Gerber Baby Contest 2017 Officially Launched September 13, 2017
UPDATE: The 2018 Gerber Baby Contest
On September 13, 2017, Gerber quietly launched the annual baby contest "Gerber Photo Search 2017". They caught us all by surprised. This year there are some major changes, but the good parts are still there—like the grand prize of $50,000 cash.
Quick look at some of the big changes this year 2017 Gerber baby contest:
1. In the past there are 6 milestone winners. That is no longer the case. There will 12 "Incremental Prizes" for the 12 winners. And a Grand Prize Winner.
2. The 6 Incremental Submission periods are all start on different dates. Then follow by 6 Incremental Judging periods that also all on different dates. See chart below.
3. Entry will be either upload to Gerber website or Instagram with the hashtag #GerberPhotoSearch2017.
4. You might enter up to 10 entries.
5. There's no voting as last year you can vote for milestones. Gerber got their own experts to pick out the winners for the Incremental Prizes and Grand Prize.
Incremental Submission Period (#) |
Start Date/Time |
End Date/Time |
1 |
September 13, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
September 19, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
2 |
September 13, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
September 26, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
3 |
September 13, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
October 3, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
4 |
September 13, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
October 10, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
5 |
September 13, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
October 17, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
6 |
September 13, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
October 27, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
Entries received during Incremental Submission Period (#) |
Incremental Judging Start Date/Time |
Incremental Judging End Date/Time |
1 |
September 20, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
September 26, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
2 |
September 27, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
October 3, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
3 |
October 4, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
October 10, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
4 |
October 11, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
October 17, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
5 |
October 18, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
October 24, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
6 |
October 28, 2017 at 12:00:00 AM ET |
November 2, 2017 at 11:59:59 PM ET |
The Grand Prize Judging Period: Start October 28, 2017 and End November 30, 2017.
These are some of the major changes with the Gerber Baby Contest this year.
What's still the same?
A lot still the same but here's the major stuff that are still the same.
1. The Grand Prize is still at $50,000 cash with the opportunity to feature on Gerber brand ads.
2. Gerber still required that you're 18 or older, a legal guardians of the child(ren) in the photo and a legal resident of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
3. Age requirement is still the same. Only babies between 1 day to 48 months old are eligible to participate in this contest.
4. As for photo, it must not be taken more than 30 days old at the time of submission.
5. No purchase or sign up for anything to participate. It's a free baby photo contest.
Bottom line:
2017 got more prizes but the prizes are not as big.
Examples:
There are a total of 12 winners plus 1 grand prize winner.
Grand prize still get $50,000 cash and opportunity to be on Gerber ads but no longer have that extra $1,500 clothing from Childrenswear.
The 12 Incremental Prize are smaller too. Milestone winners last year got $3,500 plus $750 clothing from Gerber Childrenswear.
6 Incremental winners for the "Giggles and Wiggles" theme are only going to receive $500 cash, a year of Purina products which turn out to be 60 coupons that which worth $10 each and finally a year of supply of Gerber products which also 60 coupons each worth $10.
As for the "Best Dressed Baby" theme Incremental, there will be 6 winners that going to receive $500 cash, $250 code to redeemed at gerberchildrenswear.com, and finally a year of supply of Gerber products in form of 60 coupons that worth $10.00 each.
Still not a bad for a free baby photo contest that doesn't required much to enter. And don't forget it still is the biggest baby contest around.
How will you know if your pictures are going through when you submit them on here? Also, is it a 10 picture minimum for the whole submission period or per each incremental period? Do you contact the parent if their baby is a potential candidate?
As long as you hashtag #GerberPhotoSearch2017 then you're good. It's a maximum of 10 pictures. That's the total of 10 pictures. And Gerber will contact the winners.
Hello there, I see there are dates under the Incremental Submission Period are (4) Oct 11th-Occt 17th, (5) Oct 18th-Oct 24th and last (6) which the dates are part of the judging period. Are we allowed to enter our child for each Submission Period #'s 4 & 5 with 10 pictures each? Or are we just allowed one submission period for our photos? In these allowed dates are we to pick only one day to can send pics? Meaning the period Oct 11th-Oct 17th I can only upload 10 pics on ONE of those dates and not all days with 10 different pics?
I know we are not allowed to upload professional pictures. Not a problem at all since I haven't used one since my daughter was born 8 months ago. I take my own pictures but I have some pictures not all where I created my own scenes for them in my home ex: "Welcome Fall" and my daughter is surrounded by props also another theme idea. Are these allowed since I took them and I am not a professional and the photos haven't been sent anywhere other than (maybe) your contest if allowed? Just a mom creating memories for my daughter.
Sorry for all the questions. Thank you in advance for your reply.
Regards,
Jennifer
Yes, you might submit your photos all the way to Oct 27th. But it will only count for Incremental Submission Period (5) and (6) now because you have now missed deadline of 1 (Sept 19), 2 (Sept 26), 3 (Oct 3), and 4 (Oct 10). You can submit up to a total of 10 pics.
And yes, you can submit those pictures as long as it's not professional. The reason why Gerber and other baby contests like these don't like professional pictures is because they don't want the photographers claim the rights to those photos. But you are 100% safe if you're the one taking the pictures. Good luck Jennifer. If you do win then please remember to share your story with us here at IMtheBaby.com.
Thank you so much for the response. I understand the submission process.
OK great. Looking forward to getting started. Whatever pictures we send in will one of those be the one picked and used for the Gerber photo or would we have to go someplace to have another pictured taken by the company? Also, what happens to our photos sent in if none are selected to be used? Are we still the owner of these pictures once they are submitted? Only reason I ask, I understand a photographer would have claim to their photos so a professional photographer cannot be used but do we as the parents have any claim on the photos after submission?
With the theme contest stated do the pictures have to be related to that theme?
Thanks again in advance for your response. 🙂
Regards,
Jennifer
Have a great Friday the 13th!
Yes, I am afraid once you submit your photos you are giving up those rights. It's the same thing with Facebook. If you upload your photos on Facebook you're are giving up your right. Another words, other people can use your photos. You have longer have exclusive rights to it. And the photos doesn't have to be related to the themes. But it will be nice that it is.
Hello there,
I know the contest ending 10/27/17. I wasn't able to upload photos on the computer it took to long on the site to upload. However, I did use my Instagram account along with the hashtag. I had to open my account to Public which I do not like having it open like that. I understand that is the only way for the judges to view the pictures. At what point can I make my account PRIVATE again? Once I do if per say my child was picked and my account is closed my photos would not be seen unless I leave it open. Is this true? How would a winner be notified through Instagram?
Also, I see some photos are still being submitted through Instagram. Has the Gerber contest been extended so we can use more pictures or was the end date 10/27/17?
Thank you in advance for your response.
Jennifer
PS Thank you for the last response you sent in regards to the rights of our pictures once submitted.
Hi Jennifer, these are great questions. And you're welcome on the last one. Yes, it's over on 10/27/2017. We're not aware of any news regard Gerber extended the contest. Any photos submit after will be disqualified. It seems like after the judging period end on 11/30/2017 would be appropriate to go back to private. But we recommend to wait until Gerber announces the grand prize winner. The longest you have to wait is sometime in January. That's when they usually make their announcements.
Hi Tdad, Thanks again for your response. I didn't think it was extended but I wanted to make sure. I forgot to ask one thing before. So I submitted pictures on Instagram that I had on my account (when it was Private) at the time I wasn't aware the account had to be public but I had the hashtag in my picture description. This was done Thursday night. After I submitted them I looked for them and didn't see the pics. After a little research that is when I saw that the account had to be open to the public. I opened my account publicly late Friday night not knowing that I had to. I went back a ways to find out if they went through (I knew there would be many photos after mine) I didn't see the pics I had initially tagged. So than I went back to my pictures and added the hashtag to the comments section as well to see if maybe then they would pop up and no go. How can I insure that these photos tagged Thurs. were entered? Sorry for the long novel lol.
OK so we could close the account after 11/30/17 but to ensure Gerber was able to do what they had too keep the account open publicly until winner is announced in January. If I make it private again how does Gerber contact their winners? There are so many adorable babies that Gerber has to review. I am sure it will be super hard to pick from all the cute faces. Good luck to the judges too.
I think I have officially asked all the questions. Thanks for always responding back in a timely manner. I am sure you are busy too with everyones questions.
Jennifer, your submitted pictures are good as long as you kept it public during the judging period. We do recommend keep it public until after winners are announced. Just in case. By the way, please share our website if you find it helpful. Thank you much.
Hi, the official rules state that the photo entry cannot be previously published. Does this include the photo being posted on our facebook page?
Nevermind! I called the gerber customer service and it is fine to be on facebook, so long as it is not for a business.
I am confused on themes part. Are there any other themes than “Giggles and Wiggles” and the “Best Dressed Baby” Incremental Prize theme. Under which theme babies wearing a diaper will come.
Thank you!
Yes, there are two themes and the grand prize. So don't worried just enter your baby photos with #GerberPhotoSearch2017 and you are fine.
So I can enter 10 different pictures when it says up to 10 entries?... I'm confused
Yes, you might enter 10 different pictures.
I am having some trouble uploading my photos. I see that there is an option to upload from Facebook. I read in the previous instructions that the pictures that you upload for the contest are not aloud to be on social media so I am a little confused regarding that?
Upload to Facebook is the old way. You are not to upload to Facebook anymore. It's Gerber website or Instagram with hashtag #GerberPhotoSearch2017.
I am a little confused with the 12 promotion entries and the grand prize. Is it only 1 photo to be uploaded for the promotional entries or can you upload up to 10 and it is only 1 photo for the grand prize. Also if I enter a photo now on the gerber baby website will that count for the grand prize as well or do i have to wait for a certain date?
Great questions Ashley. You can upload up to 10 and they all qualify for the grand prize. Only 1 will be pick as the grand prize winner. You can enter by uploading your photo now. You don't have you wait. All entries will be considered for grand prize. So don't waste your time and enter for all the incremental prizes because all will be consider for the grand prize. Good luck.
Thank you so much. That makes me picking a photo alot easier knowing that i can upload more than 1. ?
It says 1 day 48 months and also says 1 day - 12 months. Which is it?
Carrie, from what we understand it's 1 day to 48 months. Can you tell us where you found that said 1 day - 12 months?
I am very confused. I have read the new info about submission dates and judging dates but then it says more details soon. Where is the info about how to enter, rules etc. The contest has already started. What did I miss. Thank you
Sorry Julie for the confusion. Those dates are accurate. You are fine. Checkout number 3 under quick look. We just want to have more information, details that many people don't even care about. Plus add some tips. We are a little behind. Gerber contest for some reasons this year was quietly launched. Caught us by surprised too.