{"id":11942,"date":"2013-05-31T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T09:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/cunard-line-contest-offers-travel-agents-100000-in-funding-for-most-innovative-marketing-campaigns\/"},"modified":"2013-05-31T09:21:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-31T09:21:00","slug":"cunard-line-contest-offers-travel-agents-100000-in-funding-for-most-innovative-marketing-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/05\/cunard-line-contest-offers-travel-agents-100000-in-funding-for-most-innovative-marketing-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Cunard Line Contest Offers Travel Agents $100,000 in Funding for Most Innovative Marketing Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.cunard.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cunard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cunard Line<\/strong><\/a><span>\u00a0announces the \u201c<\/span><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.onesourcecruises.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onesourcecruises.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cunard 100 Grand Giveaway<\/strong><\/a><span>,\u201d a contest to support the Line\u2019s prized network of Travel Agents with funding for their most innovative ideas for marketing campaigns.<\/span><br \/><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div>The contest will award a grand total of $100,000, dispersed as two $10,000 Grand Prizes and sixteen $5,000 prizes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Plans must focus on one or a combination of the following key offerings: \u00a0<em>Transatlantic Crossings<\/em>\u00a0beginning this year through June 2014, 2014\u00a0<em>Europe Voyages<\/em>, 2014\u00a0<em>World Cruises<\/em>, Liners and\/or Segments and Regional Voyages, or Grills Suites.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Entries should detail the campaign\u2019s travel destination, theme, how funds would be spent, and how ideas would be disseminated throughout one or more marketing channels (e.g., direct mail, email, newspaper and magazine advertising, radio, banner advertising, local consumer travel show, cruise night, etc.). \u00a0Agents with a qualified database can propose using Cunard\u2019s branded postcards or collateral material to send with a cover letter from their agency.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>To enter, Travel Agents must complete and submit a contest form by\u00a0midnight\u00a0(12:00am PT),\u00a028 June 2013.\u00a0 All entries will be reviewed by the Cunard Executive Committee, including President and Managing Director Peter Shanks; Executive Vice President for Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Jan Swartz; Vice President of North America Stanley Birge; and North American Vice President of Sales Brian O\u2019Connor.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Entries may be submitted by filling out the simple one-page entry form located on\u00a0<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.onesourcecruises.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onesourcecruises.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">OneSourceCruises.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Winners will be notified by\u00a017 July 2013\u00a0and announcements will follow on OneSource. \u00a0Funds must be used on the approved marketing plan by\u00a030 November 2013.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For additional details, please visit\u00a0<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.onesourcecruises.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onesourcecruises.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">OneSourcecruises.com<\/a>\u00a0or call Cunard toll-free at 1-800-528-6273.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cunard Line\u00a0announces the \u201cCunard 100 Grand Giveaway,\u201d a contest to support the Line\u2019s prized network of Travel Agents with funding for their most innovative ideas for marketing campaigns. The contest will award a grand total of $100,000, dispersed as two $10,000 Grand Prizes and sixteen $5,000 prizes. 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