Dennis Makori, CEO Onfon Media
Onfon Media has partnered with Safaricom to launch a new service called Name Tunes on the Skiza Platform.
Name Tunes is a ring back tone service offering pre-recorded vocal definition of names, with a musical background tune to the subscribers. The service targets to inform inspire and entertain callers while their call is on queue to be picked up by their intended recipient and is available to all subscribers.
The subscriber is able to select as many names as they can from a database that has content of over 50,000 well researched music on names of both local and international origin.
It works by the customer subscribing to the Name Tune through the Skiza platform. Once a caller calls e.g. Mary, they will be entertained by a tune that accompanies the name and meaning of Mary as they wait for Mary’s response.
The subscriber can access the service by dialing *811#. A menu is then presented in text and the subscriber should select the option for My Name Tunes where they get the que ‘enter your name’. The subscriber gets a confirmation message for successful subscription. Subscribers can also gift the name tunes to a friend as the platform provides the option making it an awareness tool even to other potential subscribers.