Contest Winning Copywriting that was too Good? (Seriously!)
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 04:04PM Get a load of this… here is some Renegade Professional News for you…
Apparently, we got so caught up in the brilliance of Marie Leonard’s all expense winning Renegade Professional Live Event ticket essay that we missed something in our own fine print.
Ooops!
When we invited you to reply at our Renegade Professional News Facebook page with your response for the contest, we specified it should be no longer than 450 words.
We completely lost sight of this when reading Marie Leonard’s winning contest essay because it was so good; so captivating, we lost sight of one thing... It was longer than 450 words.
(Don’t worry Marie, we’ll get you here even if we’re all taking turns pushing you in the wheelbarrow).
Anyway, we discussed this as a team and came to a conclusion.
Some could perceive this as an unfair advantage, and we don’t want that.
We realized that we made an honest mistake, and we want to own up to it.
So we’re going to announce ANOTHER ALL EXPENSE PAID LIVE EVENT WINNER.
That’s correct. We’re heading back to Renegade Professional News Facebook page to review the essays for one more deserving winner.
We’ll announce the winner in 24 hours.
Please except our apologies for not reading our own fine print.
With strong core values at the heart of our community, we feel it was important to communicate this to you. Be on the lookout tomorrow, as we announce another all expense paid Renegade Professional Live Event winner.
Sincerely,
Renegade Professional Team
P.S. Late Breaking News - I woke up this morning to find a message from Marie Leonard with an abbreviated version of her winning essay. The word count was 440. It was just as brilliant. But the bigger (and more impressive) issue here is that no one asked Marie to do that. By no means did she have to or need to. It just goes to show what kind of special people we have in this community.
Reader Comments (2)
That's fantastic Mike! Are we able to view the winning article at some stage? Love to see the journey people took on their experiences with Ren Pro...will be inspiring for all of us.
Hey Rona,
Just posted it. Here is the direct URL-
http://www.marketingmergenetwork.com/internet-network-marketing/2010/1/9/mom-is-able-to-teach-guide-autistic-son-to-start-own-interne.html
Simply copy and paste this into your browser, or locate the article with the headline, Mom Is Able To Teach & Guide Autistic Son To Start Own Internet Business With Renegade Professional Training - Rana Burr's winning essay.
You can also head over to our Facebook Page - Renegade Professional News and as you're at the wall page, click on discussions.
Eric