Showit Site Contest

Okay, so I admit it. I love brands. I love branding. I basically love any reason a company or organization gives me a reason to buy something. I think Louis Vuitton is a mastermind company for selling a $900 purse, when a girl can buy a purse at Target for $9. I think Starbucks is brilliant for charging $5 for a cup of coffee when it costs about $.05 to make. And I hope for the day when I can drive a Porsche Cayenne…even though I know a Dodge Pinto will get me from point A to point B all the same.

Brands just get to me. Like, really, really get to me. I love smart advertising and I find myself wanting to buy things for the sake of their branding. Whoa, I can't believe I'm opening admitting this to the world. I fully expect a phone call from my mother imploring me to cut up my credit card!

Last week, while celebrating JD's birthday in Palm Springs, I looked at my room key and smiled. Too broadly. If you saw me from a distance, you might've thought I was reading a coy love note, or the winning lotto numbers. It was one of THOSE smiles. In actuality, I read Palm Springs Viceroy's tag line on the back of my room key: Dramatic Glamor Under The Sun

How fabulous is that?! Oh, how smart those Viceroy kids are! Tag lines only buttress brands and after reading The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki a few months ago, I decided my business needed a tag line. So I thought of one, and have since tried incorporating it into what I do: Lifestyle Photography for Fabulous People.

Because I think tag lines are a strong component to a thriving business, I'm hosting a CONTEST! Hollllla! The winner of today's contest will receive a FREE Showit Site for a year…a $468 value! As many of you know, my website is a Showit Site and it's help me brand my business like nothing else (a jstar discount code is available, so click here to find out how). If you'd like a jump start on your branding, leave your business tag line in the comment box and one winner will be chosen!

DETAILS:
*Deadline: Comments won't be accepted after Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 8am PST
*Only one tagline per person
*Please submit your name AND email address (that's how I'll contact you).
*If you're a current Sites user, you can enter, but it won't take the place of your current site subscription. You can pass it along to friend, or build another site! 🙂
*Winner will be announced this FRIDAY!

Happy Tag Lining!