TripAdvisor has announced the winners of the TripAdvisor TV Ad Contest, which saw hundreds of user-generated entries from the US, France and Australia compete to win the grand prize and be aired on TV.
Launched on August 1, the month-long competition engaged these TripAdvisor communities, where its ‘Don’t Just Visit’ ads initially aired, to create submissions and share their take on the current campaign, with the success spurring TripAdvisor to launch a second round of the contest.
“We have been thrilled with the success of TripAdvisor’s first-ever TV Ad Contest,” chief marketing officer Barbara Messing said.
“Our community took the challenge and delivered fun and creative ways to show that TripAdvisor is the difference-maker for having a great trip.”
The winners of the original contest are Denver-based filmmaker and TripAdvisor user Jason Graisa and his creative partner Curt Donohue for their “Fargo” submission.
Together, they will share the prize of…
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