How To Submit:
To submit your favorite local small business, simply comment on this post with the business’ name or tag them if they have a Facebook profile. Limit 1 submission per Facebook user. Using the hashtag #SmallBusinessSpotlight will allow Facebook users to follow the contest’s progress. Sharing this post does not make the business eligible for submission, only a comment containing the business name is considered a submission.
Voting:
Beginning June 22nd, we will post a public poll on our Facebook page that will allow users to vote for which of the top 5 submitted businesses you think best deserves the prize of a 3-5 minute video featurette. There will be no limit for how many votes each user can submit. Voting ends June 26th.
Announcement Of The Winner:
Following the public Facebook poll of the 5 finalists, a winner will be announced Monday, June 29th.
Terms & Conditions:
1. No purchase necessary.
2. No age requirement for this contest.
3. Businesses submitted must be locally owned and operated within the greater Tri-City area (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland).
4. For a business to receive consideration, the nominator must comment with the business’ name. Also tagging the business in the comment section of our contest post (if said business has a public Facebook profile) counts as well. Sharing the post does not make a business eligible for consideration. Tags and comments are the only way for a business to receive consideration.
5. The winning small business will need to provide consent and agree to the terms and conditions of the contest prior to production of the video featurette. If the winning small business does not agree to the terms, the runner up will be selected as the winner, and so on until a chosen winner agrees to the terms and conditions.
6. Once the winning small business agrees to the terms and conditions, Focal Point will work with said business to script and schedule the video shoot(s). Schedule subject to Focal Point’s availability.
7. All production costs associated with the video featurette (scripting, shooting, post editing, graphics, audio production, etc.) will all be covered by Focal Point Marketing & Multimedia. The winning small business will not be liable for any costs associated with the making of this video.
8. All creative and artistic direction decisions made for the video featurette are at the discretion of Focal Point Marketing & Multimedia. The winning small business will be consulted for input, particularly for scripting and storytelling purposes, but all final decisions will be made by Focal Point.
9. Once the video is produced and finalized, it will be hosted on Focal Point Marketing’s official YouTube page. The featured small business can then easily share or embed the video from YouTube to use as a promotional tool, whether on their own website or on appropriate social media platforms.
10. Ownership of the created video featurette, as intellectual property, belongs to Focal Point Marketing & Multimedia.
11. If the featured small business would like a digital or hard copy of the finished video featurette, Focal Point will provide it at a fee of $50. Video format of your choice will be provided, such as .mov, .mp4, .avi, .wmv, or hard copy on DVD.
