The winners of the 2012 PR Contest are:
Website:
1st HealthToasters
2nd Burlington Heritage

Social Media:
1st PowerTalk
2nd Health Toasters

Newsletter:
1st Humorous
2nd Securian

Brochures and Flyers:
1st PowerTalk
2nd Tag Talk

Guest Packets:
1st Blues Communication
2nd Mankato

Press Release
1st Humorous
2nd None

Winners will be awarded at the Spring Convention on Saturday, April 21 at breakfast. First and second places will be announced and the first place winner for each contest will receive a $25 gift certificate to the TI store.

Here were the rules:

All entries are to be submitted electronically, with the exception of the Guest Packet. When emailing, please send your work in pdf format. If you don’t have a pdf generating program, there are options available online for free so please check them out. One example is Free PDF Converter, which allows you to upload your content then provides you with a link to retrieve your pdf version.

THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES is APRIL 1!

Categories

• Best Website
• Best Newsletter
• Best Flyer/Brochure
• Best Press Release
• Best Guest Packet
• Best Social Media/Blog

Contest promotional flyer

Submission Guidelines

Club Website, Social Media/Blog: Send your website’s home page URL. Please visit http://www.d6tm.org/CreateClubWebsite for tips on what your website should contain. All club entries in the Social Media/Blog category will be considered collectively.
Club Newsletter, Flyers/Brochures: For the Newsletter category, a minimum of two newsletters since July 1, 2010 is required. More can be submitted (and are encouraged!) Flyers & Brochures should be specific to your club or your club’s event. Events are for the current Toastmaster year only. All club entries in the flyer/brochure category will be considered collectively.
Club Press Release: If the article has been posted online, email a link to the article. If only printed in a hard copy format, please scan the article as a .pdf document or .jpg image and send as an attachment. Be sure to include the name of the publication and the date published in your email. All submissions must be since July 1, 2011.
Club Guest Packet: Please send a copy of the packet via US Mail. The best way to do this is to pick up a Flat Rate Priority Mail envelope. Please make sure any dated information in the packet is for the current Toastmaster year only.

THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES is APRIL 1!

Submitting Your Work via Email

Subject line should be “PR Contest Entry”. Include a Contact Name, Email and Phone Number. Please send to Public Relations Officer Diane Windingland. If you do not have her email address, please contact her via the Contact form to get the correct email address for your submissions.

Mailing Address (For Guest Packets Only!)

Please contact Diane Windingland via email or contact form for the mailing address.