ForRent.com Announces $10,000 Nationwide Video Contest Winner

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Tue Jul 7, 2009 10:13am EDT

NORFOLK, Va.--(Business Wire)--
Justin Spence got the call of a lifetime on Friday from ForRent.com®. He entered
his video in the apartment listing service`s online video contest and after
months of anticipation, found out he was the $10,000 grand prize winner. 

Spence works for his family`s radiator manufacturing business. When asked how he
felt about winning the $10,000 grand prize, he yelled, "Holy Moly! I think I
just got a better kick than any kind of medicine could give me!" 

The "Ready2Move?" nationwide video contest launched April 1. The contest asked
apartment seekers to create a video and tell ForRent.com why they were ready to
move. 

Spence and his wife created and starred in "$1,200 a month and No Pool?" The
video depicts a conversation between Spence and a buddy, who is living lavishly
in a Dallas apartment community, while Spence searches the classified listings
for an apartment. The friend recommends ForRent.com as an apartment searching
resource. 

"This year`s contest was even more popular than last year. With the number of
submissions more than doubling, the judges had a challenging time selecting the
winners," said Terry Slattery, president of For Rent Media Solutions. 

In addition to the grand prize winner, three finalists were selected to receive
an iPod Touch®:

* Neehar and Renee Gupta, Indianapolis, for "The Answer is Clear" 
* Bart Baker, Winnetka, Ill., for "Ready 2 Move" 
* Chandra Farnsworth, Olympia, Wash., for "See Brent"

ForRent.com even rewarded viewers just for voting. Patrick Freise, a college
student in New York, won $1,500 after being selected as the voting sweepstakes
winner in a random drawing. 

Spence credits the popularity of his video to social networking sites, "I'm a
strong believer that social networking is the new media to advertise your
products." 

Watch all the videos at http://contest.forrent.com. 

About For Rent Media Solutions

For Rent Media Solutions™ is a division of Dominion Enterprises and a leading
resource for property managers and renters searching for apartments. For Rent
Media Solutions operates For Rent Magazine® and publishes 99 magazines covering
more than 190 markets. The company also offers four Web sites, including
ForRent.com. For Rent Media Solutions is dedicated to the needs of the apartment
industry, bringing prospective residents and apartment communities together. 

About Dominion Enterprises

Dominion Enterprises is a leading marketing services company serving the
automotive, enthusiast and commercial vehicle, real estate, apartment rental,
and employment industries. The company`s businesses provide a comprehensive
suite of technology-based marketing solutions including Internet advertising,
lead generation, CRM, Web site design and hosting, and data management services.
The company has more than 45 market-leading Web sites reaching more than 16.7
million unique visitors, and more than 450 magazines with a weekly circulation
of 4.3 million. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., the company has 5,400 employees
in more than 200 offices nationwide. For more information, visit
http://www.DominionEnterprises.com. 





For Rent Media Solutions
Meredith Mobley, 757-351-7366
meredith.mobley@forrent.com



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