A Kind Of Comping News Update
19 September 2016
We thought it was high time to do another blog update. There are a few things that we’ve spotted in and around the comping world and Loquax that deserve a mention, but perhaps don’t warrant
Comping and win a house competitions sadly aren’t perfect and does attract it’s fair share of cheating and scams. The best way to beat the scammers is let everyone know how they work and how to avoid them. In this section we highlight various issues and also share rulings from ASA (Advertising Standards Agency) when competitions are involved.
We thought it was high time to do another blog update. There are a few things that we’ve spotted in and around the comping world and Loquax that deserve a mention, but perhaps don’t warrant
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) are investigating the current Walkers prize promotion. According to reports in The Grocer complaints have been made by entrants that some letters are not being generated. Without these letters it’s
A couple of years back it’s safe to say that one aspect of comping really riled us – automated competition entry services. We pretty much led the way in making compers and promoters aware of
Last week an article appeared on Reddit titled “The Daily Telegraph rig their competitions to be won by friends/contributors”. In the article the author, telegraphpolygraph, outlined how they believe that prizes from a recent Men
Although I tend not to enter that many competitions these days I do look out for photo comps (especially if they don’t require votes). However, photo competitions attract a fair bit of cheating. That in
Despite the fact that Facebook states that users are only allowed one account it’s a well known fact in comping circles that some people have a couple. One for personal and private use and one
People who tend to enter a lot of competitions are often regarded as a “professional comper” – a media term that we think isn’t really appropriate to describe someone who just enjoys trying to win
Last week our @loquax twitter account was lucky enough to win some Krispy Kreme donuts. It’s possibly only the second time it’s won – the first was from O2 for Echo and The Bunnymen Tickets
This weekend a competition was posted on the forums. By sending a text message with the code HOTPOINT you could instantly win 1 of 100 Hotpoint Eco Friendly Washing Machines. The promotion, from Sainsbury’s, has