Since the inception of BonusIdeas we have seen the broad reach of its popularity grow through a wide variety
of tearsheets featuring the exact use, and adaptations, of the ideas. Metro is pleased to present these winning
ideas and selected entries in this 2003 BonusIdeas Contest Showcase.
A special Thank You goes out to all the contest participants for sharing their BonusIdeas entries as a valuable tool
and resource. The number below each original BonusIdea can be typed into the Search Text box of the Spec Ads library of MetroCreativeConnection to retrieve the QuarkXPress document and all elements.


"Our BonusIdea supplement was such a success we decided to make it an annual feature. We received a lot of additional advertisers and the reader response was great."

Amie Jones, Layout Designer, The Southeast Sun, Enterprise, AL

"Metro Services are very easy to use, whether I'm starting from scratch and looking for ideas or need something very specific for an advertiser."

Kelly Kobs, Tribune Record Gleaner, Graphic Designer, Loyal, WI

"I look at Bonus Ideas a lot. The layouts give me lots of ideas or the exact piece of art that I need."

Amie Jones, The Southeast Sun, Layout Designer

"We use Metro every day. It's the only source we use. The Metro ads we use always make money,"

Kerry Silvia, Hathaway Publishing, Classified Advertising Manager

BonusIdea # N029AA80
Grand Prize

Daily Herald,
McDonough, GA

Graphic Designer Mary Christine Martin transformed this baby photo contest BonusIdea into a local favorite. In fact "The BonusIdea photo contest was such a success we've decided to make it an annual feature. We received a lot of additional advertisers and the reader response was great." says Martin. The Daily Herald is currently negotiating with local hospitals to give out entry forms as part of their exit package to new parents.

Read more about the Daily Herald's success story in the June issue of Plus Business.

MetroCreativeConnection subscribers can download this BonusIdea by copying the corresponding ad number and pasting it in the Search text box within the Spec Ads Library.

BonusIdea: NO27AA10

Runner-Up

Tribune Record Gleaner
Loyal, WI

Graphic Designer Kelly Kobs always finds inspriation from BonusIdeas. According to her "Metro Services are very easy to use, whether I'm starting from scratch and looking for ideas or need something very specific for an advertiser." As you can see from her supplements, she has mastered the art of customizing the art to fit her specific needs.

MetroCreativeConnection subscribers can download this BonusIdea by copying the corresponding ad number and pasting it in the Search text box within the Spec Ads Library.

BonusIdea: N02BAA80

BonusIdea: N014AA20

BonusIdea: N013AA10

BonusIdea: N028AB80
Runner-Up

The Southeast Sun
Enterprise, AL

Layout Designer Amie Jones turned to BonusIdeas when seeking artwork for her commemorative piece on September 11. "I look at BonusIdeas a lot. The layouts give me lots of ideas or the exact piece of art that I need," says Jones.

MetroCreativeConnection subscribers can download this BonusIdea by copying the corresponding ad number and pasting it in the Search text box within the Spec Ads Library.

BonusIdea # N028AB20
Honorable Mention

Hathaway Publishing
Somerset, MA

Classified Advertising Manager Kerry Silvia always turns to BonusIdeas when seeking inspiration. "We use Metro every day. It's the only source we use. The Metro ads we use always make money," she says of her paper.

MetroCreativeConnection subscribers can download this BonusIdea by copying the corresponding ad number and pasting it in the Search text box within the Spec Ads Library.

BonusIdea # N027AA30

BonusIdea # N025AA60