The Ultimate Marketing Contest

Discussion in 'Design Contests' started by affihq, Oct 13, 2006.

  1. #1
    This is the first annual online marketing challenge. This is the biggest and the most amazing marketing challenge you will ever compete in, if you choose to accept it.

    What's the prizes?

    This is a very big challenge, and with it we will have a very big reward. The background story is this: My current marketing staff think that they are the best of the best (even though I am not so sure of it) So, I am about to put there money where their mouth is, literally.

    Their jobs are on the line, and you have an opportunity to take their jobs. Right now these guys are all making anywhere between $100,000 dollars and $40,000 dollars per year. So here are the payouts.

    * First Prize = $100,000 per year job marketing.
    * Second Prize = $80,000 per year job marketing.
    * Third Prize = $60,000 per year job marketing.
    * Fourth Prize = $50,000 per year job marketing.
    * Fifth Prize = $40,000 per year job marketing.




    What's the rules?

    The rules are simple, all you have to do is to get as many unique visitors to come to this website. To make it fair between the people who start early and those who start late in the contest, it is based on your total hourly rate of people you send to the website.

    This is a no holds barred contest. You can use any marketing technique that you feel fit. You can use links from developed websites, social networking sites, email, using your own website. Anything goes. The rankings on the right hand side are a running total, and do not necessarily reflect the exact numbers. This is all audited before an exact number is announced. I will be posting audited totals as well. This is to prevent people from using 'botting ways' of generating traffic. If you get caught using bots, scripts, or bought traffic then your account gets reset, and you have to start all over.

    What if I lose?

    Their is some great news even if you lose. The amount of work that you have put into marketing and sending people to the site will continue over, and we will provide you with a percentage of all the profit that your traffic generates.

    Click Here to get started
     
    affihq, Oct 13, 2006 IP
  2. MattUK

    MattUK Notable Member

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    #2
    The contest looks a bit flawed to me. My first though was to find out when the contest ends and the a week before buy 100,000+ junk visitors from a traffic broker. Hey presto I win.
    I'd rethink this a bit more I I were you.
     
    MattUK, Oct 13, 2006 IP
  3. affihq

    affihq Peon

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    #3
    Sure you could technically do that, but hardly are you going to win.
    There is a system in place that checks for just this thing.
    Bots, scripts, bought traffic

    any means of sending useless traffic is terms for getting the reset button.
     
    affihq, Oct 13, 2006 IP
  4. MattUK

    MattUK Notable Member

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    #4
    But you don't specify that, you just say 'traffic' you don't qualify where this traffic has to be from, what type it is etc.
     
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  5. affihq

    affihq Peon

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    #5
    Also it can be any traffic, it can be from almost anywhere, and be any type of traffic.
     
    affihq, Oct 13, 2006 IP
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    bnts Well-Known Member

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    #6
    Lol...I think you have posted two threads here with the same topic....
     
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  7. MTbiker

    MTbiker Well-Known Member

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    #7
    So we'd be competing against the current staff?
     
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  8. affihq

    affihq Peon

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    #8
    Yeah the competition is against my current staff, I am going to make a slight change where the traffic must be both:
    A) Unique
    B) signup to compete in the contest.

    This will help to deter cheats to keep the contest fair.
     
    affihq, Oct 13, 2006 IP
  9. Phynder

    Phynder Well-Known Member

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    #9
    So, I can't send traffic using AdWords - since this is "bought traffic"?
     
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  10. affihq

    affihq Peon

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    #10
    well you can use purchased traffic, I am limiting my staff to spend only to a maximum of $100, but they can use anything they have made personally, like there own websites, and redirrects and things like that.
     
    affihq, Oct 13, 2006 IP
  11. affihq

    affihq Peon

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    #11
    The kick off is going to be happening Monday, you can start working on your stats and everything, and basically start working on it now, but the official startup date is Monday. There will be a new post and everything and we will get it kicked off for the first annual affair. Good Luck Everyone!
    Also, I will be kicking of the blog to track the performance and everything.
     
    affihq, Oct 14, 2006 IP
  12. MtCowboy4Life

    MtCowboy4Life Peon

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    #12
    I love online contests, but $100,000 ?? wow, what type of employment contract would I have to sign?
     
    MtCowboy4Life, Oct 16, 2006 IP
  13. James12513

    James12513 Well-Known Member

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    #13
    this seems too good to be true, lol

    nice idea though, I am going to participate !
     
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  14. affihq

    affihq Peon

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    #14
    right now there isn't much participation, probly my fault for not promoting the contest as much as I should.

    My marketers aren't worried about it too much so far. The highest participant has just under 100.

    Good Luck everyone that joins.
     
    affihq, Oct 18, 2006 IP
  15. MTbiker

    MTbiker Well-Known Member

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    #15
    Can you elaborate on this?
     
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    kip Notable Member

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    #16
    I really do not think if you have $330,000 just for your marketing budget that you would not have had some kind of promotion to this, etc.

    I think that you are just getting a website, and looking for a way to get free traffic. And let me guess, everyone who participates is going to lose, because no one is better than your *staff*.

    I really don't know how anyone can believe this, and take it seriously over a forum post. Seems like a scam to me, and IF you do participate, I wouldn't spend a dime in advertising.

    Does anyone ask for any proof? Proof of company, etc? I mean the website has over a 2,000,000 alexa, etc.

    Just my 2 cents, and admins, if you would like you can ban my account, but I am just trying to save people from getting screwed in the long run.
     
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  17. affihq

    affihq Peon

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    #17
    contest is closed due to lack of participation. (1 person signed up, sigh maybe next year)
     
    affihq, Oct 21, 2006 IP
  18. MTbiker

    MTbiker Well-Known Member

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    #18
    Should have had your marketing staff promote this ;)
     
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  19. AngelaR

    AngelaR Guest

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    #19
    Wow, what a deal. LMAO.. You have got to be ridiculously gullable to believe this garbage!! I agree totally with the previous poster, if you have staff members making those large numbers a year, you couldn't find any other ways of marketing other than DP forums? Give me a break, I wouldn't believe this BS for a second.
     
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  20. nix

    nix Guest

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    #20
    ummm so let me guess you have $330,000 for giveaway in a out of junk contest at dp, yu gotta be kidding me.
    if you have that biog a budgret"just for waste" , why does your site look crap and lacks a professional attire?
     
    nix, Oct 21, 2006 IP