Comments for Spark and Fuse http://www.sparkandfuse.com event management, prize draw, competition Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:24:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on How to win on Twitter! by admin http://www.sparkandfuse.com/2012/01/19/how-to-win-on-twitter/#comment-1191 admin Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:24:24 +0000 http://www.sparkandfuse.com/?p=2615#comment-1191 Thanks for your comment Maggie. You can contact us at bright.sparks@sparkandfuse.com or on Twitter @sparkandfuse. Keep us posted! Thanks for your comment Maggie. You can contact us at bright.sparks@sparkandfuse.com or on Twitter @sparkandfuse. Keep us posted!

]]> Comment on How to win on Twitter! by Maggie http://www.sparkandfuse.com/2012/01/19/how-to-win-on-twitter/#comment-1190 Maggie Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:57:29 +0000 http://www.sparkandfuse.com/?p=2615#comment-1190 I can remember lots of instances like this on twitter. I have bookmarked this page and if I see any others, I will let you know. I can remember lots of instances like this on twitter. I have bookmarked this page and if I see any others, I will let you know.

]]> Comment on How to win on Twitter! by admin http://www.sparkandfuse.com/2012/01/19/how-to-win-on-twitter/#comment-1144 admin Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:40:16 +0000 http://www.sparkandfuse.com/?p=2615#comment-1144 Thanks for the feedback. We totally agree and wish that everyone would take prize promotion compliance as seriously as we do. Thanks for the feedback.

We totally agree and wish that everyone would take prize promotion compliance as seriously as we do.

]]> Comment on How to win on Twitter! by Ste Appleton http://www.sparkandfuse.com/2012/01/19/how-to-win-on-twitter/#comment-1143 Ste Appleton Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:32:18 +0000 http://www.sparkandfuse.com/?p=2615#comment-1143 It's great to see a proper 'grown up' discussion about this subject. Some promoters are clearly flouting their own T&C in Twitter competitions and people who question them on this are often dismissed as digruntled sore losers. If T&C's were clear and adhered to then everyone would be happy. I think some companies fail to see just how powerful this new fangled 'social media' malarkey can be! The comping community are quite a close knit bunch and word soon gets round. And boy, does news travel fast as Lynn said. Bad news travels even faster.... Choosing a winner that hasn't tweeted or doesn't follow can only damage the organiser's reputation and will surely cost them more in the long run than the price of an iPad or smartphone or a years supply of tasty treats, so why bother running bogus competitions? The only way to run a competition is to run it fairly & here's to the ones who do. I really do encourage anyone to contact the IPM if there seems to be sufficient evidence that an organiser has been running a suspect competition, it's a simple process and they are interested in your thoughts about these competitions - I've done a few now..... Thank you spark&fuse :O) It’s great to see a proper ‘grown up’ discussion about this subject. Some promoters are clearly flouting their own T&C in Twitter competitions and people who question them on this are often dismissed as digruntled sore losers. If T&C’s were clear and adhered to then everyone would be happy.
I think some companies fail to see just how powerful this new fangled ‘social media’ malarkey can be! The comping community are quite a close knit bunch and word soon gets round. And boy, does news travel fast as Lynn said. Bad news travels even faster….
Choosing a winner that hasn’t tweeted or doesn’t follow can only damage the organiser’s reputation and will surely cost them more in the long run than the price of an iPad or smartphone or a years supply of tasty treats, so why bother running bogus competitions?
The only way to run a competition is to run it fairly & here’s to the ones who do.
I really do encourage anyone to contact the IPM if there seems to be sufficient evidence that an organiser has been running a suspect competition, it’s a simple process and they are interested in your thoughts about these competitions – I’ve done a few now…..

Thank you spark&fuse :O)

]]> Comment on How to win on Twitter! by CoffeeCurls http://www.sparkandfuse.com/2012/01/19/how-to-win-on-twitter/#comment-1136 CoffeeCurls Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:23:24 +0000 http://www.sparkandfuse.com/?p=2615#comment-1136 God that's dreadful, how on earth did they think they'd get away with it. Like most situations in life honest and integrity count for a lot! God that’s dreadful, how on earth did they think they’d get away with it.

Like most situations in life honest and integrity count for a lot!

]]> Comment on How to win on Twitter! by admin http://www.sparkandfuse.com/2012/01/19/how-to-win-on-twitter/#comment-1135 admin Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:05:03 +0000 http://www.sparkandfuse.com/?p=2615#comment-1135 Thanks for the feedback, Lynne. We’d love to see everyone on Twitter running their prize promotion to code. Some companies simply don’t know that certain procedures must be followed, while there are others who, unfortunately, just think it doesn’t really matter. But as you rightly point out, word travels fast in the Twitterverse and if people can’t trust a company to run a prize draw legitimately, then they won’t trust the company’s goods or services, either. Thanks for the feedback, Lynne. We’d love to see everyone on Twitter running their prize promotion to code. Some companies simply don’t know that
certain procedures must be followed, while there are others who, unfortunately, just think it doesn’t really matter. But as you rightly point out, word travels fast in the Twitterverse and if people can’t trust a company to run a prize draw legitimately, then they won’t trust the company’s goods or services, either.

]]> Comment on How to win on Twitter! by Lynn Fancy http://www.sparkandfuse.com/2012/01/19/how-to-win-on-twitter/#comment-1134 Lynn Fancy Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:14:17 +0000 http://www.sparkandfuse.com/?p=2615#comment-1134 This is absolutely brilliant! This really needed to be put out there, I comp as a hobby and I also shop a great deal online. My hobby has found me some amazing companies that I will always go to first for the products I need. Without their competitions I probably would never have heard of most of them. Unfortunately badly run competitions are prevalent on Twitter - it seems a good idea at the time, but if it does turn out badly the company is in for a shock. News travels so fast on Twitter! To be honest though I watch to see how the companies that have got in to problems deal with it, that for me is the cruncher - if they don't treat the complaints and potential customers with respect and good customer service then unfortunately in this economic crunch time - they won't be in business for long! Well done Spark and Fuse! This is absolutely brilliant! This really needed to be put out there, I comp as a hobby and I also shop a great deal online. My hobby has found me some amazing companies that I will always go to first for the products I need. Without their competitions I probably would never have heard of most of them.
Unfortunately badly run competitions are prevalent on Twitter – it seems a good idea at the time, but if it does turn out badly the company is in for a shock. News travels so fast on Twitter! To be honest though I watch to see how the companies that have got in to problems deal with it, that for me is the cruncher – if they don’t treat the complaints and potential customers with respect and good customer service then unfortunately in this economic crunch time – they won’t be in business for long! Well done Spark and Fuse!

]]> Comment on Is there a difference between a prize draw and a competition? by Spark & Fuse Marketing. Prize draws and competitions. http://www.sparkandfuse.com/2010/10/08/is-there-a-difference-between-a-prize-draw-and-a-competition/#comment-516 Spark & Fuse Marketing. Prize draws and competitions. Tue, 24 May 2011 16:39:59 +0000 http://www.sparkandfuse.com/?p=1479#comment-516 [...] you’re running a straight prize draw or more complex competition (don’t know the difference? Click here), Facebook expects you to follow these guidelines or could suspend your page. For example, [...] [...] you’re running a straight prize draw or more complex competition (don’t know the difference? Click here), Facebook expects you to follow these guidelines or could suspend your page. For example, [...]

]]> Comment on Digital promotions now under ASA remit by Spark & Fuse Marketing. Prize draws and competitions. http://www.sparkandfuse.com/2011/04/13/digital-promotions-now-under-asa-remit/#comment-515 Spark & Fuse Marketing. Prize draws and competitions. Tue, 24 May 2011 16:34:54 +0000 http://www.sparkandfuse.com/?p=2090#comment-515 [...] be aware that not only will it come under the remit of the Advertising Standard Authority (click here for more details), but Facebook itself levies strict conditions for such a promotion. Whether you’re running a [...] [...] be aware that not only will it come under the remit of the Advertising Standard Authority (click here for more details), but Facebook itself levies strict conditions for such a promotion. Whether you’re running a [...]

]]> Comment on Tesco magazine Mum of the Year 2011 highlights by Lorraine http://www.sparkandfuse.com/2011/02/28/tesco-magazine-mum-of-the-year-2011-2/#comment-317 Lorraine Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:24:46 +0000 http://www.sparkandfuse.com/?p=2004#comment-317 It was a fantastic day a once in a lifetime experience congratulations to all the mums and very well done to spark & fuse for all the hard work put into organising the day. It was a fantastic day a once in a lifetime experience congratulations to all the mums and very well done to spark & fuse for all the hard work put into organising the day.

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