Author Archives: Amy Fanter

About Amy Fanter

Amy Fanter is the Marketing Writer/SEM for the Reno, Nevada-based insured prize promotions provider, Odds On Promotions and its sister company, Hole In One International.

On-Pack Promotions: Pentel Gives Consumers Chance to Win $500K

on-pack promotionsBig news here at Odds On Promotions!  Pentel reached out to me, inquiring about on-pack promotions.  Thankfully, I was able to help them insure the perfect on-pack promotion that would not only increase awareness of their EnerGel-X line of pens, but also increase sales at participating retail stores during the back-to-school season… all the while, giving one lucky individual the chance to win money for both themselves and their school!

Here’s how the promotion works: Approximately 700,000 specially-marked packages of Pentel’s EnerGel-X pens will be distributed to stores nationwide, each of which contain a unique prize code which is revealed once the package of EnerGel-X pens are opened.  The consumer will then go to Pentel’s website to enter in the code in hopes of “unleashing the power of Pentel” during their super hero-themed promotion, which helps capitalize upon all of the super hero movies of the season.

The ‘power’ in question just so happens to be a $500,000 insured grand prize – $250,000 for you, $250,000 for your school!  Compliments of Pentel for purchasing their EnerGel-X pens… and paid for by Odds On Promotions, of course!

And it’s not ‘Game Over’ if no one happens to have the winning prize code!  That’s because Pentel will be giving away a secondary prize during the promotion: Power of Pentel Backpacks!  Additionally, they’ll be hosting giveaways at their social properties throughout the duration of the contest for more opportunities to win prizes.

We’re all very excited to find out if Pentel will end up having a $500,000 winner by the time the promotion ends this Fall.  It’s been such a pleasure working with Pentel; I’ve been extremely impressed with the presentation of their on-pack promotion and I’m beyond thankful to have them as a client.  Be sure to watch their commercial at the bottom of this blog post!

If you’re interested learning more about on-pack promotions, be sure to give Odds On Promotions a call today at 888-827-2249.  You can also email us for a free, no-obligation quote.  Be sure to check out our website for more retail promotion ideas… or better yet, let us know if you have one of your own!

Retail Promotions a Success at Jewelry Stores!

retail promotions - video scratch and winLooking for a great retail holiday promotion?  This May we assisted three jewelry store locations in running a “diamond” themed promotion using Odds On’s prize coverage during a Mother’s Day sales event!

During the week-long promotional period, at each of the three locations, customers had a chance to participate in Odds On’s Video Scratch and Win game, “Diamonds & Dollars”, simply for stopping by one of the stores!

Customers selected six spots on the countertop unit’s touchscreen, in hopes of revealing six winning symbols — which, in this case, happened to be a diamond coupled with a stack of bills.

If a customer happened to choose six spots on the touchscreen which all revealed winning symbols, they would have won $50,000… and Odds On Promotions would have paid for the prize!

While unfortunately, no one managed to select all six winning symbols, the stores drove  increased traffic to their locations during the week-long promotional period.

When it comes to using prize indemnity insurance in a retail environment, I always encourage clients to use a game that works well with their business theme. Odds On offers a variety of ready-to-run retail promotions, but custom options are always an option.

If you’re interested in learning about more retail promotions, or would like a quote on a Video Scratch and Win promotion of your own, please feel free to give Odds On a call today at 888-827-2249 or email us with any questions!  We’ll help you with the marketing, sales and traffic goals you’re looking to achieve.  And remember: all of our quotes are free and no-obligation.

Casino Floor Promotion: The Big Draw Insured by Casino… RENEWED!

casino floor promotion - the big drawI’m excited to announce that one of my Louisiana casino properties – the one that insured a  Million Dollar New Year’s Eve Big Draw casino floor promotion had amazing success!  They increased traffic, kept people on their property for a longer duration of time, and were able to increase their coin-in that day!

And, it’s because of those amazing results that they’ve decided to renew their contract with Odds On Promotions and insure it again — this time, for an entire month!

During the one-month promotional period, players will be able to participate in this lotto-based casino floor promotion by simply swiping their Player’s Club card and choosing six lucky numbers on the touchscreen of one of Odds On’s 4′ x 8′ deluxe kiosks.  They will also have the option to select the ‘Quick Pick’ button on the game’s touchscreen and have their numbers chosen for them at random!

Once the players finish selecting their numbers on the touchscreen of the kiosk, they will receive a printed ticket, notifying them of the next “draw time”, which states when and where the lucky numbers will be announced.  Come draw time, an on-site promotion official will conduct the drawing using Odds On’s “Big Draw” ball draw machine (Zoom Ball machine).  Six randomly numbered balls will be collected into the machine’s “Zoom Zone” to determine the winning numbers.  Should any player’s six numbers on their drawing ticket happen to match the six numbers collected in the ball draw machine, they’ll be cashing out $1,000,000 richer, compliments of Odds On!

I personally love The Big Draw — not only is it an exciting promotion to run and participate in, but this particular casino floor promotion actually entices players to stay on property for a longer period of time than usual to if they’re a grand prize winner!

Interested In a Casino Floor Promotion of Your Own?

If you’re interested in this particular casino floor promotion, or any of the other casino promotions we have to offer, please give Odds On a call today at 888-827-2249 or email us for more information.  Not only will we provide you with a free, no-obligation quote, but we’ll do whatever we can to ensure that your next casino promotion will help achieve the results that your property is looking to obtain — that’s a promise!

Horseshoe Toss Promotion Insured by Payment Solutions Company

horseshoe toss promotionReady to increase those fundraising dollars and get everyone totally amped up to “pitch” in with donations… all by insuring a contest with Odds On Promotions?  One of my clients, a payment solutions company based in Texas, ended up insuring a horseshoe toss promotion at an annual ‘shindig’ at a local country club.

On the date of the event, each attendee pitched in money to have their name put into a raffle.  Whomever’s name was drawn would be the contestant chosen to pitch a ringer for a chance to win an instant $10,000… paid for by Odds On!

I really enjoyed helping insure this promotion due to the fact that it assisted with fundraising for a variety of local charities, including the community’s local 4-H Organization, which helps fund youth development programs.  Furthermore, while there was no $10,000 grand prize winner, the client still gave away a spectacular self-insured prize: an all-inclusive 2014 Kentucky Derby® vacation package for next year’s big races!  Talk about a company who knows how to put on one heck of a fundraiser!

Insuring a horseshoe toss promotion is not only cost-efficient and simple to facilitate, but the contest itself can be held at any time, anywhere — which gives you the freedom to have the horseshoe toss promotion wherever you please!  Odds On will simply supply you with all the necessities to offer an insured grand prize for the individual who [hopefully] happens to make that ringer!

If you need more fundraising ideas for non-profit organizations, please give Odds On a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote… or email us for a free copy of our Top 10 Fundraising Contests & Promotions PDF!  We’ll do whatever we possibly can to help make your next fundraising event a complete success!

Slot Tournament Performance Bonus Insured By California Casino

slot tournamentBrent Kelly, Western Business Development Manager with Odds On Promotions, shares an idea for holding more successful slot tournaments… 

This Spring I assisted a California casino client in adding some sizzle to a slot tournaments with an a unique insured prize promotion called a performance bonus.

While performance bonuses are generally used to motivate professional athletes, coaches, teams, or sales departments, they can be used in a variety of ways … including casino promotions such as slot, poker and other table games tournaments.  As the name implies, a bonus is awarded if a particular level of performance is achieved.

For this event, a 3-day slot tournament, players could qualify for a “performance bonus” – and be eligible to win up to $160,000 in cash –  based on their tournament play.

Here’s how it worked…

Each contestant was randomly assigned a slot machine for each of  round of tournament play.  If a player ended up finishing all three rounds with the highest score, they would have been awarded $100,000… and Odds On would have written the check for the prize!

If a player consistently finished with one of the top 5 highest scores during all three rounds, they would be awarded $50,000.  And if  any player who finished the tournament having landed in the top ten during all three rounds, Odds On would have paid out Odds On would have paid out $10,000.

Slot Tournament: Multiple Ways to Win!

Three days of slots, three chances to win additional cash – and the property only had to pay a fraction of cost of the prize so they were able to advertise a substantially larger prize pool without having to risk the cost of a payout!  It doesn’t get any better than that!

Let us help you make one of your players a winner by insuring a grand prize at your upcoming slot tournament — just give Odds On a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote.  You can also email Odds On Promotions for more information!