Category Archives: Sports Contests and Promotions

Sports contests and promotions for every business, from basketball half-court shots to football perfect punts into the bed of a pickup truck.

Conditional Rebate Worth Over $1,000,000 Insured by Furniture Store

Check out how this furniture store in California increased traffic to their locations and generated sales in the days leading up to Super Sunday using a sports related conditional rebate promotion insured by Odds On Promotions.

In the weeks leading up to Super Sunday, customers who made purchases at the furniture store had the chance to win a 100% rebate, if the 49ers shut out the Ravens on game day! That’s right, if the 49ers held their opponent to zero, customers would PAY zero… compliments of Odds On!

According to Zak Woodhead, Risk Manager with Odds On Promotions, “Conditional rebates are a great way to generate revenue and traffic — especially when you center it around a huge national sporting event such as Super Sunday.”

Woodhead noted, “Of course a conditional rebate doesn’t need to be sports-based. Conditional rebates can be weather-based as well. For example, if it reaches 100 degrees or more on a specified promotional date, customers can receive their purchases free – or if a certain amount of snowfall occurs on x date, customers can get a 100% rebate on items purchased during the promotional period. There are many different possibilities when it comes to conditional rebates, which makes them one of my favorite retail promotions for our clients.”

Ready to reap the rewards of a sports or weather-based conditional rebate? Give Odds On Promotions a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote… or email us with any questions! Be sure to check out the furniture store’s video below for an example of how to advertise your next conditional rebate promotion!

March Promotion Idea: Men’s Basketball Tournament Lucky Envelopes!

Here’s a fun March promotion idea that can help you tap into the excitement surrounding the NCAA Basketball Tournaments: a “Pick the Finalists” Lucky Envelopes contest.

This March promotion can be run a few different ways. For example, you can have a lucky contestant take a shot at picking the final 4 teams of the tournament by selecting four Lucky Envelopes from a total of 64 Lucky Envelopes each containing the name of one of the teams. If the four team names inside the envelopes match the final four finalists, they’ll score your grand prize, paid for by Odds On Promotions!

Want the odds to be more in your contestants’ favor? Then have your contestants choose 4 of 16 envelopes in a “Super 16” format, where they’ll attempt to collect envelopes possessing inserts which contain one of the 16 teams. Again, if they can successfully choose the envelopes with the final few team names, they’ll be awarded the grand prize and Odds On will cut the check for the prize!

In both instances you will want to award secondary prizes of increasing value based on how many correct team names were collected. Check out our “Net Big Cash” game board that’s featured in this blog post for a better presentation for your promotion and feel free to contact us for a free quote!

Interested in a customized basketball Lucky Envelopes promotion or basketball game or in getting a quote on another March promotion idea? Give Odds On a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote!

Hockey Promotion Worth $100K Insured at Opening Night Hockey Game

Attention: Hockey teams! College, University, Professional or otherwise… are you looking for a hockey promotion to insure at your next game that will increase attendance and generate fan excitement? This Canadian hockey team insured a red line shootout promotion on their opening night, giving fans a chance to win big, compliments of Odds On!

Hockey Promotion: How it Worked

As a huge “Welcome Back” gift to their loyal fans, this hockey team insured a red line shootout contest during their opening night game. One fan, chosen via Lucky Seat, got the chance to come down to center ice and take a shot from behind the red line. If the lucky contestant successfully made the shot, that lucky fan would have been an instant $100,000 winner and Odds On would have written a check for the prize!

Unfortunately, the lucky fan didn’t make the grand prize hockey shot; however, much excitement was generated among the fans and everyone had a great time watching the promotion!

Interested in insuring a hockey promotion? Whether it’s a red or blue line shootout contest, a Chuck a Puck promotion or a completely custom contest of your own, Odds On has you covered! Give one of our experienced marketing experts a call today at 888-827-2249… or email us for a free, no-obligation quote!

Basketball Promotion: $25K Football Target Throw

Wondering what a football has to do with a basketball promotion? Read on to find out…

Looking to run a more creative basketball promotion at your next game? One university in the Northern U.S., recently teamed up with a local appliance store to sponsor a football target toss promotion during a basketball game- generating big excitement among the school’s devoted fans!

A week prior to game day, fans had the opportunity to register online for a chance to have dinner with one of this university’s former Heisman Trophy winners, as well as score a pair of tickets to the big game!

Another lucky fan, also chosen via random online registration, received a big dollar opportunity: the chance to throw a football 25 yards through a target template placed in the middle of the basketball arena! If the lucky fan made it, the contestant would have been a $25,000 winner, and Odds On would have cut a check for the prize.

While unfortunately, there was no grand prize winner, a good time was still had by all and the fans in the stands couldn’t have been more excited to see one of their fellow supporters being given the chance to win big, compliments of Odds On Promotions!

Online Selection for Basketball Promotions Made Easy

While running a football-themed promotion at a basketball game is a creative way to engage fans, using an online registration process to select a contest participant is an effective way to drive traffic to your web and social media sites.

And Odds On Promotions’ customizable online contest registration makes it easier than ever to run an online to on-court or on-field contest. Simply choose from one of our stock registration designs, or let Odds On customize a registration form to highlight your organization or contest sponsor. Then simply place the game code on your website or social media page and start promoting your event. Contestants simply complete the online form, submit their entry, and receive a confirmation email. At the end of your registration period, you’ll simply select a winner – or if you prefer Odds On can do the honors.

Interested in learning more? Check out this online contest registration demo then give us a call today at 888-827-2249.

Basketball Promotion: Foul or Score Cash Lucky Pick Contest

Need a fun and unique basketball promotion idea in celebration of the “Madness” that occurs every March? Then you’ll just love the Lucky Pick contest that a casino property in the Southern U.S. will be insuring!

Score Bucks Lucky Basketball Pick Promotion

Every Friday night, all month long, players will have a chance to participate in the promotion. Once selected, a lucky player will get to select a ball from a “Lucky Bag” that holds 20 basketballs — 10 labeled with the word SCORE and 10 labeled FOUL.

Each SCORE ball will land a player a cash prize which will accumulate until/unless a player draws a FOUL ball — then it’s an automatic game over. However, if a lucky player draws all 10 SCORE balls without coming into contact with a FOUL ball, they’ll win the insured grand prize of $1,000,000, paid for by Odds On Promotions!

Interested in a custom basketball promotion similar to this one? Odds On Promotions has all the supplies to help you create and customize a basketball promotion that’s completely your own! Give us a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote or email us with any ideas you might have.

P.S. Not a casino property and want to insure the exact same Lucky Pick promotion outlined above? No problem! This promotion can be insured regardless of what type of business you are! From auto dealers to restaurants, a Lucky Pick promotion can be insured at any venue, any time! Contact us today for details!

Odds On Blog

Big Prizes. Big Results.