Six ways to avoid being smothered by die-hard compers

sofaloafz

To be fair, I purchased our wedding rings through an offer from a site I liked on Facebook due to comping I do look through offers on other sites I've liked due to comping too.

lilmiztam22

I don't really understand the difference between a comper and a non-comper.

A non-comper comes across a comp and enters it while a comper enters many. To me both are just as likely to be (or not be) a customer. I have seen things that interest me while entering comps and told family and friends, "Hey look at this" which generates word of mouth for the business and plus i have bought things again when I have won, e.g. more shampoo, chocolate because i liked the product so much

jeddentad

lilmiztam22 wrote: »

I don't really understand the difference between a comper and a non-comper.

A non-comper comes across a comp and enters it while a comper enters many. To me both are just as likely to be (or not be) a customer. I have seen things that interest me while entering comps and told family and friends, "Hey look at this" which generates word of mouth for the business and plus i have bought things again when I have won, e.g. more shampoo, chocolate because i liked the product so much

Aye, I think that's true of most people who enter competitions on a regular basis.

I've told everyone about the cornishware I won, because it's so darn great.

Which is what annoys me, from a cerebral point of view, about companies actively treating people who enter competitions as second class citizens.

If a company sees no ROI on competitions, they should not run them. Nevermind a company not understanding that seeing a website once doesn't sway very many people to buy from it immediately.

snakepilsen

purplebutterfly wrote: »

"Google+ is slightly awkward for competitions as there API is limited (no way to automatically verify competition entry requirements have been met) and, like Facebook, Google+ have restrictions on incentivised activity."

Really? You want to pass judgement on me as a comper and you don't even know the difference between "there/their/they're"?

The whole piece is badly researched and rather poorly written considering the person is a "Media Innovations Director" :rotfl:

The use of "there" is correct .

sofaloafz

snakepilsen wrote: »

The use of "there" is correct .

I'm sure it's "their" and not "there"

Source

snakepilsen

sofaloafz wrote: »

I'm sure it's "their" and not "there"

Source

From your own source :
"Naming a place, a thing, or the existence of something."

The place being Google+
Therefore "there" is correct .

sofaloafz

But isn't it talking about Google+'s API, meaning it belongs to Google+ ?

snakepilsen

sofaloafz wrote: »

But isn't it talking about Google+'s API, meaning it belongs to Google+ ?

No ;)

euronorris

lilmiztam22 wrote: »

I don't really understand the difference between a comper and a non-comper.

A non-comper comes across a comp and enters it while a comper enters many. To me both are just as likely to be (or not be) a customer. I have seen things that interest me while entering comps and told family and friends, "Hey look at this" which generates word of mouth for the business and plus i have bought things again when I have won, e.g. more shampoo, chocolate because i liked the product so much

Also true. Recently won some festive flavoured coffees. OH loves the Christmas pudding one so much, I'll be buying more for his Christmas present and he's raved about it to all and sundry! I also made a point of asking the company directly, where we could buy it from, so they could see the return from the competition.

StrayCat

I have found numerous products and companies thought comping that I would never have otherwise heard about. There are also products and companies I have recommended to other people who have gone on to make purchases, as have I.

I agree with what someone else said about it being impossible to track who has purchased after entering one of the competitions or not. I NEVER buy when I enter the competition, why? because I may just win! If I don't and I like something enough I will wait until the competition is over, return and THEN make a purchase - which will be bought via my other email address - the one I use for all purchases as I feel it's more secure than my spam filled comping email account.