What kind of prizes or giveaways do you developers actually need?
Everyone gives away handsets, and we're trying to do something new, possibly something that is more useful to you as a developer. What prize would get you to fill out a survey? What giveaway could motivate you to coming to a developer event?
Here are some ideas we've tried coming up with, but we'd love some feed back.
Device Anywhere time, Pay-per-download dollars, Tickets to a conference, Amazon Gift Certificate, Visa Giftcard
What do you guys think?
Posted May 11, 2011, 4:33 PM UTC
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I think an amazon gift card or a visa gift card would probably be the most useful, IMHO. That way I could either put it toward another monitor, or other stuff I want without you having to worry about it being something that the winner won't end up using.
my $0.02
Also good feedback. We've done Amazon gift cards in the past, but thought they might be kind of boring, but it sounds like you guys can actually use it for the things you actually need.
being a geek myself, I usually enjoy stuff from thinkgeek as an alternative idea.
If you're looking for actual stuff to give away, I'd suggest a gopro HD camera. I would also like to add that if you're interested in trying this out to see how well it works (giving a gopro HD camera to a redditor, that is) - I'll volunteer to give you honest feedback and work with you to help you improve the process.
Another thought - it may make sense to consider your audience, and get something appropriate for them... For example, I don't know of many developers who would turn down a XOOM to play with, because I know I'm not going to rush out and buy one, but if I had one, I might spend more time playing with tablet-specific apps.
Some like Mountain Biking, others like Surfing, still others like video games. If you know that they've got a specific bent, try to get prizes along that line.
Those are very good points. Thanks for the feedback!