I am not a fan of contests with a voting component. Why? Because it’s usually the person with the widest social network that wins, not the best submission. (Read From The Contest Queen October 24, 2005 or my blog post Casting a Wider Winning Net.) That is the reason for today’s blog post. I want to shift the “net” away from the individual and towards the general public.
From October 15th until November 30th American Standard Canada accepted entries into their Win Your Dream Bathroom Contest. From December 1st until December 15th, all entries were screened to ensure they followed the rules and were eligible, then a judging panel narrowed the selection down to the top 25 entries. (See rules for specific judging criteria.) From December 16th until January 3rd the designers Cecconi Simone selected the top 10 entries.
Now it’s your turn. From January 4th until January 9th the public gets to vote for who they think deserves to win their dream bathroom. Note that I said deserves vs who has the ugliest bathroom. The contest was to see who could convince, first the judges, and now the public they deserved the makeover. They might only have an OK bathroom, but a very compelling argument for why they should win.
So, please check out all 10 entries and vote for who you feels deserves to win vs which entrant can get the most friends and family members to vote for them.
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“Appropriate wishlist to American Standard product lines including premium lines such as the Porcher Collection,” seems to be lacking in many of the finalists.… I was disappointed in their selection of the 10 videos/pictures,
but I did vote for one
I think only three of the 10 entries mention American Standard products and how they are appropriate — as this was one of only three criteria for judging, I thought it would have been something in every entry.