Category Archives: Contests & Sales Promotions for Retailers

Drive more traffic and sales with a giant prize sales promotion for your retail location.

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Using Facebook Sweepstakes to Qualify Contestants

Looking for a Facebook sweepstakes? It could end up being a good investment since the business pages with the most engaged “friends” wins … or so it seems, now that search engines are incorporating more social signals into their algorithms.

But, while adding and engaging followers, improving customer communication, and garnering more buzz on search engines are all appealing reasons to improve your social profile, unless you’re primarily an online or over-the-phone business, chances are brick & mortar traffic still pays the bills.

That’s why we love this easy-to-implement idea from Damien Anderson, Odds On’s Internet Business Development Manager…

Use a custom Facebook sweepstakes to qualify a portion of your contestants for your next giant-prize promotion.

Odds On Promotions’ customized Facebook sweepstakes programs include:

• Custom email marketing template to promote your Facebook Sweepstakes
• Custom Facebook Welcome Page featuring your Promotional/Contest Graphics
• Custom “Share” Feature
• Official Contest Rules
• Winner Selection, Verification and Announcements
• Opt-in email collection, mandatory “Likes” and the technical support you’ll need to get your social sweepstakes up and running.

Looking for more cost-effective applications and promotions that will help you create an engaging and impactful Facebook presence, increase your fan base, improve your online visibility, and increase sales?

Give Damien Anderson a call today at 800.504.9553!

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Attention Casinos: It’s Time to Fuel Your Business

 

Increase traffic and sales with a promotion that offers free fuel, hybrid cars and “carpool discounts”…

In case you’ve missed the headlines, prices at the pump (not to mention the grocery store) are up. In fact, many households are spending as much as 10% or more of their income on fuel.

For savvy casinos marketers, fuel-based promotions and prizes present a number of great opportunities for attracting new customers and increasing sales:

Have the cheapest gas in town? Run a pump & play promotion using barcodes and Odds On Promotions Video Scratch & Win games to introduce those fueling up to the fun & fortunes available on your casino floor.

Looking for an attraction that will encourage customers to go the distance? Offer the chance to win up a tanker truck full of free fuel or His & Her Hybrids with an odometer match using Odds On Promotions handheld.

Closest to the market? Lucky you! But hey, don’t rest on your luck. Use this opportunity to expand your database by offering bonus to anyone who “carpools” (aka brings a friend who’s not already a member).

Looking for more ideas? Email or give us a call today at 888-827-2249.

Rain Gauge Rebate

Know anyone who’s in the market for a combine?

South Dakota’s Fred Haar Co., Inc is offering an amazing “Rain Gauge Guarantee”. Purchase a JConditional Rebate Promotion - Rainfallohn Deere 9970® combine before April 30th and if it doesn’t rain more than 2.97 inches in July and August, they’ll cover the entire first-year payment … with a little help from Odds On Promotions of course!  Check out their promotional video.

 

Triple Crown Horse Racing Promotions

Drive Traffic During the Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes with a $50K, $100K or Million Dollar Horse Racing Promotion from Odds On!

Grab a White Carnation, a Mint Julep or a Black-Eyed Susan and get ready for a wild ride as we take a look at three of our most popular horseracing promotions just in time for the Triple Crown.

1. Toss A Ringer, Win A Giant Prize!
Here’s a great promotion that anyone can win! Give a randomly selected contestant the chance to toss a horseshoe and win a motorcycle, brand new car, or even $1,000,000, paid for by Odds On!  Odds On Promotions can even provide the shoes, stake, and a target sign customized with your logo for use in any venue!

2. Predict the Finishing Order, Score A Prize
Give your customers the chance to score amazing prizes – such as the chance to attend next year’s Derby – or the Breeder’s Cup in November, if they can correctly predict the finishing order of your selected race(s). If they call it right, they’ll win big and Odds On Promotions will pay for the prize!

3. Race, Show, Win The Dough…
Give your customers the chance to win up to $1,000,000 in a multi-contestant horse racing themed game. Select three “jockeys” (aka contestants) and assign each rider a set of “silks”. Then invite your contestants to take turns selecting and opening envelopes to see how far they get to advancing around the track.  The first player across the finish line will then open a prize envelope to see what they have won. If they are the Lucky Horse, they’ll win the grand prize, and Odds On Promotions will pick up the tab!


Looking for more ways to have fun with the Triple Crown? Call us today at 888-827-2249 or shoot us off an email for more information, or if you have any questions!

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Increase Sales and Traffic with a QR Code Promotion

Have a wired customer base? Stand out from the crowd with a million-dollar QR (Quick Response) or other 2-D code promotion!

As more of the American public adopts smartphones, is it any wonder why mobile friendly QR and other 2-D code technology, is gaining ground. After all, with just a  quick scan from your smartphone you can share a site, send a message, pay a bill, and the list goes on and on.

According to Damien Anderson, Internet Business Development Manager for Odds On Promotions, 2-D codes offer marketers an amazing number of contest and promotion opportunities, from driving customers to your contest or sweepstakes pages, to qualifying contestants for your promotion, to even acting as the contest entry itself.

Want to see what we’re talking about?   You can scan the 2-D code at the right for a special message from Damien.

To download a code reader to your phone, open your mobile browser and visit scan.mobi. Using your smartphone (or similar device), hold it up in front of the QR code (it’s the funny-looking black and white image on the right) and Damien’s message to you will appear on your phone.

Psst – need another version of a QR Reader? Simply search for ‘QR reader’ on your smartphone’s app store.

For further information about this promotion, contact Damien Anderson at 800-504-9553 or send him an email.