Topic: Contests
Truth in advertising? Bwaa ha ha ha ha! Actually, that's the title of a new first novel by former Ogilvy & Mather creative exec John Kenney. The book is about…
Following Smithsonian magazine’s digitally-focused redesign last year, Smithsonian.com getting ready to launch a short film contest titled Smithsonian in Motion. Would-be filmmakers will be invited to submit videos in one of…
As prizes go, it doesn't get much better than this. Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia are holding a contest in which the person who logs the most miles…
Walmart's "Get on the Shelf" contest, which saw more than 4,000 inventors and small businesses compete for the chance to get their product into Walmart stores, has wrapped up, and…
Earlier this year, Facebook polled 1,000 users on what they were planning to buy as Mother’s Day gifts. Flowers topped the list, with jewelry tying clothing in the number-three spot.…
How much money would it take to lure you to move to Pittsburgh? How about $100,000? Some wags in SoHo would probably say no amount is enough. STFU, SoHo! The…
Oh boy, do I have a contest for you long-winded Facebookers and personal bloggers. It's called, "Your Life: The Reader's Digest Version." The venerable magazine is willing to shell out…
Dear J.W. Griffiths: Congratulations on winning the Nokia Shorts 2011 Competition for Splitscreen: A Love Story! We were blown away—blown a-way—by your inventive storytelling in which a guy and gal unite…
Warning: This post is about vaginas and periods. Behold the Kotex menstrual pad above, which I designed myself! Yes, U by Kotex is holding a period-based design contest called the…
TED has named the 10 winners in its inaugural "Ads Worth Spreading" contest. There's really one big winner, Wieden + Kennedy, which placed three videos among the top 10—for Chrysler,…

