Video Contest Winners Announced at Convention

The Buy NOW Mississippi Video Contest winners were announced during the General Membership Session at MAR's Annual Convention & EXPO on Wednesday, Dec. 2. All of the videos were fantastic and creative but we could only choose the top three for prizes. The winners of the contest are:

1st place
Patricia Boyd Fleming “Trish”
REMAX Southland Real Estate
McComb
“For Sale by Owner Blues”




2nd place
Caroline Upthegrove
Bob Langner Realty
Tupelo
“Buy Now Mississippi”



3rd place
Matthew David Johnson
CryeLeike Properties Unlimited
Columbus
“The Best Around Mississippi” (one of two videos he submitted)




To watch a playlist of all of the submitted videos click here.

We'd also like to thank all of the other participants who put in time and effort to create and submit a video and make the contest a success:

LMAR Honors Class

LMAR Class of 2009

Lee Garland
RE/MAX Alliance
Brandon

Sherry Pullens
Elite Realty
Picayune

Ellen Smith
Royal Realty Group, LLC
Madison

Michelle Fradella
Pinnacle Real Estate Services, LLC
Picayune

Mark Warren
ERA Real Estate Professionals
Ridgeland

The video contest deadline has passed and now it's time to do the judging! The judges will review the selections and MAR staff will contact the finalists. The winning videos will be revealed at MAR's Annual Convention. From all of us at MAR, we'd like to say "Thank You!" to all of our participants for taking the time and effort to record, edit, and submit a video. Keep up the fantastic video work to expand your business' sphere of influence!

Last call!

Today is the last day for video entries. The contest ends tonight at midnight. Thanks to all of our entrants so far - we have some great videos!

Hurry and submit your video before time runs out!

With the recent extension and expansion of the tax credit (made possible by strong REALTOR® political support), it truly is the best time to "Buy NOW, Mississippi!" We've had some excellent entries to the video contest so far. You still have a few more days to get in your last minute video. The winners will be announced and played at MAR's Annual Convention in Biloxi, Dec. 1-3.

Contest deadline extended to Nov. 20!

Don't panic! You can still submit a video to our contest. MAR has extended the deadline to Nov. 20 to accommodate more entries. But don't wait until the last minute. Upload and submit the video as soon as possible to avoid technical problems or forgetting about the deadline!

Time is running short!

It's time to get serious about submitting your video to the Buy NOW Mississippi video contest. Call 601.932.5241 and ask for Autumn Calhoun if you need additional details. I look forward to seeing some great videos!

If you need the Buy NOW Mississippi logo, you can go here: http://msrealtors.org/Images/BuyNow/buy_now_logo_med_noborder.jpg. Right-click on the image and choose to save it.

Sample vids

We've posted some sample videos to the Buy NOW MS YouTube group if you would like to check them out. We've included comments in the videos to help explain how they were put together, image and music sources, etc. If you'd like to download a copy of the video without comments for distribution to clients or prospects, go to http://msrealtors.org/Tools.php and watch or download the videos.

Also, we'd like to remind everyone to be cautious about violating copyright law. You cannot include logos, trademarks, or music without permission. Coincidental use of logos or brand names are usually fine. One thing that usually trips people up is music. Even if you buy a song from iTunes or bought a CD, this does not necessarily give you permission to redistribute or reuse the song. The Center for Social Media put out a fantastic video highlighting some quick and easy fair use rules that every video creator should check out.