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About Kristen Carter

Kristen Carter was the Marketing Coordinator for Odds On Promotions and it's sister company, Hole In One International. From 2011-2013 and 2013-2021.

Out of Television Promotion Ideas? Steal This One!

Surely you’re familiar with Odds On’s TV Lotto promotion… but if not, then here’s a great idea for all you TV stations out there looking for television promotion ideas — a “text in to win” contest where viewers tune in at particular dates and times to see if they’re a prize insurance winner!

A frequent repeat client who has an airtime trading company based out of the Southwestern U.S. worked with a South Carolina-based television station to insure a contest with Odds On Promotions — And when it comes to television promotion ideas, this one drives tune-in like you wouldn’t believe (which is likely why he keeps coming back to insure more)!

Here’s how it works: During a month-long promotional period, the TV station advertised a commercial every day which prompted the viewer to text a specific word to a shortcode. In return, the viewer received a list of six different TV shows via text message. The viewer also had the option of logging on to the station’s website and entering in their email address and other contact information to obtain the list of six different shows.

Viewers were then prompted to tune in to the 10 o’clock news each evening for a live drawing. If the names of the six TV shows drawn happened to match all of the shows on the viewer’s list, then the viewer would have scored $100,000, paid for by Odds On! Viewers had to obtain a fresh list of shows each day to keep participating during the span of the month-long promotion.

While unfortunately, there wasn’t a grand prizeswinner, one randomly selected viewer each week still scored a fabulous auxiliary prizes provided by the TV station — in this case, a $100 gas card!

Awarding promotion contestants with guaranteed client and/or sponsor-insured auxiliary prizes is always a great idea… it keeps folks participating!

Need More Television Promotion Ideas?

Interested in a TV Lotto promotion or need more television promotion ideas? Visit our website, then give Odds On Promotions a call at 888-827-2249 or email us for a free, no-obligation quote and further information! And be sure to watch the video reel below for a live demo of how TV Lotto works!

Radio Promotions: Off-site, On-Air… Big Prizes, Big Results!

Wondering exactly how a big prize radio promotions can benefit your business?

This spring and summer, Chris Gardiner, Northeast & Midwest Business Development Manager with Odds On Promotions, been working with a broadcasting company based in the Midwest that is running two radio station promotions, both of which are utilizing prize indemnity insurance.

In support of the radio station’s Spring promotion and a Country concert, Odds On’s custom Video Scratch and Win game, “Mega Money Machine”, was taken to nineteen different sponsor locations during various live appearances.

Listeners at each location each got the chance to choose 6 spots on the game’s touch screen. If all six happen to reveal “stacks of cash” symbols, then the contestant would be awarded the insured grand prize of $98,000, paid for by Odds On Promotions! Smaller prizes could also be won by listeners who manage to reveal fewer winning symbols:

concert meet and greet passes
stadium blankets
t-shirts
drawstring sports packs
2 GB memory sticks
grocery totes
bottle koozies
“preferred seating” at the concert

Prizes galore; everyone leaves a winner!

On-Air Radio Promotions Too…

In addition to the live appearance Video Scratch and Win promotion, the radio station is also insuring an on-air Playlist Payoff promotion, where select callers will have the opportunity to choose from three of thirty songs on a list, each of which are correlated with a number. If the caller correctly selects the “top 3” songs, preselected by Odds On Promotions, they’ll instantly win — you guessed it — $98,000, compliments of Odds On’s prize coverage!

Two separate promotions, nineteen sponsor locations, multiple chances to win, one big Spring and Summer … worth over $196,000 in cash and prizes! Talk about ear-candy!

Interested in creating a radio promotion for you station – or group – that will get listeners tuning in to win? Want more information on insuring one of the above promotions? Feel free to email us or just give us a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote!

Looking For a Custom Hot Seat Promotion For Your Casino?

If you’re a casino property, then chances are you’re always on the look-out for hot seat promotions that drive results, are unique to your property and are affordable enough to run on a regular basis. Which is why I think you’re going to really like this: a custom handheld Video & Scratch and Win hot seat promotion!

Here’s the scoop. During the month of July at this casino property, players were selected to play a custom Fourth of July-themed Video Scratch & Win tablet game. Each randomly selected player selected six spots on the handheld tablet’s touchscreen – if one lucky player happened to reveal 6/6 winning grand prize symbols (which in this case, happen to be ‘fireworks’ symbols coupled with the property’s logo) then they would win cash and free play… compliments of the casino! Smaller cash prizes and free play were awarded for those who manage to select fewer winning symbols.

According to Becky Bowman, Western Business Development Manager with Odds On Promotions, “I personally love using the handheld tablet as a hot seat promotion. Here’s why: they are extremely easy use, they’re cost-efficient, you’re bringing the promotion to the player at their gaming position, they are fun to play… and, best of all, they are completely customizable! If Odds On doesn’t have a stock game you’re interested in, we can create a completely custom game for your property – including a customized ‘faceplate’ to showcase your game.”

Feel free to watch the game demo below, then give Odds On Promotions a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote or more information and pricing on our Hot Seat Tablet, be sure to email us!

Trade Show Promotion: Lucky Envelopes Contest – RENEWED!

trade show promotion - fisker karma prize

The grand prize at stake: a brand new Fisker Karma, valued at $116,000!

Are you looking for a trade show promotion that’s sure to attract attendees to your booth? Just take notes from this home furnishings supplier out of Florida, who managed to do just that this past October… at the largest home furnishings trade show in the WORLD, nonetheless — High Point Market!

This year, they’ve come back to Odds On Promotions to insure the same trade show promotion again since it ended up being such a success for them! If that’s not a testament to what our prize insurance is capable of, then we’re not sure what is!

The trade show promotion in question was — and will be again this year — a Pick ‘Til You Win-style Lucky Envelopes promotion, which will take place every day during the three-day trade show event. Here’s how it will work: two randomly selected attendees who stop by the supplier’s booth will have the opportunity to open one envelope at a time, unveiling one of three different prizes. The first prize selected five times is the one they walk away with. If the five inserts the attendee collects all end up displaying matching grand prize symbols, they’ll win a brand new Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid (shown above), valued at $116,000… and Odds On Promotions will cut a check for the prize amount! With a prize that beautiful and luxurious at stake, it’s no wonder they’re insuring it two years in a row!

Trade Show Promotions Yield Fantastic Results!

Looking for a great trade show promotion of your own? Whether it’s a Lucky Envelopes promotion like this one, a dice roll contest or direct mail promotion to attract attendees to your event and participate in another one of our trade show promotions, we have something for everyone! Feel free to visit our website for more promotion ideas for your next big event, then give Odds On a call at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote. You can even email us for more information, if you’d like!

Fall Promotion Ideas for Every Business!

Looking Fall promotion ideas that will drive more traffic during your “No Sales Tax Weekend” or “Back to School” sale? Want to make your Labor Day Sale a “not to be missed” event or throw a spooktacular Halloween celebration? Check out some of our most popular seasonal promotions below, and then give us a call today at 888-827-2249 for more Fall promotion ideas for your business.

Cauldrons of Cash and Prizes
Scare up more business this October with a Truck or Treat, Lucky Pumpkin Pick, or a Cauldron of Cash and Prizes 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 or little orange pumpkins. If a lucky contestant can select the envelopes holding the winning combination of symbols, Odds On Promotions will treat them to your giant prize!
Learn About Lucky Envelopes

Football Season
Are you ready to score big points with football fans? Want to give your customers the chance to kick, toss or text their way to incredible prizes? Looking to increase sales, support the home team or make a big splash at the big game? Odds On Promotions can help! Email or give us a call today for a copy of our Football Promotions Playbook!
More Football Promotions

Shop, Spin & Win
Reward shoppers during your Tax-Free or Back to School Sale with the chance to win cash and prizes, paid for by Odds On Promotions with a Shop, Spin & Win promotion. Distribute play codes during your sale, directing shoppers to your web or social site to enter their code for a chance to Spin & Win more prizes. If a lucky shopper has the winning touch, they’ll win your grand prize, and Odds On will pick up the tab. Perfect for awarding discounts and post-sale bounce-back offers.
Shop, Spin, and Win

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