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Man gets free pizza for a year after pitting Three and O2 against each other on Twitter Man gets free pizza for a year after pitting Three and O2 against each other on Twitter
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A British man has won himself free pizza for a year after he pit the marketing departments of two British phone companies against each other on Twitter.A British man has won himself free pizza for a year after he pit the marketing departments of two British phone companies against each other on Twitter.
The 'hijack' of the marketing campaigns began when mobile company O2 offered its Twitter followers free pizzas delivered to their office.The 'hijack' of the marketing campaigns began when mobile company O2 offered its Twitter followers free pizzas delivered to their office.
All people had to do was reply to O2's message with their location and a hashtag, and a handful of lucky winners would get their hands on the pizza.All people had to do was reply to O2's message with their location and a hashtag, and a handful of lucky winners would get their hands on the pizza.
@O2 Hungry #O2Priority customer requests pizza-related help at 85 Newman Street, W1T 3EX #waggytails
Naturally, Dan May gave it a go - but the promised pizza never arrived.Naturally, Dan May gave it a go - but the promised pizza never arrived.
Disappointed, he Tweeted O2 again - threatening to switch to rival phone provider Three unless they made good on their pizza promise.Disappointed, he Tweeted O2 again - threatening to switch to rival phone provider Three unless they made good on their pizza promise.
Three noticed his tweet, and picked up O2's slack, delivering a pile of pizzas and a hefty amount of ice cream to his office on the same day.Three noticed his tweet, and picked up O2's slack, delivering a pile of pizzas and a hefty amount of ice cream to his office on the same day.
@dpmay @O2 we'll #makeitright Dan. Pizza & Ice-cream on the way :-)
Not to be outdone, O2 went for the nuclear option - offering May free pizza for the rest of the year.Not to be outdone, O2 went for the nuclear option - offering May free pizza for the rest of the year.
.@O2 I hope this isn't a cruel Monday joke, especially as @ThreeUK delivered big time! #waggytails #makeitright pic.twitter.com/mE90KbuzT5
@dpmay We’d like to make your tail wag, how about free pizza for the rest of the year? Drop us a DM #waggytails pic.twitter.com/PHjD3h1L2y
His pitting of the two mobile giants against each other was well-timed - a deal to merge Three and O2, which came after Hong Kong telecoms conglomerate Hutchison agreed to buy O2 from Telefonica for £10.5 billion, will go before European competition watchdogs next month.His pitting of the two mobile giants against each other was well-timed - a deal to merge Three and O2, which came after Hong Kong telecoms conglomerate Hutchison agreed to buy O2 from Telefonica for £10.5 billion, will go before European competition watchdogs next month.
I started a pizza war between @O2 and @ThreeUK. Will discuss hashtag hijacking in a blog post tomorrow. Spoiler: I'm going to get fat.
Until then, they're still separate companies, so if you're planning on forcing them to compete against each other to get freebies, then you better hurry up.Until then, they're still separate companies, so if you're planning on forcing them to compete against each other to get freebies, then you better hurry up.