Send in a receipt for both FAIL Nation AND Crush It! to failcrushcontest@gmail.com by this Friday, October 16, and you could win a 1 hour confidential business Q&A with social media and branding guru Gary Vaynerchuk and Ben Huh.
You can buy your copy of FAIL Nation at Amazon | Borders | B&N
and your copy of Crush It! at Amazon | Borders | B&N
Online marketing trailblazer Gary Vaynerchuk (VAY NER CHUK) is a 33-year-old entrepreneur whose dual identity as both business guru and wine guy has made him known as the “Social Media Sommelier.” A self-trained wine expert, he revolutionized the wine industry with his video blog, Wine Library TV (affectionately known as The Thunder Show), and grew his family wine business from $4 million to $60 million in five years.
Ben Huh is the CEO of the Cheezburger Network, a new media empire he grew from a couch in his living room to one of the largest humor networks in the world in just two years — during one of the deepest recessions in history. Ben’s story has been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Wired and more. He credits all his success to the users of his sites who have been long ignored by the media establishment.
Official Rules:
Not redeemable for cash, no cash value.
1. HOW TO ENTER: The contest begins at 9:01 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time October 12, 2009 and receipts may be submitted until 11:59 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time October 16, 2009. To enter, you must submit a receipt for both FAIL Nation and Crush It! to failcrushcontest@gmail.com
2. DETERMINATION OF WINNER: Winner will be chosen at random from all of the eligible entries. Winner will be notified by email using the contact information provided with the original entry in the form of the reply-to field. If winner does not respond by email to the notification within 3 calendar days, they will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected.
3. GENERAL: The laws of the State of Washington govern this Contest without reference to choice of law principles. Any dispute regarding the Contest is exclusively subject to binding arbitration (with one (1) arbitrator sitting) in Seattle, Washington pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Entrants hereby irrevocably waive any and all right to a trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to the Contest. Entrants further waive any objection to venue in Seattle, Washington, whether such objection is based on lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, forum non conveniens, or the like. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the rules at any time.
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first comment!!! w00t!
Lame prize!
dumb trophy
“..a 1 hour confidential business Q&A with social media and branding guru Gary Vaynerchuk and Ben Huh.”
..with which to do what? Why would I want that?
Could we possibly do more than just Q&A?
I actually would want this prize. :B
I’m studying my Cert IV in Advertising and would be a great experience for me.
Congratulations. Enter then…
Maybe I’m wrong, but I think requiring someone to buy something in order to win a contest is considered a lottery, which — except for state lotteries — is illegal. You might want to check on this.
Yep: there has to be a no purchase necessary option. WTF.
Since the contest prize has no cash value and is not redeemable for cash, they don’t need to have a no purchase necessary option for this.
10th! LOL
Prize Fail.
WIN
6rd!!!
This crap interrupting the posts needs to stop.
HUH?????
I would rather get a root canal than do a Q&A with these guys.
I would rather get a root canal than buy those books in order to do a Q&A with these guys. Or buy those books at all.
It would be fun to come up w/ a bunch of dumb ? to ask like what kind of car you drive or do you like cats or dogs more
Yes just what I want. A couple of socialist liberals giving me business advice.
You’re an idiot. How do you stand up?
On his feet.
failblog is going way way downhill with this kind of rubbish. time to find somewhere else
I think this is a fabulous prize. I’m also pretty sure that my toaster has been speaking to me. In chinese.
I think you guys are taking the name Fail blog to literally. So much fail from these posts.
Ben Huh seems cool, it’s good that he gives the credit to the right people. But that Vaynerchuck guy – an HOUR with a ‘social media sommelier’?? I’d rather spend an hour talking to Kanye West.
Can someone tell me how to get to Sesame Street?
I think they are doing a fabulous job and if you’re a fan and buy the book, this is just a freebie if you win.
I’d love this. Except, of course, these book aren’t for sale at any bookstore nearby…
Ummm actually the FAIL book wil show up as time permitz. I have seen all of the books fr the sites emerging over time at various bookstores. I met Ben H. BTW.hes prty sweet. (Bet many of U ar not into “sweet”!)
I enjoy how their purview includes Xtreme Cute-sweetness as well as yr most edgy pun strewn cycical realmz. The blend of extremes is/are so laugh-convulsing!
Ben, I still want you to have my babies.
Thot he wuz gay.
HA! I posted something about how this guy got rich on other people’s posts and ripping off engrish.com and it GOT DELETED!
You need a pet.
I could be his pet.
i said, CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO GET TO SESAME STREET?
Try to use teleport with a mudkip!
a 50$ ipod shuffle would have been a better prize. this is worthless.
If you don’t want the price, don’t do the contest. Be happy they let you hang around here and whine about it FOR FREE. Also, the price is pretty cool if it’s were your interest lies.
Great, buy the books and go personally tell them how much they sux!
I really thought this was a fail. Who would want to spend an hour with those guys?
Pathetic. Seriously: lame. No two ways about it.
this is seriously interesting post.