WILMINGTON, Del.—November 6, 2007—Chicago’s Chris Hong came clean on YouTube, publicly confessing he’s been buying and using men’s beauty products, and keeping it a secret from everyone he knows. Hongs’ shopping confession video, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yM_EE_j3Q4 was selected as this week’s winner. Hong is the first contestant to win one of four weekly $1,000 prizes, and vie for the grand prize of $20,000.
The eBillme Secret Shopping Confessions Contest kicked off on October 25 at www.ShopAndConfess.com, and runs until November 26, so there’s plenty of time for secret shoppers to come clean and reveal all the indulgent or generous purchases they don’t tell friends, relatives, or significant others about.
“Chris’s video stood out for its great storytelling, funny topic, and superior production value,” says Marwan Forzley, President and CEO of MODASolutions, and creator of the eBillme alternative online payment option. “Everybody who sees it laughs, and can relate to his need to keep the fact that he uses male beauty products a secret. Now it’s up to new contestants to top Chris’ story, get in the running for the next $1,000 prize, and have a shot of the $20,000 grand prize. Imagine what you could do with an extra $20,000 this holiday season!”
Contestants can enter the eBillme Shopping Confessions contest by submitting a video or a text confession. Maybe it was the guilty pleasure of a designer handbag, the indulgence of a top-of-the-line HDTV, the romance of European getaway—or their secret use of male beauty products! Just produce a 30- to 60-second video confessing your secret purchases, and upload it to the official YouTube contest channel http://www.youtube.com/group/shopandconfess. Then register your confession at www.ShopandConfess.com. If you would prefer to submit a text confession, you can do so by entering the written confession at either the YouTube group or the FaceBook group.
The winning video will document what the contestant bought, where they bought it, why they bought it, who they bought it for, why they kept it a secret, how they kept it secret, and how their secret was (or will be) revealed.
Every week for the next three weeks, one confession will win $1,000. On Dec. 13, the judges will select the best secret shopping confession from among all those submitted, and award the $20,000 grand prize. Participation is open to all residents of the U.S. and Canada. Contestants can submit as many videos as they like, and are automatically eligible for the four weekly $1,000 prizes and the $20,000 grand prize.
Think creatively. Make the judges laugh, make them cry, make them sigh! Wow the panel of judges, including celebrity guest judge, Alison Deyette, television correspondent, style expert, and co-founder of StyleBakery.com, Natalie MacLean, national wine connoisseur, and author of Red, White and Drunk All Over; and Marwan Forzley, eBillme’s CEO and founder.
eBillme’s Shopping Confessions Contest ends Nov. 26 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The remaining weekly $1,000 prize winners will be selected on Nov. 9, 16, and 23. The $20,000 grand prize winner will be announced on Dec. 13. To learn more and for complete contest rules, terms, and conditions, please visit www.ShopAndConfess.com.
ABOUT eBillme
eBillme™, brought to you by MODASolutions, is the only online payment solution that extends the convenience of online banking to the merchant’s checkout, reducing the security risks of shopping online for both consumers and retailers. No financial data is exposed over the Internet to the retailer, and the payment transaction is securely transferred from the customer’s bank to the retailer’s bank. Consumers can shop online, by catalog or through call centers, and pay for their purchases at their bank, credit union, or bill pay portal, with the security and convenience of online banking. eBillme allows retailers to access the over 84 million Americans who use online banking. For more information, please visit us at.www.MODASolutions.com and at www.eBillme.com.
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