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2008 Perennials Marketing Contest
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Click here to download an entry form to enter by mail
Contest Entry Guidelines
WHO IS ELIGIBLE
Any retailer of garden plants and perennials, located within North America, is eligible to enter the Perennials Marketing Award contest. Companies with more than one location are allowed to submit one entry for each location. Only one entry per company location is allowed.
NO ENTRY FEE
There is no fee to enter the Perennials Marketing Award contest. Limit one entry per address.
CONTEST CRITERIA
The objective of the Perennials Marketing Award contest is to encourage retailers of perennial plants to create an outstanding perennial merchandising display in a prominent area of their retail garden center. Inspire customers with your creative displays of Achillea, Hemerocallis, Trollius, Trycytis, Heuchera, Brunnera and so many more of the hundreds of perennials you carry. And then, proudly show us the results. Points will be awarded for creativity, effective use of color and imaginative use of POP material.
GRAND PRIZE
The winning entry will receive round trip airfare for two to Holland, from a major, international airport (i.e: Toronto, New York, Chicago) and three night’s accommodation in The Netherlands. The trip will be take place in mid 2009, and will also include visits to several Dutch garden center and nursery locations. The flight dates can be expanded, at the discretion of the winner, to include an extra stay in The Netherlands; extra hotel and travel costs will be the responsibility of the contest winner.
SECOND PRIZE
Two complimentary 3-day registrations to the 2009 Perennial Plant Association Symposium in St. Louis, Missouri.
THIRD PRIZE
A set of four hardcover perennial design books by Piet Oudolf.
TOP TEN ENTRIES
Top Ten entries, also selected by the judges, are featured on our website at www.perennialandnurserynews.com and on the ‘Wall of Winners’ at the annual PPA Symposium. Top Ten winners will also receive a plaque featuring their winning display.
HOW TO ENTER
Step 1:
Create a fabulous retail display to sell perennials.
Step 2:
Take up to eight great digital pictures of your display.
Step 3:
Give your display a name and write a brief description about your display and your marketing objectives.
Step 4:
Enter online at contest.perennialandnurserynews.com or submit your completed entry form and a CD with your written description and pictures to the address below.
WRITTEN SUBMISSION
A typed, written submission must accompany each entry, briefly explaining the theme as well the elements and philosophy used to achieve that theme. Your written submission will be considered by the judging panels in conjunction with the photographic images. Limit the written submission to 300 words or less. Your written submission should be included with your entry as a Word or WordPerfect text file on disk or uploaded for online entires. Give your display/project a unique name.
DIGITAL IMAGE CRITERIA
All images must be submitted in JPG or TIF format. Minimum resolution is 72 pixels per inch (ppi). Minimum 1600 x 1200 pixels and minimum file size of 500KB, but larger images are encouraged. If you are submitting images scanned from a color print using a flatbed scanner, scan at 300 dpi and at 100% of the original print size(i.e: 4x6”). Be sure to clearly label the CD with your company name and location, if applicable.
JUDGING
Judging will be based on the digital images you submit. (See "Digital Image Criteria above"). Please restrict your entry to a maximum of eight (8) images. In a contest based on photographic submissions, quality counts. Remember to take lighting conditions into consideration and submit a variety of views for the judges' consideration. Include close-ups if they enhance a specific feature of your display, and only if the close-up can be related to a larger view.
All entries will be compiled into electronic slide presentation format. Each entry will include images in the order as specified by the entrant. Judges will be provided with a hard copy of the written submission, labelled to correspond with the images. There will be two judging panels, one as selected by the Perennial Plant Association and one as selected by Plant Publicity Holland. Results will be combined and tabulated to determine the winning entry. In the event of a tie score, the tied submissions will be further judged by a third panel consisting of marketing professionals.
WAIVER OF COPYRIGHTS
Entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form and authorized signature. Entries received without authorized signatures will automatically be disqualified.
GENERAL
PPH and PPA reserve the right to disqualify all entries that do not meet the photographic criteria as listed above, or any images of a very poor quality or any entries that are improperly labelled or images that have been electronically altered or enhanced in any way. All entries must be clearly labelled with your company name. Unlabelled entries will be automatically disqualified. Images and CDs will not be returned.
ENTRY DEADLINE
All entries must be received by the contest close date of October 1, 2008. The winner will be notified on or before January 31, 2009. Notification will be posted on the PPH and PPA websites and will be forwarded as a press release to all appropriate trade magazines.
ONLINE ENTRIES
Entries may be submitted via the Perennial and Nursery News website at contest.perennialandnurserynews.com.
After completing your contact information and project name, you must agree to the terms and conditions before your entry can be uploaded. By agreeing to the terms and conditions online, you accept the waiver of copyrights. You will then be required to upload are enter your written description and up to eight digital images. You must include a valid e-mail address in order to receive confirmation that your online submission was successful.
MAILING INFORMATION
Send your CD and completed application form to:
Plant Publicity Holland, North American Office
7856 Fifth Line South, RR 4,
Milton, ON Canada L9T 2X8
info@perennialandnurserynews.com
Fax: 905-875-0183
Enter online at contest.perennialandnurserynews.com
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