Radio Station To Hold Online “Spin the Wheel” Promotion!

Are you a radio station looking to somehow drive your listeners to your website?  Then you’ll love the promotion this Connecticut radio station is running!

Every day for two months, listeners will have a chance to visit the radio station’s website, which will host a virtual auto mall featuring 9 different dealerships.

Once at the virtual mall, listeners will visit various dealerships, looking for a  “Congratulations!” graphic which will give them a chance to spin a prize wheel and win up to $100,000… compliments of Odds On Promotions!

This promotion is ideal for businesses/organizations who are looking to drive traffic to their website, a sponsor’s website or to showcase a collection of businesses while collecting visitor data.

Want a free, no-obligation quote on an online “Spin the Wheel” promotion similar to this one?  Give us a call today at 888-827-2249 or email us!  We’d be glad to assist you!

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Contingency Insurance

‘Contingency Insurance.’  The words sound about as boring as watching paint dry, don’t they?  But, are you aware of how exciting contingency insurance can make your marketing?

Kristen Hansen, Social Media Marketing Assistant with Odds On, is here today to give you 3 examples of contingency insurance and how it can be used to insure a promotion, protect your marketing investment, or create an enticing marketing offer.

Let’s start with a definition … a contingency is a future event or circumstance that is possible, but cannot be predicted with certainty. Events that can be covered by contingency insurance are those which have a likelihood of occuring (or chance) that can be calculated. For example, the likelihood of an amateur making a hole in one while playing golf is 1 in 13,000.

Here are a few examples of how contingency insurance from Odds On Promotions can make your marketing more effective and exciting…

Example #1: “The Contingency Bowl”
Contingency prize insurance can be used to make any sports event a marketing opportunity. Take a football game for example; because the scores of the two teams are unbeknownst to anyone prior to the game, the event becomes insurable.  With contingency insurance coverage from Odd On, you can offer a great grand prize, whether it be cash, a car or even an all-inclusive vacation to the next Super Bowl!  In fact, you could create a football promotion where if your team shuts out their arch rival, your customers win a full rebate on their purchases.

Example #2: “One Cool Offer”
Are you a retailer located in a notoriously snowy area?  How about giving your customers the chance to win a 50% rebate on their purchases… or better yet, be able to take them home absolutely free of cost?  Good news — it’s completely doable!  With weather coverage, another form of contingency insurance, retailers can offer up to a 100% rebate on all items purchased during a designated promotional period if a particular type (in this case, snow) and/or volume of weather occurs on a specific day.  For example, you can set up the prize contingency insurance policy to state that if it snows more than 6″ at your location on x date, everyone who made a purchase at your store from x to y date gets their money back!  Talk about exciting!

Example #3: “Tent Sale Mayhem”
Another use for contingency insurance is protecting an important marketing investment. For example, say you’ve invested a lot of money into an event – in this case, a Tent Sale – and an unexpected weather condition such as high-speed winds come ‘blowing’ into town.  Suddenly, your event has to be cancelled and the money you invested is lost. Or is it?  Event coverage is a form of contingency insurance that will cover you in case your event goes completely awry due to inclement weather or other unexpected peril.  With this form of coverage, your organization won’t lose its marketing investment because contingency insurance eliminates the risk!

Have these three examples of contingency insurance managed to spark any ideas regarding your future promotions and/or events?  Don’t hesitate to give us a call!  Odds On Promotions can assist you in setting up any form of contingency prize insurance.  Give us a call at 888-827-2249 or pricing information or email us if you have any other questions we can answer for you!

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3 NHL Teams Pair Up With Volkswagen To Hold Hockey Promotion!

What do the New York Rangers, Philidelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals all have in common?  All are holding one fabulous hockey promotion which will run all season long… sponsored by Volkswagen!

For the second year in a row, at each hockey team’s respective venue, the Rangers, Flyers and Capitals are running a promotion that’s sure to have fans on their their feet, cheering for a few very lucky contestants!

At all 3 of the team’s venues, a total of 10 lucky fans (1 from each game) will either text to win or be chosen via a registration form for a chance at an opposite blue line contest!  The first shot the contestant will take will be from near blue line on an open net for a self-insured prize.  The second shot will be from the red line into open net for another self-insured prize of the respective hockey team…

Here’s where Odds On comes in: the insured shots are 3 shots from the opposite blue line through a 1 1/2″ x 6 ” template.  If a contestant wins, then depending on the promotion date, they could “score” one of many different Volkswagen vehicles: either a brand new Passat, Beetle, R20 or Jetta!  Wow!

Wanting you’re wanting to give your fans the chance at a new set of wheels, a huge cash prize or otherwise this hockey season, Odds On Promotions is the company to call!  Let one of our experiences sales representatives set up your promotion without the worry or hassle of having to risk paying out a winner on your own accord.  Email us or give us a call today at 888-827-2249!

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Football Conditional Rebate Worth $1M… Car Buyer Chooses Team!

Are you a car dealership or retailer?  Have you ever thought about insuring a conditional rebate?  Chances are you’ll likely want to follow in the footsteps of this company after Zak Woodhead, Risk Manager at Odds On Promotions, fills you in on the spin they’ve put on this promotion!

A Florida car dealership has decided to run a football conditional rebate… but there’s a twist!  Instead of awarding customers a rebate (in this instance, a cumulative $1,000,000 worth) in the event that one college football team shuts out another, it has become a two-way street!  There’s no way the dealership can lose in a situation like this!

That’s right — if either team “shuts out” the other (in other words, if either team fails to post a score higher than ‘0’) during that particular game, certain customers will still be awarded a rebate on all purchases made between the specified promotion dates.  Why?  Because they’ll have the final say on which team will shut out the other!  And if they guess correctly, they’ll be the ones awarded the rebate on their purchase!

That, of course, means an increased chance of being able to hand out rebates to your customers… and of course, a surefire way of increasing sales at your location!

Interested in giving your customers the chance to win big with a football conditional rebate?  Just give Zak Woodhead a call at 800-315-4310 or simply email him for more information, as well as pricing!

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Steal This Idea!

Linda Thomson, Sports Promotion Specialist with Odds On Promotions, is here today to share a great idea that this MiLB Team had, which can be incorporated into your next “big hit” promotion!

At this particular MiLB stadium, a different Tom Cruise movie was featured during this outstanding 4-night baseball event and attendees were able to score some fun, movie-themed loot at the same time!

The first evening featured Top Gun, where each attendee was given a set of aviators.
The second evening was Risky Business, where everyone got a pair of tightie whities.
Night number three featured Cocktail — everyone got a shot glass.
The final night, number four’s theme was Jerry Maguire, where mini footballs were given.

Once an individual collected all 4 pieces, they were able to come back for “Cruise Night”, where one lucky participant would win a cruise!

Great promotion, right?  What could possibly make it any better?  An insured element, of course!  If you’re running a promotion, the last thing you want is to have to pay out any cash and/or prizes out of your own pocket… so why not leave the risk in the hands of Odds On?

The good news is that you don’t need to be a sports team in order to insure a promotion like this.  No matter what type of business/organization you may be, there’s a great way to turn a brilliant idea such as this one into an insured promotion.  All you have to do is use movies and/or themes that relate to your line of business!

For example, pubs and bars may want to use movies such as Coyote Ugly, Casablanca, Road House or Studio 54.  Keep customers coming back 4 nights in a row to participate in your promotion by giving away memorabilia such as a Fez (Casablanca), a cowboy hat (Coyote Ugly), a copy of Dirty Dancing (RoadHouse) and a miniature disco ball (Studio 54).  Those who have managed to collect all 4 items will be put into a drawing to see which 1 individual will come back to participate in a Pick ‘Til You Win promotion where participants have a chance to win 1 large-valued cruise and 2 smaller-valued cruises!   This same concept can be used for retailers and car dealerships alike — simply choose movies and tangible objects that correlate with your industry.

Casino properties can have a 50’s movie-themed promotion.  Come in on 5 specified dates during the month to collect a toy car with your casino logo (Grease), miniature fake ball and chain (Jail House Rock), white t-shirt (Rebel Without a Cause), pair of fuzzy dice (American Graffiti) and a casino chip with a smiley face on it (Pleasantville).  At the end of the month, those who have all 5 collectibles get to come back for a 50’s-themed VIP party where individuals will have a chance to participate in a Zoom Ball promotion.  If anyone sucks up 6 particular balls into the “zoom zone” (for instance, 5 displaying the Pleasantville smiley face, plus a mega ball which serves as a multiplier), they’re an instant $50,000 winner!

Are you a media professional looking to make a pitch to group of clients?  Why not create a series of remotes built around a group of movies, albums, concerts – you name it!  And then distribute various prizes at live events over the course of a few weeks, with a final “party” at the end of the promotion.

There are endless possibilities for creating a completely customized program based upon your products, your audience and your own creativity!   Give Linda Thomson, or any of our other sales reps a call today to learn more about building your onw  “Collect to Be a Qualifier ” contest. Pick up the phone and dial today at 800-771-0250 or email us.  Whether you’re looking for pricing information or just stumped and need some ideas, we’re to help you with all of your promotional insurance needs!