December 7, 2016 – High school students can gain valuable creative and marketing experience and earn cash prizes for themselves and their schools by producing one-minute videos based on the theme “Start With Trust” (BBB’s tag line) in a contest sponsored by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Foundation. All students in grades 9–12, including those who are home-schooled, may submit an entry. They can work in teams of 2-4 persons or individually to produce and market their videos on social media.
First Place prizes of $500 will be awarded to both the creators of the winning videos and to their schools or to a charity if the students are home-schooled. Second Place prizes of $250 will be awarded to the creators of the runner-up videos and to their schools or to a charity if the students are home-schooled. Winners will be selected from the following areas: metro Omaha/southwest Iowa (includes: Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby counties), metro Lincoln/greater Nebraska (all of Nebraska except metro Omaha), South Dakota and the Kansas Plains (all counties except Franklin, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami and Wyandotte).
The prize-winning videos will be judged based on how well they adhere to BBB’s brand, express the theme “Start With Trust,” the quality of production and how many times they are viewed on BBB’s YouTube channel – BBB of NE, SD, KS Plains and SW Iowa – where the videos will be posted.
“In an innovative way, this competition provides an opportunity for high school students to learn the values of BBB – trustworthiness, ethical behavior, reliability and objectivity – and compels them to discover how these values can be applied in their everyday lives. Contestants will also gain valuable marketing experience because they are challenged to get the most views on YouTube by promoting their videos on social media,” explained BBB President and CEO Jim Hegarty.
“We are excited to see the different approaches talented and creative students take to express BBB’s ‘Start With Trust’ theme. We also hope the students will have fun making memorable videos and marketing them. Aside from the obvious benefit to the students, this is also a wonderful opportunity for their schools,” said Hegarty.
The submission deadline is Friday, January 13, 2017, and the winners will be notified on or before March 1, 2017. Complete details about the contest and requiredforms can be accessed by clicking on the “Student Video Contest” icon on the homepage of BBB’s website at bbbinc.org.
For more information, please contact BBB Senior Communications Specialist Jeff Niebaum at 402-898-8550, 800-649-6814 #8550 or jniebaum@bbbinc.org. BBB and its Foundation look forward to awarding the outstanding videos and the production teams’ schools.