• PROMOWINNER

• Tes Lariosa

DANVIL HAS JUST GIVEN AWAY a brand new BMW 116i to our buena mano major prize winner under our new name to Warlito “Wally” Madriaga, a liaison officer of S.T. Fontamillas & Co., a local auditing firm in San Juan.

After more than a year, Pangarap Mong Auto, Instant Panalo promo closed with the draw of a lucky guy who sat for a presentation last March 21, 2007. Then on his lunch break after an official business trip, Mr. Madriaga found himself amidst the throngs of people in SM North EDSA. But, strangely enough, he felt drawn to our promo booth – not once, but four times!

“I felt as if my legs were being led there over and over again,” he narrates. He would go pass the booth, then back again, and back again, until he eventually succumbed to our very persistent promo officer who enticed him about our promos.

At the sales presentation area, he recalled having filled out the raffle tickets and going home with an umbrella, a bag and a clock. Little did he know that nine months later he would be taking home a brand new BMW worth P1.3 million.

“I didn’t expect it to be real,” he shares. “I wanted the car, sure, but to actually win it is something else. I even had to ask my boss to talk with your rep (Alice Baltazar) and confirm the news."

It is never a surprise anymore that winners are a bit skeptical about getting the prizes. After all, we're one company that gives away houses and lots or brand new cars 2 or 3 times a year. And still, at a NO OBLIGATION TO BUY policy. But now that we've given away almost P178 million worth of prizes to date, the cynicism has tapered down amongst the general public.

"I will really spread the word that your promo and your company are the best," Mr. Madriaga, accompanied by wife and officemates during the turnover ceremony, enthused. "I also apologize for having doubted if it was all real. Now I know your sincerity in the way you conduct your business."

Now, that's something you don't hear everyday.