The first time I used it was when we were behind on opening credits for the quarter. Now normally we keep up just fine but the two previous months we were barely on target and in the first week of the last month we were 35% in the hole, so I needed something to pick up the pace. I opened my package and found 4 locations that would be within driving distance from us and picked Las Vegas w/ $500 in spending bonuses, Lake Tahoe, Disneyland and Napa Valley. The contest was that for every credit they processed, they were entered into a drawing to win their choice of one of four 3day 2night accommodations. The stipulation was that we had to surpass our credit goal by 15% which is 5% above our normal stretch. This left us 3 weeks to make up the loss and reach our new stretch goal.

In the three weeks that passed, even associates that NEVER opened credits were entered in to the drawing! Several times even!! It was exciting to see and every once in a while I would walk into the break room and hear someone saying what their choice would be. The Friday before the quarters end we were at our goal but with only 2 days left every associate wanted to get in as many more times as they could. We ended up at 19% above our goal!!

It was the best contest I had ever run and since then have run several more. I also started to incorporate it into the operations behind the scenes in the warehouse so that those who worked off the floor would have an extra incentive for meeting productivity goals. One of this quarters incentives is to have a drawing for a 5 day 4 night cruise which means everything has to run smoothly from the truck unload team, to the merchandise team, to the sales floor team, to the recovery team and finally the cashiers. Each team is being entered as they make productivity goals that have been established and we make our sales stretch goal. I have no doubt in my mind that we’ll make it and that some lucky person on my team will be going on an awesome cruise this year!!

Thanks for making this possible!” – Rosie in California

From a Window Replacement Company:

“I operate a window replacement company in Ohio, and have serious competition in the window industry. Realizing how I could become different then my competition, I purchased the package the same day, and now use this to give away vacations to all of my clients purchasing windows. This is a sure way for leverage over my competition!”- Dave

From an Office Systems Company:

“I had never heard of the Coastal Vacations Incentives Package before until my daughter approached me and told me about it, and what we could use the package for. I decided to use the vacations in the package, not to increase my sales but as a way of saying Thank You to all of our clients. We are very fortunate to already have the business. This was just an added bonus to our customers. Thanks.”- Bill & Megan

From a Restaurant Franchise:

“We have over 10 franchise restaurants, we heard about the Coastal Vacations Incentives Package being used for promotions and incentives through one of our franchise owners. He showed us how we could use the package to promote all of our restaurants. We realized quickly that we would be able to use this package over and over again with only a one-time investment. It made such sense in helping out all of our franchises. Each franchise now calls us and orders as many vacations as they want to use for any of their promotions. Thanks.”- Dennis

From a Client’s Fund Raiser and personal trip to Las Vegas:

“I would first like to thank you for the lovely presentation you made at our lodge meeting. The Program was a big HIT! Not only with our Members but for Fund Raising as well, we not only covered our cost but we also made over three thousand dollars! The great thing about it was that after we sold those tickets and gave away the prizes we had over 27 vacations left.

On a personal note I have to tell you, some friends and I decided on short notice we were going to Vegas this summer. We booked our flights online thinking we would get a good deal and then called for rooms. Well here we were with non-refundable plane tickets with no hotel rooms! As we called around to find a place to stay, there were no rooms available. The Casinos that did have rooms were way out of our price range. I then remembered our Coastal Vacations Incentives Package! I called the first Hotel Book that had Las Vegas in it and the helpful man on the other side had over one hundred rooms at my disposal right on the strip for a third of the cost! We ended up having a great time all thanks to the Coastal Vacations Incentives Package. Again thank you so much for this opportunity to learn about the program and I wish you and all your lucky customers the best!” - Michelle (President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # ***, Sheriff Dept.)

From a happy End Users personal trip to Las Vegas:

“Last week my husband and I took an unforgettable vacation to Las Vegas using your Gift Vacation. It was the trip of a life time. We did not win money at the casinos but we won something better. The savings on the outstanding hotel room, fantastic shows, and delicious meals made us WINNERS. Thanks to you, we now have gotten the "Traveling Bug" and want to experience more journeys into fun and happiness.”- Stephen & Courtney

From a Boys and Girls Club Raffle:

“I gave away a Disneyland Vacation, Anaheim, CA. For our Boys and Girls Club at Church to use in a raffle. We try to support the kids as much as possible, and I thought maybe this would help them out, as last year they only made a couple hundred dollars. They advertised ahead of time, that the vacation would be raffled, to see if it would generate more interest. Four times the number of people came to the function! There was so much excitement throughout the raffle and when they held up the framed certificate, every child ran to find their parents and/or grandparents to bid. One of the club directors started the bidding, then one after another when a grandmother upped the bid to $500! She was going to give it to her family because they had never been to a Disney facility. When all was said and done one of the parents had bid $675 and when they said "SOLD" he jumped out of his seat and yelled, “I’m going to Disneyland!" with his 3 children jumping all over him. It was wild!!! I am so Jazzed!” - Kathy