Downtown businesses are challenged to a social media contest by the Renfrew BIA.
The BIA has organized the Scarecrow Search, which challenges downtown merchants to decorate their own scarecrow and display it.
Then business owners are asked to snap a photo of their scarecrow and share it on either facebook or instagram with the hashtag, #renfrewscarecrowhunt2021 and tagging the BIA and their business name.
BIA chair, Christina Ouellet says business receiving the most tags will also be awarded as a winner on each platform.
Scarecrow Search 2021
To celebrate fall the BIA is running a Scarecrow scavenger hunt contest and we’d like to invite you to play along.
The contest will run on both Facebook and Instagram platforms in order to help generate more exposure and *foot traffic (should you choose) for your business . [*See “What’s in it for you”, bullet point 2, for more details.]
The contest will be open to the public and will run Oct 1st – Oct 11th.
How it works:
Contestants will be required to take a photo of YOUR scarecrow and post it to either (or both) social media platforms, tagging YOUR business, the BIA (@downtownrenfrew), and using the hashtag:
#renfrewscarecrowhunt2021
To get exposure for as many participating businesses as possible, each contestant will only be allowed 1 entry per business on each platform.
1 Contest entry winner will be awarded on each platform.
Each winner will be awarded a $50 BIA Gift Certificate.
The business receiving the most tags will also be awarded as a winner on each platform.
Each winning business will be awarded bragging rights and a mini exposure on BOTH platforms.
[See: “What’s in it for you” below, for more details.]
What’s in it for you?
· Increased exposure over 2 social media platforms
· Option to have participants come in and explore your location OR take a photo through your window/outside your business to enter.
· The business with the most tags/entries will receive bragging rights AND a mini expose introducing their winning scarecrow on the BIA page. Business with the most tags will be awarded on each platform but expose will be run on both platforms citing 1st & 2nd place (based on most tag ranking).
What you have to do:
1. Build, craft, buy, or create a scarecrow to put on display Oct 1st to 11th.. Winners will be drawn on October 12th.
2. On Oct 1st : Post a picture of your scarecrow on your social media pages that
3. 1) tags the Downtown Renfrew BIA Instagram and Facebook (@downtownrenfrew), and
2) displays the event hashtag: #RenfrewScarecrowSeeker
4. MOST IMPORTANTLY let us know you’re in by replying to this email OR contacting Meredith by September 30, 2021 so we can ensure you get the participant package on time!
Participating Businesses will receive:
· Event Participation Poster to display on front entrance/window
· Participating Merchant listing on Facebook and Instagram posts for the event
· Digital Event Participation Poster for use on social media
· Event Hashtag to be used for contest and event postings
