Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest
Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest
Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest
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<strong>Ultimate</strong> <strong>Elvis</strong> <strong>Tribute</strong> <strong>Artist</strong> <strong>Contest</strong><br />
Licensing Overview
It has been<br />
estimated that<br />
there are<br />
currently over<br />
50,000 <strong>Elvis</strong><br />
<strong>Tribute</strong> <strong>Artist</strong>s<br />
performing<br />
around the<br />
world.<br />
For the first time in history, <strong>Elvis</strong> Presley Enterprises, Inc. licensed<br />
a limited number of <strong>Elvis</strong> tribute artist contests around the world in<br />
2007.<br />
24 contest venues were selected and 434 <strong>Elvis</strong> tribute artists<br />
competed in the preliminary rounds. Each preliminary sent their<br />
winner to Memphis in August to compete in the <strong>Ultimate</strong> <strong>Elvis</strong><br />
<strong>Tribute</strong> <strong>Artist</strong> <strong>Contest</strong>.
The announcement<br />
of the <strong>Ultimate</strong> <strong>Elvis</strong><br />
<strong>Tribute</strong> <strong>Artist</strong><br />
<strong>Contest</strong> alone<br />
generated media<br />
coverage with an ad<br />
equivalency value of<br />
over $900,000.<br />
From fairs and festivals to theaters and amusement parks, everywhere the<br />
tribute artists competed, the media followed.
The winners<br />
came from<br />
regional<br />
preliminary<br />
contests who<br />
received the<br />
additional<br />
benefit of<br />
media exposure<br />
from news<br />
coverage after<br />
the contest.<br />
2nd Place Winner: Trent Carlini<br />
Winner of Love Me Tender in Texas<br />
Shawn Klush was named<br />
<strong>Ultimate</strong> <strong>Elvis</strong> <strong>Tribute</strong> <strong>Artist</strong> of 2007<br />
Preliminary Winner of Viva Las Franklin<br />
3rd Place Winner: Donny Edwards<br />
Winner of The Promised Land <strong>Ultimate</strong> <strong>Elvis</strong> <strong>Tribute</strong> <strong>Artist</strong> <strong>Contest</strong>
In the first two<br />
weeks after<br />
announcing<br />
their<br />
preliminary<br />
contest, Tupelo,<br />
MS had over<br />
100 tribute<br />
artists contact<br />
them for an<br />
application to<br />
compete.<br />
Why participate<br />
There are many benefits for those who choose to partner with EPE in<br />
the second year of this exciting program.<br />
Benefits include:<br />
Proven success with the kickoff<br />
year seeing sold out<br />
venues and unprecedented<br />
media coverage<br />
Brand recognition from<br />
associating with <strong>Elvis</strong> Presley<br />
Enterprises<br />
Existing festivals who include<br />
<strong>Elvis</strong> <strong>Tribute</strong> <strong>Artist</strong>s find the<br />
shows are a well-attended<br />
crowd favorite<br />
Media focus will begin when your preliminary is announced and will<br />
continue during and after your event as your winner competes in<br />
Memphis.
Collingwood<br />
Ontario Canada<br />
had over<br />
30,000 people<br />
attend their<br />
contest and<br />
<strong>Elvis</strong> festival.<br />
Support from EPE including an Online <strong>Contest</strong> Guide, e-newsletter<br />
inclusions sent to 200,000 subscribers and postings on <strong>Elvis</strong>.com,<br />
among other on-going efforts to promote the contest internationally<br />
Recognition of your venue<br />
or festival as an official<br />
preliminary round location<br />
where tribute artists can<br />
compete for their chance at<br />
the 2008 title<br />
Use of contest logo will<br />
allow your event to be<br />
instantly associated with<br />
this highly-anticipated<br />
event<br />
If your contestant wins,<br />
your event will receive<br />
additional promotion when<br />
the winner makes media<br />
appearances associated<br />
with the contest.
During the<br />
month of<br />
August<br />
<strong>Elvis</strong>.com<br />
received 1.2<br />
million unique<br />
visitors and it’s<br />
estimated that<br />
75,000<br />
participated in<br />
<strong>Elvis</strong> Week in<br />
Memphis.<br />
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity allows you to join forces with the<br />
most recognized entertainment force in the world, <strong>Elvis</strong> Presley.<br />
You will be provided the tools you need to take full advantage of this<br />
opportunity.<br />
You’ll have instant media attention in both your region and<br />
internationally.<br />
For more information on becoming an official <strong>Ultimate</strong> <strong>Elvis</strong> <strong>Tribute</strong><br />
<strong>Artist</strong> <strong>Contest</strong> preliminary location, please contact Jarred Arfa at<br />
jarred.arfa@ckx.com or call (212) 407-9172.
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