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.

Q1 Promotion Ideas for Every Business from Odds On

Q1 Promotion Ideas - Contests & promotions Four Cool Ideas For Driving Q1 Traffic & Sales

Give your customers the chance to win an avalanche of cash and prizes this January, February and March with a little help from Odds On Promotions. From easy and affordable Scratch & Win Cards, to big prize promotions for Super Sunday, Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras and beyond, Odds On is sure to have a traffic-driving idea for you.  And best of all, when you have a winner, Odds On will be there to write the check.

Q1 Promotion Ideas - Scratch CardsBlizzard of Bucks Scratch & Win Cards

Odds On’s customizable Scratch & Win Cards are a fun and effective way to drive traffic to your location during the holiday season or reward consumers any time of year! Cards can be customized with your logo as well as a bounce-back offer. Each card is a potential winner and features a registration area on the reverse to build a marketing database or host a post-promotion guaranteed drawing, all for just pennies per card! And when a lucky customer unveils a grand-prize winning combination of symbols, Odds On will be there to write the check.

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Q1 Promotion Ideas - Prize SlotCupid’s Cash Spin

Just imagine the traffic you’ll get when you give customers the chance to win a giant jackpot, paid for by Odds On Promotions, just for visiting your location! With Odds On’s customizable, Valentine’s Day themed Prize Slot, ideal for use in any location, you can give everyone who visits your store the chance to spin the reels and win your grand prize, or one of five self-sponsored consolation prizes – simply by pressing a button. And when the pay table says you’ve got a grand prize winner, Odds On will be there to write the check!

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Q1 Promotion Ideas - Football Pick 6 VSWPick 6 & Win

Give your customers the chance to score prizes worthy of an NFL, NHL or NBA superstar with Odds On’s easy-to-play Football, Basketball and Hockey themed Video Scratch & Win games. Here’s how it works: Players simply select six helmets, basketballs or pucks on the game’s touchscreen grid. If a lucky player unveils all six prize-winning symbols, they’ll take home your grand prize. Or, you’ll reward them with a consolation prize based on how many winning symbols were revealed. All of Odds On’s sports-themed Video Scratch & Win games are available on your choice of a convenient handheld tablet or countertop-friendly kiosk, making the ideal choice for driving game day, trade show or showroom traffic.

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Q1 Promotion Ideas - Lucky EnvelopesMardi Gras Moolah

Need a fun promotion for February? How about giving someone the chance to be a Mardi Gras Millionaire? Odds On will send you a set of 40 Lucky Envelopes, each holding a strand of colored beads worth different prizes (e.g. purple beads for $25, green beads for $50, and gold beads for $1M, paid for by Odds On). Your lucky contestant will select and open envelopes until they find five matching strands of beads, winning the indicated prize.

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First Quarter Media Promotions for Your Business

Online Lucky List Promotions
Give Away Dream Weddings, Home Makeovers and More

Looking for an affordable and easy way to generate non-traditional revenue in the first quarter of 2017 while helping sponsors generate leads? A customized online Lucky List promotion, built around a themed group of sponsors, is a fast and effective tool for capturing leads and selling online sponsorships.

Here’s how it works: select a group of target sponsors (i.e. bar/restaurant, home improvement businesses, wedding services, fitness, retail/fashion sponsors, etc) and pitch them on sponsoring your $250,000 customized lucky list online contest.

Odds On will then create a customized online game featuring items/services offered by your participating sponsors. Simply place the contest on your station site with participating sponsor ads, and advertise the chance to win.

If a lucky fan can place the participating sponsor services in just the right order, they will win your grand prize, and Odds On will write the check. Best of all, your participating sponsors will have a list of potential clients to pursue! For optimal results, be sure and award a weekly or contest-ending consolation prize.

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First Quarter Media Promotions - Prize Vault$100,000 New Year, New You

Give your listeners the chance to “Crack the Code for Better Fitness” and win $10,000 in running apparel, a swim spa, a custom home gym, a “lifetime” gym membership, and/or a variety of other fitness related prizes with Odds On’s Prize Vault.

Perfect for live appearances promoting fitness locations and services, fans simply enter their choice of digits on the Vault’s touchscreen for a chance to win your grand prize, or smaller sponsored consolation prizes. If a lucky fan cracks the code, they’ll win big and Odds On will write the check!

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First Quarter Media Promotions - Super SundaySuper Sunday, Super Prizes

Plays that Pay is a fun and interactive way to give every fan the chance to score some dough! Simply qualify your contestants any way you choose and give them the chance to advance “downfield” collecting cash or other self-sponsored prizes along the way. Contestants simply select five Lucky Envelopes–each of which is filled with a different yardage–and if they select the ones that lead to a 100-yard touchdown, they’ll score your grand prize, and Odds On Promotions will pick up the tab. . . up to $1,000,000!

Potential sponsors include beverage distributors and restaurant chains.

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First Quarter Media Promotions - Cupid's Cashback SaleCupid’s Cashback Sale

Have a jewelry store looking to stand out from the crowd in the lead up to Valentine’s Day?

Here’s an offer that’s sure to grab some attention: have them run a conditional rebate promotion tied to the weather. Simply advertise the chance to get a 100% rebate on every purchase made during their Cupid’s Cashback Sale in January if it snows X or more inches on Valentine’s Day. Then, if Mother Nature lets the snowflakes fly, Odds On will pay the price for every purchase made during the sale.

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First Quarter Promotions for Every Business from Odds On

first quarter promotions - football playbook 2017Countdown to Kickoff
Plan Your Big Game Party

Looking to ensure that your Big Game Party is the biggest in town? Odds On has affordable giant-prize promotions to help you drive traffic, increase sales, and keep customers on premise during any big game.

Our favorite promotion? Scoreboard Payoff pull tab cards, where your patrons recieve a card and if the numbers on their card, match the last digit of each teams’ scores – they win a $25,000 prize, paid for by Odds On.

Or, Lucky Squares: a customized 100-square pool grid with a mystery square worth $10,000, or more. If the final score of the big game lands in the preselected square, the owner of that square wins the giant prize, and Odds On will write the check.

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first quarter promotions - new year's eve conditional rebatesRing In the New Year Rebate
Weather or Sports Promotion

Here’s a great promotion for auto dealers, jewelry, appliance and furniture stores… a weather or sports-based conditional rebate. Imagine the response when you advertise that everyone making a purchase during your pre-holiday sale will get a 100% rebate, if there’s snow on New Year’s Day or if the home team returns the opening or second-half kickoff for touchdown during a bowl game! And when Mother Nature lets the snowflakes fly, or the home team takes it to the house, Odds On will be there to write the check!

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first quarter promotions - trade show traffic boostersTrade Show Traffic Booster
Capture More Leads

Increase traffic, gather more qualified leads, boost sales, and make your organization the talk any trade show with a customizable Video Scratch & Win Game from Odds On! Just advertise a free chance to win up to $100,000 for stopping by your booth. Contestants simply select six spots on the game’s interactive touchscreen and win prizes based on how many winning symbols are revealed. When your customer unveils a winning combination, they’ll walk away a winner, paid for by Odds On.

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first quarter promotions - basketball contestsBig Prize Basketball Shots
Net Big Cash and Prizes

Here’s a promotion that works anywhere – from your local high school gym to center court at an NBA game! Give lucky basketball fans the chance to win a vacation, tuition, free fuel, groceries, or even a brand new car for successfully making a Half-Court shot, 3/4 Court shot or completing a Series Shoot-Out.

If a randomly selected fan can make the shot, they’ll win your prize, paid for by Odds On Promotions.

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First Quarter Casino Promotion Ideas for your Property

first quarter casino promotion ideas - candy cashSweet February Offer
Candy Cash Game

Here’s a “tasty” promotion that’s sure to delight your players, Odds On’s Candy Cash Game! Starting on the 1st level, at the bottom of the eye-popping 80″ game screen, qualifying players choose between three deliciously rewarding “candies” filled with a delectable cash prize. With every correct pick, they will advance up a level, getting closer to your grand prize, or they will receive a consolation prize based upon last level they successfully completed. If a lucky player can make it all the way to the top, they will get one very sweet grand prize, and Odds On Promotions will pick up the tab! Also available as a hot seat tablet or traditional game board.

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Net Big Bucks in March
Swipe, Shoot & Win

Increase traffic and trial this Spring by giving your players the chance to “HOOP IT UP”, Odds On-style, with our basketball-themed Swipe, Play & Win Game, Net Big Cash. Players just swipe their club card and select a player on the touchscreen to shoot and score a prize, as well as an optional drawing ticket and collect-to-win game piece. The prize matrix is fully customizable so you can award prizes based on player rating as well as your budget. Available for play on your choice of Odds On’s Lite or Super Kiosks.

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first quarter casino promotion ideas - prize vaultCrack the Code
The Prize Vault

Drive incremental gaming revenue this Spring by giving your players the chance to CRACK THE CODE and win big cash with Odds On’s Prize Vault – one of our most popular first quarter casino promotion ideas! Qualified players simply enter their choice of lucky digits on the game’s touchscreen. If they enter the winning combination, they’ll score your grand prize up to $100,000, paid for by Odds On. Or, they’ll take home a rewarding consolation prize based upon your customizable prize matrix. This promotion is also available for play on a countertop friendly Lite kiosk, or convenient handheld tablet that allows you to reward players with prizes right at their gaming positions.

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Looking for even more first quarter casino promotion ideas? Give us a call at 888-827-2249 or email us at oopinfo@oddsonpromotions.com for more ideas. We’ve got you covered!

Holiday Media Promotions: Boost Viewership, TSL and CUME

holiday media promotions - lucky envelopesA Big Elfing Christmas Giveaway
Lucky Envelopes Game

Looking for holiday media promotions? How about giving your listeners the chance to have a Big Elfing Christmas this year with a Lucky Envelopes promotion from Odds On! During selected day parts from mid-November until Buddy the Elf Day (December 18th), qualify your contestants, giving them the chance to win cash if they are the Nth caller when you give the cue to call. Then, on December 18th, throw a Buddy the Elf Day party and invite all your qualifiers back for a chance to win up to $1,000,000, paid for by Odds On. You’ll select 1-3 lucky contestant(s) and have each of them select a numbered present, corresponding to a Lucky Envelope containing a dollar value. If your contestant(s) can pick a winning combination that adds up to 100 or, if you prefer, your station’s call sign and/or frequency, they’ll win your grand prize, and Odds On will write the check!

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holiday media promotions - prize slotSanta Stops
Holiday Prize Slot

Drive revenue from a variety of retailers this holiday shopping season with a “Santa Stops” Live Appearance package featuring Odds On’s Holiday Prize Slot Machine.

Fans stopping by live appearances simply push a button to spin the reels on this customizable, jumbo-jackpot awarding promotional slot machine. If a lucky fan lines up a winning combination on the reels, he or she will win your grand prize, and Odds On will write the check.

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holiday media promotions - lucky listWhat’s in Santa’s Sleigh?
Lucky List Promotion

Drive tune-in this holiday season by giving fans the chance to win “everything” on their holiday wish list with Odds On’s Lucky List promotion. You’ll select between 7 and 10 incredible prizes that showcase your participating sponsors (gift cards, electronics, jewelry, brand new cars, you name it), and we’ll put them in a secret order. If one of your contestants can put the list of prizes in just the right order, Odds On will play Santa and give them everything on their list!

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holiday media promotions - tablet vsw$50 Give & Get Rich
Video Scratch & Win Game

One of our favorite holiday media promotions! Planning a Thanksgiving or Holiday food, coat, turkey or toy drive? Pick up additional donations and reward loyal fans with a “Give and Get Rich” promotion where everyone who gives a donation gets a shot to win a $50,000 Holiday Shopping spree playing Odds On’s Pick Your Present Video Scratch and Win Game! Donors pick six spots on the game’s touchscreen, winning prizes based upon how many winning symbols they reveal. If a lucky fan finds six winning symbols, they’ll score your grand prize, and Odds On will pick up the tab!

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In need of more holiday media promotions, or other contest ideas for your business? Give Odds On Promotions a call today at 888-827-2249!