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'''Third prize''' - $100 ''SpongeBob'' Target gift cards; 500 winners
'''Third prize''' - $100 ''SpongeBob'' Target gift cards; 500 winners
== Trivia ==
* Target had originally proposed the slogan "It's Hip to be Square" for its promotions for the film, such as this sweepstakes. Stephen Hillenburg, however, opposed this, saying "SpongeBob is not about being hip." His alternative ended being used instead.<ref>Edelstein, David. (November 7, 2004). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/movies/moviesspecial/he-lives-in-a-pineapple-but-then-what.html#:~:text=Target%20had%20proposed%20the%20slogan,%22Dare%20to%20Be%20Square.%22 He Lives in a Pineapple, but Then What?]." ''The New York Times''. Retrieved June 29, 2025.</ref>
* ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' marketing campaign—[[SpongeBob SquarePants Burger King Inflatable]], "[[Pants-Casso]]," "[[Watch Me]]," "[[Watch]]," [[SpongeBob SquarePants cereal]], [[SpongeBob SquarePants Pop-Tarts]], {{PAGENAME}}, "[[New Home]]," [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (3D Game)]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (magazine)]], [[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300]], [[SpongeBob SquarePants Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon]], etc.—won the {{Time|2005}} "Multi-partner Promotion - three or more partners (No budgetary parameters)"<ref name="2005 Reggie® Awards- Promotion Marketing Association">https://web.archive.org/web/20050322192709/http://www.pmalink.org/awards/reggie2005/index.asp?interface=external&action=entry&screen=view&popup=1&categoryID=628</ref> Bronze {{W|List of advertising awards|REGGIE Award}}.<ref name="2005 Reggie Winners - Promotion Marketing Association">https://web.archive.org/web/20060211051313/http://www.pmalink.org/awards/reggie2005/finalistspublic/winners05.asp</ref><ref name="2005 PMA Reggie Award Winners | Path to Purchase Institute">https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Nk18w0q_lMIJ:https://p2pi.com/2005-pma-reggie-award-winners</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:41, 29 June 2025

Template:Event The Dare to Be Square Sweepstakes was a contest held from October 24 to November 21, 2004, hosted by Paramount Pictures and Target.[1] The contest was based on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

Entrants could enter the contest either in store through the drop box attached to the specialized display made for the contest in Target stores, Nick.com, or through mail.[2]

Prizes

Grand prize - a family vacation of four to Nickelodeon Studios; four winners

First prize - a life-size plush of SpongeBob; 1,315 winners; one per participating Target store, one from mail-in entries, and one from internet entries.

Second prize - SpongeBob SquarePants Play Packs; 400 winners

Third prize - $100 SpongeBob Target gift cards; 500 winners

Trivia

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE and Target." Marketing Partnerships. (November 22, 2004). Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ sweeps_rules.jhtml. Target.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2004. Retrieved on June 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ Edelstein, David. (November 7, 2004). "He Lives in a Pineapple, but Then What?." The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050322192709/http://www.pmalink.org/awards/reggie2005/index.asp?interface=external&action=entry&screen=view&popup=1&categoryID=628
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060211051313/http://www.pmalink.org/awards/reggie2005/finalistspublic/winners05.asp
  6. ↑ https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Nk18w0q_lMIJ:https://p2pi.com/2005-pma-reggie-award-winners

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