Deadline: 1 August 2012
Your passion, your style, your voice: One To Watch global blogger search.
We are looking for fresh, fabulous, fashion-inspired personalities to become official voices for GUESS ACCESS, our global blog on guesswatches.com. Show us your style and you could be the one.
HERE'S HOW:
1. Sign up by sharing your blog, social networks and writing style.
3. Create a trend board that shows us your style and unique vision.
3. Share with your friends and rally support.
4. Earn Style Points to help you become the One to Watch.
What's in it for you? Guess watches and your voice heard around the globe.
GUESS WATCHES "ONE TO WATCH" OFFICIAL RULES
No purchase necessary to enter or win.
The Promotion is open to residents of participating countries who are 16 years of age or older. Candidates under the age of 18 will be required to obtain parental consent. Employees, officers and representatives of the Sponsor or any of their Affiliate and members of their immediate families and those living in the same household of each are ineligible. Void where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. The Sponsor is seeking individuals who have exposure to Fashion, Communications, Journalism, Writing, Digital Media, Internet Canvassing and/or Social Media.
HOW TO ENTER:
Candidates enter the Promotion by creating a profile on the One to Watch Application on the GUESS Watches Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/guesswatches). Mandatory profile information will consist of: Full Name, Country, Date of Birth, Email Address, why the Candidate should be chosen as a Winner, and any Social Media Links that the Candidate regularly uses or posts. Candidates are further encouraged to submit a Style Board, expressing themselves and demonstrating style in a cohesive way without the use of words. The Sponsor is interested in seeing originality of a Candidate's Style Board. All entries must be completed and submitted by August 1, 2012 (the "Entry Period").
There is a limit of one (1) Entry per person, and duplicate profiles will be disqualified. Entries containing inappropriate content will be disqualified in Sponsor's sole and absolute discretion. Sponsor may conduct a background check on any Candidate during any phase of the Promotion. If a Candidate has committed or commits any act or becomes involved in any situation or occurrence which brings or may bring the Candidate into public disrepute or that may reflect unfavorably upon Sponsor, Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify the Candidate at any point during the Promotion. The Sponsor may provide tools to aide the Candidate in self-promotion.
USER NOMINATIONS TO DETERMINE SEMI-FINALISTS:
User Nominations shall begin upon the start of the Promotion and conclude at the end of the Entry Period. During User Nominations, people can visit the One to Watch Application on the GUESS Watches Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/guesswatches) and nominate their favorite entries. A person may nominate multiple favorite entries, but may only make one nomination for each Candidate once every 24-hour period.
SELECTION OF SEMI-FINALISTS:
Upon conclusion of the Entry Period and User Nominations, Sponsor shall select up to 10 Candidates per country to advance as Semi-finalists. Semi-finalists will be notified via email and, after signing an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability/Publicity Release, will move on to participate in the next phase of the Promotion. Candidates under the age of 18 must also obtain their parent's consent on the Affidavit. Failure to submit such Affidavit shall disqualify a Candidate.
BLOGGER AUDITION PERIOD:
Upon selection of the Semi-Finalists, the Blogger Audition Period shall begin. During the Blogger Audition Period, Semi-Finalists will express their creativity and affinity for fashion by submitting their choice of a blog entry, vlog (video blog) or photo blog assignment relating to the topics provided to them by the Sponsor ("Final Submission").
All Final Submissions must meet the following minimum requirements. Failure by a semi-finalist to meet these criteria will result in disqualification from the Promotion.
Provided no later than 11:59 PM ET August 17, 2012
Must be suitable for general audiences (i.e., may not be obscene, indecent or objectionable, including but not limited to nudity, pornography, violent, illegal or profane depictions) and must not depict a violation of any law or regulation or in any way violate any law or regulation. Sponsor's sole and absolute discretion will be the final decision on whether a Final Submission is suitable for general audiences.
Must be original works and shall not infringe any intellectual property, publicity, or similar rights of any third party. Sponsor will immediately disqualify any submission if it believes it to be illegal or infringing in Sponsor's sole and absolute discretion.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify any Final Submission.
SELECTION OF CORRESPONDENTS:
All Final Submissions will be reviewed and judged by the Sponsor and Sponsor's Judging Panel. Up to ooone hundred twenty-five (125) official Winners will be chosen from the Final Submissions. The decisions of the Sponsor in all matters related to the determination of the winners are final and binding. The winners will be contacted on or about September 7, 2012.
THE ONE TO WATCH WINNERS:
The Winners will be sent one or more GUESS Watch(es) of Sponsor's choosing (Retail value not to exceed $300). The Winners will further have exclusive access with which they will be able to submit further content. Submissions will be reviewed by the Sponsor and may appear on the blog at the discretion of the Sponsor. The Sponsor shall have no obligation to approve the posting of any content provided by any Finalist. Further details will be provided to the Winners upon selection. Winners may opt out of further participation at any time.
Winners may be showcased on the GUESS Access Blog and/or promoted on Guess Watches Facebook¨ page providing exposure to over one million fans. This is a dream come true opportunity for an aspiring blogger who has a love for fashion. There may be opportunities for the Winner to attend events and get sneak peeks and insider information on the hottest products each season. The additional opportunities are in Sponsor's sole and absolute discretion.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Website: https://apps.facebook.com/guessonetowatch/