This free prize draw is operated by Unmissable (’the promoter’).

Entry is open to all named direct entrants of the Unmissable prize industry survey aged 18 or over (‘the participant’). The promotion excludes Unmissable employees and the immediate families of the Promoter, its agents or anyone else professionally connected with the promotion.

Entries accepted until 5pm on 31st May 2012 (the “promotional period”).

Maximum of 1 entry per person, no purchase necessary.

Prizes include: 2 x tickets to see Madonna in Hyde Park on 17th July 2012, office pamper party, masterclass for 1 at The Ginstitute, London, overnight taxi camping experience, synchronised swimming experience for 1, 2 x cricket tickets. Prizes are as stated and are non transferable. Individual prizes may have specific terms and conditions relating to usage or other elements.

The winner will be selected in a random draw on 1st June 2012 by an independent adjudicator. Winner will be notified by telephone and a confirmation email sent.

The winner’s name and county will be available upon request by brilliantideas@unmissable.com for a period of 3 months following the closing date.

Any winner who cannot be contacted within 24 hours of the draw may be disqualified and the prize allocated to a reserve winner until such time as a winner can be successfully contacted. If you win a prize, you agree to take part in reasonable publicity at no expense to the promoter.

No cash or other alternative will be provided, except in the event that the prize is not available Unmissable reserves the right to replace the prize with an alternative of equal or greater value.

Prize will be delivered to the winner within 28 days.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Promoter shall not be liable for any loss, damage or death resulting from acceptance or participation of any prize.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Promoter accepts no responsibility or liability for lost, late, damaged, corrupted or misdirected entries and the Promoter is not responsible for any late or misdirected delivery of communications (email or otherwise), except in the event of wilful intent on the part of the Promoter or its agents.

By entering you agree to the use of your personal data for the sole purpose of processing and performing this offer, for (direct) marketing and quality control analysis, for conducting market research and improving the Promoter’s products and/or services. The Promoter and its agents are responsible for storing, processing and transferring the participant’s personal data and for registering the participant’s consent to this. Participants have the right to obtain information about their data and - if necessary - request rectification or removal of their data held by the Promoter by writing : brilliantideas@unmissable.com.

By entering this promotion you agree to these term and conditions which will at that time become binding between you and the Promoter. The promoter reserves the right to verify the identity of the entrant, vary the terms of entry or cancel the draw at any time without prior notice.

Some latest winners escapades received in today.  These lucky Braun winners were jetted off by plane, then by helicopter, to the Millionaire’s playground of Monte Carlo.  Not surprisingly they had a mind-blowing time.  Especially their guided Ferrari  tour of the local area, by the looks of this photo…

“I have just returned from this wonderful Monaco prize trip and would like to thank you and Braun for the terrific experience.

The ride in the red Ferrari and the helicopter ride were the highlights of a thoroughly enjoyable stay.  See photo.”

If you’re a fan of gin, which I very much am (but not such a huge fan of the after effects!) you need to head down to the Portobello star to partake in their Ginstitute which provides a better understanding of the true spirit of London. And well this year is all about London and best of British what with that little event I think they’re calling the Olympics and the celebration of that sweet little old lady we call queen.

Patrons begin their spirituous journey in london’s second smallest museum – the ginstitute with a whirlwind history of gin, which spans one thousand years (almost).

Lubrication to your education is provided by resident gin instructor Jake F Burger (quality name!).

History lesson over, it’s now time for science upstairs in the still room. Ginterns will test their senses with a tutored tasting and nosing of the botanical ingredients of london dry gin – ready to create their own bespoke, one-of-a-kind, unique and hopefully delicious gin.

To mark their graduation from the ginstitute, students will be presented with a full-size bottle of their own personal gin, the recipe of which will be kept on file for you to reorder as often as you need. And no doubt kept in your desk drawer for when the need takes over!

With this monsoon weather showing no sign of letting up, we don’t know about you but we’re sick of getting to work looking as if we’ve had a fight with a puddle.

We know style is important to you & feel you may need cheering up, so this month we’re offering one lucky person the chance to win a fab pair of Hunter wellies! The perfect way to beat the April power showers.

And if you’re working on your next campaign, give us a call & we can give it some welly with our award winning prize & incentive ideas.

To be in with a chance of staying dry, email brilliantideas@unmissable.com & let us know your favourite way to spend a rainy day. The lucky winner will be chosen at random on Friday 4th May. Entries to be in by midday that day.

Prize Draw contest - Terms & Conditions

This free prize draw is operated by Unmissable (’the promoter’).

Entry is open to all named direct recipients of the Unmissable newsletter aged 18 or over (‘the participant’). The promotion excludes Unmissable employees and the immediate families of the Promoter, its agents or anyone else professionally connected with the promotion.

Entries accepted until midday on 5th April 2012 (the “promotional period”).

Maximum of 1 entry per person, no purchase necessary.

Prize includes: I picnic hamper. Prizes are as stated and are non transferable. Individual prizes may have specific terms and conditions relating to usage or other elements.

The winner will be selected in a random draw on 5th April 2012 by an independent adjudicator. Winner will be notified by telephone and a confirmation email sent.

The winner’s name and county will be available upon request by brilliantideas@unmissable.com for a period of 3 months following the closing date.

Any winner who cannot be contacted within 24 hours of the draw may be disqualified and the prize allocated to a reserve winner until such time as a winner can be successfully contacted. If you win a prize, you agree to take part in reasonable publicity at no expense to the promoter.

No cash or other alternative will be provided, except in the event that the prize is not available Unmissable reserves the right to replace the prize with an alternative of equal or greater value.

Prize will be delivered to the winner within 28 days.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Promoter shall not be liable for any loss, damage or death resulting from acceptance or participation of any prize.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Promoter accepts no responsibility or liability for lost, late, damaged, corrupted or misdirected entries and the Promoter is not responsible for any late or misdirected delivery of communications (email or otherwise), except in the event of wilful intent on the part of the Promoter or its agents.

By entering you agree to the use of your personal data for the sole purpose of processing and performing this offer, for (direct) marketing and quality control analysis, for conducting market research and improving the Promoter’s products and/or services. The Promoter and its agents are responsible for storing, processing and transferring the participant’s personal data and for registering the participant’s consent to this. Participants have the right to obtain information about their data and - if necessary - request rectification or removal of their data held by the Promoter by writing : brilliantideas@unmissable.com.

By entering this promotion you agree to these term and conditions which will at that time become binding between you and the Promoter. The promoter reserves the right to verify the identity of the entrant, vary the terms of entry or cancel the draw at any time without prior notice.

The Promoter: Unmissable Ltd, Unit 12, Deane House Studios, Greenwood Place, London, NW5 1LB

If you’re looking for a creative prize aimed at busy Mums &  kids, we may have found you the solution with our fantastic new film school workshops.

Working with a film school specifically aimed at youngsters, Unmissable can offer workshops for 7-16 year olds in film making, animation & acting. Each workshop will teach new skills as well as helping children to boost creativity & develop teamwork. For a group of children, we can arrange  a private party where children will get to make their own movie taking part in directing & shooting as well as making a star appearance. Parents can get to watch a rough cut of the film at the end in a special cast & crew screening as well as taking a copy of the film home on DVD.

Definitely something to keep them quiet in the school holidays. Now that’s a wrap.

]]> http://www.unmissable.com/blog/2012/04/unmissable-product-exclusive-film-school-workshops-for-kids/feed/ http://www.unmissable.com/blog/2012/03/win-an-unmissable-perfect-picnic-weather-not-included/ http://www.unmissable.com/blog/2012/03/win-an-unmissable-perfect-picnic-weather-not-included/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:06:09 +0000 Justine http://www.unmissable.com/blog/?p=3694 The balmy spring weather this week has got us all thinking about summer hasn’t it?  All over the country, BBQs are being dusted off & flip flops being retrieved from the back of wardrobes as we speak.

So to celebrate the sunshine, we thought we’d give away a delicious British picnic hamper. Presented in a gorgeous basket tied with a Union Jack ribbon, it contains all you need for the perfect picnic, from superbly crisp champagne to glorious vintage cheddar. We’ll even include some bunting so you can make a real party of it!

From parks to peaks, we’re sure you’ll agree with us that the UK is blessed with some perfect picnic spots. In fact one of them, Hampstead Heath, is just a short stroll from our new office, so we reckon it might become one of our favourite places to picnic this year. Where will yours be?

To be in with a chance of winning, email brilliantideas@unmissable.com & share your favourite picnic spot with us. Winner will be chosen at random at 5pm on Thursday 5th April. Entries to be in by midday that day.

Prize Draw contest - Terms & Conditions

This free prize draw is operated by Unmissable (’the promoter’).

Entry is open to all named direct recipients of the Unmissable newsletter aged 18 or over (‘the participant’). The promotion excludes Unmissable employees and the immediate families of the Promoter, its agents or anyone else professionally connected with the promotion.

Entries accepted until midday on 5th April 2012 (the “promotional period”).

Maximum of 1 entry per person, no purchase necessary.

Prize includes: I picnic hamper. Prizes are as stated and are non transferable. Individual prizes may have specific terms and conditions relating to usage or other elements.

The winner will be selected in a random draw on 5th April 2012 by an independent adjudicator. Winner will be notified by telephone and a confirmation email sent.

The winner’s name and county will be available upon request by brilliantideas@unmissable.com for a period of 3 months following the closing date.

Any winner who cannot be contacted within 24 hours of the draw may be disqualified and the prize allocated to a reserve winner until such time as a winner can be successfully contacted. If you win a prize, you agree to take part in reasonable publicity at no expense to the promoter.

No cash or other alternative will be provided, except in the event that the prize is not available Unmissable reserves the right to replace the prize with an alternative of equal or greater value.

Prize will be delivered to the winner within 28 days.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Promoter shall not be liable for any loss, damage or death resulting from acceptance or participation of any prize.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Promoter accepts no responsibility or liability for lost, late, damaged, corrupted or misdirected entries and the Promoter is not responsible for any late or misdirected delivery of communications (email or otherwise), except in the event of wilful intent on the part of the Promoter or its agents.

By entering you agree to the use of your personal data for the sole purpose of processing and performing this offer, for (direct) marketing and quality control analysis, for conducting market research and improving the Promoter’s products and/or services. The Promoter and its agents are responsible for storing, processing and transferring the participant’s personal data and for registering the participant’s consent to this. Participants have the right to obtain information about their data and - if necessary - request rectification or removal of their data held by the Promoter by writing : brilliantideas@unmissable.com.

By entering this promotion you agree to these term and conditions which will at that time become binding between you and the Promoter. The promoter reserves the right to verify the identity of the entrant, vary the terms of entry or cancel the draw at any time without prior notice.

The Promoter: Unmissable Ltd, Unit 12, Deane House Studios, Greenwood Place, London, NW5 1LB

We’ll have to start thinking of a new team name for next year pretty soon too - this one took ages!

5,000 people completed the survey in conjunction with YouGov, including almost 1,000 over-50s, and found that one in ten over-50s has been inspired to travel to a destination they hadn’t previously considered after their children recommended it to them. One in ten also said they have been encouraged to travel further afield by younger relatives, with 37% now going on holidays they never dreamed of going on when they were young.

Almost two thirds (64%) of those say it is because they have more money, but almost one in 20 put it down to listening to stories from their children or grandchildren after returning from a gap year.

‘We’ve seen a rise in the number of over-50s booking trips to far-flung destinations once their children have left home and an increase in long-duration holidays, with some booking 21- and 42-night packages.’

Researchers also found that 44% of over-50s are jealous of the travelling that younger people are able to do nowadays, with 55% planning to travel the world once their children have flown the nest.

Almost one in ten even admitted to booking a holiday to a particular destination to appear younger or more adventurous than they really are. Australia came top of the list of destinations that the over-50s would like to visit, followed by Canada, New Zealand, US and Caribbean.

Let Unmissable show you the most effective way of using this latent demand to boost your promotion with the “Woopies” market.

Imagine this.  You run a prize promotion.  Not only have your campaign results been fantastic and you’ve achieved the holy grail of sales uplifts, but you also get some amazing feedback from your brand’s consumers on how amazing their prizes were.  So then, not only do you have that hugely uplifting response to give back to the Brand Manager, but that consumer also goes on to tell another 15 people about their amazing experience with your brand.  And so the word spreads.  Often overlooked by brands and agencies alike, this feedback is gold dust and forms a huge part of completing the results cycle of a well run prize promotion.  As an example, here’s feedback we received in for a client this morning.  It’s more likely than not that this particular consumer will tell at least 150 people of his interaction with the brand, and with a wedding on the cards, offers further potential opportunity to engage with their delighted winner:

“Just wanted to send you a quick email to say many thanks for all the organising you did for my winning snowboarding trip. Thank you for your patience and understanding when I was deciding on dates etc. and many thanks for ensuring we received all the necessary information and documents needed.

We returned from our trip on Saturday and we have all had a fantastic time. The hotel was lovely with the food a particular highlight, superb quality and very tasty!  Chamonix was such a lovely place and I shall miss getting up each day to be greeted with the sight of mountains everywhere I look. The snowboarding was hard work but very enjoyable and have managed to pick up the basics although at the expense of a bruised and aching body.

The trip was made even more special for us as on the Wednesday I decided to propose to my girlfriend nearly 4,000 metres up in the mountains. I’m delighted to report that she said yes and will now make this trip even more memorable.

All in all a good times was had by all four of us and it is certainly the best prize I have ever won. Thank you once again for all that you have done in making this trip happen.”

JB, Relentless winner

Apple is calling the new tablet device the iPad (rather than the iPad3), potentially confusing buyers since the older model, the iPad 2, will still be sold at a new lower price of £329. The lack of a new name is consistent with Apple’s practices for the iPod. New models have been simply called ‘iPod’.

The tablet device lets users record and edit high definition video, and features a Retina display feature which has 3.1 million megapixels that will provide more deep, detailed and clear images. Apple also upgraded its Apple TV with high definition content.

Chief Executive Tim Cook, presiding over his second major product launch after debuting with 2011’s voice-enabled iPhone 4S, introduced the highly anticipated third iteration of the tablet, which is available for pre-orders from Wednesday and will hit store shelves March 16.

The firm has also introduced a 5 megapixel rear camera which it has named as iSight camera in the product. This camera will enable user to capture photos and high definition video.

This device supports iCloud service which means that an user can store content in a remote storage facility created by the company instead of storing in the device and connect using wireless network to access these contents which can be music, video, electronic documents and others.

“The new iPad now has the highest resolution display ever seen on a mobile device with 3.1 million pixels, delivering razor sharp text and unbelievable detail in photos and videos.” Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Philip Schiller said in a statement.

The company unveiled two models of iPad namely iPad wifi and iPad wifi with 4G. While iPad wifi has been priced between £399 and £559, buyers will have to pay between £499 and £659 for iPad with 4G.

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