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Over the last few months my company has been doing monthly drawings to try and drum up more peddler business. So far we have given away a couple $200 Walmart gift cards, a 52 inch TV and some great Rockies tickets.
For the month of July we will be doing another drawing. What kind of prize would y'all wanna win? Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
What about a price increase to dealer level for a certain amount of time.
A grill.
A Cooler.
Tools.
A combination of all 3..
I like your company already. Drawings/giveaways always make me happy.
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Sirscrapalot - Really, you had to see that coming.
I like ryanw's idea. How about If the yard is busy front of the line prevledegs. No waiting.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanw
ya I guess I am with the prices idea but more so on a even level of raising prices so that you can get more people in or maybe putting that money into advertising so its spend better than small giveaways cause as a scrapper say going to the yard that are full time do not want cheap crap to drum up business we want better prices all around vs. having old man winter taking in 10lbs of his copper still and that's the only time in his life he ever will and all a sudden boom winning a tv. coupons and other things are hassels when people want money. better prices and amazing service are the 2 things that will spread word and mouth the fastest.
Free magnets , flashlights , key chain do hickeys . All,with your company logo on them . Maybe even travel cups . Give them something they will reuse with your name on it . Covers a lot of bases and if it stays with them , more people will see it .
Gas cards, grocery cards...the stuff we need to live~! As already mentioned, cash bonuses, cant go wrong with these. I'm a simple person, though, tend to go for the basics!
All the ideas offered are intriguing. Pick one each month~
Gloves, bottle opener, magnet something for everyone with your name on it, and then a giftcard drawing for gas, walmart or food store.
Price increase might be ok with some of you, but hey..if a yard wants to give me a free gas, or food card, a grill, cooler, travel cup, tools, etc...I'd be just as happy.
I don't always want a price increase. Let me win something, an save my cold hard cash! Either way I end up ahead...I had more then before I won.
Sirscrapalot - Tooling around town..ha ha...tooling..
yard over my way just started a punch card program. after 8 punches you receive $20 cash bonus. to get a punch you need 1000 # ferous or 100 pound non ferous
Romantic get away with tickets to Elich Gardens with the children and friends the next day. Or better yet, Elich Gardens tickets on Saturday for kids and friends and the romantic get away Saturday night. One of the friends parents could hold a slumber party to take care of the kids. Just an idea.
There's an idea..if you guys have amusement parks, or something of that nature. Tickets and hotel, or just tickets(up to 4, family. Cheaper more you buy to.) ski resort, etc.
Something different. My issue with an increase in pricing, like Direct suggested is...why even offer it on weights like that? They already get more then the average person I would guess. Unless most of your business is is from businesses. If you target a large consumer base, as in the part timer, full timer, every now an then when I remember I can get money for metal timer, full on businesses, etc. If this is to get new customers to..then little things like a cooler, or the other suggestions bring in even more people.
Just my thoughts, you've done this before. I like that you've given away Rockies tickets, an the other stuff. If I win tickets, or a weekend get away, or a grill..I'm going to use them. If I win cash I feel the need to pay bills, etc instead of going an having some fun.
Oh an hey it's July..Coolers & Grills are always awesome in the summer. Maybe a Green Egg like Parrot I think it was..maybe PTS..You guys confuse me sometimes!
Good luck either way, I expect it to be a success.
Sirscrapalot - No one has probably helped me more with my narcissism than my dog. - Tucker Max
You are in Colorado, how bout some pot.
Trailer.
A Nice trailer should create a good buzz, if placed in a good spot with some flashy advertising although it's a little on the high side money wise. Tools and expendables would be my second but the bigger the prize the more people will talk.
Fix a flat is a big hit at one yard i visit;)
Let the stoned demolition derby begin , I can only imagine the wait @ the yard .Quote:
Originally Posted by pjost
Weight , what... Wait .. What. Dude did I unload ? How did we get to the beginning of terminator 2 ?
I can see a stoner sitting on the scale for a half hour.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Metalbestos
my nephew had on a shirt yesterday that said, " drunks run red lights, pot heads sit there and wait on them to turn green"....
i thought it was very funny,,,i did have to make him change before we went on our pick up though...
Sorry for the "high" jack.
I'd love to win a gift card to Wal_Mart or a Home Depot, I could get food or tools with those or even a grill if the card win was high enough!
As some of you know this is the yard I go to because...
The service is great..
Greeted with a smile and name..
Busy place but efficient and rarely have long wait times..
Equipment available when needed to unload..
Good prices and even better for regulars..
Not sure what else to ask for except that I hope they are around for another 80+ years or at least my life time.
i like magnets,,,and gas cards seem to be the best idea ive heard yet......you can never go wrong with a case xx pocket knife either
tee shirts jackets pants with your company name on them
Tools and magnets are a dime a dozen for a scrapper...I think a trailer, or even a small ATV (only a couple hundred bucks new) would be cool.
Don't listen to me though, I'd be happy with a t-shirt.
Thanks y'all for all the great ideas! Every month we also give away 3 gift bags that include a coupon for a price increase on your next load, magnets, gloves and hats with our logo on them. We also have a monthly BBQ where I give out shirts, hats, magnets, gloves and jackets with our logo on them.
I like the idea of a Home Depot gift card or a gas card. Maybe I will also do some consolation prizes like a cooler filled with tools, fix-a-flat, gloves and other scrapper necessities.
I like your yard, please open one on my sandbar. ;)
Sirscrapalot - STILL filling up the cooler. Storms are serious bizness
Some of the buyers also threw out the idea of giving away a new set of tires. I like that idea, because its probably something every scrapper needs, but always puts off. Maybe I will sweeten the deal with a scrap yard survival kit that includes gloves, hard hat, vest, fix-a-flat and a tire repair kit.
DISCLAIMER: You will not get a flat at my yard (probably). We do a sweep of our whole yard every morning with a huge magnet to pick up nails and screws. The few times my customers have gotten a screw in their tire, I send them to our maintenance shop and our guy plugs the tire free of charge.
My local yard has a points program where you keep a balance through the year. Once you get to 2000 points, you get your choice of a Walmart, Lowes. Outback. or VISA card of $25. I average a card every four to six months. Nice incentive to return often.
I like this idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by snorton1
How do the figure how many points?Quote:
Originally Posted by snorton1
A new yard here is doing the punch card thing, I like it. 20.00 extra on your ticket on the 8th punch. Each load has to be 50.00 or more to get a punch.
Looks like 10 pts. per 100 lbs. of shread, and 2 pts. per each 10 lbs. of other more valuable materials
The only thing our yards have given us (except for free nails in our tyres...)
Is the monogrammed magnet key chain.
Boy those magnet keychains pay off in the next visit alone......
Its very impressive when I pull my keychain out and start checking metal for ferrous...
They KNOW I mean business when I can do that.
Fuel vouchers is a really good idea. Often I pay a friend or such to take me n my metal to the scrapper.
I allways use my 'top off money' to pay them with.
Like I may guess I have $350 worth of scrap, but I guess low so any extra is extra $$.
Thats what I pay my guys petrol and costs with.
Often its exactly what my Ali cans are worth. Since the Ali cans just accumilate, there's no work in it for me.
So, basicly the transport costs are free for me and the guys really happy with his extra bonus.
Oh, incentive for escrap and computers is Cat food. Computer owners are normally Cat people.
Well tires it is for this month...Great prize!