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Win an iPod Nano Multi-Touch at Colorscape Chenango!

September 3rd, 2010 by mspier

Did you miss out on the Pennysaver Facebook page giveaway of the iPod Shuffle? You still have a chance at the Nintento Wii or $200 if you’re a fan of the Pennysaver on Facebook - but now you have a second chance at an even better version of the iPod too!

In conjunction with the Evening Sun, the Pennysaver will be giving away a brand new iPod Nano Multi-Touch at the Colorscape Chenango Festival on September 11th and 12th in Downtown Norwich, NY.

All you have to do is come to our booth in the West Park near the Entertainment Tent between the hours of 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday or 11 am to 5 pm on Sunday to fill out the entry form. We will randomly draw the winner after Colorscape is over.

We’ll see you there!

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Quadruple Digits!

September 2nd, 2010 by mspier

Thank you to all of our Pennysaver fans that have helped us reach 1000 fans and beyond. We reached our first goal of 800 fans in just a week and Nicole Hancock was randomly drawn as our lucky winner. In case you were wondering, she chose to go with the $100 rather than the 4GB iPod Shuffle.

However, now that we have more than 1000 fans, our next goal - 1600 - is in sight and we’re awarding a prize that’s TWICE as good when we double our fans to that number. The prize is of course the Nintendo Wii or $200.

To do that we realize we’re going to need the help our our loyal fans. To help you have a chance to win faster, we need you to bring along some of your friends. Here’s how to do it (just in case you didn’t already know):

Step 1) Go to the Pennysaver’s Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/pennysaveronline

Step 2) Under the Pennysaver profile picture, click on the “Suggest to Friends” link. A window should pop up on your screen and you just need to select the friends you want to invite and hit the “Send Invitations” Button at the bottom.

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Step 3) Another effective way for people to notice the Pennysaver page is for you to go to the “Share” button at the bottom of our page. This will give you the ability post a message to your wall with our Facebook link already attached to it. This method lets friends know about the contest without spamming them. A suggested messgae would be, “The Pennysaver is giving away a Wii or $200 when they reach 1600 fans. All you have to do is go to their page and hit the “like” button!

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Good luck getting your friends to join the page and remember, “Like” is Good.


On to 1600…with your help

August 30th, 2010 by mspier

OK Pennysaver fans - now that we’re through with the first drawing, it’s time to focus all of our attention on getting 1600 fans- and giving you a chance at that Nintendo Wii (or $200).

If you think about it, 1600 isn’t that far away from where we are. If all of our original 800 fans invited their friends and each person only got one of their friends to join our Facebook page, we would get 1600 pretty easily - and we already have 921 fans (as of 2 p.m.) to help us out! We know that you guys can do a whole lot better than one of your friends joining our page though, so here’s our step-by-step process to have that prize go out a lot sooner :

Step 1) Go to the Pennysaver’s Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/pennysaveronline

Step 2) Under the Pennysaver profile picture, click on the “Suggest to Friends” link. A window should pop up on your screen and you just need to select the friends you want to invite and hit the “Send Invitations” Button at the bottom.

suggest-to-friends

Step 3) Another effective way for people to notice the Pennysaver page is for you to go to the “Share” button at the bottom of our page. This will give you the ability post a message to your wall with our Facebook link already attached to it. This method lets friends know about the contest without spamming them. A suggested messgae would be, “The Pennysaver is giving away a Wii or $200 when they reach 1600 fans. All you have to do is go to their page and hit the “like” button!

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Good luck getting your friends to join the page and remember, “Like” is Good.


To 800 and beyond…

August 27th, 2010 by mspier

After debuting our “What’s Not To Like?” campaign with 485 fans on Friday, August 20th, the Pennysaver Facebook page has reached 800 fans in just a week!

Now that we’re at 800 fans, we will draw one person from that group of 800 and they will be able to choose between a 4GB iPod Shuffle or $100. That drawing will be held Monday, August 30th and we will announce the winner on Facebook.

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However, even if you don’t win that drawing or you were not part of the first 800 fans, you will still have a chance to win a prize that’s TWICE as good.

We are going to “double-up” our current 800 and make our way towards 1600 fans. When we get there, we will draw again and award a different Facebook fan their choice of a Nintendo Wii or $200.

Remember, “Like” is Good.

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Pennysaver’s Rapid Facebook Growth

August 26th, 2010 by mspier

The Pennysaver office is buzzing with excitement!

On Friday, August 20th when we launched our “What’s Not To Like?” campaign our Facebook page stood at 485 Fans. Now on Friday August 27, our page has already reached 720 fans!

We’re so close to 800 fans that the iPod Shuffle or $100 will soon be on its way to one lucky winner. Even if you aren’t drawn for that prize, you still have another chance to win! We still want to double our fans from 800 - and the second prize is twice as good.

1600 fans is our goal and when we reach it, someone will be drawn to win their choice of a Nintendo Wii or $200. To help us help you, be sure to use the “Suggest To Friends” link below our profile picture on the far left hand side or the “Share” button that is further down in the same column.

Remember, “Like” is Good.

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Pennysaver Facebook: What’s Not To Like?

August 20th, 2010 by mspier

You may be wondering why you see a girl jamming out on an iPod on our Pennysaver Facebook page with the headline, “What’s Not To Like?” Well, it turns out there’s a lot to like.

The Pennysaver is giving away a 4GB iPod Shuffle (or $100 equivalent) when we reach 800 fans and a Nintendo Wii (or $200 equivalent) when we reach 1600 fans. To be entered, you simply need to become a fan of the Pennysaver page by hitting the “Like” button. Each winner will be randomly drawn when we reach our milestones.

When you do become a fan, bring your friends along by going to the “Suggest to Friends” link directly under our profile picture. Remember, the faster the Pennysaver gets fans, the faster people can win!

This is just the beginning of what the “new” Pennysaver Facebook page will be bringing to its fans. From now on you can expect more great exclusive offers, updates on different events in your area and the ability to interact with people in your community.

Remember, “Like” is Good.

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Blues Fest Ticket Winner Declared

August 19th, 2010 by mspier

Approximately a week ago the Pennysaver launched our “Blues Lib” contest. It entailed filling out a song that we made up with certain words missing - allowing people to put in their own lyrics. The person that garnered the most votes from Pennysaver fans would get two tickets and two hospitality bracelets to the Chenango Blues Fest on August 21.

By Monday, August 16, there were three entries by Nikki Landry, Tami Menard and Mary Anne Morrone Dean.

On Tuesday and Wednesday we notified all of our Pennysaver fans that voting for the best Blues Lib was to take place. After those two days, Tami won with a whopping 63 “likes” on her Blues Lib. Here are the winning lyrics:

My Momma done told me
when I was a wee-one
don’t gargle with those marbles
…‘cause you’ll end up passing glass son.

I got the cats eye blues.
All day and night
I got the cats eye blues.
All day and night
I’ve been blue all night in my shiny pink Cadillac.

Thanks to everyone that participated and voted. Congratulations to our winner, Tami Menard!

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Idol Competition Finishes Up

August 17th, 2010 by mspier

On Saturday, August 14 at Park Place Restaurant and Lounge, Kisha Estelow was crowned as the Idol Competition winner.

However, she had to go through a lot of tough competition first.

In the first round Brian Golden, Leslie Pasco, Dave Doing, Sarah Hovey, Marty Kuhn, Paul Sims, Morgan Smith, Deena Wrieden, Nathan Evan and Estelow all sang one song in hopes of becoming one of the final five.

For Hovey, Estelow, Pasco, Sims and Golden that hope was realized. Hovey was considered the top performer after the first round with an excellent rendition of “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks. Our own Snyder Communications employees Brian Golden and Leslie Pasco sang “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding and “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys, respectively, to help the reach the final round.

After each contestant sang another song, the judges decided on the winners. The following is the order in which they finished as well as their prize:

1. Kisha Estelow - $250
2. Sarah Hovey - $125
3. Paul Sims - $75
4. Brian Golden - $20 Park Place Gift Certificate
5. Leslie Pasco - $20 Park Place Gift Certificate

Some of the people that attended were winners of prizes as well. Just by attending the event, being a fan of the Pennysaver on Facebook and posting they were there, Kyli Ousterhout, Brandon Wightman, Shaina Dawn, Lorinda Meehan and Danielle Glitter all won one $20 Gift Certificate to Park Place.

Thanks to everyone that attended!


Idol Faceoff: Golden vs. Pasco; Prizes for people that attend

August 12th, 2010 by mspier

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With the final 10 contestants all lined up for Saturday’s Idol Competition Finale at Park Place Restaurant and Lounge, the contest, which starts at 9 pm, is sure to be fierce.

That is especially the case with intra-company rivals Brian Golden and Leslie Pasco, who are both employees of Snyder Communications (Brian - Evening Sun reporter; Leslie - New Media Retailer). Ever since they found out that they would be in the finals together, the smack-talk hasn’t stopped.

“About the only one I’m not too worried about is that Leslie Pasco,” Golden said jokingly. “I mean come on, if I had legs like that I wouldn’t even need to sing, just kind of hum a little bit and I’d be in.”

After that statement the “fight” was on.

“I appreciate the legs comment and I’ll be using them to stroll up and get my prize while Brian is in the corner bawling,” Pasco shot back.

While both competitors joked around, they were quick to praise each others talents. They also know that the singers they will be facing on Saturday will not be push-overs.

The other singers that they will be competing against them include Dave Doing, Sarah Hovey, Marty Kuhn and Paul Sims from Round One and Morgan Smith, Kisha Estelow, Deena Wrieden and Nathan Evan from Round Two. The prizes are $250, $125 and $75 for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, respectively.

“I’m really looking forward to Saturday,” Golden said. “I think it’s going to be a lot of fun and the competition is just fantastic, there are some very talented singers.”

The people watching will also be able to get in on some great prizes. Simply by going to the event and becoming a fan of the Pennysaver Facebook Page, you will be entered into a random drawing for one of five (5) $20 Gift Certificates provided by Park Place.

All you will need to do, once you hit the “Like” button on our page, is say you were at the event and you will be entered. More instructions will be on the Pennysaver Facebook page after the event.

Hope to see you there!


How to enter the Chenango Blues Fest contest

August 11th, 2010 by mspier

What do the Chenango Blues Fest and Mad Libs have in common? A chance to win two tickets and hospitality bracelets to the final Blues Fest day on Saturday, Aug. 21! Just create your own blues song by filling in the “Blues Lib” on the Blues Fest Event page.

Here are the instructions on posting your lyrics:

Step 1: Copy this

My ________ done told me
when I was a _________
don’t _________ with those_______
‘cause you’ll end up ______ ____ ________.

I got the _______ ________ blues.
All day and night
I got the _______ ________ blues.
All day and night
I’ve been blue all night in my _______ _________ Cadillac.

Step 2: Go to this link

Chenango Blues Fest Facebook Events Listing

Step 3: Paste the Lyrics
Scroll down to the bottom and paste your lyrics under the designated “Comment” area (you’ll see where other people have already posted). Put your unique lyrics into the spaces where the lines are. Before you submit your “Blues Lib,” be sure that all of the lines are deleted, leaving just the words that you put in.

Step 4: Invite your friends
On August 17 and 18, Pennysaver fans will be able to vote and decide the winner of the contest. Your best chance of winning will be to invite your friends to become fans of the Pennysaver and vote for your lyrics. To do that, go to www.facebook.com/pennysaveronline and hit the “Suggest to Friends” button directly under the profile picture on the left-hand side.

Step 5: Win the Tickets!
If you’re a Pennysaver fan and you have the most Pennysaver fans vote for you, you win the tickets! The winner will be contacted via Facebook on Aug 19th. For the rest of the rules regarding your Blues Lib, visit the Contest tab on our Facebook page.

Enter your "Blues Lib" today for a chance at two tickets and bracelets for the Chenango Blues Fest.