{"id":144,"date":"2017-12-14T12:34:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T12:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/?p=144"},"modified":"2017-12-14T13:15:49","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T13:15:49","slug":"competition-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/competition-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"And The BrandMentions Competition Winners Are&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"first-paragraph-letter\">B<\/span><strong>randMentions has officially arrived and we are overwhelmed with excitement, gratitude, a lot of new ideas and, to be quite honest, a bit of relief.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You see, whenever a company launches a new product, there\u2019s a bit of a gamble: they\u2019ve invested time, money and effort into creating (then testing and repeatedly refining) something that is not a guaranteed success. Even when the product is good, it can end up not being embraced by the market. Users, on the other hand, will only know in retrospect if the product they\u2019re buying is exactly what they needed. That\u2019s their gamble.<\/p>\n<p>And so,on the one hand, you have, the trust placed by a company in its users to see the product for all its qualities and, on the other hand, the trust placed by the users in the company\u2019s ability to create a valuable tool.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It\u2019s this element of trust that balances out the element of a gamble, and together they foster both creativity and hard work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>The BrandMentions Launching Contest<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On the 2nd of November, we launched BrandMentions. As we usually like to spice things up, we organized a special launch event: a contest where participants were invited to refer others to join the competition and get early access to the tool. The more referrals, the more chances to win. And should you be wondering what prizes were there, well, keep your pecker up: yearly and lifetime access to 26 top digital marketing tools, worth more than $100 000.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The competition ended on the 5th of December, and by the end of the contest, almost 12k people joined.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>We are thankful to all the people who registered early, and we encourage each and every one of you to try and become early adopters in at least one area. It\u2019s not just about being the first to find out about something, it\u2019s also about taking a vested interest in the early stages of the development of a product or company. It\u2019s about creating a closer kind of connection and being able to contribute to the best version of that product or company through your continuous feedback.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now we\u2019d like to reward the trust our users placed in us and give out the promised prizes.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>And the Top Five Winners Are...<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Amimul, Ionut, Sampath, Cosmin and Merlinox, you did a great job and now you can enjoy\u00a0the fruits of your labor.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151\" src=\"https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Top-5-BM-Winners.png\" alt=\"Top 5 BM Winners\" width=\"979\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Top-5-BM-Winners.png 979w, https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Top-5-BM-Winners-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Top-5-BM-Winners-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You were the ones who referred the most people in a very tight competition. We couldn't congratulate and thank you enough for your enthusiasm and for believing in us.<br \/>\nBelow you can see an overview of the prizes won by you, guys. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152\" src=\"https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/top-5-winners.jpg\" alt=\"top 5 winners\" width=\"946\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/top-5-winners.jpg 946w, https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/top-5-winners-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/top-5-winners-768x496.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Lucky Random Winner<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When it came to the random winner, the odds were in Arun Pattnaik's favor. So many participants and he was the chosen one. Below you can see the video were the random winner was picked out of a sea of contestants.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrandMentions\/videos\/1127028394099803\/<\/p>\n<p>Dear Arun, here is the list of all the goodies you'll get. What a great end of the year, isn't it?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-155 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/random-winner.png\" alt=\"random winner\" width=\"561\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/random-winner.png 561w, https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/random-winner-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Top 50 Contestants Are Also Rewarded<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.<br \/>\nWe want to say thank you to all the participants that were BrandMentions ambassadors. The top 50 participants did a great job within the contest so they will get dozens of discounts worth thousands of dollars.<br \/>\nKeep an eye on your inbox as we'll soon contact you to give you the good news.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-158\" src=\"https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tpo-50.png\" alt=\"Top 50\" width=\"569\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tpo-50.png 569w, https:\/\/brandmentions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/tpo-50-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The digital marketing world is one of an ever-changing landscape, and most ideas feel like gambles, which makes for a very exciting market to be in. But being able to place your trust in certain things brings in a much-needed counterbalance to that.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We\u2019re happy we can create tools that allow you to make sense of the environment. We\u2019re thankful you\u2019re placing your trust in us so we can continue doing this.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BrandMentions has officially arrived and we are overwhelmed with excitement, gratitude, a lot of new ideas and, to be quite honest, a bit of relief. 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