ForRent.com Announces $10,000 Nationwide Video Contest Winner
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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 Copyright Business Wire 2009
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