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Promotion Ideas For Your Next Fair, Expo or Trade Show!

Exhibiting at your local auto or boat show? Looking to boost traffic to your home & garden expo or bridal fair? Need to give customers a reason to visit your booth at an upcoming industry trade show?  A giant prize promotion is an effective tool that can help you drive traffic and sales!

During the past few years, many organizations have reduced the total number of shows where they’re exhibiting in order to save money. While being selective about which shows you attend is one way to stretch your budget, as you limit the number of shows where you are exhibiting it become increasingly important that you generate a greater return on investment from each show you are still attending.  And, while driving booth traffic is paramount for exhibitors, boosting attendance rates at a given show or expo is important for event organizers and show promoters.

One solution that benefits both event organizers and exhibitors is running a promotion during the event.   By incorporating a giant prize or sales promotion into your pre-show marketing and advertising, you’ll be providing your target audience  with a compelling reason to attend the show and visit a particular booth.

For the past few years California-based Valerio Advertising has turned to Odds On Promotions to drive increased traffic to their events.  To ensure a big turnout at an upcoming boat show, Valerio is advertising that every show attendee will get the chance to win a $50K prize package, insured by Odds On Promotions.

Valerio is organizing a giant prize dice roll during the Northern Illinois Boat Show.  Each show attendee who registers will have a chance to roll 5 one-inch dice.  If the word ‘WIN’ lands face up on one die and the letters ‘B-O-A-T’ land face-up on the other four dice, then that individual will instantly win a boat, a trailer, and a  2012 Chevy Silverado 4×4 provided by Ray Chevrolet and paid for by Odds On Promotions!

Up in New England, attendees at the New England Home Show got the chance to win  $200,000 in a Video Scratch & Win  promotion insured by Odds On.  Registered attendees simply approached the table top game and selected 6 of 36 squares on a touchscreen.  If all six squares contained the winning  “stack of cash” symbols, then the attendee would become an instant winner… thanks to Odds On Promotions!

From making your pre-show marketing pieces more effective, to boosting the head count at your next industry event, Odds On has dozens of ways to help you create a buzz, drive booth traffic and capture more leads.  Email us today to request a copy of our Top Ten Ways to Drive Tradeshow Traffic or give us a call today at 888-827-2249 and we’ll help you select a promotion for your trade show that’s both cost-efficient and effective!

Million Dollar May: Riders, Race Cars, Moms & Memorial Day

May is filled with a multiplicity of marketing opportunities from Cinco De Mayo and the Derby, to Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, and the Indy 500. But, no matter what the occasion or the marketing objective, Odds On Promotions can create a custom promotion for you. Check out a few of our May favorites below:

 

 

Flowers of Fortune
Give your players the chance to swipe and grow rich with Odds On’s newest Swipe, Play and Win game: Flowers of Fortune! Players just swipe their card and select a lucky flower pot for their chance to instantly win a giant insured prize, or one of your self-insured consolation prizes, which are awarded based on the player’s theoretical value. In addition to the instant win prizes, this game gets players coming back daily to collect game pieces – or earn drawing tickets- to win even more!
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Derby de Mayo
This year the Derby will take place on Saturday, May 5th… aka Cinco De Mayo!  This year why not give a lucky player the chance to Ride to Riches or or become a Cinco De Mayo millionaire with one of Odds On’s Lucky Envelopes games. If your lucky contestant can locate the winning combination of sombreros and/or jockey silks, they’ll score your grand prize, and Odds On will pick up the tab!
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One Hand = Twenty-One Grand
Here’s a great way to recognize Moms and reward female table gamers … a Ladies Only Blackjack Tournament where the winner not only takes home the first place prize, but gets the chance to score and additional $21,000, courtesy of Odds On. At the close of your tournament, your winner will be dealt a single additional hand. If she lands a winning combination of cards, she’ll score the big bucks and Odds On will pay for her prize!
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For more information or pricing on any of the above promotions, simply click on the hyperlinks below their description!  You can also reach us by calling 888-827-2249!

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Hole In One Contest at Toshiba Classic from the Roof of a Hotel

We’re sure you’re thinking to yourself, “What could possibly be more exciting than kicking off this year’s Toshiba Classic with an insured hole in one contest?”

Well, how about making that hole in one from the roof of the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel – a whopping 16 stories above the green!

On March 11, 2012, Odds On Promotions, will write a check for $10,000 to any of the 40 participants who can ace a 119-yard shot from the roof of the Marriott into a hole on the second green of the Newport Beach Country Club. The high-rise hole in one contest,  dubbed “Shot From the Top”, benefits the Hoag Hospital Foundation.

Watch this video taken from 2010’s “Shot From the Top” below to see the promotion in action:

Adding a giant-prize hole-in-one, putting, or golf shootout to your golf tournament is more than an exciting way to raise more money – done right, it’s can be a media magnet.  And, as you can see, you can get as creative as you want, because whether it’s from the roof of the clubhouse, the balcony of a nearby condo or hotel tower, the top of your retail location, or even from a helicopter… Odds On Promotions can insure it!

Give us a call today at 888-827-2249 or shoot us an email for more ideas, if you have any questions or to obtain a free, no-obligation quote.

The Toshiba Classic is one of the most exciting weeks of the year in Orange County. For seven days in March, Newport Beach welcomes the legends of the golf world. One of the most successful tournaments in Champions Tour history, the Toshiba Classic has raised over $14 million in the past 14 years for its lead beneficiary Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian as well as other Orange County charities.

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River of Riches: August Promotion for Casinos!

Looking for a cool and rewarding promotion for August? Invite your players to dive into a River of Riches, with a little help from Odds On Promotions!  Odds On’s River of Riches Swipe Play and Win game gives your players three different ways to win every day!  Players just swipe their card and pick a “lucky bubble” on the kiosk’s touchscreen. The kiosk prints out a three-part ticket featuring a customizable instant win prize coupon, a collect and win game piece and an optional drawing ticket. Plays can be awarded based on points earned or via barcode coupon, while instant win prizes can be awarded based on theoretical win!

For more information on River of Riches or any other of our casino promotions, please contact us at 888-827-2249 or email us!  Remember: all of our quotes are free and no-obligation!

Net More Traffic with a Basketball Bracket Promotion!

basketball bracket promotion - championship challengeSix weeks, sixty-four teams and millions of basketball fans add up to one very big marketing opportunity!

Take advantage of the hoopla surrounding the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament this year by offering your customers a shot at winning up to $1,000,000 for correctly predicting a select number of the NCAA tournament game winners with a custom online Championship Challenge basketball contest from Odds On Promotions.

And don’t worry, when a lucky contestant picks them all right, we’ll be there to pay the prize!

Why Championship Challenge?
Odds On’s Online Championship Challenge basketball contest is an effective database builder and traffic driver.   This online bracket contest drives heavy repeat traffic as customers visit your website before, during and after the tournament to make their picks and check their standings.  Odds On’s Online Championship Challenge automatically includes a custom registration page that captures demographics and customer information for future marketing efforts and can run from your Facebook page helping you increase fan engagement. What’s more, this basketball promotion also acts as a viral marketing opportunity; both the “Tell a Friend” and “Buddy Tracker” features of the contests will allow you to build your database for future marketing efforts.  Want to drive in-store traffic?  Optional “access” code feature can be used  to drive traffic to your store front leading up to tip-off.

What’s Included with Championship Challenge?
1.) Up to $1,000,000 in prize insurance.  All of our prize packages are backed with A-rated underwriting, which ensures that when you have a big winner, we’ll be there to pay for the prize!
2.) A customized contest site with your name and logo, which are prominently displayed on all pages.
3.) A free Sweet 16 pool where every participant (and latecomer) gets a second chance to win a self-sponsored prize, driving traffic to your website all tournament long.
4.) 24-hour customer service.

For more information on Odds On’s basketball bracket promotion, Championship Challenge, feel free to give us a call at 888-827-2249… or email us!

All of our quotes are free and no-obligation! Get one today for this basketball bracket promotion!