Category: Inspiration

Katie’s SuperLucky Story

A few weeks ago I put out a request for my blog readers to tell me their ‘Superlucky Stories’ – any comping tales that have been inspired by my blog or comps that I’ve...

Merry Christmas from the O2 Santa!

I couldn’t resist tweeting the O2 Santa this morning when I saw his fab YouTube video asking for your Christmas wishes! And this is what I got in return – a Christmas greeting for you...

IPM to help revise Facebook Promotion Rules

If you’re a comper then you’ve probably heard about the IPM – Institute of Promotional Marketing (previously the ISP, Institute of Sales Promotion), the trade association that represents promoters, agencies and service partners engaged in...

WANTED: Your Superlucky stories!

Ack, I’m so unbelievably busy this week! The deadline for the January issue of Compers News has been brought forward to next Thursday, and the launch of the new look PrizeFinder website – featuring my...

How to enter a blog competition

Blog competitions and giveaways are a relatively new phenomenon, and can be totally bewildering if you’ve never seen a blog before! Perhaps first I should explain what a blog is – it’s short for...

A foodie weekend in Paris

Ah, Paris. Surely the most famous of romantic destinations? And of course the ideal choice for me and Mr Coke to spend our first weekend away from the boy… We crept out of Nana’s...

My page 3 fella!

You know how the local paper loves a happy story? Well after being bumped from the Friday, Saturday and Monday editions due to murder verdicts and Forest losing Steve McLaren, my boy made an...

Running a Blog competition

With the growing popularity of Rafflecopter.com, I thought this an ideal time to outline how you can host a successful giveaway on your blog.  Running a contest, prize draw or competition on your blog...