{"id":2594,"date":"2010-02-12T17:21:16","date_gmt":"2010-02-12T17:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.c9dd.com\/?p=2594"},"modified":"2010-02-12T17:21:16","modified_gmt":"2010-02-12T17:21:16","slug":"oakfield-primary-school-creative-writing-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c9dd.com\/oakfield-primary-school-creative-writing-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakfield Primary School creative writing contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was delighted this week to be invited to judge a creative writing contest at Oakfield Primary School in Rugby.<\/p>\n

Mrs Walsh’s class of 9 year olds had to design a poster advertising fictitious chocolate – ‘Cocoas’.<\/p>\n

Not only had everyone created great looking posters, I was amazed to discover that even at this early age, kids already had a good grasp of some of the techniques that people like us use to help sell product.<\/p>\n

The Contest<\/h2>\n

Although it was tough judging, the 3 best were :<\/p>\n

1st Place – Emily<\/h3>\n
\"Cocoas<\/a>
Cocoas - 1st Place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We chose this as the overall winner because we felt is had a good headline, a good promotional offer and a great description of the actual bar itself.<\/p>\n

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2nd Place – Brandon\u00a0& Adam<\/h3>\n
\"Cocoas<\/a>
Cocoas - 2nd Place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This entry came 2nd because we liked the idea of ‘cheeky little cocoas in their beds’ – it was fun and conjured up a great image of the product.<\/p>\n

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3rd Place – Brandon<\/h3>\n
\"Cocoas<\/a>
Cocoas - 3rd Place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We liked this one because of the strapline :) – “The cream of your dreamzzzz’<\/p>\n

Well done to you all!<\/p>\n

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What’s it like working in advertising?<\/h2>\n

In addition to judging the contest, I gave a brief insight into what working in an advertising agency was like.<\/p>\n

Eager to know what happens at Cloud 9, Questions included:<\/p>\n