Contest Ideas

Every spring, the world turns collective attention to the NCAA college basketball tournament. Consumers invest time and attention filling out their bracket promotions, hoping to pick the winners in the pool of 64 teams...

Every spring, the sports world becomes obsessed with the NCAA college basketball championship tournament. The enthusiasm spreads well beyond sports fans as millions complete a tournament bracket. It is a perfect promotion opportunity. Call...

Beat the Bank is a great contest because it's easy to play, adds drama on the air and offers the appeal of a large prize without having to pay off every time. The promotion works...

Crack the Code is one of the stickiest promotions on the radio. If you do it right, it engages listeners, seducing them into more and more appointment tune ins, and gives you a dynamic...

High Low is a great radio promotion that has been around for decades, and has proven to be a winner every time it's played. There are many reasons it works, but the most important is...

The Secret Sound can be a simple feature on a radio show as a daily or weekly game. Or it could expand into a major promotion. In this article, I explain how to play The...

The Phrase That Pays is a branding campaign with a cash incentive to repeat the station’s key positioning statement, causing listeners to pay attention, learn, recite and recall a slogan. If you're in a diary...

You may have heard about Z90/San Diego’s incredible promotion called Epic 48, which turned out to be the first of a series of campaigns. Each is an amazing radio promotion on it's own, but the...

A measure of what makes a great promotion is the ability to create excitement on the air while inspiring your audience to actively participate and share. That's what The Who's On promotion can do...

Tug at the heart and listeners will never forget. Add Cash for Christmas and you have the potential of a powerful, memorable on-air contest. This article explains how to execute a promotion called Cash for...