Calling all private media and advertising companies!
Vator and AlwaysOn
are looking for game-changing players in the advertising, marketing and
promotion space. We're looking for innovators who are redefining the
way marketers reach audiences and change the nature of the relationship
between brands and their consumers.
This is part
of Vator.tv and AlwaysOn's latest business-plan contest called the
Vator/AO Media game-changers competition, and is in conjunction with
AO's OnMedia conference in New York early February 2008.
What do you win? As
with all the Vator.tv/AO winners, the founder or executive of the
winning business plan will have the opportunity to present at the
AlwaysOn OnMedia 2009 event on Feb 2, 2009. At the event, the winner will be able to give a
six-minute CEO pitch to an audience of AlwaysOn investors and
attendees. They will also be featured in AO’s quarterly print
"blogozine" and on the Vator.tv and AlwaysOn sites.
Past winners of the Vator.tv/AO contests include TasteTV, d.light design, Thumbplay, Tapulous, and Zivity.
How to win:
Vator competitions
uses the "wisdom of the crowds" approach to get to the finalists -
typically the top 5 vote-getters. At Vator,
we let the Vator community winnow down the selection process. But the
team of judges, consisting of AO's editorial team, will have the final say. So, get the
Vator community to help find those winners.
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Who should participate?
Anyone
can participate. We encourage students to entrepreneurs and inventors from around the world to anyone with
an idea, really. Ideally, AO is seeking the following:
Online Ad Service Providers: New ad networks and other front line advertising services.
Technology Enablers: Tools and infrastructure for next generation advertising.
Community Platforms: Social Networking, advertising integration, and innovation.
Mobile Adverting and Marketing: Bringing advertising to the mobile experience.
In -Content Advertising: Companies developing content/advertising hybrids for.audio, video, and games.
Web Analytics: Making sense of an ocean of data.
Pioneers: Trailblazers in online advertising.
What to submit:
Submissions
are in the form of a video pitch.
How to submit:
If you have a Vator profile, just hit the green "Participate in this competition" button.
What should you include in your 2-minute pitch?
You can include anything, really. But here are some guidelines:
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Be original
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Demonstrate your value proposition
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Make it fun and entertaining
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Explain the market size/opportunity
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Avoid interview style presentations (boring!)
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Tell us what keeps you up at night
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Why are you better than your rivals? (And don't say you don't have any!)
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What was the original need that sparked the idea for your start-up?
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How does your role as a start-up entrepreneur impact your life?
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What have you sacrificed for your start-up?
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What if it fails?
The competition end date has been extended to end of day, Jan. 12, 2008.