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Our first SlideShare slideshow about scratch off promotions!

Check out our first SlideShare slideshow!!

In under a minute, this presentation will have you viewing your marketing in a whole new light.  See how custom scratch off cards can help your business in the next week.  We're really not kidding, scratch off promotions work fast!

Whether you're a retail store looking to increase sales and foot traffic, a warehouse wanting to decrease workplace injuries, a hotel trying to improve customer loyalty, a golf tournament needing a new fundraiser, or a nonprofit that is looking to increase community awareness of your cause -- whatever your goal, we have a scratch off promotion that will work for you.  Let our award winning design team create a scratch off card for you.  It's free graphic design, free set up, and no rush charges.  We can have scratch off cards in your hands in less than one week.

http://www.slideshare.net/ChrysKozak/scratch-off-promotions-will-change-how-you-view-your-advertising-53938760

Contact: Chrys Kozak info@scratchoffworks.com www.scratchoffworks.com

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"$132 billion is the total annual affect of work related injuries on US business." If that number shocks you, here's the good news: every $1 invested in safety programs saves your company $4-$6. (National Safety Council). Our scratch off safety programs are affordable, they reduce workplace injuries, and raise productivity! #scratchoffincentives #employeerecognition #employeeincentives #safetyprograms #safetytraining #scratchoffsdoitall

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Scratch Off Employee Incentive Programs - Part 2

So that post was me just saying hi and introducing our company to you.  I really want to be giving you a tip for the week.  This is it: scratch off cards as employee incentives.

One of the areas we specialize in is employee incentive programs and safety contests.  These programs work because they are all about instant recognition and rewarding positive behaviors.  Employees are awarded a scratch off card whenever their manager witnesses them doing something positive or going above and beyond what's expected.  Cards can also be awarded for reaching a sales quota, exceeding quota, being injury-free for a week, spending extra time with a client, having perfect attendance for a week, having a positive attitude, etc.  -- whatever behaviors you're looking to encourage or issues you want to improve, is what you reward. Because your employees are immediately rewarded and recognized for their behavior, it acts as a positive reinforcement.  Winning prizes can range from cash to a paid half day off to logo items from your company.   The non-winning cards can be collected and entered into a drawing.

One great example of how scratch off cards have been used to improve employee awareness in the workplace is Whiting's Foods Star Card.  This is a scratch off incentive program where employees are handed a scratch off card when their manager witnesses them doing something good.  Instead of spending their budget on an end of the season party for their employees, they use some of their budget on scratch off cards where they can be used throughout the season.  Whiting's Foods employees have responded so favorably to this program and it has made such a positive impact that the Star Card program won 1st place by the International Amusement Park Association.

What is the Star Card Scratch Off Program?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlMX8oSP8Gc

In the video above, Ken Whiting talks with MSNBC about how to motivate a workforce. He took the budget Whiting's Foods would have normally spent throwing an end of the year party and instead spent it on Star Cards that are used daily.  The employees didn't have to wait 12 months to be rewarded anymore; instead, now some of them received scratch off cards weekly or even daily!  Whenever the employees were seen by a manager doing something positive, they were rewarded on the spot with a scratch off card.  Their behaviors and attitudes changed quickly.  Employees became motivated, energized, and aware of workplace safety.  As a result, the company became more productive and profitable. Scratch off cards work.  

For more information, you can visit our website and read other case studies showing how scratch off cards have been used as employee incentives and safety programs:

http://scratchoffworks.com/safety-more-info.html

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Scratch Off Employee Incentives - MSNBC News Feature!

Today I feel a little hypocritcal...in lieu of my favorite Starbucks, I have a thermos of Nespresso coffee sitting next to my keyboard.  It's hazelnut.  With coconut milk.  Supersized.  Not a bad replacement for Starbucks actually.  I think it's safe to say I have enough caffeine in my blood right now to keep me writing and blogging until it's time to go home. Probably around 11pm!

So today's project is (drumroll please!)...scratch off company incentives. Gosh these are great promotions!!  They're fun, they work fast, and they're extremely affordable.  This seems to be the season for incentives looking at all the projects on my To Do list.  We were featured on MSNBC for the Star Card program we did for Whiting’s Foods.This is the video...our little moment to shine in the spotlight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlMX8oSP8Gc

If you'd like more information on how to start a scratch off incentive program at your company, please call us!  We'd love the opportunity to send you samples, design some mock ups, and get you up and running.  ckozak@scratchoffworks.com

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Scratch Off Works specializes in scratch off printing and scratch off promotions.

I love scratch offs!  I'm a tech geek, a total Starbucks addict and a niche marketer.  As I'm typing this, I'm actually on my 5th espresso shot of the day already (and yes, it's not even noon yet!)

I grew up in the promotions and printing industry.  What started as a local, Cleveland-based printing business has grown over the years into a full service design, marketing and printing firm that services clients around the world.  We produce award winning scratch off promotions.  We do printed and digital scratch offs too.  I've seen a lot of different types of promotions come and go over the years (a lot of them gimmicks to be entirely honest).  If you're looking to raise brand awareness and increase revenues, scratch offs are the real deal.  Scratch offs work.  That's why we named our business Scratch Off Works!

Scratch off contests are fun for everyone.  They're inexpensive to produce.  Super fast turnaround time.  And the results are virtually guaranteed.  What's not to love?

So our company is Scratch Off Works and we're located in Cleveland, Ohio.  It's a family run business.  We design, print and ship custom scratch off cards all over the world, for small local companies up to international corporations.  Some of our clients include QVC, Turner Construction, the Chicago Bears, Miller Coors, Marriott Hotels, Bacardi, Goodwill, Whole Foods, Lincoln Electric, the Red Cross, and Cintas.  We love our customers and give them the best hands on customer service in the industry.  We've built our lives around our business with integrity and making our customers happy.

Our website is: www.ScratchOffWorks.com

I hope you come and check us out...and come back to my blog for marketing tips, strategies, and the type of coffee I'm drinking that day :)

Ciao!

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I meant to send this yesterday...for some reason it makes me laugh. Maybe because it's how I feel after eating my way through Miami last weekend :) I hope Michelin had a good employee appreciation program because this guy deserves it!! #employeeengagement #employeeincentives #scratchoffsdoitall #scratchoffworks #employeerecognition #scratchoffincentives

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We work hard and get up early thanks to the help of Nespresso. Rowing on the Cuyahoga before going into work today. Not a bad view of Cleveland, no wonder LeBron came back! #needmorecoffee #clevelandrowing #clevelandrocks #scratchoffsrock #scratchoffincentives

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Gotta balance all my food posts with at least a few work posts...Whole Foods is amazing. I mean they have black rice sushi! What will they think of next? And their employees are some of the friendliest and knowledgable people. Our scratch off trivia cards are used by Whole Foods to help educate their workers on the products they sell and why. It's a great concept and a fun way to learn!! #employeerecognition #employeeappreciation #employeeincentives #employeeengagement #scratchoffincentives