CONCORD, N.H., Feb. 4, 2011 � With over 2,000 votes, Christian Michael Salon of Concord today became the winner of Danconia Media’s website giveaway contest for New Hampshire hair salons.
Christian Michael Salon, located at 55 North Main St. in downtown Concord, was favored by 48 percent of the participants who voted in contest over the last two weeks, capturing 2,132 votes. The salon will now receive the website NHHairSalon.com, its domain and an easy-to-use content management system (CMS) to build it out and maintain it in-house.
Christian Michael was trailed by Unique Ambiance Hair Salon of Meredith with 1,480 votes and Ashley Christopher Salon of Manchester with 374 votes. The second and third-place finishers will receive custom Twitter backgrounds designed by Danconia’s creative team. The competition was decided by supporters who voted daily at www.danconia.com
Also in the running was Tiffany’s of Franklin, Artistic Creations of Windham, Salon K of Concord, Artistic Touch of Concord, Arcadya Salon & Spa of Manchester, Image by Design of Derry, Innovations Salon & Spa of Merrimack, Double Take Hair Studio of Exeter, Salon Aquavit of Milford and Milan Hair Studio 154 of Nashua.
Christian Michael Salon won the lead early on the competition by energizing its supporters via email, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. While the salon was clearly in the lead as the content came to a close, they urged their supporters to continue voting so they could break the 50 percent mark. Not only did they ask their customers, friends and family to vote, they also encouraged them to share the link with people they know.
“Thank you all so much!” the salon said on its Facebook wall today. “We won the contest with 2,132 votes � that’s 48% of the votes! We’re so grateful for your support.”
Danconia Media plans to hold similar competitions geared toward different industries in the future.
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