Avis-Sponsored Contest to Give Brand-New BMW as Grand Prize
By sending a photo with their Avis rental car, participants will be entered to win a brand-new BMW 3-series or a free seven-day Avis rental.
As a grand prize, the Avis-sponsored “It’s Your Space Contest” will provide a brand-new BMW 3-series to the participant with the winning photo. There will also be five prizes featuring a free 7-day rental from Avis.
From July 1 to Sept. 2, participants can enter by sharing a photo of themselves with their Avis rental vehicle. According to Avis, Photographer Nigel Barker will choose the winning photo, which will be featured on the Avis Facebook page.
Participants can enter the contest through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. By liking the Avis Facebook page, users can fill out the form and upload their photo. With Twitter, participants can describe their experience with their Avis rental in 140 characters or less and upload a photo with hashtag #AvisItsYourSpace. When posting a photo on Instagram, be sure to include #AvisItsYourSpace in the photo caption.
The photos will be judged based on creativity/originality, quality of submission and fit to contest theme, according to Avis. The contest only allows one photo submission per person.
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