Whenever we visit a supermarket, there always seems to be some kind of event going on where the shoppers have to put a ticket into the appropriate container so that someone will end up with some great prizes. A sweepstake entry box is there not only to encourage people to keep coming back to the store, they can also be used as promotional displays to bring the attention of the shoppers to some special offer or discounted purchase too.

What companies do first is to decide on the type of competition that they want to run. The larger the prize, the more difficult they tend to make the questions or tasks that the consumer has to perform. Sometimes though, this is merely a ploy to get people to fill in their details so that their shopping habits can be tracked. These competitions tend to be just putting till receipts, with details of the shopper on, into the provided receptacles.

The shop will then have to decide if they want to advertise special offers and the like since these receptacles can be printed up in any kind of design that is required. If this is a countrywide chain of shops which wants to run a major promotion, then the unit price of each will come down to manageable levels for sure.

On the other hand, it may be that the shop just wants to push certain goods, perhaps because of a surplus, so they tend to have folded containers which are put in place just for the duration of the offer. They can be quite strong since they come in corrugated cardboard, with several strengthening strips stuck along the back and bottom, so they can withstand some weight. Since the promotional goods are normally known up front, they can order whatever size they want to ensure that they get the best use possible out of it before it has to be discarded.

Most companies, through the insistence of their customers, have to adhere to certain ‘green’ rules these days. This means then that instead of using up resources to have more permanent fixtures, they must use things that eventually can be recycled.

There are companies which produce these kinds of disposal accoutrement for shops and outlets everywhere. In fact, they are so well organized that they usually have first class designers to decorate the outside and make the whole thing stand up to some punishment too. All the buyers have to do is to decide on what size and shape they want, or ask for directions on this, and let the designers come up with a sample for them to see.

Many of these outfits now operate online so there is no need for salesmen to come and pitch to the client anymore. Details are filled in online, questions asked, and the whole thing can be ordered and delivered without anyone seeing one another face to face. Some stock designs are already available so it may well be just a case of choosing one of these and having designs printed on.

Author Bio: Brad Carver recently purchased and set up a sweepstake entry box at the office of the high school where his baseball team was conducting a fundraiser. His wife set up several promotional displays introducing the high school musical to the local community.

Category: Marketing
Keywords: sweepstakes entry box,promotional displays