The Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a $100 Hashtag Contest to encourage local participation in creating a unique social media catchphrase that identifies our community. The idea for the contest originated from members of the Archway Partnership’s local Marketing Issue Work Group, shown above, as a way to promote local pride and unity and positively acknowledge local accomplishments. Up to three winning hashtags will be chosen and winners will receive $100 in Colquitt Cash. Entries must be submitted to the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HX9H7WC. The deadline for submissions is noon Friday, Aug. 3.

MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a hashtag contest to help promote community participation in creating a social media catchphrase that identifies the community.

The contest is the brainchild of the Community Marketing Committee, a group of people assembled by Colquitt County Archway Professional Sarah Adams, the group is comprised of several community partners, who all share the common goal of wanting to promote the community.  

A hashtag is a word or phrase, preceded by the pound sign, that’s used to identify messages on a specific topic on social media, such as #TheMoultrieObserver.

Tommie Beth Willis, president of the Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce, thinks this is a great opportunity for the community.

“Social media is a big part of everyday marketing so we wanted to come up with a hashtag that everyone could use when we are promoting something good going on in the community,” said Willis. “When we announced the hashtag contest we had over ten entries within the first hour of making the announcement, and we are very excited to see what the people have submitted.”

Submit your hashtag at the Survey Monkey website — www.surveymonkey.com/r/hx9h7wc. All entries must be submitted by noon, Friday, Aug. 3.

Once all entrants are received they will be sent to Colquitt County High School where they will be narrowed down to ten by the Peer Leadership group; the Community Marketing Committee will select three from the ten as the winners.

The winners will receive $100 Colquitt Cash, a gift card that can be used at 100 Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce member locations.

Winners will be announced in September and will receive a photo opportunity. The entire community is encouraged to participate in this event.