A few weeks ago, SmartBrief, a well-respected media company used crowdsourcing for the first time to launch a competition giving their blog and newsletter readers a shot at joining their social media advisory board.

On October 1, they announced four finalists from close to 40 submissions, and I was one of the four selected! The other finalists were Jeremy Victor, Erik Deckers, and Mike Sansone. All finalists were asked to come up with a poll question and then analyze the poll results through a blog post for the SmartBlog on Social Media blog between October 6 and October 15. I was the lucky one to go first (ladies first?). My analysis posted on October 8.

I need your help!

I am asking my entire community to help me win by voting for me to become the next social media advisory board member for SmartBrief. I would love to get your support and votes, only if you think I am worthy! There is absolutely no pressure, of course.

It is very simple to vote. Here’s what you have to do:

1. Read my blog post and leave a comment if you choose.
2. Sign-up for the SmartBrief on Social Media newsletter by October 14, 2010 October 17, 2010. Note: You must sign up for the newsletter by that date to vote.
3. Please help spread the word to your community.
4. Look for the October 18 newsletter in your email and vote for Mirna Bard.

And, it’s that simple!

The winners will be announced on October 20. You can read more about the SmartBrief social media contest and learn more about the other contestants here.

Thank you in advance for your support, and I look forward to sharing good news on October 20!

***UPDATE***

I won! On October 20, 2010, I was announced the winner of the contest!  You can read more information on the SmartBrief blog post.  Here is my new badge too! Click the badge to see the impressive members of the advisory board.