Entry Requirements

Please do the following three things to enter for a chance to win and leave a separate comment for each:

1. Visit http://huggies.com/littlemovers, check out the video, and leave a comment here, sharing what you look for most in a diaper.
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2. Follow @huggies on Twitter.
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3. Post these messages on Twitter and leave comments here with a link to your tweets:

GIVEAWAY! Enter 2 win @huggies gift pack incl $150 Amex gift card, diaper bag & @huggies coupons bit.ly/9xP8M8 #gno PLS RT

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Visit http://huggies.com/littlemovers to hear what babies are saying about what they want in a diaper! PLS RT

Extra Entries

The following four entries are completely optional and will earn you one extra entry each. Leave a separate comment on this post for each completed entry.

1. Follow @momitforward on Twitter.
2. Follow Mom It Forward on Facebook at http://facebook.com/momitforward.
3. Become a Friend of Mom It Forward’s Google Friend Connect (see box in right sidebar).
4. Subscribe to the Mom It Forward RSS feed (click on orange heart at the bottom left on the homepage).

Terms and Conditions

No purchase necessary to enter. Giveaway ends on at midnight ET Wednesday, May 12, 2010. See all terms and conditions here.

Things changed when I went on my recent month-long adventures, including four back-to-back trips. I found myself out of my routine and in a better position to skip the fast food. As luck would have it, at nearly the same time, I got offered the opportunity to participate in the Einstein Bros. ‘Coffee & A Bagel’ campaign. Einstein’s not only offers healthy lunch choices, but they also treated me to a few meals so I could find out exactly what I liked. Bonus!

After a month of no fast food, when I returned to town, I couldn’t stand the thought of eating fried food and immediately headed for Einstein’s. My favorite so far is the Bros. Bistro House Salad made up of spinach leaves, gorgonzola cheese (did someone say cheese? mmmm!), candied walnuts, and a delicious raspberry vinagrette. It’s chock full of flavor! The other thing is that it’s versatile. If you’re a vegetarian, this is your salad. If you want to add chicken, go right ahead. Lactose intolerant? Hold the cheese! Either way, it’s a better option than fried food any day because it’s both healthy and filling. And, water is the perfect compliment! Score!

The best part, I’m not the only one Einstein Bros. Bagels wants to treat to breakfast, lunch, or snacks! Yes! They want to treat one of you, dear readers!

Giveaway! $50 Einstein Bros. Gift Card

One lucky winner will win a $50 Einstein Bros. Gift Card.

Entry Requirements

To enter, visit this site http://bit.ly/einsteinbrosgiftcard, read about the Einstein’s Coffee & a Bagel campaign, and answer the question: “If you could have any job, what would it be?” Then come back here and share what job you listed and why it’d be your favorite job.

If you don’t win this giveaway, don’t worry! Einstein Bros. Bagels wants to give you more chances to win. Including your comment on the above-listed site will enter you for a chance to win $1000 or a $25 gift card.

Good luck!

Terms & Conditions

No purchase necessary to enter. Giveaway ends on Mother’s Day at midnight PT Sunday, May 9, 2010. See all terms and conditions here.

Prize

Two lucky winners will receive gift baskets from Crayola right in time for the holiday season and gift giving.

• Grand Prize Winner will receive a gift pack loaded with 30 amazing starter products to get those first-time Crayola kids started on some colorful fun (retail value: $200).
• Second Place Winner will receive six new products from Crayola: Magic Light Brush, Glow Board, Glow Station, Glow Dome, Color me a Song, Crayon Maker.

Entry Requirements

To enter for a chance to win, you are required to do the following four things. Make sure to leave a comment here linking to each one:

1. Check out the #gno Crayola Whrrl story and leave a comment on one of the pictures.
2. Follow @Crayola on Twitter.
3. Become a fan of the Crayola Facebook Page.
4. Retweet and/or post the following two messages on Facebook and Twitter and comment here, linking to your update/post:

Join #gno Tues 11/10 (9-11 pm ET) 2 chat about creative holiday gift giving w/@crayola RSVP: http://bit.ly/1cuZfL PLS RT

GIVEAWAY! Enter 2 win @Crayola gift packs just in time 4 holidays (2 winners/ret. val. $200!) http://bit.ly/QoTq8 #gno PLS RT

The Fine Print

No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Crayola and Mom It Forward employees are ineligible to participate. All entries received after Wednesday, November 11 at midnight PT will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. Winners will be notified and will have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the e-mail. If they do not reply within 24 hours, another winner will be selected. Open to participants in the US and Canada 18 years and older. One entry per person.

I just went there, took a short quiz, and found out my personal ice cream flavor is “Double Bubble Sorbet,” which means that I have the following ingredients: “tons of fun, a few rays of sunshine, a little bliss, some flirtatiousness, vivacity, brightness, and spunk.” Who knew? LOL!

I can’t wait to hear what your flavor is when you enter this stylish, not to mention FABULOUS, giveaway!

Prize

Grand Prize

Two lucky winners will receive the following. (See entry requirements below.)

• $100 Famous Footwear gift certificate
• $100 Ice cream gift basket, including ice cream, toppings, and sauces

Coupon

Whether or not you win this week’s giveaway, make your back-to-school shoe shopping spree a little more affordable by visiting MakeTodayUnexpected.com where you can enter to receive $10.00 off your next Famous Footwear purchase of $50.00 or more.

Entry Requirements

To enter for a chance to win, you are required to do four things (make sure you leave a separate comment for each of your entries).

Note: Entries that do not follow all of these requirements will not be considered.

1. Take the ‘Find Your Flavor’ quiz by clicking here. Leave a comment on this post with your flavor and e-mail address.
2. Become a fan of the Famous Footwear’s Make Today Unexpected Facebook Page. (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Make-Today-Famous/112646406371?ref=ts)
3. Follow @maketodayfamous on Twitter.
4. Post these messages on Facebook and/or on Twitter and leave comments here, linking to your messages:

What’s your flavor? Find out by clicking here: http://www.maketodayunexpected.com/#/quiz. PLS RT

GIVEAWAY! Enter 2 win $200 in shoes & ice cream from @maketodayfamous #famousfootwear. http://bit.ly/Vq5Qf PLS RT

Extra Entries

You can earn up to four extra entries for this week’s giveaway. Leave an additional comment for each.

• Become a Famous Footwear REWARDS club member (free).
• On the Make Today Unexpected Facebook wall or on Twitter, post something unexpected that has happened to make your day or week more positive and link to it here.
• Make Today Unexpected in your life by commenting on this post: http://bit.ly/2qVE5X.
• Post the following message on Twitter and/or Facebook and leave a comment here, linking to your message:

Download #FamousFootwear coupon 4 back-to-school/fall savings: http://bit.ly/fogQH PLS RT

The Fine Print

No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Famous Footwear and Mom It Forward employees are ineligible to participate. All entries received after Sunday, August 30 at midnight PDT will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered.

Giveaways are becoming very popular, especially with the way the economy is. Now, more than ever, people are getting online to find the best products for the lowest price or even for free.

Why do companies sponsor giveaways?
Companies sponsor contests and giveaways in order to get their products in the hands of consumers. Why? Because if you like a product you’ve tried, you are likely to tell someone you know. Hence, word of mouth marketing. This is also why companies want to get their products reviewed. Companies are seeking out more and more mom and family related blogs to do product reviews and giveaways.

If you’re hunting down companies to sponsor a giveaway or have been approached by a company that is interested in hosting a giveaway on your blog here are some simple tips to help make that giveaway a successful one.

1. Tell your readers why you would want the product.

Your readers trust you, if they didn’t, they wouldn’t read or subscribe to your blog. So, if the product you’re giving away isn’t something you would want, why would they want it?

2. Make it easy to enter the giveaway.

I know when I visit blogs and enter giveaways, if the process of entering to win is too complicated or there is too much stuff to do, I won’t enter. —I am a stay at home mom to infant twins, I run MomFuse.com and the BartingMomsClub.com, and I like to spend time with my family. I don’t have the extra time to do a ton of extra stuff!

3. Promote, Promote, Promote

Promoting a giveaway is the only way people will know you have one. There are tons of free sites out there to list your giveaway (just do a Google search). There are also other blogs, like Mom Fuse, that allow you to list your giveaway. You would be surprised at how much extra traffic and giveaway entries you receive from these.

Twitter, which has become very popular, is also a good way to promote your giveaway or anything else terrific on your blog. Be sure not to come off as spammy. People don’t like spam or those who spam them.

Another great way to promote is to offer additional entries to those who post the contest info on their blogs. This not only helps spread the word about your giveaway but also gets people linking to your website and in turn getting you more visitors and better stats.

The bottom line, write a story, not just a review… companies will appreciate your creativity, and so will your readers!

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