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Promotional Game

A promotional game is any marketing operation organized by a brand with a direct commercial objective: boosting sales, raising brand awareness, driving engagement, or collecting customer data. It's the broad category that includes prize draws, contests, and instant-win games whenever they serve an identified business goal. Example: a supermarket chain running a promotion where every receipt gives a chance to win a year of free groceries is a classic promotional game tied to a purchase. Unlike a purely digital lead-generation giveaway with no purchase requirement, in-store promotional games often require proof of purchase as an entry condition.

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