nano Contest Results!!
Thanks to everybody for participating in Word Sell’s 8 Gig iPod nano giveaway! A big, special thanks to Robert Hruzek, Robyn McMaster, Jeanne Dininni, Joanna Young, and Jacob Share for hyping the contest even though more participants meant a lesser chance of winning the iPod nano (which Mr. Hruzek shrewdly observed in one of his posts).
It never ceases to amaze me how people can look into the crystal ball and come up with so many exciting and unique meanings and interpretations. So what did everybody see in my little cartoon? Here are all the entries.
Darlene McDaniel saw a clear lesson for managers on communication.
Bob Hruzek saw a reason to look before you leap.
Ellen Weber saw a window into the mind’s response to words.
Joanna Young saw a need to be careful with words in her podcast post.
Robyn McMaster saw guffaws and compiled an awesome link list to some of the funniest stuff I’ve read in quite some time.
Jeanne Dininni saw a complete portrait of how a writer writes. Jeanne, you are a marvelous writer and I think my cartoons bring out your best!
Yvonne Russell saw the little things — how a small error can have large ramifications.
Dexter saw an important lesson about search engine optimization, which was about the last thing I expected to see!
John Crickett saw a page from his own marketing past which he shared in a valuable lesson.
Derrick Kwa saw a sharp point and didn’t mince words explaining it! I like the way he thinks.
Erica DeWolf saw the importance of market testing. Yet more valuable insight for marketers and entrepreneurs.
Jacob Share saw humor (of all things!), and put together a very funny list of Craigslist job titles and descriptions. Be sure to click on the links.
And finally, my own vision of what happened to poor Mr. Gas Station Guy. I love happy endings.
Well, thanks again for joining in. I think you’ll find something valuable in each and every post. I guess that covers it, so … oh, wait. I forgot about the PRIZES. Does anyone want to know who won the books and the iPod nano? O.K. Well, the winners (drumroll/apologies to Robert Hruzek) are …
PRIZES! PRIZES! PRIZES!
The Word Sell business books go to … Mr. John Crickett! (applause)
and the 8 Gig iPod Nano, a $200 value, goes to … Dr. Ellen Weber! (ovation)
Congratulations to you both! Please send me your mailing address (and John, your two book selections), and your gifts will be on the way right away.
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Congratulations to both *sob* winners in the contest! Quite exciting, really, and lots of fun, too! Thanks, Brad! (sound of uncontrollable sobbing)
Thanks Bob, you’re a good sport, and it’s awesome to see your HTML-in-comments skills improve before my eyes!
Congratulations to the winners! Thanks for including my post. I can’t wait to read the other submissions! Great to meet you and discover your blog Brad!
Same here, Darlene. Thanks again for joining in. If you get really bored, try the vocabulary test~!
Wow, I didn’t expect to win anything! I just thought it would be fun and interesting to take part.
Some great entries there too, I’ve subscribed to a couple of extra RSS feeds now.
Congrats… a fun contest with great entries.
Thanks for organising the project Brad - it was fun to take part. I’m looking forward to exploring the other contributions
Joanna
Congrats to the winners,and thanks Brad for organizing it. =). And I’m glad that you like the way I think.
Thanks, Brad, for your very kind words! I agree that your cartoons are most inspiring! Thanks for dreaming up such a fantastic contest!
Many congratulations to Ellen and John!
Jeanne
I checked in this morning and now, tonight, it’s fun to see that Ellen Weber took the big prize. I had my eyes on it and all who entered deserved it. But, it was fun and a challenge because I know I usually work the other way - that is I have my post and then I look for a picture to be the icon for all I’ve said. OK, Brad you pushed me here and I wasn’t used to pushing my ideas the other way around. I found I quite enjoyed the experience… Thanks, and I’m glad to see that Ellen Weber, who I challenged to enter, was the winner.
Wow — THANKS BRAD AND ALL. What a surprise to come by and see that I actually won this amazing 8 gid iPod Nano! I was - am still am - in shock!
First, it was fun just to play with the cartoon’s jazzed nuances from inside of the brain out. Second, it was cool to take part in a cyber community contest just for the fun leap and mental challenge. But then to win — was way over the edge.
Thanks for posting my 2-bits - and especially thanks for this wonderful honor
I’m humbled. Ellen
Robyn, Glad you enjoyed the exercise - clearly you were up to the challenge. Ellen, you’re welcome! Pop me an email with your mailing address and I’ll send the nano.
Great contest! Congrats to the winners.