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.

Holiday Mail Promotion Gets 10% Response Rate

Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Meet Michael Cook of Cedar Rapids. Cook enjoyed an extra happy holiday season last year. That’s because he won $25,000 courtesy of Siebke Hoyt Jewelers, and paid for by Odds On Promotions.

Holiday Promotion Poster

Last December as part of their 125th Anniversary Celebration, Siebke Hoyte gave current and former customers the chance to win $25,000 in a Lucky Mailer promotion.

 

The celebration, which featured free “swag bags” for the first 200 guests as well as food, cocktails, music and a 25% discount on everything in the store, was promoted via a custom mailer which featured a 6-digit code.

To get a chance to win, invitees needed to present their flyer and enter their lucky number into Odds On’s number verification machine.

Over 400 holiday shoppers attended the anniversary event, but it was Cook who had the winning combination. Even better, the promotion was a winner for the jewelry store too! The mailer generated an impressive 10% response rate!

Looking to increase traffic and sales at your location this November and December? Odds On Promotions has hundreds of exciting ways to help you generate a buzz and fill your store with holiday shoppers.

To learn more about this exciting direct mail contest, or to request our Five Days of Holiday Promotions flyer, email or give us a call today at 888-827-2249.

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Goooaaallll: Student Nets $5,000 at Soccer Game

San Diego, Calif. — When Roger Gordo decided to attend the University of San Diego’s Men’s Soccer team season opener against 16th ranked Cal Berkeley, he probably wasn’t thinking about becoming the most talked about guy at the game.

But that’s exactly what happened after he took to the field during half-time and won $5,000, courtesy of the University of San Diego, and paid for by Odds On Promotions.
Gordo won the big bucks after he netted five amazing soccer shots in an Around the World Soccer Contest.

According to USD’s Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing, Ryan Reggiani, there were roughly 1,000 fans in attendance when Gordo stepped on to the field. “It was really amazing. After each shot he was getting closer and closer and the crowd kept getting louder and louder. After he hit the final shot, the Coach came out and gave him a big high-five. It was amazing. It just shows you, people really do win these things,” he continued.

Reggiani noted, “The claims process was pretty simple. We just sent in the video and the paperwork and that was it. We’re going to be doing a check presentation this weekend. It was a fun event for students and the fans. We’re already working on getting things set up for the rest of the season and our winter sports.”

Want to give a student or fan the chance to win a giant prize for just a small price this season? Need some ideas for getting more fans into the game, making the most of a season opener, or helping showcase a key sponsor? Odds On Promotions makes it affordable and hassle-free. To learn more visit our website at www.OddsOnPromotions.com or give us a call us today at 888-827-2249.

 

 

Basketball, Football & Black Friday

 

Need a great promotion that will help you drive traffic and sales this season? Odds On Promotions can help! Check out some of our most effective Autumn and holiday promotions below then give us a call today at 888-827-2249 or email us for a copy of our Top 10 Holiday Ideas!

autumn promotion ideas - footballScore Big Traffic with a Football Promotion
While football season has begun, there’s still plenty of time to run a giant-prize football promotion! From on-field contests that give fans the chance to win cash, cars and other big ticket prizes to on-line and in-store promotions that drive traffic and sales, Odds On can get you into the game. One of the easiest? Odds On’s Scoreboard Payoff pull tabs. Just select a game, distribute the cards and get ready to have some fun. Fans simply pull the tabs to reveal a set of lucky numbers for each quarter. If the last digit of each team’s scores matches three quarters, they’ll win $1,000. Match all four, and they’ll score up to $25,000. Both prizes paid for by Odds On Promotions!

Truck or Treat:  Lucky Envelope Promotions
Scare up more business this October with a Truck or Treat, Cauldron of Cash & Prizes or Lucky Pumpkin Pick promotion! Odds On will send you a set of our Lucky Envelopes each containing a prize symbol, which you’ll place on display inside black plastic cauldrons, autumn promotion ideas - cauldronspumpkins, or treat bags. If a lucky contestant can select the Lucky Envelopes that hold the winning combination of symbols, Odds On Promotions will treat them to your giant prize, up to $1,000,000!

 

Hoop It Up Half-Court Basketball Shot
IM-Basketball-HalfCourt-$10K-O14198-KarkMatt8Here’s a proven winner… give a lucky fan the opportunity to make one basketball shot from half court for a chance to win a new car, a new house or even $1,000,000. If your lucky contestant gets nothing but net, they’ll drive home a winner, and Odds On Promotions will pick up the tab!

 

Black Friday: Pick Presents, Win Prizes 
Stand out from the crowd this Black Friday by giving your customer the chance to win amazing cash and prizes with Odds On’s Video Scratch & Win holiday-themed Scratch and Win games. Available on your choice of convenient hand-held tablet, or a counter top kiosk, these games will get shoppers lining up for a chance to unveil six winning symbols on a touchscreen grid to win up to $100,000, paid for by Odds On.

Looking for more? Give us a call today at 888-827-2249.

 

A Monster Prize Promotion Perfect for Halloween

Email-Gaming 09-2015 SpooktacularGive your players the chance to win spooktacular cash and prizes this October with Odds On’s Monster Cash Game Show Promotion! You’ll select three fantastic prizes… two self-insured prizes (i.e. free play, gift cards, points, smaller cash prizes) and one giant, insured grand prize like $100,000 in cold, hard cash!

Odds On will ship you a customized 8′ x 8′ game board and 40 Lucky Envelopes for every contestant, each containing one of three prize symbols—the insured grand-prize and the two smaller self-insured “treats”. On your appointed days, contestants will open envelopes, one at a time, until they collect five matching symbols, winning that prize. If a lucky player collects the five grand prize symbols first, they’ll win big, and Odds On will write the check!

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Four Rewarding Fall Promotion Ideas

Ready to scare up more business this Fall? Odds On offers a variety of sales and traffic driving promotions, featuring larger-than-life prizes, that will capture attention and help you close more sales. And when you have a big winner, Odds On will be there to pay for the prize! Check out a few of our favorite Fall promotion ideas below, then give us a call today at 888-827-2249.

Black Friday Bucks: Scratch, Match & Win
Here’s a promotion that’s designed to: drive in-store traffic leading up to “Black Friday”; generate web and social traffic on “Cyber Monday”; and incent additional purchases online or in-store in December. Using traditional and social media, you’ll promote the chance to win $100,000 for stopping by your store on or before Black Friday to pick up a customized Scratch, Match and Win Card. On “Cyber Monday”, you’ll “reveal” a set of pre-selected winning numbers. If the numbers on a lucky consumer’s card, match the numbers unveiled on your web or social site, you’ll have a winner, and Odds On will write the check. Cards can be customized to feature your target dates, a bounce-back offer and your logo.

Target Tosses & Perfect Punts
Talk about the ultimate product placement! Give a lucky fan the chance to toss the perfect spiral through the window of a brand new car or kick the ultimate punt into the back of a pick-up truck. If your fan has the winning touch, they’ll score an amazing prize, and Odds On Promotions will pick up the tab.

Lucky Pumpkin Pick
Scare up more business this Fall with Odds On’s Video Scratch and Win tablet game Lucky Pumpkin Pick. Portable and affordable these interactive tablet games are designed to get your customers lining up for the chance to win up to $100,000, courtesy of Odds On! If a lucky contestant can unveil six winning symbols, he or she will win your prize, and Odds On will write the check! Bonus: Games can be custom programmed to award a variety of self-sponsored consolation prizes in addition to the insured grand prize.

Fall Frenzy of Cash
Attract a crowd at your next special event, trade show or pre-holiday sale with Odds On’s Fall Frenzy Zoom Ball. If a lucky fan can land a combination of winning balls in the machine’s Zoom Zone, they’ll win $100,000, paid for by Odds On!

Need more Fall promotion ideas? Give Odds On Promotions a call today at 888-827-2249!