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Lynx win a summer holiday every hour

Win a holiday every hour with the Lynx effect
Campaign:

Lynx - Summer Promotion

Running on:
Promotional cans of Lynx - Unilever UK ltd

What's the big idea:
We've all heard of the Lynx effect, promising to miraculously attract nubile young women at the slightest whiff of their deodorant. Now they're offering the chance to live the dream lifestyle that goes with instant masculine magnetism - the chance to win essential summer accessories every hour and 3 draws to win the ultimate Lynx boat trip. Cool.

How:
Text the last 6 digits of the barcode on promotional cans to 82100 in the UK or 447624800156 in ROI.

What's on offer:
2952 x Prizes with 1 drawn every hour

  • Pool A - 2,472 prizes of either 1 "7Digital" download or a Frisbee
  • Pool B - 300 prizes of either 1 Spotify Unlimited Account or 3 Frisbees
  • Pool C - 55 prizes of either 1 Spotify Premium Account or 1 pair of Headphones
  • Pool D - 100 prizes of 1 pair of Headphones
  • Pool E - 25 prizes of 1 Sunglass Hut Voucher worth £50 each

Winners of a prize in Pools A-C can choose from the two options available. Prizes will have been allocated to each hour slot prior to the campaign going live.

3 x Lynx Boat Trips
For you and 3 of your mates: return flights to the location of your boat trip; 2 nights hotel accommodation and one night partying on the Lynx boat (location to be determined by the Promoter). The winner will also receive £250 spending money. 

Website:
www.lynxeffect.com/uk/win - although you can't enter online. It's a Txt 2 Win promotion.

When:
Live until 1st November 2011. Lynx Boat Trip winners will be drawn on 25th July for 2 prizes and a final draw on 1st November 2011.

Any good?
Yet again, Lynx has created a new level of aspiration out of perspiration. But, whilst the Lynx Boat trip is an inspired idea, they could have sweated over the entry mechanic a bit more. Txt 2 Win? Hello?

Posted at 10:48
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5 Comments:

Rich (author) said...
I noticed you have to be over 18 to win the boat trip - isn't Lynx aimed at teenage boys?
March 16, 2012 07:32
Mosaic Marketing (author) said...
You'd think so - but I suspect it's aimed at "boys" aged 14 to 40!
March 16, 2012 07:32
Dan (author) said...
It's primarily aimed at single guys aged 18-30. Just look at any male model used in the ad. It also has the knock-on effect on appealing to pubescent boys who dream of getting with girls like that. It's not targeted as 14 year old teenagers, as generally their parents will buy deodorant for them.
March 16, 2012 07:33
bob said...
text the "lynx and last four letters of the bar code " got text back saying does not reconise the message what a fiddle check my message and sent the message exactly as instruted what a rip off
March 16, 2012 07:35
Mosaic Marketing (author) said...
Hi Bob

That is annoying. Just a couple of thoughts - the terms and conditions specify capital letters for LYNX, i.e. LYNX 1452 although we doubt that it is that fussy.

Presumably you're texting from the UK? There are different numbers specified for EIRE, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. If everything is as it should be, we would recommend contacting their customer services. In our experience phoning is usually more effective and certainly far more immediate. You can call the Lynx Careline on 0800 585204 or they have an eminently ignorable contact form on their website: http://www.unilever.co.uk/resource/contactus-form/index.aspx which may produce a result some day.

Let us know how you get on and best of luck!

Mosaic Marketing

March 16, 2012 07:35

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