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Sizes and Options

Sizes

scratch and win sizes

Options

We offer these great options:

Print anywhere from 500 to 1,000,000 cards or more
Our in-house design team can create professional artwork for your cards*
12pt paper with gloss finish
Scratch areas available in: 1”circle, 1.25” circle, 1”x1” square, and 2”x1” rectangle
Full 4-color standard process on front, 1-color process on back
Offer up to 10 different prizes with no additional charge
Customizable scratch area designs*
Customizable top copy*
Prize file generation with control numbers for easy sorting and distribution
Shrink-wrapping for easy delivery*

*Additional charges apply.

Ways To Use

However you use a Scratch and Win, everyone is a winner!

Promotions
Direct Mailings
Employee Incentives
Tradeshow giveaways
Fundraisers

Promotions
Customers are always looking for an extra value in their purchases and the company’s they favor. Use a scratch and win promotion to let your customers win that extra value with discounts, free merchandise or other prizes - in turn, your business will be the winner.

In-Store Promotions

Increase Traffic

Create Brand/Company awareness

Increase Sales during off peak times

Loyalty Programs

Increase word of mouth marketing

Make up-selling easy

Increase Frequency

Sporting Events

Increase merchandise sales

Increase stadium advertising with an inexpensive approach

Create excitement amongst team sponsors

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Direct Mailings
Scratch and win cards are perfect for increasing traffic to your store or website. You can reach your audience at their home or business to promote new and existing products in your stores or provide a special code for a chance to win on your website. Believe us, they are much more fun than clipping coupons!

Direct consumer traffic
Increase your customers’ interaction with your brand
An excellent method to differentiate your promotion
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Employee Incentives
Employee incentive programs can be used to increase safety compliance, increase sales, increase production, and boost morale. Scratch and win cards generate enthusiasm amongst employees within your company and provide a fun and exciting way to get the results you need.

Great motivational tool
Create excitement and increase production
Promote teamwork
Hold their interest
Create positives employee interaction
Programs are easy to understand and fast to implement
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Tradeshow Giveaways
By using scratch and win cards, your company will have a creative edge over competitors that use typical advertising. Scratch and win cards create anticipation in your prospects and grab their attention, providing you with more traffic at your exhibits, more leads and a great way to generate a database for mailings.

Build a profitable database
Stand out and grab attention
Very inexpensive price with a very high return
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Fundraisers
Scratch and win fundraising is a low cost, highly effective opportunity for your company to utilize scratch and win cards. The key to a successful fundraiser is to provide a unique experience and hold your donors’ interest, and nothing is more effective than a scratch and win game that makes donating exciting.

Create awareness with a winning technique
Inexpensive way to generate donations while creating excitement
Perfect for schools, charities and organizations
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Artwork Guide

If you are submitting scratch and win artwork, please refer to the guidelines, we accept files in the following programs:

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Indesign. We also accepted in TIF and EPS file formats. JPG files will not be accepted for printing projects
Resolution - artwork must have a resolution of 300 dpi or higher for best results when printing.
Color - please save all artwork in CMYK color mode.
Please send fonts with artwork or convert all fonts to outlines or curves.
Artwork must have at least 1/8" bleed, for die cutting purposes.
Custom templates can be furnished upon request.
You can download a template to get started or upload your artwork from the artwork specifications page.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. We have a friendly graphics department on hand to answer all of your questions.

1-216-649-7800 or 1-800-284-9974

Case Studies

Featured Case Study

Manteno Supply Chain – Employee Incentive

Situation: All companies want their employees to be more productive, happier and safer. Safety is the priority for the Manteno Supply Chain, and they needed to ensure that their employees were in compliance with the safety regulations put in place by the company. They also needed to find a way to do this without hurting company morale.

Solution: Manteno Supply Chain decided to give their employees an incentive that would also make safety their priority, and they did it with a Scratch and Win employee incentive card. They distributed cards when they did safety inspections to all employees that were in compliance with company regulations.

Number of Cards: 5,000 – CR80

Prizes:

$1, $3 and $5
“please try again”, with second chance drawing at company meetings

Results: Manteno Supply Chain saw a 40% increase in safety compliance and increased awareness of regulations among their employees!

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FAQ

How many different prizes am I allowed?
How many scratch areas can my scratch and win cards have?
What kind of prizes can I give away under the scratch area?
What sizes of scratch areas do you have available? Can they be placed anywhere on the cards?
Can I customize the shape and size of the scratch area?
What is the character limit and font size for underneath the scratch area?
What is the set-up fee?
Will my winners be sorted from my non-winners?
Can my prizes be tracked?
Where will the control numbers be printed?
Is there a plating fee required for my project?
Can I have my cards shrink wrapped for me?
Can I see a physical card before the order is printed?
What does the artwork fee cover?
What does “4 over 1 color process” mean?

Q: How many different prizes am I allowed?
A: Your project can have up to 10 different prize levels at no extra cost. A small fee will be added to more than 10 prize levels. Go to Top

Q: How many scratch areas can my scratch and win cards have?
A: Your pricing includes 1 scratch area. If you need multiple scratch areas, contact an account executive for a specialized quote. Go to Top

Q: What kind of prizes can I give away under the scratch area?
A: You can give away any type of prize that you want. Go to Top

Q: What sizes of scratch areas do you have available? Can they be placed anywhere on the cards?
A: We offer 1”circle, 1.25” circle, 1”x1” square, and 2”x1” rectangle. These can be placed anywhere on the cards. Go to Top

Q: Can I customize the shape and size of the scratch area?
A: Yes, but this depends on the size of the scratch and win card and the volume of the order. Go to Top

Q: What is the character limit and font size for underneath the scratch area?
A: It depends on what size scratch area you choose for your cards. The following is a list of the maximum amount for each scratch area.
• 2”x1” - 5 lines of text or 29 characters at 9pt font. Go to Top

Q: What is the set-up fee?
A: A set-up fee is a small charge for the machine downtime and the organization of the scratch and win project. Go to Top

Q: Will my winners be sorted from my non-winners?
A: You decide. We can separate the winners or mix them in with the rest of your cards. Go to Top

Q: Can my prizes be tracked?
A: Yes, we can track your cards numerically through a control or pin number, allowing you and us to know exactly which cards have what prizes. To be sure that you receive exactly what you request, this process is restricted to authorized personnel only. Go to Top

Q: Where will the control numbers be printed?
A: Normally they are placed in the bottom left or right hand corners but vary depending on the design of you cards. We can place them wherever you choose or where they look best within the design of your cards. Go to Top

Q: Is there a plating fee required for my project?
A: Only if you require special arrangements for your scratch area. If you are unsure, call us and one of our account executives can assist you. Go to Top

Q: Can I have my cards shrink wrapped for me?
A: Yes, for a small fee. Go to Top

Q: Can I see a physical card before the order is printed?
A: For a small fee you can choose to receive a match proof of your project that will closely resemble your final cards. Go to Top

Q: What does the artwork fee cover?
A: Your artwork fee will cover the complete design of your scratch and win cards by our in-house graphic design team and up to 3 revisions. Go to Top

Q: What does “4 over 1 color process” mean?
A: A 4 color process is standard in the industry for CMYK, which are the only colors needed to make full color prints. So, you can have full color on the front of your scratch and win cards and 1 color on the back. Go to Top

Offers

Special Offers

We want to reward our loyal customers that help spread the word about our company. So, tell a friend about us and get rewarded!

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Free 100 scratch cards with order of 1000 gift cards

Get 100 FREE Scratch and Win cards with every order of 1,000 gift cards! Give a Scratch and Win card to customers for making a purchase and make the prize a gift card! It’s a great way to get your gift cards noticed, and the repeat business from customers is nice too!

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