Category Archives: Seasonal Promotion and Contest Ideas

Contest and promotion ideas that help drive traffic to your location during a particular season, compliments of Odds On Promotions.

A Foot or More of Snow Could Mean Free Purchases for Customers!

Looking to increase traffic and sales at your retail location this winter?  This story comes to us from a firewood and snow removal company in the Northeast, who is insuring a conditional weather promotion.

According to Odds On Promotions’ Risk Manager, Zak Woodhead, for a month and a half, customers who make purchases from this particular company will have a chance to receive a 100% rebate on all purchases made if at least 12 inches of snow falls on Christmas Day!  That’s right, a foot of snow will mean that all customers who bought anything during the promotional period will receive their money back, compliments of Odds On Promotions.  Talk about an incentive to make purchase!

The great part about insuring a weather-based conditional rebate is that you can use any sort of weather, and any condition!  For example, you can insurance a conditional rebate where customers will receive a 100% rebate on purchases made if the temperature reaches above 100 degrees on a specific day.  Or, insure a “reverse” conditional rebate, where the rebate will be paid out if less than x inches of rain falls during a given season.

Interested in learning how you can use weather to boost sales for your business?  Give Odds On Promotions a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote!  Or, you can email us for more information… one of our marketing specialists will be in contact with you before you can say, “Let it snow!”

P.S.  Be sure to check out our sports-based conditional rebates as well!

Lucky List Contest Worth $30,000 Insured by Church in Illinois

lucky list contestWant to drive traffic to your next special event? Check out how one Illinois church turned to Odds On Promotions to do exactly that, with a Lucky List contest worth $30,000!

To attract youth to their location during a Halloween-alternative event, a church in Illinois running a Biblical-themed
Lucky List contest.

During a 3-week promotional period, any youth member who brings a guest to this church event will qualify for a chance to participate in the promotion. A list of 8 biblical phrases will then presented to each member and it will be their job to try and put them in Odds On Promotions‘ preselected order!

Surely you’re wondering what they’ll receive if they manage to get everything in the right order? Well, here’s a grand prize that’s sure to be appealing to any youth (or adult, for that matter) a brand new Camaro, valued at $30,000!

Our Lucky List contest is a very effective traffic driver, and the best part is that the items on the list are completely customizable, meaning it’s your call as to what words, items and/or phrases you’d like to be on your ‘Lucky List!’ Call Odds On Promotions today for more information and/or a free, no-obligation quote on a jumbo prize promotion of your own at 888-827-2249.  You can also email us any time!

 

Winter Fundraising Promotions for Non-Profits

Winter Fundraising PromotionsLooking to generate some additional funds for your cause this winter season?  Odds On Promotions has a variety of different winter fundraising promotions that will help you achieve your fundraising goals… so bundle up and get ready to take some notes!

Ice Fishing
So you think fishing tournaments can only be held during the spring and/or summertime?  Guess again!  With an ice fishing promotion, you can still hold your fundraising fishing tournament regardless of the season (if your location/climate allows for it, of course).  Feel free to charge people $X to get in on the excitement of possibly winning up to a $1,000,000 prize, compliments of Odds On!  From weight match promotions to tagged fish promotions, we insure it all!  Don’t necessarily want to insure a fishing-related promotion at your event?  No sweat!  Check out our scratch cards and our Lucky Envelopes promotion!

Poker Run
One of our most popular winter fundraising promotions! That’s right — a poker run promotion can even be held in the dead of winter, by using a snow machine, or even skis!  Have your poker run contestants drive/ski to all 5 sponsor locations pick up their cards and at the final stop, have contestants enter their 5-card hand into Odds On’s Lucky Hand Poker Verification machine.  If their hand matches our preselected winning hand, they’ll win up to $1,000,000 and Odds On will write the check!  And remember, the best part of any fundraising promotion is that you decide how much you’d like to charge your participants!

Ice Melt Prediction
Take notes from this rotary club in Colorado and let your contestants make the call as to how long (down to the very second) they think it will take for a particular structure to fall through the ice next Spring.  This winter, you’ll have contestants write down the day and time, down to the second, they think the “ice” will melt.  You’ll reward the top 3-10 people who come the closest with a secondary prize and the chance to win a giant insured prize by entering their “lucky time” (XX hours, XX minutes, XX seconds)  into Odds On’s handheld verification unit.  If any of your qualifier’s  times match the lucky pre-selected winning time they’ll  win up to $1,000,000 and Odds On will pay out the prize!   Odds On can help you adjust this promotion for any body of water that freezes … just give us a call today.

Need more ideas for winter fundraising promotions? We love to brainstorm, so give us a call today at 888-827-2249… or email us for a free, no-obligation quote!  Have another idea other than what’s listed on this blog post and/or on our website?  Let us know!

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Insure a Tortilla Toss Promotion with Odds On Promotions!

Today is October 4th! What are you doing to celebrate National Taco Day?

Whether you’re a Mexican restaurant, or a business looking to capture some headlines on National Taco Day (today) National Tortilla Chip Day (February 24) or Cinco de Mayo (May 5), chances are you’re going to flip for this fun and unique promotion idea: a giant-prize tortilla toss!

To kick off your promotion, you’ll want to advertise the chance to win big at your location for making the perfect tortilla toss, then start collecting contestant registrations. Narrow down contestants to a pre-determined number by running a qualifier of some sort – for example a burrito rolling contest, a lime-eating contest or even a random drawing. The choice is strictly up to you.

Next, hand your finalists a corn or flour tortilla and point ’em towards your target.   If a lucky contestant can land their tortilla on the target or toss their tortilla through the opening of the target template (try to say that 10 times fast), they’ll win “mucho dinero”, and Odds On will pick up the tab.

Wondering what this might look like? Check out this footage from a giant prize frisbee toss promotion!

For added fun, be sure to have your staff dress up for the promotion.  Giant sombreros, taco costumes, maracas… the possibilities are endless!  (And if you’re feeling extra festive, Odds On can even customize a Cinco de Mayo or Mexican-themed Video Scratch and Win promotion for your business as well!)

Be sure to award auxiliary prizes for each customer who comes close to winning your tortilla toss; you don’t want them to leave empty-handed!  Restaurant gift cards, food items, a trip to either Cancun or Cabo… the choice is yours!

Interested in insuring a tortilla toss promotion?  Don’t hesitate to give us a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote!  You can also email us as well.  ¡Buena suerte!

October/November Promotion Idea for Your Casino Property

november promotion idea - skyfallSick of running the same old holiday-themed promotions at your casino property year after year?  Need a fun and crazy October and/or November Promotion idea? Odds On Promotions has you covered!

With the upcoming release of the new James Bond movie, SkyFall, on November 9th, 2012 (as well as Global James Bond Day on October 5th, 2012), why not have your casino staff dress up as secret agents and run a “007” themed promotion!

Whether it’s our SafeCracker Swipe, Play and Win promotion or a custom game board, your casino property is sure to draw a crowd with this fun, out-of-the-box themed event!

Or, if you’re in the Media industry, randomly select qualifiers to participate in an olive toss promotion where they’ll have to toss an olive into a martini glass after running a month of on-air qualifiers at the movie’s local premiere!  Perfect for bars/restaurants as well!

And here’s the perfect prize idea: a Las Vegas company is offering a $6,800 “Live Like Bond” experience for two, complete with helicopter and zip line rides, dinners, accommodations… and even “disguises!”  Add in a little bit extra for airfare and spending cash and you’ve got yourself a fantastic $10,000 prize package!

Give your players, listeners and/or customers a chance to experience what being 007 is like this Fall by giving Odds On a call at 888-827-2249.  Or let us know if you need another October or November promotion idea for your property! You can also email us with any questions and for more information.  All of our quotes are free and no-obligation.