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The IPM And Automated Competition Entry Services

Posted on: September 29th, 2011

Compers may well be familiar with The Institute of Promotional Marketing (The IPM). They’re the people to turn to when a competition or promotion goes wrong. We contacted them recently regarding automated competition entry services. Back in 2009 (then as The ISP) they warned via Marketing Week that “fraudulent multiple entries is threatening online competitions …

Spot The Difference Competition

Posted on: September 24th, 2011

To end our first week of starting to let promoters know about automated entry competition services we’re having a spot the difference competition. It involves one of the sites, Prize Draw Centre. They’re the ones who seem to ignore competition terms and conditions about accepting automated entries! Anyway – here’s the competition! Image 1 – …

A Challenge To Automated Competition Entry Services!

Posted on: September 22nd, 2011

Our campaign to get compers and promoters aware about automated entry services and how they impact comping is well underway. The good news, is that one of our competitors, Accolade Publishing, are getting behind it too. Plus compers are emailing promoters and already there’s been some positive feedback. We’re pleased to say that although a …

Time To Add “No Automated Entries” To Your Rules!

Posted on: September 19th, 2011

This weekend we kicked off a campaign to get promoter’s to start including one simple line of text in their online prize draw rules. If they don’t already do so we want all sites that run online competitions to include “automated/bulk entries and entries from third parties are not permitted” as part of the terms …

Automatic Competition Entry – Justifiable?

Posted on: September 15th, 2011

One thing that’s been a mild irritation to us since we started highlighting automated entry services here on Loquax is the lack of comment from other publications. Given that automated services impact upon sites like ourselves from a business level plus it impacts on the hobby of the very people who enjoy competitions you’d have …

You Could Be The Next Gavin From Autoglass (Sort Of!)

Posted on: September 14th, 2011

Autoglass are on the search for the next Autoglass TV star and they’re using a competition on Facebook to find them! You could possibly be appearing in an advert with Gavin from Autoglass as he fills your windscreen crack with his special resin! Actually that’s not likely to happen as Gavin seems to have been …

It’s National Cupcake Week!

Posted on: September 12th, 2011

It’s National Cupcake Week! It’s been organised by British Baker magazine to “celebrate the nation’s fanaticism with this glorious sweet bakery product”. In celebration of that celebration we thought we’d take a look and see what cupcake and cake themed competitions we could find for you. The bad news is that there aren’t that many …

Harvester Super Sundae Winner Is Announced

Posted on: September 9th, 2011

Recently, Harvester ran a competition and invited entrants to come up with their next Super Sundae. The competition closed on the 13th August, but the votes have been counted and verified and the winner has been announced as Pauline Kelly. Her creation of the Chocolate Cookie Dough Sundae attracted the most votes. According to Harvester …

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