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It was a fight to the finish as the top 3 commenters battled it out to see who would walk away with $50 and copy of Tim Ferriss’s Book The Four Hour Work Week. Here is how it breaks down:

Winners

1. BM (422)
2. Sherry (416)
3. Wiehanne (328)

Prizes

1. $50 and Tim Ferriss’s book
2. $30
3. $20

I was originally only going to give the Top Commenter a prize, but since these three were so far ahead of anyone else I offered a 2nd and 3rd place prize as well. I am glad they didn’t collaborate to stop on an exact number and all win the $50 (that would have been evil ). All in all there were 1411 comments for the month and I feel that is a success and definitely a new record for my blog. Thank you everyone.

The RSS subscriber that was chosen by Random.org was Doug Labrosse. There were 162 possible winners because you had to be subscribed by email to either my newsletter or RSS feed. The number chosen was 96.

Overall the contest was a lot of fun and I enjoyed getting 100 emails in my inbox from all the new comments some mornings. I also learned not to hold a contest that ends on the day you have to move out of one place and into another. Sorry for any confusion to the commenters who were frantically trying to figure out who won. I still don’t have Internet at my new place and have to work from my remote office at Dunn Bros. Coffee in Fargo (if you are around swing by I might be here).

3 more hours to go on the October Surprise Contest. I will announce the Winners tomorrow Morning. Good Luck Everyone!

-Josh

That is right everyone. This is your last chance to enter the October Surprise Contest on the Unconventional Marketing Blog. $50 and a copy of Tim Ferriss’s Four Hour Workweek will go to the Top Commenter of the month and One Email Subscriber.

There is a possibility of winning both however unlikely, but you have to play to win. At midnight Central Standard Time the contest will be over and I will notify the winners. I shall do a post the next day congratulating and thanking everyone.

That’s right folks, we are over half way through the October Surprise Contest on the Unconventional Marketing Blog.

Two winners will be chosen at the end of the month and each will be given $50 and a copy of bestselling author Tim Ferriss’s Four Hour Workweek. The two ways to win are as follows or you can go to the Contest Page to watch the video.

1. Top Commenter - pretty easy $50, please leave non-spam comments
2. Email subscription by RSS or Newsletter (subscribing to both counts twice)

I have been seeing a lot of searches landing on my blog for Halloween Marketing Ideas and really wonder what people are tying to marketing on Halloween (or there about).

Here are a few of my Halloween Marketing Ideas for various industries:

Gas Station

I would hold a costume contest every day of Halloween week, where the winner gets a free tank of gas.

Restaurant

I would dress up the host or hostess in the scariest costume imaginable and have him or her jump out at everyone as they came in.

These ideas are to get people to talk about your business. I don’t think Halloween is as marketed as Christmas, but still, a lot of people participate. Seeing that this year Halloween is on a Friday I am sure a lot more people than normal will be out. Finding a niche that your business can capture and help the word spread by including as many people as you can is the key. Use what you have at your disposal to give away as prizes, include in the contests and help other to talk about you.