AD-vancing ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION
An Advertising Competition for EntrepreneurshipWeek USA!Do many newspaper ads stand out in your memory? Probably not and you're not alone. This is because they rarely show enough creativity, flare, or imagination to make much of an impression. Do you think you can do better? We know you can - and here is your chance to prove it! As an event for EntrepreneurshipWeek USA we are encouraging tomorrow's Entrepreneurs, (aka YOU) to create an ad to promote Entrepreneurship Education as a path to future business success. We believe that the best people to decide what interests today's youth are today's youth.
The theme is to promote Entrepreneurship Education as a viable option and valuable addition to what is taught in school today. The ad needs to be general enough to encourage the attention of anyone who sees it yet keep its focus on your generation.
USA TODAY has joined the Consortium as a Partner for this event…encouraging young people to use their creativity and support their educational opportunities. The best ads will be featured on the USA TODAY Educational Website. Ads will be promoted through various Consortium channels and have a strong chance of actually being used in newspapers ranging from your local edition all the way up to USA Today. So what do you think? Can you handle it?
Check out the education-related sections of the USA Today website at... Design DescriptionDevelop a newspaper ad designed to sell its readers on "Why Entrepreneurship Education is important for America's future". Remember not to infringe on others' copyright protection by using protected themes, images, or concepts. It can't use clipart, artwork, names or diagrams that aren't already public domain. You can use the EntrepreneurshipWeek USA or the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education logos with permission. To obtain logo copies go to our website and check out the free Tool Kit for EntrepreneurshipWeek USA.
The ad can be full color or black and white designed to fit a full page newspaper. It must be submitted to the Consortium in JPG format. All submissions will be evaluated for appropriate content and relevance.
Elements to consider:
- Headline (does it catch your attention?)
- Ad effectiveness (does it sell the idea?)
- Logo (does it identify the source of the ad?)
- Graphics (do they contribute to the message and its effectiveness?)
- Design (use of design elements)
- Uniqueness and or creativity
- Target market identifiable
Submit your ad to Michael at entre-week@entre-ed.org any time before February 15, 2006.....and the sooner the better to help us connect you to the media. Please help keep it simple for us by using JPG, Word or PDF format. Selected submissions will be sent to local, regional and national publications to promote EntrepreneurshipWeek USA. All submissions become the exclusive property of The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, will only be used in relation to promotion of EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, and will acknowledge you as the creator.
Please provide a cover sheet with your ad that identifies the following:
- Name(s) of ad creator
- School Name and Address
- City, state, zip
- Grade level
- Signature of Student with statement that we and our networks have permission to use their ad submission
- Date of Submission
- Name of local newspaper(s)
EntrepreneurshipWeek USA will be celebrated for the first time nationwide during February 24 - March 3, 2007. We are a partner supporting events nationwide, with a particular emphasis on the role of entrepreneurship education in our schools. The Consortium is an association of over 85 organizations that work together nationwide to encourage the development of entrepreneurship education in our schools. For more details go to www.entre-ed.org/E-week.org . You will also enjoy activities that can be found in support of EntrepreneurshipWeek USA at www.entrepreneurshipweekusa.com
The entrepreneurs of tomorrow are in our schools today! Return to EntrepreneurshipWeek USA - Education-related Partners