Case studies: Experience prizes

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Examples of promotions using experience prizes.

Nestlé Maltesers

An in-store consumer promotion throughout Morrisons stores.

At point of sale consumers picked up a promotional leaflet, which they needed to complete and select which 'ultimate light moment' they would like to win, in order to enter into a free prize draw.

The varied prizes on offer inlcuded a flotation tank course, hang gliding course, hot air balloon trip and London helicopter tour.

Nestle Maltesers promotional leaflet
HP promotional leaflet

HP

A consumer promotion where consumers purchasing a select range of HP digital products, at 'demonstrator days' over the Christmas period, were given an HP experience gift.

There were three gift packs available at £45, £95 and £160, which were awarded according to level of spend. Over 5,000 packs were awarded over the promotional period.

Canderel

This promotion was designed to drive trial of Canderel with a theme of 'indulgent and delicious'. The prizes had to capture the essence of 'feeling good about oneself'.

Consumers were directed to a bespoke website to enter a code (from the promotional pack) to see if they had won a free health and beauty treatment or personal shopping experience.

Canderel promotional website
Cadbury's Wispa promotional website

Cadbury's Wispa

This online promotion offered a range of ultimate 80s prizes to celebrate the re-launch of Wispa.

By registering online consumers could win a top prize based around ultimate 80s experiences:

  • Be a maverick for a day and fly a jet
  • Learn 80s moves with a dancer from the hit show Dirty Dancing
  • 80s day off with a Ferrari experience

Supported by a range of runner-up prizes which included 80s kits, consisting of 80s DVDs, 80s puzzle cubes, Wispa mugs and Wispa sweatbands.

Some of these projects were run in partnership with an agency.