SanDisk announces Diwali Campaign offering consumers a chance to win 35 digital cameras and 350USBs

Oct. 19, 2012 - PRLog -- NEW DELHI, October 19, 2012—SanDisk Corporation , a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today announced it is conducting a Diwali holiday campaign offering consumers across India the chance to win one of 35 digital cameras with the purchase of any SanDisk product. Consumers also can win one of 350 USB flash drives simply by registering online, no purchase necessary. The campaign1 will run from October 15 until November 18, 2012.

“SanDisk is the retail market leader in USB flash drives and flash memory cards in the Asia Pacific region, and we are focused on offering consumers in India reliable products that help them do more with their digital devices,” said Manisha Sood, India country manager and director, SanDisk. “Our Diwali campaign gives consumers the chance to win great prizes, and for added fun we’ve introduced a special USB flash drive exclusively for Diwali featuring festive packaging.”

With an array of solutions to capture and share cherished moments, SanDisk is demonstrating the need for reliable flash memory products while thanking its customers with hundreds of great prizes during the festive Diwali season. SanDisk offers a full lineup of retail products for people from all walks of life, including USB flash drives (http://www.sandisk.in/products/usb-flash-drives/) and flash memory cards for mobile phones (http://www.sandisk.in/consumer-products/mobile-memory.aspx) and cameras (http://www.sandisk.in/products/imaging/).

SanDisk’s USB portfolio ranges from coin-sized drives and stylish devices to high-performance USB 3.0 solutions. The drives allow consumers to carry libraries of digital content with them wherever they go and are backed by SanDisk’s reputation for reliability. As an added benefit, virtually all SanDisk USB flash drives offer encryption and online backup features with SanDisk SecureAccess™ software. The software creates a password-protected private folder on the USB drive that allows consumers to share the files they want while keeping other data secure.

Campaign Details1

Eligible participants can enter to win a camera daily. Upon purchasing any SanDisk product, consumers can participate in the contest through SMS by scratching a sticker and sending a code from the product package to 53030. The winners will be chosen daily. Consumers can also log on to the landing page and become eligible to win a SanDisk USB flash drive daily by simply registering at www.SanDisk.in/ (http://www.sandisk.in/diwali)promo. Every day 10 consumers will stand a chance to win a SanDisk USB flash drive.

SanDisk will conduct this promotion on a pan-India basis across retail outlets to give consumers an opportunity to experience the complete range of SanDisk products. The Diwali campaign is designed for customers who embody a smart digital lifestyle of anywhere, anytime access to digital content.

About SanDisk

SanDisk Corporation  is a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, from research and development, product design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for OEM and retail channels. Since 1988, SanDisk's innovations in flash memory and storage system technologies have provided customers with new and transformational digital experiences. SanDisk's diverse product portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB flash drives and solid-state drives (SSD) for the computing market. SanDisk's products are used by consumers and enterprise customers around the world.

SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.

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