Summer will be here in only a few months so it’s time to lock down those summer giveaways! Here’s one for the kiddos. Have you seen those huge inflatable water slides? You can usually rent them from places that rent out the bounce houses. My family rents one every summer and has a block party inviting all the families to join in. The last one we rented was as tall as our house and the adults got in on the action! We’ve said every year it would be so handy to just have one ready to go. So…why not give one away?

The promotion could be called “Catch the Wave with (insert station).”  When you hear the sound of waves hitting the beach, call in and qualify! Take as many qualifiers as you’d like each day and on Friday randomly pick one of those qualifiers to be the final qualifier. You could start this May 1st with the contest ending Friday May 30th. That’s a quick turnaround so if you can’t get it done in time, start it June 1st. The winner will still have all of July and August to use the inflatable. You should have 4 final qualifiers on the 30th. That day, inflate the water slide at the station and have the qualifiers out. This would be great video content as well!

You could give it away a couple of ways. One: incorporate the slide. Depending on the size of the inflatable, this might be more of a hassle than it’s worth. Those things are HUMONGOUS and difficult to roll back. You’d also need it to dry out before you roll it back up. You do have the option to use it without water as well.  If you want to use it, have an obstacle course. The four finalists have to compete going through sprinklers and doing kid summer activities like drawing your station logo with sidewalk chalk and grabbing a bubble wand and blowing bubbles. You can do this without using the slide and simply having the obstacle course. The person to finish the course first, wins!

The three finalists could get something like inflatable baby pools as a joke gift.

Again, sales opportunities are endless. Local pools can sponsor, pool installation companies…

At the end of the giveaway when you’re congratulating the winner, tell them they have to invite you over the first time they use it. Take video! Another opportunity to grab creative content while interacting with listeners.