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  • Amazon Launches Self-Serve Giveaway Promotion Tool

    Amazon just launched a new tool for hosting giveaways. It can be used by pretty much anyone, including brands, bloggers, authors, artists, non-profits, etc. This pretty much sums it up:

    “The idea of running giveaway promotions is easy. They are a really effective way to attract attention and build engagement, but giveaways often come with hidden costs and complexities which makes the reality of running one hard,” said Steve Shure, Vice President Consumer Marketing at Amazon. “Amazon Giveaway is the first self-service tool that takes care of all the hard work of a giveaway, from setting up all of the rules to shipping prizes directly to winners.”

    To use the tool, just go to Amazon.com/giveaway or find an eligible item on Amazon and click “set up a giveaway” near the bottom of the product detail page. Hosts determine giveaway details, enter custom content, and decide if prizes will go to a bunch of people or just a few. As a host, you’ll get a unique link you can share with your audience however you like.

    According to Amazon, the word “giveaway” is mentioned over a million times every day across social media channels like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

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  • StumbleUpon Is Giving Away Prizes For Stumbling

    StumbleUpon launched a sweepstakes this week, in which it is giving away prizes to users simply for stumbling. It started on Tuesday, but it is going on through Wednesday and Thursday.

    They’re giving away prizes like a $100 Amex Gift Card and a NOOK HD – 8GB.

    Each day, they’re putting out a List Of The Day with what they consider to be some of the best stumbles of the year. The lists can be found on the sweepstakes page. You can just stumble through the list, and winners will stumble upon the prize somewhere in the mix.

    The lists are published at midnight.

    “The odds of winning a prize depend on the total number of users who participate in the Sweepstakes each day of the Sweepstakes,” the company says. “No cash or other substitution of prizes is permitted, except at the sole option of StumbleUpon for a prize of equal or greater value. StumbleUpon will not replace any lost or stolen prizes. Winners are solely responsible for any and all federal, state, provincial and local taxes, if any, that apply to prizes.”

    Winners will be notified by email within seven days.

  • SXSW 2012: Experience Austin Like a Local

    SXSW 2012: Experience Austin Like a Local

    Eloqua is giving people that are attending South By Southwest (SXSW) the chance to experience Austin like a local. The company is holding a sweepstakes with prize packs that have something for every kind of SXSW fan — music lovers, film buffs and tech geeks.

    Eloqua’s “Experience Austin Like a Local” sweepstakes is intended to give people a truly local SXSW. Those who enter select whether they want to win The Techpreneur, The Filmnatic or The Musicinado prize pack. Also, anyone — even if they can’t make it SXSW — gets a shot at winning the grand prize of Austin goodies: a $250 voucher at the San Jose Hotel, $100 to spend at the Texas Chili Parlor and tickets for two at Esther’s Follies.

    The company along with partner Bulldog Solutions is also giving SXSW Interactive attendees a chance to party like a local with a Happy Hour event at Club Deville right in downtown Austin. (RSVP for free here.)

    Eloqua will also feature at two SXSW Interactive panel sessions. Joe Chernov, Eloqua’s Vice President of Content Marketing, will join a panel of experts from The Next Web, JESS3 and Unified for the “State of Social Marketing” session on Sunday, March 11. Eloqua’s Corporate Reporter, Jesse Noyes, will sit on a panel with experts from Twitter, MarketingProfs and Contently at the “Brand Journalism in the Real World” event on Monday, March 12.

  • Office Depot Launches Facebook Sweepstakes

    Office Depot has launched a Facebook sweepstakes with the goal to find “America’s Messiest Office.”

    From today through January 31st, users can upload a photo of their messy, unorganized office space or desk to Office Depot’s Facebook page for a chance to win a variety of prizes.

    The grand prize winner of “America’s Messiest Office” sweepstakes will win a $10,000 office makeover. Additionally, 10 visitors daily will win a $100 Office Depot gift card, and everyone who submits a messy office photo will receive a special Office Depot coupon good for a future purchase.

     

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    Visitors to Office Depot’s “America’s Messiest Office” Facebook tab will also be able to view and post comments on other messy office photos, browse and purchase an    assortment of products.

    “We are in the midst of National Get Organized Month, and Office Depot wants to help our customers kick off the new year with a commitment to getting organized,” said Jeff Herbert, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Office Depot.

    “Through this exciting new promotion, one lucky winner will walk away with a dream office that is sure to help them work smarter in the new year.”