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Category: Contests

What Promotion Incentives Work Best?

We are constantly asked by our clients what promotion incentives work best. Should they give away a lot of small things, or one big thing? What is the ideal value of an incentive or prize? Do small incentives work? Here is a short summary of what promotion incentives work to entice consumers to register for a promotion such as a sweepstakes or contest or loyalty program.   But first, we

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September 5, 2019

How to Create Sweepstakes and Contests So Easy Anyone Can Enter

One of the biggest problems we see with online sweepstakes and contest concepts is that they can get overcomplicated or are run on platforms that the target audience is not using. When that happens, people get confused and do not enter — or worse, start bad-mouthing your brand. It’s time to start creating contests and sweepstakes so easy anyone can enter.   As we like to say, don’t set the

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April 18, 2019

Content Moderation: A Requirement for Social Posts and Contests

  Content moderation has made the headlines lately as social channels like Facebook and Twitter tried to deal with “fake news” stories and inappropriate content. There is a torrent of video and written content being produced and distributed through the various social platforms, and content moderators work around the clock, deciding what needs to be taken down and what can remain. But what about content moderation for your brand’s social

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March 1, 2019

20 Things Small Business Customers Want Out of a Rewards or Loyalty Program

  If you are creating a loyalty program for your best customers, here are 20 things that customers frequently ask for to get them to come back for more: A welcome kit – customized to your business The option to get updates via text, email — or push notifications on an app if you have an app Rewards bucks/points to spend on items in your store Exclusive discounts Exclusive offers

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February 4, 2019

Paying for Votes Doesn’t Pay Off

  If you are lucky enough to be a finalist in a contest you might think about going to extraordinary lengths to win — like paying for votes. But what really works and what is a bad idea? Before you get yourself into trouble and get disqualified, you should consult the official rules of the contest. The rules outline all the ways you could get disqualified for cheating, and some

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January 31, 2019

10 Holiday Prize Ideas for Your Next Sweepstakes

  Fall has finally arrived, which means the holidays are just around the corner. Haunted houses, turkey, and Santa Claus are on your customers’ minds – make their dreams come true by offering prizes they would want in your upcoming promotion. Here are some holiday prize ideas for your next sweepstakes: For Halloween: 1. Pumpkin Picking/Hay Ride Trip It’s not fall until leaves have fallen and you have a pumpkin

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October 12, 2017

What Should Be Required for a Sweepstakes Entry?

This post covering what information should be required for a sweepstakes entry was contributed by Cheryl Thornton, Account Director. We have written about data collection in a past article, but since this is a major concern for both Sponsors and consumers alike, we wanted to discuss the topic further. Before the recent issues of privacy concerns and new privacy regulations, the required standard information – also known as “PII”, or

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October 10, 2017

Win Experiential Marketing with Legal Giveaways

Experiential Marketing is all about brands creating exciting or memorable experiences for their customer, or potential customers, in order to increase brand affinity. These experiences can be in the form of a limited mini-experience like a meet and greet or surprise freebie in-store, or part of a larger event such as a branded booth at a big sporting event, or even as a large event where the brand is the

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October 9, 2017

Criteria for Judging a Video Contest

Fae Savignano, Marden-Kane SVP, provides this in depth post on video contest criteria. Marden-Kane has provided you with information about “Good Criteria for Judging a Contest” and a follow-up article on “Criteria for Judging a Photo Contest,” well what about Video Contests? I’m glad you asked. Taking into account all of the previously suggested Judging Criteria in the articles above that may also apply to a Video Entry including some

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June 27, 2017

10 Necessary Features of an Online Contest Judging Tool

Sometimes a client comes to us with a technical vendor who has an online judging tool they plan to use. The problem with that scenario is that their vendor typically thinks like a technical expert and not like a contest expert. We believe that judging should be approached from a marketing perspective as well as a technical perspective! And the online judging tool should be built accordingly — like the

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May 4, 2017
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What Promotion Incentives Work Best?

We are constantly asked by our clients what promotion incentives work best. Should they give away a lot of small

Read More

How to Create Sweepstakes and Contests So Easy Anyone Can Enter

One of the biggest problems we see with online sweepstakes and contest concepts is that they can get overcomplicated or

Read More

Content Moderation: A Requirement for Social Posts and Contests

  Content moderation has made the headlines lately as social channels like Facebook and Twitter tried to deal with “fake

Read More

20 Things Small Business Customers Want Out of a Rewards or Loyalty Program

  If you are creating a loyalty program for your best customers, here are 20 things that customers frequently ask

Read More

Paying for Votes Doesn’t Pay Off

  If you are lucky enough to be a finalist in a contest you might think about going to extraordinary

Read More

10 Holiday Prize Ideas for Your Next Sweepstakes

  Fall has finally arrived, which means the holidays are just around the corner. Haunted houses, turkey, and Santa Claus

Read More

What Should Be Required for a Sweepstakes Entry?

This post covering what information should be required for a sweepstakes entry was contributed by Cheryl Thornton, Account Director. We

Read More

Win Experiential Marketing with Legal Giveaways

Experiential Marketing is all about brands creating exciting or memorable experiences for their customer, or potential customers, in order to

Read More

Criteria for Judging a Video Contest

Fae Savignano, Marden-Kane SVP, provides this in depth post on video contest criteria. Marden-Kane has provided you with information about

Read More

10 Necessary Features of an Online Contest Judging Tool

Sometimes a client comes to us with a technical vendor who has an online judging tool they plan to use.

Read More
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