You have worked hard to achieve your success to win your local title and, no doubt, are working even harder to present the best you at our State competition in June. You, more than anyone, know of the commitment required to compete in the Miss America program. You also have learned of the investment needed before you can hope to reap those coveted scholarship dollars. Savvy contestants will seize the opportunity to defray some of the cost of this investment through participation in the Competition Magazine Ad Sales. We are offering Exciting Prize Packages for our top sales. Contestants are required to sell at least one page, but we encourage you to set your sights higher to reap the rewards and to get maximum exposure in the Competition Magazine! Top Ad Sales Winners/Premium Placement Incentive The Miss and Teen contestant with the highest number of ads sold (8 pages+) will receive: Your picture and your ads highlighted at the front of the magazine as the Top Ad Sales Winner. AND the Premium Grand Prize! Premium Grand Prize The 4 highest sellers (6 pages+) will each receive: A private complimentary meal with Miss America 2015, Kira Kazantsev 2 Premium Seating Season Tickets to the Competition 2 complimentary Competition Magazines 1 Fitness Session prior to State with Scott s Training Systems Automatic qualification for Contestant Placement Incentive Grand Prize The 5 th and 6 th highest sellers (5 pages+) will each receive: 2 Premium Seating Tickets to both preliminary competitions 1 complimentary Competition Magazine 1 Fitness Session prior to State with Scott s Training Systems Automatic qualification for Contestant Placement Incentive Sales Incentive Contestants who sell 7 pages+ receive 2 tickets to both preliminary competitions and 2 Competition Magazines Production Incentive Contestant Placement Contestants who sell 3 pages+ will choose their competition placement in order of the highest seller first, then second highest, and so on. In the event of equal dollar values, the contestant's names will be put in a hat and will be drawn by a member of the State Board. The winners of this prize will be notified by their Local Director by cell phone on May 21 between 1-4 pm. YOU WILL HAVE A 5-MINUTE WINDOW to select your competition placement. Remaining contestants will be placed alphabetically, either according to name or title. 1
How it works: Call on friends, relatives, business associates, former employers, school contacts, church contacts, neighbors, or simply make cold calls asking businesses to buy advertisements saluting you in the official 2016 Competition Magazine. The entire Miss Arizona Competition Magazine will feature full-page ads only and is in full color! You can divide the cost of a page among your supporters as you wish, as long as the amount submitted equals one full page. THIS IS NOT A DONATION and no tax receipt will be issued for this. Your advertiser is honoring you through the purchase of advertising in the official Competition Magazine. A full-page ad costs $325. Many customers will desire the entire full-page ad to highlight their business. However, also consider these options when selling your ads: 1. 2 people/businesses @ $162.50 = $325 2. 5 people/businesses @ $65 = $325 3. 10 people/businesses @ $32.50 = $325 4. 20 people/businesses @ $16.25 = $325 Using creative design will allow many people to contribute to your ad sales goals and win some incredible prizes! In this packet, you will see many examples of these types of full-page ads that involve more than one business or person. TIPS: Let your pages highlight your personality. Wear different hairstyles and clothes in different photos with specific, brief headings on your pages. Examples: Empowering Individuals With Disabilities, Jane Doe, Miss Title 2016 Thanks to the sponsors who made my journey possible, Jane Doe Miss Title 2016 You aren t selling ads, YOU ARE SELLING YOURSELF. Try to limit the written message to less than 2 lines. While you may have as many pictures as you like, one or two high quality photos is better than a collage of snapshots that are low-quality resolution. Your page should look CLEAN. Please use a publishing or graphic-design based program, such as Photoshop or Adobe InDesign. If you cannot create the ad yourself, ask a friend, or art student for help. You may also select an option below to have an ad created for you. How to present to potential buyers On page 3 of this packet is the Advertising Purchase Form. Use this form when selling ads to explain the benefits and costs of purchasing an ad, as well as collecting the pertinent information to place the ad in the Competition Magazine. The value of all ad pages will be tallied for each contestant on May 20. You must submit all ads by end of day May 19. Only ads with complete paperwork and payment in full will qualify for the incentive. If ads are sent separately OR if the requested information does not accompany the ads, your ads will not count toward prize incentives. To qualify, each ad submitted must include the information requested including if payment is via check or credit card. 2
A full-page COLOR ad in the Miss Arizona Competition Magazine is $325. CONTESTANT ADVERTISER OFFICIAL CONTACT ADDRESS CITY ZIP PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS AD SPECS: 1. Ads must be 300 dpi resolution and CMYK please in PDF format (preferred) or jpeg files. 2. Competition Magazine is 8.5 w x 11 h. Bleed is required: please allow.125 bleed on each side at 300 dpi. AD SUBMISSION PROCESS: Please email your ad to the contestant who you are supporting. The contestant will submit the ads to the Miss Arizona Organization. PAYMENT SUBMISSION PROCESS: ONLINE: Complete credit card payment on www.missarizonaresourceportal.weebly.com on the Competition Magazine Ads page (for both Ad charges and Graphic Artist fee if applicable). A small fee will be assessed for all credit cards processed. Please insert contestant name in indicated place. OR MAIL: Please make check payment to Miss Arizona Scholarship Foundation and give to the contestant you are supporting with this Ad Form (include both Ad charges and fee for Graphic Artist) 3
A full-page COLOR ad in the Miss Arizona s Outstanding Teen Competition Magazine is $325 CONTESTANT ADVERTISER OFFICIAL CONTACT ADDRESS CITY ZIP PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS AD SPECS: 1. Ads must be 300 dpi resolution and CMYK please in PDF format (preferred) or jpeg files. 2. Competition Magazine is 8.5 w x 11 h. Bleed is required: please allow.125 bleed on each side at 300 dpi. AD SUBMISSION PROCESS: Please email your ad to the contestant who you are supporting. The contestant will submit the ads to the Miss Arizona Organization. PAYMENT SUBMISSION PROCESS: ONLINE: Complete credit card payment on www.missarizonaresourceportal.weebly.com on the Competition Magazine Ads page (for both Ad charges and Graphic Artist fee if applicable). A small fee will be assessed for all credit cards processed. Please insert contestant name in indicated place. OR MAIL: Please make check payment to Miss Arizona Scholarship Foundation and give directly to the contestant you are supporting with this Ad Form (include both Ad charges and fee for Graphic Artist) 4
Contestant Instruction: AD SPECS: 1. Ads must be 300 dpi resolution and CMYK please in PDF format (preferred) or jpeg files. 2. Competition Magazine is 8.5 w x 11 h. Bleed is required: please allow.125 bleed on each side at 300 dpi. AD SUBMISSION PROCESS is EMAIL ONLY DUE May 19: 1. Contestants, not advertiser, must email ads to ads@missarizona.org. 2. All of your ads must be submitted, if possible, in ONE email, and the subject line should contain your Title. If you need to submit more than one email, please use this format: Miss Cactus 1 of 3, Miss Cactus 2 of 3, Miss Cactus 3 of 3 and send them all at one time (All ads at the same time & on same day). 3. In the first email, list the ALL ads you are submitting, Biz name, contact, contact cell phone, their email, and payment method: Miss Cactus, Jane James, 12 ads total (4 ads each sent in 3 emails) 1. Smart Toyota, Contact: Tom Jones, 602-333-3333, jones@smarttoyota.com, check. 2. ASU Business School, Contact: Mary Smith, 602-444-4444, msmith@asu.edu, credit card. 3. Miss Cactus personal ad, Contact: Jill Doe, 480-555-5555, jdoe@gmail.com, credit card. 4. etc. 4. Submit ads labeled by the Biz Name and Your Title. Example: Flagstaff1_Toyota.jpeg, Flagstaff2_Family.pdf, Flagstaff3_Target.jpeg. If you are a teen please include the OT with your title. If ads are not sent as instructed above (in ONE email or labeled consecutive emails sent at the same time) OR the information does not accompany the ads, your ads will not count toward prize incentives. For a $95 fee, our graphic artist will design a simple ad for you. Fill out the Ad Form on www.missarizonaresourceportal.weebly.com on the Competition Magazine Ads page and upload the desired photos, logos and copy. PAYMENT SUBMISSION PROCESS: ONLINE CREDIT CARD: Advertisers or Contestants may complete credit card payment through PayPal on www.missarizonaresourceportal.weebly.com on the Competition Magazine Ads page (for both Ad charges and Graphic Artist fee if applicable). A small fee will be assessed for all credit cards processed. OR MAILING A CHECK: Please make payable to Miss Arizona Scholarship Foundation (include both Ad charges and fee for Graphic Artist if applicable) and enclose a list of which ads which are paid for by check/s. Mail in ONE packet per contestant to: Miss Arizona Scholarship Pageant, Attn: Ads 2040 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 1-52, Chandler, AZ 85286 Note: If multiple advertisers contribute to one page by check, please have them pay YOU. You 5
in turn write ONE CHECK made to Miss AZ Scholarship Foundation for $325. 28 businesses and people purchasing one full-page ad 6