tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-127714782024-03-13T21:29:39.875-07:00Adcandy: Where Consumers Make the AdsThis Blog will feature Adcandy contest winner listings and other commentary about Adcandy. To see archived contest winners, you will have to look in posting months AFTER the competition was actually held. For example, May contest winners will be posted in July.Adcandy Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15498153745260058048noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-5976941966368672502009-05-03T14:17:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:20:50.585-07:00New AdCandy SitePlease check out the new <a href="http://www.adcandy.com/">AdCandy</a>! Blog, winners, brands, contests, and manner other features. Please check it out now!!<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />AdCandy AdminAdcandy Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15498153745260058048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-392580441620645852007-12-27T06:02:00.000-08:002007-12-27T06:08:25.711-08:00WINNER - Monster Slogan Contest<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">"Energy of Monstrous Proportions"</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Meghan Mastrobattista </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1188585629931488092007-12-27T05:57:00.000-08:002007-12-27T06:09:12.680-08:00Winnner - Jet Blue Slogan Contest<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">"Jet Blue - Listening to YOU"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Lisa Hovden - Oregon</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-71963239941226993722007-08-05T17:36:00.000-07:002007-08-05T17:51:33.630-07:00Spring 07 Winners<span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Congratulations to the Winners of the 3 Major Spring Contests</strong><br /><br /><strong>PUR Flavor Options - Filtered Water<br /></strong><br />Winner: Lisa Hovden of Oregon for:<br />"Fresh Squeezed Water Awaits You"<br /><br /><br /><strong>Apple IPhone</strong><br /><br />Winner: Sue Seger of Nebraska for:<br />"Tempting in a Good Way" Concept: Eve Holding IPhone with Serpent in background<br /><br /><br /><strong>Open Slogan Contest</strong><br /><br />Winner: Kimberly Griffin of California for:<br />"aPEELing Apparel" for Banana Republic<br /><br />Thanks to all for sending in your ideas and concepts. Keep them coming and get the word out!<strong></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong><em></em><em></em><strong></strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-86432997853498995312007-05-09T18:18:00.001-07:002007-05-09T18:32:14.401-07:00WINNER - IAMs Slogan Contest"Trusted Nutrition for a Trusted Friend"<br /><br />Doug Rittenhouse - New YorkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-58857386165202214282007-05-09T18:18:00.000-07:002007-05-09T18:31:44.358-07:00Winner - Lucky You - Tagline Challenge"Love is a Gamble" <br /><br />Kante Anderson - CaliforniaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-65020141523268873302007-04-15T12:04:00.000-07:002007-04-15T12:20:02.612-07:00Getting Geared UP for a New Site Experience - Looking for InputHello All!!! Thanks for your patience. We are revamping site and looking for input. We want this to be the place to go for advertising and marketing professionals, amateurs and consumers of all kinds. Please tell us what you would like to see by emailing us at admin@adcandy.com.<br /><br />In the meantime, please have some fun with the contests we are running at www.adcandy.com.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1153587752675595972006-07-22T09:48:00.000-07:002006-07-22T10:02:32.686-07:00ADCANDY REVAMPHi Y'all,<br /><br />A lot of you are wondering what is going on with Adcandy. Don't worry, we'll be back soon--new & improved. We are in the process of talking with folks who will help make Adcandy more fun & profitable. <br /><br />Thanks for your patience.<br /><br />Have a great summer!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1147879812431512542006-05-17T08:21:00.000-07:002006-05-17T08:33:32.826-07:00Winners of the Supremely Moist Hempseed Muffin Mix Slogan ContestThe votes are in, and here are the winners:
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<br /><i><b>"Perfectly Legal , Criminally Delicious"</i></b>
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<br /><i>Lauren Turner<i> (Littleton, Massachussets)
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<br />Carol Skolnick (Santa Cruz, California)
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<br />Cynthia Martin (Carrollton, Georgia)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1140549548369231682006-02-21T11:14:00.000-08:002006-02-21T11:21:38.510-08:00WINNER'S PAGEWe will be implementing a more formal winner's page on the Adcandy site, rather than "blogging" it. Stay tuned... In the meantime, to see finalists, go to <a href=http://www.adcandy.com/votes.asp>Vote On Ads.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1130891984405856852005-11-01T16:31:00.000-08:002005-11-01T18:29:01.603-08:00ADCANDY PRESS<a href="http://www.organic.com/about/news_detail.jsp?625">ADWEEK</a><br /><a href="http://www.blacknews.com/pr/adcandy101.html">BLACKNEWS.COM</a><br /><a href="http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3521776<br />">CLICKZ -ARTICLE 1</a><br /><a href="http://blog.clickz.com/archives/050914-142238.html">CLICKZ -ARTICLE 2</a><br /><a href="http://www.infopresse.com/article.aspx?id=15179">INFOPRESSE - Le Portail du Marketing</a><br /><a href="http://www.marketingvox.com/archives/2005/09/26/adcandy_bypasses_madison_avenue/">MARKETING VOX </a><br /><a href="http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=34230&Nid=15574&p=237969">MEDIA DAILY NEWS</a><br /><a href="http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68949,00.html">WIRED</a><br /><a href="http://www.100shiki.com/archives/2005/09/_adcandycom.html"><b>今の職業だけではなく</b></a><br /><br /><b>PODCASTS:</B><br /><br /><a href="http://archive4.libsyn.com/podcasts/fir/fir-53.mp3">THE HOBSON & HOLT REPORT</a> (@40:54)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1119825033652769692005-10-10T15:30:00.000-07:002005-10-11T09:37:40.003-07:00MP3 PLAYER NAME CONTEST 2005We asked our users to come up with a name for a digital-music player. Entries were judged by <a href="http://thesandboxgroup.com"><I><b>The Sandbox Group.</i></b></a><br /><br /><I><b>And the Winner Is......</B></i><br /><br /><b><i>"Trackstar "</B></i> <br /><br />Submitted by <b><i>Jennifer Mapp,</B></i> of Arlington, Virginia.<br /><br /><br /><I><b>Runners-Up:</i></b><br /> <br /><b><i>Sonica</B></i> <br />(Matt Swayne)<br /><br /><b><i>Shamu</B></i><br />(Marcos Carvalho) <br /> <br /><b><i> iJam</B></i> <br />(Emily Frankovich)<br /> <br /><b><i> Echo </B></i> <br />(Scott Stevenson)<br /> <br /><b><i> Bubble</B></i> <br />(Tony Clough)<br /> <br /><b><i>LoudMouth</B></i><br />(Mark McCabe) <br /> <br /><b><i> PopBox </B></i><br />(Rachel Syme) <br /> <br /><b><i> Go-Go</B></i><br />(Mary Pryor)<br /> <br /><b><i>Rascal</B></i> <br />(Doug Rittenhouse)<br /> <br /><b><i> Bumper</B></i> <br />(Charles Alexander Sinclair)<br /> <br /><b><i> Maestro</B></i><br />(Michelle Rivera)<br /><br /><b><i>Jamba </B></i><br />(Justin Wheeler)<br /><br /><b><i> Audacity </B></i><br />(Daniel Jonay)<br /><br /><b><i> MuGo </B></i><br />(Simone Gitman)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1126278951457328112005-10-07T08:11:00.000-07:002005-10-11T10:22:06.870-07:00JUNE 2005 MARKETING/SUGGESTION CONTESTThese are practical suggestions or marketing suggestions for products. <br /><br /><i><b>And the Winner is:</I></b><br /><br /><i>Pancake mix (or flour-like goods) should come in cylinder shaped containers (like Quaker Oatmeal). The packaging used now is messy and impossible to reseal making it easy for insects to get in."</I><br /><br />Submitted by <i><b>Summer Alsuradi,</I></b> of Burbank, Illinois.<br /><br />Okay, it's not that sexy, but it's still quite practical. We know it's true for many products -- sugar, flour, etc. Thanks Summer.<br /><br /><br /><i><b>Runners Up:</I></b><br /><br /><br /><i><b>"A man sitting at the beach with a six pack of heineken and six women around him, the screen flashes "Cool," then pans over to a guy with a case of heineken and 24 women and the screen flashes "Cooler"</I></b> (Kevin McDaniels)<br /><br /><br /><br /><i><b>"Gatorade needs to add some more flavor for the sweet ladies like me, who want something like strawberyy kiwi, cherry lime flavors, those basic taste are so old school."</I></b>( Trina Walker)<br /><br /><br /><i><b>"If Sarah Jessica Parker ever tires of being the face of Gap, you know who would be really great? Jennifer Aniston. She exudes the kind of casual chic that defines Gap's clothing.</I></b> (Paria Kooklan )<br /><br /><br /><i><b>"KFC should offer chicken and waffles. It's a delicious soul food combination, and I think it would really sell. The slogan? "Don't knock it 'till you try it."</I></b>(Paria Kooklan)<br /><br /> <i><b>"I always thought that timex indiglo watches should be marketed as portable night lights."</I></b><br />(Sarah Elizabeth Skelton)<br /><br /><i><b>" Ortega should produce hard taco shells that are flavored like Doritos chips."</I></b>(Megan Rusch)<br /><br /><i><b>" My idea (which was actually shown on a Super Mario Brothers cartoon show) was popcorn pizza. We tried it and it was delicious! Crunchy, and a good blend of tastes."</I></b>(Elaine Deering)<br /><br /><i><b>"They should make IPod's with lowjacks like they have on cars, so if somebody steals yours you can lock it from home (using your computer) and they won't be able to use it."</I></b> (timothy dockery)<br /><br /><br /><b>Amusing:</B><br /><br /><i><b>"Install periscopes on smaller economy cars to see over the towering SUV's and eighteen wheelers to avoid potential accidents like a perimeter checker with long range capabilities for safety. </I></b>(Jonathan Bennett)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1130694207005298052005-09-30T09:40:00.000-07:002005-10-30T17:23:41.346-08:00Supremely Moist- Hemp-based Cake Mix<b>CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE</B><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/Supremely%20Moist.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/Supremely%20Moist.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1126291837660456022005-09-09T11:43:00.000-07:002005-09-23T16:36:05.340-07:00TEXT MESSAGING SLOGAN CONTESTWe asked the public to come up with catch phrases for text messaging company. This contest was not sponsored by any particular service, but an idea suggested by one of our users, Jennifer Seay. As expected, there were some great entries. This contest also points out why we don't try to sell individual ideas. Many people submitted the same, or variations on the same idea. The entries were judged by <b>The Sandbox Group,</B> a media collective based in Manhattan.<br /><br /><b>And The Winner Is....</b><br /><br /><b><i>U had me at :) </b></i><br /><br />Submitted for T-MOBILE (Submitted by Krystal Houghton of Los Angeles, California. )<br /><br />Why we love this one: It combines emoticons, text messaging shorthand, and popular culture all at once, in a way that makes us smile.<br /><br /><b>Runner-up:</B><br /><br /><b><i>"Talk to the hand" </b></i><br /><br />T-MOBILE (Esther Wong of San Francisco)<br /><br /><br /><b>Honorable mentions:</B> (In no particular order.)<br /><br /><b><i>"Let Your Fingers Do the Talking"</b></i><br />SPRINT PCS (Sage Kalmus, Mike Goldsun, Shanon Sims) <br />Kind of obvious, but still good. Sage Kalmus was the first one to submit this.<br /><br /><b><i>"The Joy of Text"</b></i> <br />VERIZON (Alan Friedman)<br /><br /><b><i>"Can U Read Me Now? Good!"</b></i><br />VERIZON (John Sanders, Halah Touryalai, Jodi Rowland, Julie Yip) John Sanders submitted the earliest version.<br /><br /><b><i>“T-mobile. Captivating your mobile moments“</b></i><br /> T-Mobile (Crystal Haire. Submitted as a caption to her photo.)<br /><br /><b><i>"All thumbs? Not a problem.“</b></i><br />Verizon (Krystal Houghton. Krystal also won this contest. Go girl!)<br /><br /><b><i>"Take a Walk on the Wireless Side.“</b></i><br />Verizon (Oldita Seeley) <br /><br /><b><i>"Be a text machine“</b></i><br />T-Mobile (Jay Pullman)<br /><br /><b><i>"Who Says You Can't Talk With Your Mouth Full?"</b></i><br />CIngular (David Catapano)<br /><br /><b><i>"Don't say it. Text it."</b></i><br />Verizon (Vanessa Moore)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1126290243706591702005-09-09T11:09:00.000-07:002005-09-26T15:08:16.106-07:00JULY PHOTO/IMAGE CONTEST 2005For the photo contests, amateur photos are given preference over professional ones. We encourage the "accidental" advertisement. (If you can encourage such a thing....). For the most part, these are not intended to be professional photos, but consumers' natural interactions with brands.<br /><br /><br /><br /><B>AND THE WINNER IS.....</B><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/1me%20and%20shmo.JPG.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/1me%20and%20shmo.JPG.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This photo was submitted for <b>Snapple</B> by<b> Julie Wolf</B><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>RUNNERS-UP:</B><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/2beerbox.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/2beerbox.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />"Wear What You Love"<br /><br /><br />Submitted by <b>Arbi Pedrossian</b> for <b>Bud LIght</B> <br /><br /> Nice legs, Arbi...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/3ado-adcandy-1.jpg-try.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/3ado-adcandy-1.jpg-try.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Submitted by <b>Meghna Kumar</B> for<b> Canon</B><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/4trident%281%29.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/4trident%281%29.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Submitted by <b>Ira Slavin</B> for <b>Trident</B><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/epiphone2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/epiphone2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br />Submitted for Epiphone Guitars by <b>Nate Meyers</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1126287597927421442005-09-09T10:39:00.000-07:002005-09-21T16:34:43.290-07:00JUNE PHOTO/IMAGE CONTEST 2005<B>AND THE WINNER IS....</B><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/1Cheerios002.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/1Cheerios002.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><i>"Cheerios--For Every Member of the Family"</I><br /><br />Submitted by<B> Jenna Shannon-Garvey</B><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Runners-Up:</B><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/2redbull.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/2redbull.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> This photo was submitted for <B>Red Bull</B> by <b>Mary Jensen.</B><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/3changing%20oil%20color.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/3changing%20oil%20color.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Submitted by <b>Jack Collins</B> for <b>Pennzoil Motor Oil</B><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/4surge.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/4surge.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Submitted for <B>Surge Cola</B> by <B>Jeff Weber</B>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1126123428058243182005-09-07T12:41:00.000-07:002005-09-09T10:13:55.726-07:00FARYLROBIN FOOTWEAR CONTESTFarylRobin Footwear asked us to help them "name a niche"-- have Adcandy users come up with a name for their target demographic market. (Think <i>yuppie, homeboy, flapper</i> etc.) The winners were decided by the staff of <b>FarylRobin Footwear</B> and their P.R. agency, <B>Maletzky Media.</b> The original contest description is at the bottom of the page.<br /><br /><br />THE WINNER:<br /><br /><i><b>"Firefly"</i></b><br /> (Laura Kran)<br /><br />SECOND PLACE:<br /><i><b>"Jeffersons" </i></b><br />(Maya Tuttle)<br /><br />THIRD PLACE:<br /><i><b>"Smartini"</i></b> <br />(Julie Arsenault)<br /><br /><br />Some other great submissions: (In no particular order.)<br /><br /><I>Cosmonista<br />BB's - Budget Beautifuls<br />"Urbanista"<br />Metrogirls<br />Slincs (Socialites Less Individual Cash Surplus)<br />Trenderellas<br />Generation Try<br />Metrofab or metrofabulous.<br />Blingers<br />Penny Chic<br />NouCou/NooCoo/NuCou/or even NoCo (short for Nouveau Couture)<br />Exclamation Generation!<br />execuchics<br />Kixie<br />Future Fresh<br />Urbanista<br />"Trixies"<br />hedgie - hip & edgy<br />Socialista<br />The "she" generation<br />Flirty-somethings<br />Cashiques<br />Chic-lette<br />DisCountessa<br />"Clofe" - (Closet Full, Fridge Empty)<br />"Passionista"<br />Sassy Practicals'<br />Glama-be's<br />"Trixie"<br />Smartinis<br />Swedgy: sweet n' edgy<br />Discount Diva<br />Metro Chic<br />Practical Posh<br />Funkanista<br />"Shooby-dos"<br />Passionista<br />metromaiden<br />Style Chile<br />City Chics<br />Fashionable Frugal<br />Urbines<br />Pro-Bellisi<br />Baby Bradshaws<br />CityFlicka<br />CitiChild<br />Fashionite<br />trilby<br />"Candy Girl"<br />MetraHIP<br />Downtown Divas<br />Pre-Divas<br />Pop Tarts<br />Ms. En Scene<br />Discount Diva<br />SMURFs - (SMart, Urban, and Ready for Fun!)<br />"UpStepper"<br />"Fabulizer"<br />Neochic In the City<br />Feet First-ers<br />"trixie"<br />City Chic.<br />"Firefly"<br />Stilletto Girls<br />Cinderella Chic<br />Postgrad Posh<br />"Urban Kitten"<br />"Z-Lane"<br />Frugal Fashionistas<br />Chicster<br />"No-Dough-So-Ho (Sans Manolos)" nodo-soho<br />Metro Chic<br />Mz. Y<br />Frugalitarian.</i><br /><br /><b>Original Contest Description:</B><br /><br /><i>"Imagine that fashionable young city gal who oozes taste and hipness — perhaps she’s fresh out of college and trying to establish herself in the Big City. She wants to dress like her favorite character from “Sex and the City” but doesn’t have the same deep pockets — yet. Our girl might be entry-level but on the fast track, or maybe established in a creative job that pays more in “cachet” than salary. Although she wouldn’t be caught dead buying shoes in the mall, between going out 4 nights a week and living in the fashionable part of town she’s not quite ready to plop down $500 on a pair of Manolo Blahniks either.<br /><br />What we want you to do is <b>name the niche</b> or demographic that this woman represents. We don’t want a critical name, but one that celebrates or encapsulates her combination of taste and ambition. Remember also, this is not a slogan.<br /><br />Some famous demographic or taste movement names from the past and present: <b>Generation X, Yuppie, Beatnik, Flapper, Homeboy, Club Kid, Bohemian, Punk, Hip-hopper, Preppy, Valley Girl, Flower Child."</B></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1126056998361853122005-09-06T18:28:00.000-07:002005-10-11T10:22:57.393-07:00JULY 2005 SUGGESTION/MARKETING CONTEST<I><b>And the Winner is....</i></B><br /><br /><i>"A magazine ad for *beer* that has a fold-out like a perfume or cologne ad, where it smells like beer. It could either just have funny phrases on the page, or it could be a mock perfume ad."</i><br /><br />Submitted by<I><b>--Keren Douek,</i></B> of Saint Louis, Missouri.<br /><br />Okay, this may never actually happen, but it such a funny idea, and could be used for another product.<br /><br /><I><b>Runners Up:</i></B><br /><br /><i><b>"The iPod has become such an accessory for women. They should put a mirror on the back and maybe a lipstick attachment. Market iPod Beauty Saver."</i></b><br /><I>--Michele Lieblich</i><br /><br /><i><b>"Swiffer Shoes!!! Let your feet do the cleaning. You could use hospital-style booties made of swiffer material to clean the house as you walk around. Fun for kids!!! Great for all tile/ wood homes."</i></b><br /><I>--Wendy Owen</i><br /><br /><i><b>"You can get custom made sneakers and custom music via iTunes so why can't suppliers allow us custom made DVDs of our favorite TV shows? I wouldn't mind paying a little extra for a disk of favorites."</i></b><br /><I>--christy gonzalez</i><br /><br /><i><b>"Create a two-sided bottle that houses the shampoo and conditioner all in one bottle. One side shampoo. One side conditioner."</i></b><br /><I>--Mary Pryor</i><br /><br /><i><b>"The type size used in printed telephone directories should be larger for optometrists and opthomologists."</i></b><br /><I>--Kathy Luccaro</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1122393888522265502005-07-26T09:03:00.000-07:002005-07-26T09:07:13.766-07:00Read the Adcandy article featured on Clickz.comWe had a nice article about Adcandy published on Clickz.com, a marketing industry informational website. Click the title to read.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1122327983898050952005-07-25T14:27:00.000-07:002005-09-06T17:45:11.630-07:00"Write A Slogan for Adcandy" Contest<b>THE WINNER:</B><br /><br /><I><b> "Adcandy -- Where Creative Nuts Cluster" </I> </b> <br /><br />This slogan was submitted by <b>Tamie Pryor</b> of Oswego, Illinois.<br /><br /><b>Why we love this one:</b> It's fun, it's alliterative, it plays loosely on the "candy" aspect of our name, and it promotes the community of the site all at the same time. <br /><br /><b>SECOND PLACE:</B><br /><br /><I><b>“Adcandy -- Treat Yourself to Insight."</I> </b> <br /><br /> Although we didn't offer any second place prize, we are going to give <b>Michelle Rivera</b>of Queens, New York, a prize for submitting this slogan.<br /><br /><b>Why we love this one</b>: Simple and eloquent, this slogan captures the essence of what we hope will generate revenue for Adcandy -- <i>consumer insight for companies.</i> (Revenue that we will share with our users.)<br /><br /><B>RUNNERS-UP:</B><br /><br />Here are the other runner-up slogans, any of which are good enough to be used. (If we do use eventually use them, submitters will be compensated with a prize at our discretion.) You people are good!<br /> <br /><I><b> "Ads That Melt in Your Mind..." </I></b> <br /><i>--Joshua Tedeschi</i><br /><br /><I><b>"Where Great Ideas Bring Sweet Rewards"</I> </b><br /><i>--Joe Gold</i> <br /> <br /><I><b> "Eat the Message" </I></b> <br /><i>sheela wolford</I> <br /><br /><I> <b>"Every Good Company Deserves Adcandy"</I> </b><br /> <I> --Joan Trombetti</I><br /> <br /> <I> <b>"Because Original Ideas are Thought not Taught"</I> </b> <br /> <I> --Iris Jasmin Snyder</I> <br /> <br /><I> <b>"Find your Inspiration Everywhere..." </I> </b> <br /> <I> --Samuel C Hoelzle</I><br /><br /><I> <b> "Fat Free Marketing" </I> </b> <br /> <I> --David Lawrence </I><br /> <br /><I> <b> "For Those with a Sweet Tooth for Creative Advertising</I> </b><br /> <I> --Jordan Erdos</I><br /> <br /><I> <b>"Public Takes on Public Tastes." </I> </b> <br /> <I> --Kathleen Doyle </I><br /> <br /><I> <b> "Satisfy Your Executive Suite Tooth" </I> </b><br /> <I> --Joseph Baron Pravda</I><br /><br />Honorable Mention: <br /><br /> <I> <b> “What To Do When You Should be Working”</I> </b><br /><i>--Eric Kostegan</I><br /><br />Amen!<br /><br />Contest Commentary:<br /><br />Adcandy launched on May 1st and we realized we better put our money where our mouths were, so we held a slogan contest for Adcandy itself. We didn't tell the public whom the target audience for the slogan was--the public itself ("B2C" or Business-to-Consumer) or directed towards companies ("B2B" or Business to Consumer.) Well, lucky us, we received entries that reflected both B2B and B2C, and although we didn't offer a second prize, we are going to give one for this contest.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1119892823103140812005-06-29T19:20:00.000-07:002005-09-09T10:42:52.260-07:00MAY PHOTO/IMAGE CONTEST 2005The Adcandy Image contest features spontaneous and staged photos of people interacting with their favorite products, or just the products themselves. They don't have to be professional images -- people can submit shots taken on their camera phones. You may ad comments.<br /><br /><br /><b>And the Winner Is....</b> (for Miller Genuine Draft Beer)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/miller(2).jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/miller%282%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This shot was submitted by <b>Joe Branske</b> of Chicago. I have a feeling he didn't take this picture on his camera phone. I don't know about you, but I'm getting thirsty....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Runners Up:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/AbsolutelyFabulous1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/AbsolutelyFabulous1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Absolut Fruit Punch, anyone? This graphic design was submitted by <b>Suzanne Koett,</b> of Tennessee.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/alvin71.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/alvin71.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Alvin seems to personify the electric jolt you receive from drinking a Red Bull. Either that or he's about to swallow the can. This photo was submitted by <b>Lisa Hensley</b> of Illinois.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/iaudio.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/iaudio.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In this summer of Star Wars and iPod mania, this graphic design captures both. I think we've all had ocassions where we've wanted to take a light saber to a pod-user. Maybe Darth really works for Microsoft. This graphic design was submitted by <b>Darren Chan,</b> of New Jersey.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/1600/kencole_hydrant1.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6367/1097/320/kencole_hydrant1.gif" border="0" /></a><br />You, as an employee, are the Hydrant. Fast approaching is the Dog, representing the corporation. We all know what happens next.....<br /><br />Submitted by <b>Casey Andrews</b> of California, for Kenneth Cole.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1119991066555730062005-06-28T13:36:00.000-07:002005-06-28T13:43:11.666-07:00ADCANDY PRESS RELEASE JUNE 28 2005Click on the above headline to read our current press release.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1119976305095117022005-06-28T09:27:00.000-07:002005-09-09T10:15:34.596-07:00Common Slogan Writing ProblemsAfter reading hundreds of slogans written by the public, we've identified some common pitfalls of novice slogan-writers.<br /><br /><b>Common Slogan-entry problems:</b><br /><br />1. <b>Too Long!</b> If you can't fit your slogan in the provided-for space, don't use shorthand -- rewrite it! Unless you are John Updike, try to keep it to one sentence. Also, if you have multiple ideas, input them as different entries.<br /><br />2. <b>Using a celebrity name.</b> This is known as an endorsement. Endorsement suggestions can be made in the suggestion/marketing contest.<br /><br />3. <b>Trashing the competition rather than promoting the product: </b> "Because (Competitor) Sucks!" is not a great slogan idea.<br /><br />4. <b>Recycling old ideas or cliches.</b> I don't want to point fingers or name names. You know who you are.<br /><br />5. <b>Using "generic" terms:</B> For the MP3 player naming contest, we've received many submissions like "The Music Player." That's like McDonald's coming out with a new sandwich called "The Hamburger."<br /><br />6. <b>Using a variation of a competitor's trademark:</b> Let me pose a question: If you were the makers of the iPod, would you sue a competitor who came out with a digital music player called the "Eye Pod?" <br /><br /><br /><b>Things that are acceptable, but can be traps:</b><br /><br />1. <b>Rhyming.</b> Maybe this is just my pet peeve. (Besides the expression "pet peeve.") Sometimes rhyming works. Sometimes. Mostly, it's just obvious, lazy, & boring. "You're in Luck at Starbucks!" Gimme a break.<br /><br />2. <b>Using the name of the product in the slogan.</b> This usually goes hand in hand with the rhymers. Try this exercise: Write your slogan with the brand name included. Now remove the brand name. Does it still work?<br /><br />3. <b>Using incredibly esoteric references.</b> Congratulations, you received a Masters in Ancient History. But very few people are going to appreciate your reference to the Sumerian goddess of cleanliness in your <i>Tide</i> slogan.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Of course, all rules can be broken if you do it well! One of my favorite slogans for the coffee chain contest, for Dunkin' Donuts, is "Just Dunk It!" Not original, but still great....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12771478.post-1119823974518001122005-06-27T19:01:00.000-07:002005-09-09T10:12:49.710-07:00MAY 2005 SlOGAN CONTEST WINNERSThis contest featured slogans submitted for <b><i>any</b></i> product in our database. This is our favorite contest, as it features ideas that come spontaneously from the public. <br /><br />The winner, submitted by <b>Jennifer Palmer</b> of New York for Cover Girl makeup:<br /><br /><b><i>"Imperfections Make Us Human. Concealing Them Makes Us Girls."</i></b><br /><br />Why we like this one: It acknowledges our humanity and our vanity at the same time; comforting us that trying to improve ourselves doesn't necessarily make us superficial. <br /> <br /><br /><b><i>Runner Up:</b></i><br /><br /><b><i> "Mind Altering. Substance."</i></b> <br /> Fast Company Magazine (Brad Cory Feldman)<br /><br />Why we like this one: This slogan shows the power of punctuation. One little period and the entire meaning of a counter-cultural phrase becomes a tagline for a magazine touting corporate success and innovation.<br /><br /><br /><b>Honorable Mentions: (in no order)</b><br /><br /><b><i>"Make an Impression, Cause a Spark, or Just Be Boring!"</i></b><br /> Craftsman Tools (Diane Basinger)<br /><br /> <b><i> "Prophet Sharing."</i></b> <br /> Fortune Magazine (Brad Feldman)<br /> <br /> <b><i> "Keeping You Out of Sticky Situations" </i></b><br /> Dry Idea Antiperspirant (Iris Jasmin Snyder)<br /> <br /> <b><i> "A Taste of Heaven... A Hell of a Scotch'</i></b> <br />Chivas Regal (Samira Badhwar)<br /> <br /> <b><i> "Get it When You Want It"</i></b> <br /> Blockbuster (Sarah Rebecca White)<br /><br /><b><i>"Ever Dream About Having the World At Your Fingertips?"</i></b><br /> Gibson Guitars (Robert Wu)<br /><br /><b><i>"Because We Love Food Too"</i></b><br /> The Food Network (Sarah Rebecca White)<br /><br /><br />Special shout out to Sarah White and Brad Feldman, who each had two entries represented. Good work guys!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2