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We recently hosted one of our partner’s favorite webinars (okay, it’s one of our favorites, too) – 30 Contest Ideas in 30 Minutes. During this webinar, Julie Foley, our Director of Affiliate Success & Matt Coen, our President, reveals the top 30 contest categories run on UPICKEM in the past year. Each category comes complete with several examples for you to get your contest-building creative juices flowing to help build out your year-long contest calendar.

If you weren’t able to attend the live session, watch a recording in our resource center.

Be sure to check out all the contests mentioned in our webinar.

Top 10 Deals of July based on total revenue:
1. The Washington Post‘s Papa John’s Promotion
2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Texas Roadhouse
3. The Fresno Bee‘s Herb Bauer Sporting Goods
4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Bartolino’s Osteria & Bartolino’s South
5. The Daily Camera‘s Laser & Cosmetic Associates of Boulder
6. The Washington Post‘s Local 16
7. The Washington Post‘s Vintage Piedmont
8. Shaw Suburban Media‘s Joseph’s Marketplace
9. The Washington Post‘s Barrel Oak Winery
10. WCAX-TV’s Stephen & Burns

Top 10 Deal sites of July based on revenue:
1. The Washington Post
2. WCAX-TV
3. The Commercial Appeal
4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
5. Billings Gazette
6. The Sacramento Bee
7. The Kansas City Star
8. The Daily Camera
9. KY3-TV
10. The Fresno Bee

Here are the top 10 deals of June based on total revenue:
1. The Washington Post‘s The Homestead
2. Provo Daily Herald‘s Stadium of Fire
3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Ravanelli’s Restaurant
4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Pevely Farms Golf Club
5. The Washington Post‘s Northern Virginia Electrolysis & Laser Center
6. The Washington Post‘s Zentan Restaurant
7. The Washington Post‘s Creative Touch Therapy
8. WCAX-TV’s Blue Paddle Bistro
9. The Washington Post‘s Hook Mash Charters
10. St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Stonewolf Golf Club

Here are the top 10 deal sites of June based on total revenue:
1. The Washington Post
2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
3. WCAX-TV
4. Provo Daily Herald
5. The Daily Camera
6. Quad-City Times
7. Knoxville News-Sentinel
8. KY3-TV
9. The Gazette & KCRG
10. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Best Burger in Town from The Suburban (Saint Laurent, Quebec) is a unique video contest. Burger joints around town entered a video promoting their delectable burgers and readers voted for their favorites. Plus, every time readers vote, they are entered for a chance to win a gift certificate from a participating restaurant. What a clever idea!

This year, more than ever, we’ve seen many great sharp looking college basketball brackets. Here’s just a peek at a few brands that really hit a slam dunk with their aesthetics:
1. P.C. Richard & Son, an electronic superstore, showcased their bracket on their homepage slider.

2. Famous Dave’s, a popular bar-be-que restaurant, boasts a “Million Dollar Madness” image that links to the contest.

3. Fathead (see Fathead Announces One Million Dollar Bracket Contests) posted both upfront and round-by-round bracket on their site for visitors.

KFOR-TV (Oklahoma City, OK) has teamed up with local Mexican restaurant Chelino’s for the “Bottomless Mug” contest. Viewers go online to register for the contest then watch the Rise & Shine Oklahoma Live on the Internet Stream. A clue is inside the daily show. Viewers enter that code on the contest site for a chance to win. The prize? A Chelino’s Bottomless Mug to call their own! Every time they take their mug to an area Chelino’s Mexican Restaurant they can get a refill. A contest that drives traffic to an online show and collects registration information? Now, that’s refreshing!