Making Marketing Materials In-House Contest

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1 Making Marketing Materials In-House Contest Show off your creativity! Timeframe August 5 November 28, 2008 Grand Prize HP TouchSmart IQ506t Offer Find your best example of a marketing piece that you printed in-house. It can be a brochure, a flyer, a newsletter any piece of marketing that you printed in-house on HP Professional Papers (matte or glossy). Fill out the entry form, and submit it by mail. Include a print of your original idea. The first 100 entries receive a $25 gourmet coffee gift card by mail Winning end-user contestant receives an HP TouchSmart IQ506t computer system! Process Print your idea in-house on HP Professional Papers (matte or glossy). Complete the entire form, attach your idea, and mail to: HP "Making Marketing Materials" Contest P.O. Box 1275 Young America, MN Once processed, a $25 gourmet coffee gift card will be mailed to you if you are among the first 100 entries. Please allow 8-10 weeks for processing. Entries will be accepted between August 5th and November 28th and must be received by December 8th, All entries will then be judged for originality and creativity, with the winner announced in January (See complete mail-in form for full details and terms and conditions.) Please recycle your cartridges. Visit for more information Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.

2 Making Marketing Materials In-House Contest. Your In-House Marketing example can bring home big prizes! Resellers: You simply have your end-user customers submit their best example of a marketing piece that they printed in-house. It can be a brochure, a flyer, a newsletter any piece of marketing that they printed in-house with HP Professional Papers (matte or glossy). Mail a copy of your example to the following address: HP "Making Marketing Materials" Contest, P.O. Box 1275, Young America, MN Simply for submitting an entry, the first 100 contestants will receive a $25 gourmet coffee gift card. Entries will be accepted between August 5th and November 28th. All entries will then be judged for originality and creativity, with the winner announced in January There will be two grand prizes of an HP TouchSmart series PC awarded an IQ506t to the creator of the winning entry, and an IQ504t to their reseller. Show off your IHM creativity, and see what you can win! This offer will be promoted on suppliesinfo.com and in monthly e-communications during the enrollment period. Suppliesinfo.com will also be highlighting this offer in their quarterly printing in-house webinars. A copy of the full rules for this contest may be downloaded here. Reseller Grand Prize HP TouchSmart IQ504t End User Grand Prize HP TouchSmart IQ506t *prizes subject to availability, issuer reserves the right to substitute items of equal or greater value if a prize becomes unavailable

3 Making Marketing Materials In-House Contest MUST PRINT CLEARLY IN CAPITAL LETTERS Name: Title: Company name: Address: City: State: Zip code: (for notification): Entry form Contest dates: 8/5/08 11/28/08 CONTEST CHECKLIST This completed entry form, or 3 x 5 card with the same information Your idea, printed in-house on HP Professional Papers (matte or glossy) PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR OFFER. TELL US WHY IT DESERVES TO BE NAMED THE BEST! Phone: Reseller name: Reseller location: The data received by HP will only be used to confirm PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY. HP holds such information in accordance with HP s privacy policies (See ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 28, 2008 Mail to: HP "Making Marketing Materials" Contest P.O. Box 1275, Young America, MN Send: This completed form, and a print of your idea. Allow 8-10 weeks for processing. Receive: If you are one of the first 100 entries, you will receive a $25 gourmet coffee gift card by mail. Grand prize winner will receive an HP TouchSmart IQ506t computer system. Abbreviated rules: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Opportunity to win is for a qualifying business and not entrant personally. Open only to businesses who purchase printing products from licensed HP resellers. Entry may be made by any employee of the business who is a legal resident of the 50 United States or District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older as of date of entry. Void where prohibited. The Contest Entry Period begins on 8/5/08 and ends on 11/28/08. To enter, submit your best example of a marketing piece printed in-house on HP matte or gloss paper (businesses in the states of CO, TN, VT, NJ and ND do not have to have printed their submission on HP matte or gloss paper) to: Making Marketing Materials Contest, P.O. Box 1275, Young America, MN Entries must be postmarked by 11/28/08 and received by 12/8/08 to be eligible. Grand Prize: an HP TouchSmart IQ506t PC. Approximate Retail Value: $1, Subject to full Official Rules, available at: Making Marketing Materials Contests Rules, P.O. Box 3184, Young America, MN received by 11/28/08. Sponsor: Hewlett-Packard Company, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, California A copy of the full rules for this contest may be downloaded from: General terms and conditions: HP Contest - Making Marketing Materials In-House will accept entries printed in-house on HP Professional Papers (matte or glossy) during the promotion timeframe of August 5 - November 28, Entries submitted before or after these dates are not eligible for this contest. Entry date is determined by postmark on entry. Submitted entries will not be returned. Limit one entry per qualifying customer or business. Keep copies of materials submitted; originals become HP property and will not be returned. HP and the HP logo are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Please recycle your cartridges. Visit for more information. Thank you for your business! Copyright 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

4 HP MAKING MARKETING MATERIALS CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT ENHANCE YOUR ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN. 1. ELIGIBILITY: Opportunity to win is for a qualifying business and not entrant personally. OPEN ONLY TO BUSINESSES WHO PURCHASE PRINTING PRODUCTS FROM LICENSED HP RESELLERS. ENTRY MAY BE MADE BY ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE BUSINESS WHO IS A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE 50 UNITED STATES OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF DATE OF ENTRY. Employees, officers and directors of The Hewlett- Packard Company ( Sponsor ), and its respective parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies, advertising, promotion, or production agencies, web masters/suppliers (and their IRS dependents, immediate family members [spouse, parents, children, siblings] and individuals residing in their same household, whether or not related) are not eligible to participate on behalf of their business. By participating, Entrants (on behalf of themselves and their business) agree to these Official Rules, the decisions of the judges regarding Entry (defined below) judging, and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or its independent judging agency which are final and binding in all respects. Void where prohibited. 2. PROMOTIONAL PERIOD: The Contest begins on August 5, 2008 and ends on November 28, 2008 (the Promotional Period ). 3. CONTEST ENTRY GUIDELINES: The Contest invites businesses who purchase printing products from licensed HP Resellers ( Entrants") to submit their best one (1) example of a marketing piece that they printed in-house on HP matte or gloss paper (businesses in the states of CO, TN, VT, NJ and ND do not have to have printed their submission on HP matte or gloss paper) ("Entry"). It can be a brochure, flyer or Page 1

5 newsletter or any piece of marketing collateral that was printed in-house. All Entries must be in English. 4. TO ENTER: Send your submission along with the approved form for this promotion (or a 3x5 card that contains your complete name, address, address, day and evening phone numbers, date of birth and business name) to: HP Making Marketing Materials Contest, P.O. Box 1275, Young America, MN Entries must be postmarked by November 28, 2008 and received by December 8, By entering, Entrants agree to accept and to be bound by these Official Rules, including the decisions of the judges and the Sponsor which are final and binding in all respects. Limit one Entry per postmarked outer envelope. Limit one (1) Entry per person/address/business. By submitting an Entry, you (on behalf of yourself and your business) agree that your disclosure is gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction, and will not place Sponsor under any obligation, that it is free to disclose the ideas contained therein on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to you. You (on behalf of yourself and your business) acknowledge that, by acceptance of your submission, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you. Any waiver of any obligation hereunder by Sponsor does not constitute a general waiver of any obligation to entrants. All Entries become the sole property of the Sponsor, and will not be acknowledged or returned. Each Entry (a) must be the original creation of the business on whose behalf it was submitted, (b) must be unpublished and cannot have been submitted in any other competition, (c) must not infringe upon or violate any rights of any third party, including but not limited to, intellectual property rights such as but not limited to patents, copyrights, trade name/trademark/logo, and/or rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light or any other rights of any person or entity; and by submitting an Entry each Entrant(s) (on behalf of his/herself and his/her business) warrants and represents that the Entry fully and completely conforms to the stated Page 2

6 requirements. Further, each Entrant on behalf of hi/herself and his/her business) ensures that he/she has the right to submit the Entry as described in these Official Rules. Any such Entrant will indemnify and hold harmless, Sponsor and Administrators from any claims to the contrary. Any Entry which is deemed to be inappropriate for publication, or libelous, slanderous, obscene, vulgar or harassing, (all as solely determined by Sponsor) will be deemed ineligible. No other form of participation other than as stated in these Official Rules is valid. 5. JUDGING: Entries will be judged and prizes awarded based on the following criteria: 35% overall composition, 35% effectiveness in communicating what the Entrant s business and marketing strategy is, 25% creativity and 5% content. Each Entry will receive scores for each judging criteria. Overall Scores will be determined for each Entry by combining an Entry s scores for the criteria provided. The Entry with the highest cumulative score will be determined to be the potential Grand Prize Winner. The business whose Entry receives the highest score will be eligible to receive a Grand Prize. In case of a tie, tied Entries will be broken by Entry with the highest cumulative point score for overall composition. If tie continues, tie will be broken by the Entry with the highest cumulative point score in effectiveness in communication. If tie continues, tie will be broken by the Entry with the highest cumulative point score in creativity. If tie continues, tie will be broken by the Entry with the highest cumulative point score in content. If tie cannot be broken, tied Entries will be evaluated by a new judge according to original criteria, and the tied Entry with the highest cumulative point score by new judge will be declared winner of the tie. Potential Winner will be announced on or about January of 2009 in the Sharewire Newsletter. 6. PRIZES: Grand Prize (2 total): an HP TouchSmart PC (models IQ504t or IQ506t). Approximate Retail Value: $1, each. Prize will be awarded in the name of the business on whose behalf the Entry was submitted. Expenses not specified herein are solely the responsibility of the winners. If a winner cannot accept its prize as stated, prize will be forfeited in its entirety. No substitution, cash redemption or transfer of prize, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize with prize of equal Page 3

7 or greater value if advertised prize becomes unavailable. Limit one (1) prize per person/address/business. Total ARV of all prizes: $2, GENERAL CONDITIONS: Entrants (on behalf of his/herself and his/her business) agree (a) that Sponsor, and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliated companies and advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (individually and Collectively Releasees ) will have no liability whatsoever for, and are released and shall be held harmless by participants against, any liability, for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind, to person(s), including death, or property, or violation of intellectual property or personal rights (such as but not limited to, copyright, trade name/trademark, and/or rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prize or participation in this Contest or in any Contest-related activity and the use of the Entry submitted, and (b) winners, by acceptance of prize, except where legally prohibited, grant permission for Sponsor (and agree to confirm such agreement in writing), and those acting pursuant to its authority to use his/her name, photograph, voice and/or likeness and prize information and/or Entry (and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Official Rules license the use of the Entry, which may be altered, changed, modified, edited, used alone, together or with other works, and/or in distorted form, as solely determined by Sponsor) for advertising, trade, commercial and promotional purposes without further compensation, at any times or time, in all media now known or hereafter discovered world wide and on the Internet and/or World Wide Web without notice or review or approval. Prize winners (and entrant) may be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and where lawful a Publicity Release within seven (7) days of prize notification. If Affidavits/Releases are not received by the date stated on the notification, or if a potential winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, or if any prize notification or prize is returned as undeliverable, prize will be forfeited. Taxes on prize are solely winner s responsibility. Sponsor reserves the right to alter, change or modify the winning Entries, at their sole discretion. Page 4

8 As a condition of winning, winners agree to allow Sponsor to publish on its website, without time restrictions, the winning submissions. 8. LIABILITY LIMITATIONS: Releasees are not responsible for illegible, lost, late, damaged, separated, misdirected, incomplete, stolen, or non-delivered Entries or mail; or for other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of Entry, or other information or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of this Contest, as solely determined by the Sponsor, will be disqualified. Releasees are not responsible for injury or damage to participant or to any person in relation to or resulting from participating in this Contest. Should any portion of the Contest be, in Sponsor s sole opinion, compromised by non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of Entries, Sponsor reserves the right at their sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest, and select the winners from Entries received prior to action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. 9. PRIVACY: Visit to view Sponsor's Privacy Policy. 10. WINNERS LIST: For the names of the winning businesses, send a self-addressed, first-class stamped envelope to: HP Making Marketing Materials Contest Winners List, P.O. Box 3184, Young America, MN for receipt by 11/28/ SPONSOR: The Hewlett-Packard Company, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, California Page 5