Contest Awards Winners More Than $35,000 to Pay Thanks Forward
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In celebration of
National Customer Service Week, Wachovia Corp. (NYSE: WB) launches its
second annual "Who Would You Thank?" contest, encouraging customers to say
thank you to someone special in their lives.
"At Wachovia, we deeply value our customers and work to show our
appreciation each day through exceptional customer service," said Robert K.
Steel, CEO and president of Wachovia Corporation. "Our 'Who Would You
Thank?' contest is important because it allows us to express our gratitude
while giving customers the opportunity to say 'thank you' to others."
To honor the universal spirit of gratitude, the Wachovia contest is
open to customers and non-customers. Anyone 18 years of age or older is
invited to share first-hand, compelling stories of someone they would like
to thank and why. Wachovia will then help one grand prize winner bring that
thank you to life with a $10,000 prize.
Last year's contest allowed the Puckett family of North Carolina to
thank Georgia native John Lane, who heroically saved the lives of Gary and
Sally Puckett. More than just a good Samaritan, Lane risked his own life by
pulling the couple from a burning car -- an extraordinary act deserving of
an extraordinary thank you.
This year's entries must be 250 words or less and can be submitted by
visiting wachovia.com/thankyou or wachovia.com/gracias. An independent
panel of judges will select one grand prize winner and 15 additional
winners to receive cash prizes ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to thank
their nominees. Contest rules are available at
http://www.wachovia.com/thankyou/rules.
The 2008 "Who Would You Thank" contest will run through National
Customer Service Week, concluding on Oct. 10, 2008. Congress proclaimed
National Customer Service Week a national event in 1992. It is observed the
first full week of October.
Exceptional customer service is a hallmark of Wachovia, as marked by
the company's No. 1 ranking for seven consecutive years in the American
Customer Satisfaction Index, a cross-industry survey of consumer
satisfaction conducted by the University of Michigan Ross School of
Business.
About Wachovia
Wachovia Corporation (NYSE: WB) is one of the nation's largest
diversified financial services companies, with assets of $812.4 billion and
market capitalization of $33.5 billion at June 30, 2008. Wachovia provides
a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management,
and corporate and investment banking products and services to customers
through 3,300 retail financial centers in 21 states from Connecticut to
Florida and west to Texas and California, and nationwide retail brokerage,
mortgage lending and auto finance businesses. Globally, clients are served
in selected corporate and institutional sectors and through more than 40
international offices. Our retail brokerage operations under the Wachovia
Securities brand name manage more than $1.1 trillion in client assets
through 14,600 financial advisors in 1,500 offices nationwide. Online
banking is available at wachovia.com; online brokerage products and
services at http://www.wachoviasec.com; and investment products and
services at http://www.evergreeninvestments.com.
SOURCE Wachovia Corp.
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Related links:
http://www.wachovia.com
http://wachovia.com/thankyou/rules
CONTACT:
Kathleen Von Bergen of Wachovia Corp.,
+1-704-383-0468
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