Photo Contest Rollover

[Acro]

My impression with some sponsors giving gift certificates as prizes is that it is intended simply to get a bigger sale. For example, gift certificates are given away so that the winner can use it to buy a bigger ticket item. However, some people simply want to redeem the certificate without buying bigger items so they redeem the certificate for stuff that is worth the same amount as the certificates. Thus the sponsor loses money instead of making money from the winner and there is no incentive to send the products to the winner in that case.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Perhaps true Sam. I did just that but followed with a perchase with Reefpure. I'm sure you've heard about the results of that. And to keep all updated my masttercard has still not been credited.

My thinking is that the contest should be entered as purely for the joy of sharing. Who cares whether there are actual prizes anyway. I do agree, however, that people are not living up to the promises.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Titus I'm sure that is fine but if it states there are prizes to win then prizes should be won. And yes people should expect there prize if the contest states there are prizes to win.

Jamie

[StirCrazy]

Titus, sence there seams to be problems with sponcers for the picture contest might I sugest having a web page that the winning photo (or first secon and third) of each month go and the winners are able to write a small blurb about there photo. kinda a braggin page.. whare people can go and look at the monthly winners. don't get me wrong prizes are cool but see if you can get small localy sponcered idems instead of the bigticket stuff thet there is problems with..

just my 2 cents

Steve

[Samw]

Its becoming clear that giving away $100 in prizes each month by sponsors is not really working. So how about something smaller like a T-Shirt or Mug? Of course, the alternative is to not have any prizes at all. But having small prizes might keep things interesting.

[titus]

Hello,

Haha I wish I can offer something guys. But as you all know I'm not doing this full time and I don't stock any items I can't. Don't get it me wrong, I've tried to get another manufacturer to sponsor also but they never came back at me. They agreed verbally on the phone and seemed all excited but oh well......

The writing the article part for the winner is a good idea. Maybe I can set that up for the next winner.

[Samw]

Originally posted by Titus:
Hello,

Haha I wish I can offer something guys. But as you all know I'm not doing this full time and I don't stock any items I can't. Don't get it me wrong, I've tried to get another manufacturer to sponsor also but they never came back at me. They agreed verbally on the phone and seemed all excited but oh well......

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Understood Titus. No problem. Hey, how about some frag donations from members? I can see it now, "Winners of this month's photo context will receive this lovely tennis ball sized purple Acropora". [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img]

[titus]

Hello,

Who's willing to donate the frags? haha.