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CRAFT & HOBBY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES “THE ULTIMATE PITCH” CONTEST, $10,000 GRAND PRIZE FOR INNOVATION
The Craft & Hobby Association’s (CHA) will launch its Innovations
Center and “The Ultimate Pitch” Contest at Creativation, the premier creative
arts industry event at the Phoenix Convention Center January 21-23, 2017. Creative
entrepreneurs are invited to apply to exhibit their never-before-seen product,
idea, trend, method, technique or device in the Innovations Center. The top 25
candidates selected to exhibit will gain exposure to major retail chains,
distributors, manufacturing or marketing companies, and could be chosen to
participate in “ The Ultimate Pitch” contest for the chance to win $10,000.
“Innovation
is something that adds value, meets a demand, and has the potential to impact
an industry and the world,” says Mark Hill, President and Chief Executive
Officer, CHA. “We want to bring that extraordinary idea that popped into
someone’s head one day – that idea that has the potential to create significant
sales or change the way we manufacture or sell a product – to life.”
A panel of leaders from the
creative industries will choose five exhibiting innovators to pitch their brainchild
during “The Ultimate Pitch” contest, a highly marketed Creativation event. Each
innovator will get five minutes to pitch their innovation and five minutes of
critique from the judges.One innovation will be awarded a cash prize of $10,000 and
launched as the Top Creative
Innovation of 2017.
To qualify, an innovation must have never been released in
brick-and-mortar or online stores prior to January 21, 2017. Candidates must be
able to display a working prototype or final sample of the innovation for an
experimental display and be present to exhibit at Creativation from January
21-23, 2017 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ. Also, candidates
must at least 18 years old on the date of commencement of the program,
and provide a valid mailing address or email upon entry to be considered
eligible entries.
The submission deadline is Monday, October 31, 2016 at 11:59pm ET. To
enter and receive more information, visit www.CreativationShow.org.
ABOUT THE CRAFT & HOBBY ASSOCIATION
The Craft
& Hobby Association (CHA) is an international non-profit trade association
consisting of thousands of member companies engaged in the design, manufacture,
distribution and retail sales of products in the worldwide craft and hobby
industry. For more information about CHA, membership or its Creativation Show,
visit www.craftandhobby.org.
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