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How to Concatenate Columns in Excel
When working with data imports in RandomPicker.com, you need to adhere to a specific Excel file format: As you can see, the whole entry name must be placed in the first column of the spreadsheet. In some situations, you have multiple parts of the entry name in different columns (customer ID, first name, last name,…
Father’s Day Giveaway
This article explains how to plan, organize and promote the Father’s Day giveaway. Here are some tips and inspiration for this special event, and how to get the most from it. What is Father’s day: While Mother’s Day is widely known, what about Father’s Day? It’s also called Men’s Day or Gentlemen’s Day in some…
How to Convert Duplicates into Weights in Excel
Here is a quick step-by-step guide on how to easily get rid of duplicate rows in Excel and at the same time convert the number of duplicates into a new column. This procedure may be useful when using weighted draws in RandomPicker. MS Excel has a Pivot Table feature that will help you convert the…
Preferred Prizes
The Preferred prize module is in BETA testing now, so please don’t use it for any serious drawings until we fix any bugs. In the standard mode, RandomPicker assigns prizes to participants on a random basis – everybody can win anything. But what if you want to let participants decide which prizes they prefer? Preferred…
Giveaway Ideas for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
In 2023, Black Friday will be on November 24th. It is followed by Cyber Monday on November 27th. Both dates are great opportunities to promote your business and increase your sales and customer base. Thanksgiving, followed by Black Friday, Christmas, and New Year promotions are incredible opportunities to make sales for all kinds of businesses…
Random name generator in Excel
Do you need a simple random name generator in Excel to quickly select winners offline? Here is a guide on how to do it yourself. It can be used as a lucky draw generator, raffle generator and you can randomize any items, not only select winners. A simple guide on how to make the random…
How to pick a winner for your raffle or contest?
A quick guide on how to choose a winner. There are many ways how your raffle concept can look like. Here are several of the most popular approaches for your raffle. Choose a winner at random Choose a winner by votes Choose a winner by exact guess Choose a winner by activity Choose a winner…
50+ Raffle Prize Ideas
The right selection of prizes is essential for a successful raffle or giveaway. Raffles are often used for fundraising and charity activities, but companies and agencies use raffles as well. The more attractive the prizes, the more people the raffle will attract. Here are some raffle prize ideas: Electronics, gadgets Tickets for sport events Trips…
50 50 Raffle Guide
The 50-50 raffle is a special and very simple type of a raffle prize. It is used by many fundraisers from nonprofits, charities, academic and other organizations. What is 50 50 raffle? The idea of a 50 50 raffle is really simple. Imagine a raffle where people pay for raffle tickets. The main prize is…
Survey Giveaways: How to Motivate Participants
Are you conducting a survey of your customers and wonder what would best motivate them to take part in your study? A survey is a great way how to collect feedback from your customers or potential users. You can discover many unexpected insights and ideas on how to improve the product.But the response rates are…
How To Be Sure Your Giveaway Is Legal?
It’s important to ensure that the promotions you run are in compliance with local, national, and international laws. Failing to do so can result in fines, penalties, or even lawsuits! That’s why it’s essential to understand the laws that apply to giveaway promotions before yours goes live. Here’s what you need to know to run…
Virtual Raffles for Your Employees and Business Partners
We all know that this year has been a stressful time for everyone, especially those in the workforce. As the year comes to a close, many employers are looking for a way to thank and reward those who have partnered with them. This can include their employees, partners, suppliers, and valued customers.. Typically, companies have…
Integrating RandomPicker Form into WordPress
WordPress is the king of today’s internet. Even the world‘s most famous brands use WordPress. Here is a short tutorial on how to embed a RandomPicker form into your WordPress website. RandomPicker provides a registration module – it’s a simple form where participants can submit their name, email, address or any other text information. The…
Import Comments From Facebook
This article describes how to import entries (comments) from your Facebook post. Please note that you are able to read comments only from the Facebook profile that is the administrator of the Facebook Business page – login to Facebook with the right credentials. The Facebook comment picker is available in the Entries section > Facebook….
How RandomPicker works
RandomPicker is an online tool which helps choose random winners. It is a server application, you don’t need to install anything on your computer, everything runs online on secure servers. There are a few easy steps to conduct an unbiased draw in RandomPicker: Create a drawing project and add prizes – submit its name, prizes…
Random Number Generator
There are several ways how to randomly choose winners. RandomPicker uses several approaches: GUID – Pseudorandom Numbers According their name those numbers are not fully random. They are the result of a specific computer algorithm. It is easier to generate pseudorandom numbers than true random numbers so you can find them in many desktop or…
Pricing and Payments
We offer Basic, Standard and Advanced plans which offer different limits and features. You can compare and purchase all plans on the Pricing page. The free plan is dedicated for personal, nonprofit and testing purposes. You can import up to 100 entries to each project. If you need more entries or if you use RandomPicker…
The Nonprofit Plan
We like charities and nonprofits and we want to support people who help others. That’s why we give them the Standard plan free of charges – higher limits and advanced features (widget, live events). Who will qualify for the Nonprofit Plan: Who is ineligible for the Nonprofit Plan: How to apply for the Nonprofit plan…
Project Setup & Prizes
Click on “Create new” button to add a new draw project, on My account or My projects page. You need to set up the new draw project first: Prizes Optionally, you can upload an image to each prize – just select the prize and a new dialog appears on the right. Use JPG, GIF or…
Entries, Participants, Import
RandomPicker works with two types of information about the entries or participants – public information and internal notes. After you import the list from your excel file, it will be stored in the RandomPicker system in the same way: The complete list of entries is available only to the account owner. The list is not…
Weighted drawings
See the video tutorial for a quick introduction to weighted raffles. You can find details in the text below. Each entry has an equal chance of winning in most drawings. That said, there are several types of raffles which use different settings and entries can have different chances of winning: You can handle entries with…
Registration Form and Widget
RandomPicker provides an easy way how to collect entries from your participants. You can send them to our registration form or embed the widget form on your page. People will submit their entry directly to RandomPicker so you don’t need to import them manually. Here is what it looks like: How to set up the…
Live Events
The Live Events module provides an easy way how to present drawings at your meeting, during the streaming or for other situations. How it works This module uses the same drawing methods as standard RandomPicker drawings, but it adds a visual layer. We recommend using the Live event if you have a raffle with more…
Custom design
This feature is currently in public beta testing. You can change the look & feel of the project public record and live event page. Public record design You can define the following elements: Body text: font size (use value in pixels without the “px”) and font color (use the color picker add input the #hex…
RandomPicker API: Automate your raffle drawings
RandomPicker is a cloud-based platform that was founded with the mission of enabling companies of all sizes to provide unbiased random drawing for their raffles and giveaways. The RandomPicker API helps you automate the whole drawing process using – creating a new drawing project, uploading all entries, conducting drawings, and getting results remotely with the…
