Everyone loves dry ice, particularly this time of year. It makes tailgates cooler, camping easier and (of course) Halloween spookier. This year, Penguin Brand Dry Ice is encouraging dry ice fans to get out their cameras and snap a photo of their coolest, spookiest, most innovative uses for dry ice for a chance to win $1,000!

The contest is being run off of the Facebook page at http://facebook.com/dryiceideas and puts the fans in charge of selecting the finalists. Once we receive all the photos (and optional videos for that matter) on November 1st, we’ll turn on the voting and the 10 photos with the most votes will move on to the final round. In addition to the grand prize of $1,000, we also have first and second runner up prizes of $500 and $250, respectively.

Throughout the campaign, …

PetSmart is gearing up for its highly-anticipated, sixth-annual Halloween photo contest, and this year one lucky pet will win a chance at stardom with an appearance in a national PetSmart television commercial that will air in 2011.

This year’s theme is “Scare Your Way into a PetSmart Commercial,” and the contest kicks off Monday, September 13.

Pet parents can enter by visiting www.facebook.com/PetSmart and uploading a photo of their pet decked out in their Halloween best. Facebook fans, pet parents and their family and friends will vote for the winner, who will be announced on November 1. PetSmart is also giving away more than $3,600 in cash prizes and gift cards to those who participate!