Topic

Sweepstakes

  • Sweeping Reform

    Legislators are moving ahead with sweepstakes restrictions. Speak now, or forever hold your sweeps.How broadly – and how tightly – should legislators

  • Sweeping the Nation

    “It takes guts for a company to say it’s got the hottest-selling product in the industry,” says Evans Manufacturing’s Tom Ngo, “but we’re shipping a million

  • Game Commentary

    Are games, contests, and sweepstakes suffering from overexposure? Respondents to a recent promo Readers’ Poll said they believe that the popular promotions’

  • Sweep Surprises

    This month’s cover story reports that sweepstakes are hotter than ever, up at least 15 percent, according to the fulfillment executives who mail out the

  • Winners are few and lawyers dogging them many, so why are sweepstakes on a rampage?

    The number of sweepstakes promotions being offered by marketers has grown at least 15 percent over the last eight to 12 months, according to a promo poll

  • Sweeps Operators Beware: The Law is Watching

    Past editions of this column have discussed the possibility of greater government scrutiny for the promotion marketing industry. While I could not pinpoint

  • Sweepstakes, Keepstakes, Or Sleepstakes?

    Much of promotion is waste. Take couponing. More than 90 percent of all coupons are delivered by FSIs, which achieve a reported 1.4% redemption rate.

  • United’s Taste Test

    United Airlines has proven that the way to a passenger’s wallet is through his stomach.The Chicago-based airline found that it could earn another $2.4

  • General Mills Plays Games

    General Mills of Minneapolis and Sony Computer Entertainment of Foster City, CA, joined on a three-month promotion offering $5 coupons good for PlayStation

  • Taking the Suds Out of Sweepstakes

    Without warning, authorities in various states have taken a sudden, renewed interest in the marketing of alcoholic beverages. These initiatives have compelled