXT Champion.

This year’s competition is the first in New Zealand and takes place over two events – one on ZM and the other on Juice TV. In each event, a random message announcement will be made, encouraging texters to type the message they hear as precisely and as fast as possible, sending their efforts into the competition ‘hotline’ – text number 360. Times will be taken down to the millisecond and the fastest texter overall will become the New Zealand TXT Champion.

Texters of all ages are eligible to enter both events to win hundreds of spot prizes however the backstage Southern Amp Grand Prize is limited to ages 15+. The winner will also have the chance to text off against Elliot Nicholls the non-competing Guinness World Record holder for texting blindfolded.

In the name of creativity there will also be an exclusive prize for the 360th fastest texter.

Director of Texsys, Adam Hutchinson says, “We’re very excited about this competition because New Zealanders are prolific texters – in New Zealand, mobile phone ownership has a market penetration rate of 110 percent. Their texting skills have been subconsciously refined over the years and now we have a nationwide competition to test them.” Registration details and official rules can be found at www.txtchampion.co.nz. Competition details follow.

Competition Details For full competition details, visit www.txtchampion.co.nz or text your email address to 360 for full instructions.(texts cost 20c) The Prize: Grand prize: All expenses paid trip for you and a friend to the to the Southern AMP music festival in Christchurch www.southernamp.co.nz – includes all access pass, flights, accommodation, meals, café vouchers. You’ll get to hangout with bands like Kora and Midnight Youth, watching them perform from the side stage. One year supply of ETA SKOF chips and a set of Skullcandy G.I. headphones.

360th texter: One year supply of ETA SKOF chips, 2 tickets to Southern AMP music festival, $100 Lone Star meal voucher and Skullcandy G.I. headphones. One Telecom XT phone.

Random prizes: Hundreds of spot prizes available including Skullcandy headphones, ETA SKOF chips, Southern AMP tickets and Lone Star vouchers.

Eligibility: Any New Zealand resident with a Telecom, Vodafone or 2 Degrees mobile number.

Grand prize is restricted to 15+.

Aim: Type the announced random message correctly and as fast as possible and send it to 360.

Event dates: (a) Radio event: Monday 26 October 2009, 9pm Tune into your local ZM frequency at 9pm for the announcement of the first random message.

Text the random message in correctly and as fast as possible to 360.

(b) TV event: Tuesday 27th October 2009, from 8:40pm.

Tune into Juice TV (SKY Channel 62) or visit any Lone Star Restaurant on Tuesday 27th October from 8.40pm. At exactly 8.45pm we will give a warm-up hints and tips followed by instructions for the competition. The random message will then be displayed. Text the random message in correctly and as fast as possible to 360.

Winners: To be announced Wednesday 9pm, 28th October 2009 on ZM frequencies and on www.txtchampion.co.nz .

About Texsys Texsys is the developer of a real-time customer feedback text system that collects, analyses and reports on feedback collected with customer text messaging. Texsys helps service orientated businesses in the hospitality, retail and health industries, collect customer feedback using text messaging and other technologies.

The company has a focus on reinvesting profits in R&D, stating that “to be in this innovative space, we push new technologies with the aim of helping our clients improve their service offering and increasing their bottom line performance”.

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