[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/chevrolet_cruze.jpg” caption=”The Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec competition promises cars to students who can develop a social media marketing campaign to help launch the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze.”]Chevrolet and McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business announced today a nationwide competition that challenges savvy business students across Canada to develop an innovative social media marketing campaign to help launch the all-new 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and compete for the title of Canada's Next Top Ad Exec.

Business schools across the country will go head-to-head in the competition, and students will get unprecedented interaction with Canada's brightest marketing minds. Members of this year's winning team will each drive away with an all-new, fuel-efficient 2011 Chevrolet Cruze.

“The DeGroote School of Business focuses on experiential learning for students,” says Mandeep Malik, assistant professor at DeGroote, who created the competition. “Canada's Next Top Ad Exec gives business students extraordinary opportunities to test their marketing savvy on a compelling business project that has very real life-changing rewards.”

Marc Comeau, Chevrolet's vice-president of sales, service and marketing, in Canada says, “We're really excited to work with top business school students from across Canada to help Chevrolet redefine the compact car market with the launch of the game-changing Chevrolet Cruze. Chevrolet values the insight and perspective of today's youth, and Canada's Next Top Ad Exec provides a unique forum to leverage innovative media strategies directly from one of the key target demographics for the Cruze.”

Interested students have until January 22, 2010 to submit entries. Competition details and rules and regulations can be found at www.topadexec.com.