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the big interview WHY ORGANISATIONS SHOULD ENCOURAGE AND RESPOND TO CUSTOMER REVIEWS – FOR BETTER OR WORSE In this exclusive for Engage Customer following on from our webinar on the importance of customer reviews editorial director at Engage Customer Steve Hurst quizzes Charlo Carabott co-founder of Mazuma Mobile I co-founded Mazuma Mobile in 2006 with John Lam. At the time, I already had over 15 years of experience working in the mobile phone industry. With the consumer mobile 9 industry thriving in the UK, John and I were one of the first to recognise the opportunities that existed in providing an incentive for consumers to recycle their phone and created a business model that others soon followed. As such, we have led the market on a number of initiatives such as data protection, antistolen phone trade and educating consumers Charlo Carabott, co-founder of Mazuma Mobile www.mazumamobile.com M First off Charlo could we know something about your background and how you came to be joint founder of Mazuma in 2007? ISSUE SEVENTEEN • NOVEMBER 2014