Author Archives: Kristen Carter

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.

Having a Golf Tournament? Insure a Lucky Duck Pluck!

Looking to increase fundraising dollars at your next golf tournament? Want to insure something unique in addition to your hole-in-one, shootout or putting contest? Odds On Promotions has just the contest for you: a Lucky Duck Pluck!

Surely you’re wondering how it works. All you need to do is simply place a bunch of numbered rubber ducks in your golf course’s pond (or any other body of water). These rubber ducks can be your everyday traditional yellow rubber ducks or even “golfer” or “golf ball” ducks, as seen in this post. Feel free to have some fun and have a variety of different ducks floating around in there!

Tip: Have a major golf tournament sponsor? Here’s an idea — how about customizing your rubber ducks by including their logo on them?

Qualify your players to participate in the Lucky Duck Pluck via raffle, closest to the pin contest or other golf-related contest if your golf tournament is prior to the Lucky Duck Pluck, then have those qualifiers come back and select one “lucky duck” from the pond. Feel free to charge players $x to participate in order to fundraise for your cause!

Each rubber duck will contain a number. If the numbered duck the player selects happens to match Odds On Promotions’ pre-selected number, then they’re an instant winner… of any prize value you happen to choose, up to $1,000,000! There are multiple ways to have your players check to see if their duck is a winner. You can either use Odds On’s handheld verification unit or have the player call Odds On’s number verification hotline, enter the number on their duck and see if they’ve won!

Want to insure for multiple winners? No problem! You don’t have to insure for only 1 lucky duck — feel free to insure for 10 winners, for example, and have the total prize value (e.g. $100,000) split between each winning duck. That would mean that theoretically, 10 people could each win a $10,000 prize! You can also have a certain amount of rubber ducks (or all of them which aren’t the grand prize winning duck, for that matter) contain auxiliary prizes which can either be self-insured or provided by Odds On!

Want a free, no-obligation quote on this promotion? Feel free to give us a call at 888-827-2249 or email us at any time. Rest assured, we’ll help you customize your promotion to where you get the most bang for your buck!

New Casino Swipe, Play & Win Game: Hot Summer Nights

Don’t be a square! Fire up your incremental revenues this August with Odds On Promotions‘ newest Swipe, Play & Win game: Hot Summer Nights!

Featuring cool cars, hot graphics and a fun 50’s theme, this game is sure to attract a crowd! Players simply swipe their card, activating the massive 46” screen. If a lucky player chooses just the right set of wheels, they’ll instantly score your grand prize – or they’ll be rewarded with a secondary prize based upon their player rating.

Game features customizable collect to win game pieces, optional drawing tickets and can be insured for up to $1,000,000.

For more information and/or a free, no-obligation quote, call Odds On Promotions today at 888-827-2249 or email us!

Washington Agency Insures Tagged Fishing Promotion Worth $40,000 at Local Fishing Tournament

Looking to ‘reel in’ more attendees and fundraising dollars at your next big fishing tournament?  Then be sure to take notes from this Washington agency that teamed up with a local fishing tournament to hold a tagged fishing promotion worth the big bucks!

Here’s how the promotion worked: Anglers that day were on the lookout for one of five tagged fish (Triploid Rainbow Trout, to be exact) which were placed in the reservoir that day.  Each tagged rainbow trout contained a unique number.  If an angler managed to catch one of the tagged fish, they would call Odds On Promotions’ phone verification hotline and input the number on the tag to see what prize they’ve won!

Four of the tagged fish were worth a $500 cash prize while one lucky rainbow trout was worth a brand new boat valued at $40,000!

While unfortunately, no one managed to catch the lucky grand prize tagged fish, there’s still a happy ending to this promotion: all of the money that was fundraised that day went toward a great cause – restocking the reservoir with all new Triploid Rainbow Trout!

Interesting in holding a fishing promotion of your own?  Contact Odds On to receive a free copy of our Top 5 Fishing Promotions PDF and then give us a call at 888-827-2249 for further information as well as a quote on grand prize coverage that’s free and no-obligation!  You won’t be disappointed!

Theme Your Next Promotion Around a Country!

Now here’s a fun idea that’s sure to drive traffic and boost participation at your next big promotion and/or event: Taking a country (or even multiple countries!) and theming your next event around them!

While this idea is perfect for holidays such as Cinco de Mayo, Chinese New Year, Greek Easter and more, that doesn’t mean you still can’t hold your country-themed promotion any time of year… regardless of what type of company/organization you are!

Casinos/Gaming – How about holding a Russia-themed gameboard promotion featuring Odds On’s Lucky Envelopes?  Odds On can customize the artwork of your inserts featuring a variety of Matryoshka dolls which represent differing dollar amounts.  If any of your players participating in the promotion open up their envelopes and find 3, 4 or 5 of the biggest sized doll, then they can win grand prize coverage up to $1,000,000… paid for by Odds On!  Need complimentary prize ideas?  How about treating your players to a free drink coupon worth one free shot of premium vodka.  Don’t forget to “set the stage” by decorating the casino floor area with various Russian elements and dress up your staff in traditional Russian fur hats and scarves for even more fun!

Restaurants – What type/ethnicity of food do you offer to your customers?  Here’s a fun example of something a Greek restaurant could hold in order to boost traffic to their location: a custom Greek-themed video scratch and win promotion!  Using the touchscreen, have your customers try and find the “Greek key” symbol on all 6 spaces on the touchscreen that they select… if they’re successful, they can win up to $100,000 in grand prize coverage — compliments of Odds On!  Be sure to play your favorite Greek music and hire belly dancers to set the mood!  Looking for complimentary auxiliary prizes to hand out to customers who don’t manage to score big?  Hook them up with a free tiropita (or other food item of choice), shot of Ouzo or even a complimentary piece of Greek jewelry featuring the ‘Mati.’  OPA!!!

Media – Feel free to set up a variety of events which include promotions at various remotes to maximize attendance (as well as the chance for your dedicated listeners to win)!  Again, the country/countries you choose are absolutely up to you!  Whether it’s holding a dice roll contest to spell out “J-A-P-A-N” or an Ireland-themed event featuring a customizable scratch card promotion where attendees need to scratch and unveil a certain number of matching symbols (in this case, a shamrock), Odds On can help you out!

Need more country, promotion and/or decor ideas?  No sweat!  Just give Odds On Promotions a call at 888-827-2249 or email us — we’d be happy to help!  And remember: all of our grand prize coverage quotes are free and no-obligation.

MI Broadcasting Co. Insures $50K Playlist Payoff Promotion

Attention: radio stations!  Looking to increase TSL and CUME while giving your loyal listeners the chance to win some major money?  Check out the Playlist Payoff promotion this broadcasting company in Michigan is running… and by all means, feel free to steal this idea for yourselves!

During the promotional period (in this case, one month), listeners will tune in and listen for a cue to call in every weekday and choose 3 songs from a list of 26.  If they can accurately pick the 3 songs that Odds On Promotions has preselected from the list, they’ll win great cash prizes thanks to Odds On’s grand prize coverage!

Here’s how it will work: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 3 lucky listeners each day will have the opportunity to make their guesses and win an instant $10,000 for guessing the correct songs, compliments of Odds On!

Surely you’re wondering what happened to Thursday… are we right?  Well, Thursdays will be an extra special day for listeners, as 2 listeners each will have the chance to do the same… only this time, for 5x the insured prize amount!  That’s right: Thursday’s listeners who call in have a chance to win $50,000 for selecting the correct 3 preselected songs!

Tip: Increasing the prize value of your on-air radio promotion(s) on a day where CUME and/or TSL are usually low is a great way to ensure that your listener-base increases!  Nothing incentivizes listeners like grand prize coverage — especially $50,000 worth!

Ready to run a similar promotion of your own?  Need more promotion ideas for your station?  Give Odds On a call today at 888-827-2249… or email us!  We’d love to help you out!