Raffles and door prizes always add a bit of excitement to any event, whether it’s a charity fundraiser, company holiday party, fair or carnival, anniversary celebration at bar or restaurant, or special promotion for a business, like a car dealership. Prizes serve as great incentive for people to attend an event. Who doesn’t love to hear their name called and win a great prize?
Tabbed wristbands are an economical way to keep raffle and door prize drawings organized. They also prevent the people who enter from losing their tickets. There are no tickets to lose. When someone purchases a raffle entry or enters a door prize drawing, they are given a tabbed wristband. The tear-off tab has a number imprinted on it that matches the number imprinted on the wristband itself. The numbered tab is removed and entered into the drawing, while the tabbed wristband is securely fastened around the wrist.
Whether the event lasts an evening, like a charity fundraiser, or all day, like a local fair, people can just glance at their wrist when a winning number is called. There’s no digging through pockets, wallets and purses. No lost tickets. No missing out on fabulous prizes.
Tabbed wristbands also come in multi-tab designs. This is beneficial when people want to purchase more than just one raffle ticket. Why not increase the odds of winning a prize, right? For each raffle ticket they purchase, a numbered tab is removed from their tabbed wristband and then placed into the drawing. All the matching numbers are imprinted on their tabbed wristband. You can get up to five tabs on a tabbed wristband. If someone wants to purchase more than five raffle tickets, they just get another tabbed wristband. Easy!
Tabbed wristbands come in a wide variety of vibrant, solid colors. To add more fun and flair, custom imprint logos, coupons, or quick response (QR) codes onto tabbed wristbands. Doing so enables you to further promote the brand or cause. You will make a strong impact with guests and participants by reinforcing your branding message.
Custom imprinting on tabbed wristbands is an effective way to get raffle participants and guests who are eligible for door prizes to take action. Imprint the charity or company logo, along with a QR code that, when scanned with their Android or iPhone, takes people to the appropriate Facebook page where they can “like” the brand. When the number on their tabbed wristband is called as the winner, they can post what they won, who gave it to them, where they’re at, how much fun they’re having and how great the company is or what an incredible cause it is.
Another way to put tabbed wristbands to work for you is by selling advertising space to sponsors. This strategy may help cover the cost of the tabbed wristbands. In fact, you might even make a profit. Or, maybe you want to do an exchange. If a sponsor donates a prize worth X amount of dollars to the raffle or door prize drawing they get to advertise on the tabbed wristbands.
Sponsors can have their logo and a coupon or promotion imprinted on the tabbed wristbands. It could be something as simple as, “Come to our store, show us your wristband, get 20% off any purchase!” or “Show us this wristband, buy one item full price, get $20 off 2nd item.” Sponsors can also take advantage of QR codes with an invitation to follow them on Twitter or like them on Facebook to get exclusive discounts.
Any way you cut it, custom imprinting on tabbed wristbands is strategic branding. It’s like a walking, talking mini billboard. When people have a great time at an event, they are likely to hold onto the memory for a while. When that happens, as it often does, the tabbed wristband will stay on the guest’s wrist for a while. Especially, if it looks cool with a great logo or useful coupon. Winning a prize would be an added bonus!
The fun colors of tabbed wristbands with custom imprinting will catch the eyes of family, friends and acquaintances at work, the grocery store, the gym, the hair salon, the mall and more. Curiosity will be struck. Questions will be asked. Whether they won a prize at the event or not, guests will provide a positive testimonial of your brand and sponsors. Word-of-mouth advertising is powerful.
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