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Top 3 Hockey Promotions For This Season!

Looking for 3 great hockey promotions to kick off the season with that will be sure to increase attendance and pump up your crowds?  We’ve got them right here for you!

1.) Rapid Fire
With the Rapid Fire hockey promotion, you’ll line up a total of 25 pucks, set the clock at 30 seconds and step out of the way!  If the chosen contestant successfully shoots all 25 pucks into the net, they win a fabulous grand prize!  The number of pucks and time limit are able to be adjusted to your specifications.  This promotion is ideal if you’re wanting to give away smaller auxiliary prizes in the event that the contestant doesn’t make all of the shots, which is strongly encouraged — after all, nobody likes to go home empty-handed!
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2.) Ice Dice
Select fans at random via game ticket (or any method you’d like!) for a chance to come out and roll Odds On’s oversized dice for a chance to win any prize up to $1,000,000!   We’ll customize a set of 4″ or 8″ dice for your promotion.  Whether you want the contestants to roll for M-I-L-L-I-O-N, H-A-R-L-E-Y or perhaps even your home team’s name, the choice is completely up to you!  If a contestant beats the odds, they’re an instant winner and Odds On Promotions will pick up the tab!
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3.) Lucky Period
This is a promotion you can use all season-long! Pick a giant prize of your choice, whether is be cash, a vehicle or otherwise… it’s up to you!  If a member of the home team scores within the first 25 seconds of the opening face-off, a randomly selected fan gets the prize!  The value of the prize will decrease as each second of the first period passes.  It’s the perfect way to start off every game of the season and a real crowd-pleaser to boot!
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Interested in obtaining information on our other hockey promotions?  Give us a call today at 888-827-2249.  Any of our sales representatives will be happy to assist you in obtaining whatever information you might need, whether it be pricing or other great promotion ideas for the hockey season!

Ford Dealers Sponsor Promo feat. NASCAR’s Carl Edwards

As part of The Miami Dolphins and Florida’s Blood Centers (FBC) third annual Touchdown for Life blood drive on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 and to simultaneously promote Ford Championship Weekend on November 18-20,  Carl Edwards, currently leading the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, joined Homestead-Miami Speedway and Contender Boats at Sun Life Stadium for a “Field Goal for a Ford” promotion.  If Edwards made two field goals a couple of lucky donors would be driving home brand new Mustangs courtesy of the South Florida Ford Dealers Association, and paid for by Odds On Promotions.

The Touchdown for Life blood drive is one of the largest single-day blood drives in the state of Florida.  This year, the Dolphins and FBC hoped to break the previous record of 1,565 pints of blood set last year. The first 1,750 registered participants received a free ticket to a Miami Dolphin’s game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, November 20th. All donors who participated had the opportunity to meet Dolphins players, cheerleaders and alumni, obtain autographs and get a free Touchdown for Life t-shirt.

Edwards, driver of the Roush Fenway Racing No. 99 AFLAC Ford Fusion, is the defending 2010 Ford 400 winner at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  In seven career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts in South Florida, Edwards has four Top-5 and six Top-10 finishes including two victories (2008, 2010). He and his Roush Fenway Racing teammates have won seven of the 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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Grab More Customers With A Win Your Weight In ____ Promotion!

Looking for a truly original promotion idea?  Turn more heads this Fall with a “Win Your  Weight In ______” promotion with a little help from Odds On Promotions!

Have you heard the news about pro golfer Elliot Saltman?  Saltman scored an ace during the second round at the Madrid Masters on Friday, October 7th, winning a unique hole in one prize: his body weight in ham!

According to the European Tour Media Guide, Saltman weighs an estimated 235 pounds.  (That’s 235 lbs. of ham – wow!)  Cured and salted ham is considered a delicacy in Spanish culture and the jamón ibérico ham he won is valued at approximately $52/pound!  That means Saltman’s ham prize was worth $12,220!
(And let’s face it, the resulting media coverage that the Spanish “ham” industry received was worth every penny!)

Want to generate that kind of publicity for your business, organization or brand? We asked our team to suggest a few “win your weight” promotions for different industries …

1.)  Your weight in Free Slot Play
Are you a casino or gaming property looking for an innovative twist on a cash giveaway?  How about running a promotion where the prize is your body weight x $100 in Free Slot Play?    That means if the winner weighs 150 pounds, they’ll receive $10,500 in free slot play, paid for by Odds On Promotions.

2.)  Your weight in electronics
For all you retailers and/or tech-savvy individuals out there, this one’s for you!  Award your winner their weight in electronics!  To put things into perspective, say your winner weighs approximately 160 pounds.  A 50″ LCD TV weighs approximately 70 pounds, which isn’t even half of the winner’s weight!  That means there’s room for a lot more added goodies, whether it be a surround sound system, gaming systems, laptops, smartphones, Blu-Ray discs/players or otherwise!  The possibilities are endless! And no worries, Odds On will be there to write the check!

3.)  Your weight in cheese
Give the gift of cheese to your next big winner — not only will they benefit from it, but their family and friends will as well (should they choose to share, that is).  The cheese could be anywhere from your everyday, humble slice of American (valued at $.18 cents per slice) to the world’s most expensive Moose Milk Cheese, which is valued at a whopping $500 per pound!  Talk about a head-turner!

Looking for more great prize ideas? Want to build a promotion based upon any of the above? Feel free to give us a call today at 888-827-2249 or email us!

MiLB Promotional Seminar Winner – Ted Tornow!

Odds On Promotions‘ Sports Promotion Specialist, Linda Thomson, attended the MiLB Promotional Seminar in Myrtle Beach, SC on September 25th and ended up giving away a free set of Nike Victory Red Pro Cavity Irons to one lucky attendee that day.

That individual was Ted Tornow from Clinton, Iowa.  Tornow is the General Manager of the Minor League Baseball Team, the Clinton LumberKings.  He participated in a putting contest, followed by a raffle… and excitingly enough, his name was the one chosen!

Linda Thomson has been attending the Minor League Baseball Promotional Seminar for a number of years and always makes sure to show up with some great prizes up her sleeve!  If you’re interested in attending next year — and possibly even scoring yourself some great loot from Odds On — visit the MiLB Promotional Seminar website for updates on when it will be occurring next year… and of course, make sure to be on the lookout for Linda!

Have any questions for her regarding the seminar?  Pick up your phone and give Linda a call at 800-771-0250!

3 Bowling Promotion Ideas

Put on your bowling shoes and grab your best ball — bowling season is right around the corner!

Whether you plan on insuring candlepin bowling promotions or duckpin bowling promotions, Odds On has has a plethora of bowling promotions suited especially for you that can help increase foot traffic to your location and add some extra excitement to your bowling leagues!   Here are 3 to help give you some ideas:

1. 300 Game
This promotion, while very straight-forward, is still a big hit among the bowling crowd!  Bowl a perfect game (300 points), win a grand prize… compliments of Odds On Promotions!

2. Bowling Predictions
Predictions make great promotions.  Give bowlers the chance to predict the total number of strikes in a game, series, or season… or the series or final average of the players on their team.  Anything yet to be determined will work. When the future is unveiled, Odds On will be there to write the check!

3. 7-10 Split
Odds On’s most popular bowling promotion to date!  Give your contestants a chance to pick up the spare.  When a contestant successfully knocks down a machine-placed 7-10 split, Odds On will deliver the goods!

Not sure what the difference between candlepin bowling and duckpin bowling?  Here’s an easy way to remember it:

Candlepins are long and narrow… like a candle.

Duckpins are shorter and wider… like the body of a duck!

Want further information and pricing on one of these promotions?  Need more ideas?  Send us an email or give us a call at 888-827-2249 and we’ll help get you set up!

Happy Bowling!