Jackson Hewitt has announced two promotions for tax season: the “Jackson Hewitt’s Got My Back” photo sweepstakes and the “Win Win with the Big Check” video contest. You can enter one or both promotions between now and April 15, 2011, for a chance to win.
To enter the “Jackson Hewitt’s Got My Back” photo sweepstakes, contestants must take a picture in front of any Jackson Hewitt location around the country (but no Wal-Mart locations) and upload the image to Jackson Hewitt’s Facebook page, tweet it to Jackson Hewitt on Twitter, or upload the image to www.JacksonHewitt.com/sweepstakes. Weekly winners will be randomly chosen (one entry per week from all valid entries) to win a $1,000 cash prize.
To enter the “Win Win with the Big Check” vide, contestants must print out a downloadable “Win Win” image (found at Jackson Hewitt’s “Big Check” Facebook page), and videotape themselves creatively passing that “Win Win” image along to another person. The videos should be uploaded back to the “Big Check” Facebook page, where visitors can vote on their favorites. The 20 most popular videos will be reviewed by a panel of judges comprised of Jackson Hewitt employees; the winner will receive $10,000 and another $10,000 will be awarded to an additional person designated by the winning video entrant.
“We wanted to energize consumers in a creative and fun way that encourages them to interact with Jackson Hewitt both online and off,” said David Koroghlian, director of interactive marketing, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. “We know that millions of consumers use their annual tax refunds to pay off debts like credit cards, school loans and mortgage payments, or to help their families and others. These contests celebrate both online creativity and human interactions, while also providing ways to win some extra money to pay debts, have fun or help others. We can’t wait to see the images and videos that consumers create and submit.”
For more information, check out the official rules for the sweepstakes and the video contest.
(Disclaimer/info: I am not in any way affiliated with the contest nor was I compensated for the post. Just passing the info along to my readers. If you have questions about the contest, check with Jackson Hewitt. Thanks!)
I’ve got to say, even though Jackson Hewitt is a “competitor” of mine (I own a very small tax business in a small rural town), that is just an awesome idea for a promotion!!! I’m going to have to remember that and maybe try and come up with something creative like that for the 2012 tax season.
Thank you very much for sharing!!