Canada’s communication industry is alive and well! Let’s celebrate it by sharing stories that demonstrate the kick ass talent we have here. What sort of talent? Persuasive talent.

Tell us in a video post about a time where you used the power of persuasion to get what you want (in 90 seconds or less). We may use the videos to help market the event, so make them good! Please make sure that you tag your video as PUBLIC so we can view it, as well as share it on this site for others to see.

Grand Prize:
Two tickets to Ad Lounge’s "Conversuasion" event, Sept. 23rd
Two tickets to Agency of the Year (Oct. 29th @ Berkeley Church)
(TOTAL VALUE: $658)

Second Prize:
Two tickets to Ad Lounge’s "Conversuasion" event, Sept. 23rd
1 year subscription to Strategy Magazine
(TOTAL VALUE: $238)

Third Prize:
One ticket to Ad Lounge’s "Conversuasion" event, Sept. 23rd
1 year subscription to Strategy Magazine
(TOTAL VALUE at $159)

The Judges
Colin Drummond (VP/Director, Crispin Porter + Bogusky)
Neil McOstrich (Founding Partner, Chief Creative Officer, Clean Sheet Communications, Inc.)

The contest has ended. The winners will be announced at Conversuasion, Sept 23rd. The submissions are below.

Rules

• Videos must be under 90 seconds in length.
• Entries mustn’t violate the rights of any other person by using their names, likeness or images without their express written consent.
• Submissions are to be individual, no group submissions or company sponsored submissions.
• You must be 19 years of age or older (We serve alcohol at our events).
• The prize must be accepted as offered… (no cash value or substitute is offered).
• It is the responsibility of the winner(s) to cover their own transportation, accommodation costs, food, and any other related costs associated with collecting their prize.
• We are unable to transfer your ticket if you win.
• We are not able to refund anyone who's already purchased a ticket.
• Videos must not defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about other people or companies.
• Videos must not contain copyrighted materials owned by others.
• Videos must not be obscene or offensive.
• All decisions are final.
• We reserve the right to reject any entry, in our sole and absolute discretion, that we determine does not meet the above criteria.
• Contest opens Sept. 3rd, 2009 and closes Sept. 16th, 2009.
• Winners will be announced by email before Sep.vt 22nd.