Mystery Guests from PCH Would Stump a Game Show Panel

Posted at 12:31 am by: Dave Sayer in Big Check, Contests and Sweepstakes, One Million Dollars A Year For Life, PCH Merchandise, PCH Prize Patrol, Publishers Clearing House Winners | 3 Comments »

I think the Game Show Network has stopped airing reruns of that old TV show “What’s My Line?”  But if that popular favorite — which originated in 1950 on CBS — was to be resurrected, we PCH Prize Patrol’ers would love to be mystery guests on the program.  Our jobs are so unusual we’d probably stump the panel and walk off with some prize money – which would be nice since we’re not eligible to win a penny from our employer Publishers Clearing House.

Of course we love our jobs and would gladly perform them without the bonus of prize money. That’s not just because “it’s more blessed to give than to receive” but because it’s exciting and fun delivering roses, balloons and Big Checks that can change people’s lives.

I can imagine the blindfolded celebrity panel from the game show asking us questions like “Do you deal in a product?  Or a service?”  Hmmm – how to answer them.  Yes, our company sells products (wonderful magazines and merchandise).  But we also provide a fantastic service: delivering huge sweepstakes prizes to winners of our famous sweepstakes!

A follow-up question might be “Is what you deliver bigger than a bread box?”  That silly expression, now a part of the American lexicon, was first posed by the late Steve Allen on “What’s My Line.”  I would have to reply that what we deliver is much, MUCH bigger than a bread box. (I mean $1 Million Every Year For Life is A LOT of bread!)

After the celebrity panel had exhausted their allotted questions and we mystery guests had stumped them, they would remove their blindfolds and admit that ours is indeed an unusual occupation.  Yes, they had seen us on TV delivering huge sweepstakes prizes, but we are not the typical delivery men who bring pizza or overnight packages to the door.

How would you like to meet the PCH Prize Patrol in person – not just see us on TV?  It’s possible you know.  The first step is to enter the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes – which starts with a simple click here on this link to pch.com.  You can take additional steps by returning to pch.com every day for another chance to win huge sweepstakes prizes.  Then just hope and pray that Lady Luck will smile on you and that the next Big Check we deliver will have YOUR NAME on it!

Good luck!

Dave Sayer
Prize Patrol Ambassador

Prize Patrol Meet and Greet Recap!

PCH Staff
1:05 am | 14 Comments »

There’s no doubt that Mall of America® is always crowded, but on January 20^th, the crowd stopped to look at the Rotunda where the Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol was greeting fans, taking pictures, and giving away hourly prizes.  If you keep up with Publishers Clearing House on the PCH Fan Page and on the PCHWinningWays Twitter page, then you know that PCH gave out over $7,000.00 in prizes LIVE at Mall of America® on Friday, January 20^th!  But unless you had your eyes glued to PCH’s first ever Live Stream hosted on the PCH Fan Page, you may not have caught everything.  So let me fill you in on some of the things you may have missed.

We wanted to make sure that anyone who stopped by the Prize Patrol event would have a LOT of fun, so we set up several activities for our visitors at Mall of America®.  At Publishers Clearing House, it’s all about winning, so we started the fun off with a chance to enter to win $1,000,000.00 A Year For Life.  We had 10 computers set up where fans could submit an entry for a chance to win a $1,000,000.00 A Year For Life SuperPrize on February 29th!  But the winning opportunities didn’t stop there.  Those who visited us at Mall of America® also got chances to win hourly cash prizes!   One winner was drawn randomly every hour, and new entries were collected after each win to ensure that everyone had an equal opportunity to win.  Seeing the look on the winners’ faces was so heartwarming!

Each visitor who stopped by the Rotunda at Mall of America® on Friday had the chance to meet the famous PCH Prize Patrol and take a photo with them.  Fans held a Big Check and posed in front of the Prize Patrol van.  From there, fans were given the opportunity to participate in a fun video interview activity – some of the footage may be featured in a future PCH commercial! Because we knew that not everyone could win a cash prize, we had some other Prize Patrol goodies on hand like t-shirts and pens.

Danielle Lam of the Prize Patrol Elite team was overjoyed at the success of this event. She said “It was such a pleasure getting to meet the PCH fans in person and get to know them face to face – I definitely made new friends that day!  One of MY Danielle Lam PCH Prize Patrol fans showed up and was even a $100 hourly winner – how cool is that!!!”

We hope that you enjoyed this rare Live Prize Patrol Event.  I know I did!  I even got to meet one of our avid blog readers in person and signed my first autograph!  Danielle introduced me on the Live Feed and I got to wave to my Fan Page friends who were watching. Leave a comment and let me know how YOU enjoyed the event!

Sal Tripi: He’s Watching Out For YOU!

PCH Staff
2:11 am | 18 Comments »

You know a lot about the “public faces” of Publishers Clearing House, like our beloved Prize Patrol team–Dave Sayer, Todd Sloane and Danielle Lam. But what about the unsung heroes? The men and women who make things work behind the scenes. Aren’t you curious to know who’s making it all possible? Of course you are!

Today we meet up with Sal Tripi, who was promoted last year to the position of Assistant Vice President, Digital Operations and Compliance. In this role, Sal is all about consumer protection. He closely monitors the PCH brand online to ensure unscrupulous parties are not able to pass themselves off as PCH in the digital world.

Sal is very much involved in what he calls the “online ecosystem,” taking all the necessary measures to keep consumers safe. “Spam crosses lots of channels. We work with partners to monitor fraudulent email and find fraudulent sites, which we then get shut down,” says Sal.  He works to create and implement authentification filters, which ensure that a number of varying factors align before an email is deemed authentic. Sal says it’s his mission to, “separate us from the bad guys.” So you have Sal to thank for getting less junk mail from pesky PCH imposters in your email inbox!

Sal’s been with Publishers Clearing House for more than eighteen years.  He started his career in the PCH document processing facility, entering and processing orders. From there, he bounced around for years, from payment processing to merchandise fulfillment to continuity–then back again into merchandise planning. “No one wanted me!” he jokes.

About seven years ago, Sal got involved in the online world at PCH, and that’s where he’s stayed, helping to grow what started as a fairly small business into what it has become today–and always watching out for the consumer, respecting  the consumer’s desire for receiving appropriate content and ensuring they not get bombarded by things they don’t want.

Sal is passionate about the direct marketing industry and is a Board Member of the Online Trust Association. He also sits on the Ethics Committee for the Direct Marketing Association. By keeping consumers safe and protected, he helps us bring you the best PCH online experience possible. Sure, he may have joked that no one wanted him, but all joking aside, we couldn’t get by without him. And thank goodness we don’t have to.

If Sal could win a PCH prize (which he can’t because he is a PCH employee…but we like to dream), what would he do with the money? “Not sure,” he said. “One thing I know that I would not do is retire. I love this job and want to continue to do it for a long, long time.” Whew! What a relief.

Thanks for watching out for us, Sal!

Francine L.
PCH Online Creative

PCH Gives You More of Everything!

PCH Staff
1:40 am | 13 Comments »

Were you a big “Seinfeld” fan like I was?  The top rated TV sitcom was my favorite for years.  There is a specific line from the show that I think aptly describes PCH’s approach to you, our fans and our avid sweepstakes players.

First, let me take a step back.  I’m Josh Glantz and in my role as the General Manager of PCH Digital, I get to work with a great team of really smart and creative people who are always thinking about new, fun promotions and sweepstakes and exciting ways for you to enter them.  That makes mine a really exciting job that I look forward to every day.  I’ve been at Publishers Clearing House for 2 years but this is my first blog. Moving forward, I hope to share my excitement with you on a regular basis.  Now back to Seinfeld!

In a 2002 episode, Jerry and Elaine are on an airplane.  Elaine has a middle seat and is having a tough flight because the flight attendants are not treating her nicely.  By comparison, Jerry is having a wonderful time and the flight attendants are taking great care of him.  They give Jerry slippers and even a heaping ice cream sundae.  What could be better than that?!   Immediately after ignoring a simple request from Elaine, the flight attendant asks Jerry if they can get him more of anything.  Jerry’s response is classic – “More of EVERYTHING!”

And that is just what we at PCH are doing for you in 2012…  We’re giving you “more of everything!” More exciting games on PCHlotto and PCHSlots (if you haven’t tried PCHSlots yet, you are really missing out on one of our best launches from 2011)…  More instant win prizes on PCHSearchAndWin…  More ways to engage with us and win cash and other prizes on the PCH Fan Page.

Do you have a smart phone (one of those cool phones with a screen as big as or bigger than your driver’s license)?  If so, then you can enter our big PCH sweepstakes for a chance to win $1,000,000.00 Every Year For Life using your phone. No more worrying that you are going to miss your daily entry if you are away from home.  Now that’s a relief!  You can also use your phone to play PCHlotto and get more sweepstakes entries. Don’t forget to head over to PCHSearchandWin on your phone and get up to 25 instant win chances every single day!  Our goal is to make winning opportunities easier to access and more fun than ever before by letting you enter and play with us whenever you want and wherever you are!

Stay on the lookout for big announcements from PCH all year long.  And don’t forget to let us know what you think about our ideas.

Thanks!

Josh G.

General Manager, PCH Digital

Cute Small Dogs Benefit Therapy Dogs Charity

Deborah Holland
12:52 am | 18 Comments »

Cute small dogs will do a big good deed when they strut to benefit therapy dogs charity Angel On A Leash on February 10, 2012 at the New Yorkie Runway doggie fashion show.

The New Yorkie Runway doggie fashion show, to be held at the pet-friendly New Yorker Hotel in New York City, is a fun way to showcase doggie outfits and support a worthy cause all at the same time.  Celebrities and well-known New York personalities will walk the runway with their pets.

What’s more, in an “American Idol” style competition, dogs from all across the country are trying out for a chance to be in the show and you’re invited to vote for your favorite canine! That’s right, you can watch videos of doggie tryouts and vote for the one you think most deserves to walk the runway in the big event.

Take it from me the audition videos are adorable!  Will you vote for one of the cute small dogs like Campari, or a large one with a heart-warming story like Mattingly?  Each of the ten canine contestants is talented and lovable, so we’re warning you it might be hard to choose!

To watch each video and vote for your favorite, go to http://www.newyorkierunway.com/vote/.  You can only vote once, but you can send your family, friends, and co-workers to vote, if you want. The pup and their human with the most votes, combined with the judges’ scores, will be the winner. Voting will end on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at midnight.

Publishers Clearing House is proud to be a sponsor of this fun, charitable event.  Now in its second year, The New Yorkie Runway Show raises money to support Angel On A Leash, a non-profit foundation that helps train therapy dogs to go into hospitals and institutions to serve those in need.  Often these loving animals are responsible for the only smile of the day for patients who have had a particularly rough time.

These talented and fashionable pooches are sure to win your heart, so go ahead and watch the videos and cast your vote.  Then, tune in on February 10^th to find out who won and watch the show for some laughs and surprises.  Here’s a hint: rumor has it that one of the cute small dogs to debut on the “dogwalk” may be a new Prize Patrol “mascot”!

ARF-fully exciting, isn’t it?

Deborah Holland

Executive Vice President

Publishers Clearing House