The idea is simple.
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A bunch of small businesses in an area team up to give away a big prize to someone in their area.
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Those areas are:

Albany
Schenectady
Troy
Saratoga
Clifton Park
Ballston Spa
West Sand Lake/Averill Park
Schuylerville/Greenwich/Cambridge
Glens Falls/Queensbury/Lake George
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The Goal?
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Getting your audience excited, engaged and thinking about your business in a way they don't see every day. 
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The prize you provide is entirely up to you.
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It could be a gift certificate for a dollar amount or something specific.
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It could be a collection of your products.
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You decide.
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The contest will kick off on February 7th...and the winner will be chosen between 6PM and 7PM on Valentine's Day.
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There is no cost to be part of this other than your prize.  You also have to agree to promote the contest on your social media platforms.  I'll provide you the text and graphics for that.
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Once the winner is chosen, you'll be provided the name and contact info of the winner so you can either send the prize to them or arrange for them to pick it up.
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I'm starting the prizes with $20 from my Find-A-Twenty Facebook Page
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Participating so far...
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Ready to join in?  Tell me about your prize by filling out the form below or send me an email....

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Any questions, let me know.  Feel free to forward this to your friends in business.
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Thanks,
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Leo Quinn
Leo@Collaborate518.com
518-288-8711
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P.S. Depending on how many businesses we have participating we may offer more than one prize.  If you're willing to donate more than one prize, let me know in the form.
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P.P.S. If you are in a business that doesn't lend itself to giveaways (real estate, insurance, investments, auto sales) you can still participate.  Contact me for some ideas.

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Here's How It Works...(using the Averill Park area contest as an example)
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Once the contest is live, participating businesses will be given a graphic and a link to be shared on their social media platforms that leads to a page that looks like this...
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Once they provide their email address, two things will happen.
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They will get sent an email to confirm their entry.
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That looks like this...
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Second, they will be taken to a page that looks like this...
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From here, they have opportunities to get more entries in the contest by sharing it on their social media platforms and via email.

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On February 14th at 6:30PM the software will pick a random winner.  I'll ask that winner for their contact info so the participating businesses can either mail the gift card or arrange for the winner to pick up their prize.
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Any questions, let me know.
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Thanks,
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Leo Quinn
518-288-8711