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Weekend Fun: Contest: Write Caption for This Image

By Michael Stelzner

Ok folks…

Take a look at the picture here.

Your task: Create a killer caption for this image.

I would like to reward the person who comes up with the best caption by giving him or her a free copy of my book Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged in e-book format.

Contest winner announced Wed. the 15th of August.

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  • pintu
    Dont drive fast to dead end.....U can imagine ur destiny after.....
  • pintu
    Dont drive fast to dead end.....U can imagine ur destiney after.....
  • angela
    caption for street signs "one road you choose, one you don't"
  • Debbie
    Thanks Mike and congrats to you too Geoff. This was fun and yes, let's do more in the future.
  • Congrats, Debbie. And thanks Michael and Study Guide.

    That was fun.
  • Congrats Debbie! I personally though the followup from Goeff was the best. Great contest Michael.
  • Ok Folks!!

    First, bravo for a many worthy captions!

    My favorite, and the winner of this contest is: “Conversation is a 2-way street. It’s time to start listening to consumers or else…” from Debbie!

    Congratulations Debbie and thanks for your clever contribution.

    There's only one winner and that is Debbie, but here is the runner up:

    - “…meanwhile, across town at our competitor’s location…” - Goeff

    If you would like to see more of these types of "participation sports" in the future, please let me know.
  • "Where is Your Business Going?'
    "If You Can Read This Sign, You're Too Close"
    "Where to Go When the Fork in the Road Leads Nowhere"
    "Barricades to Business"
    "7 Ways to Bury a Business"
    "2 Signs of a Dying Business"
    "The last thing I remember is posting to my blog..."
    "What direction is your blog headed?
    "Lots of blogging + no content ="
  • Your Marketing!!!
  • "We use press releases, but generally we don't lead with them."
    "We advertise, even though it is expensive"
    try Writing Whitepapers
  • "How to reach a dead end"
    "What do you do at the point of no return?"
    "Two ways to finish what you started, badly."
    "Go to cemetery, do not collect $200"
    "Where now?"
    "The place where books come to die"
    "The ultimate writer's block"
    "Stop, ask for instructions, or end up nowhere"
    "The day you died"
    "Writer's curse"
    "Where all writers have gone before"

    Hopefully one of those will entice readers.

    Roy.
  • pradeep
    Your journey starts from here!
    OR
    See beyond the obvious!
  • Norma
    Great picture! It's like being on the corner of "Walk" and "Don't Walk"

    Some Signs Are Obvious
  • Debbie
    The history of traditional advertising!
  • Strategic planning is like driving.

    Do it well and you have an open, unobstructed highway of possibilities.

    Do it poorly, and it leads you here.
  • Brian Spare
    Dead end white papers end up here.
  • Have your marketing efforts taken a bad turn somewhere along the way?

    Get your business back on track with a white paper.
  • Augie Puglia
    If you can read, you are living
  • Augie Puiglia
    I can read. Therefore I'm alive
  • Your Choice.

    or

    OOPS
  • Great captions folks!

    You can submit more than one!
  • Sean Romanoff
    How about -

    "Why make this your marketing address?"

    or -

    "If this is the sign on your street -- we can help."
  • William Easley
    "Business...It's a process.
    Don't ignore the signs along the way!"
  • How about:
    "Cemetery: Where old marketing stops.
    White Papers: Where new marketing starts."
  • Hmm, this one is a bit difficult. I think I'll have to give it a little thought...
  • I would title this with something simple, like "Redundancy" or "Overcharged"... or maybe something real estate related, like "Retirement Cul-de-sac."
  • Hi Heiddi - See http://writingwhitepapers.com/... - Mike
  • Hello,

    I've just traveled over her from Writer's row and was curious to know what "white papers" are. I've never heard of the term. Is it copywriting? Sorry for my great ignorance of the subject. :)
  • "...meanwhile, across town at our competitor's location..."
  • Debbie
    "Conversation is a 2-way street. It's time to start listening to consumers or else..."
  • Ram
    If your company's marketing machine has come to a grinding stop, make the "right" move by creating useful white papers.
  • " Without a well-crafted white paper, this is the road your marketing's on. "
  • " This is where you're marketing is heading, if you're not using white papers. "
  • Ok Mike's - Let's have another go. It is now back...
  • Obviously, you're witholding the picture to keep me from winning. My team of lawyers, Dewey, Cheatham & Howe, will be in touch !
  • Mike, I love these caption games... but the picture is not showing up for me. :(
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