# Revup Hardware Store and Garden Center Marketing Ideas Revup is software for building, publishing, and measuring branded forms, surveys, quizzes, sweepstakes, giveaways, contests, instant-win experiences, and purchase promotions, with customer intelligence, winner management, email, and SMS tools for authorized follow-up. - Canonical HTML: https://revup.com/solutions/hardware-stores/ - Full HTML page: [Open the canonical page](https://revup.com/solutions/hardware-stores/) - Last reviewed: 2026-11-05 ## Hardware store and garden center promotions Be the store they visit every weekend. Hardware store and garden center marketing ideas that bring DIYers and gardeners back: spring giveaways, a best garden contest, workshop sign-ups and a plant quiz. Part of [Local Businesses](/solutions/local-businesses/). ## Six ways to bring DIYers back. Give every weekend project a starting point at your store, and keep your name in front of customers between big purchases. ### Give away a garden makeover. Run a spring giveaway at the register and garden center, and grow your customer list. [Explore Sweepstakes](/sweepstakes/). ### Run a best garden contest. Customers share a photo of their garden, neighbors vote, and the winner gets a gift card. [Explore Contests](/contests/). ### Fill your weekend workshops. Collect sign-ups for DIY clinics and planting days, then follow up from your email platform. [Explore Forms](/forms/). ### Match plants to every yard. A quick quiz asks about sun, soil and space, then suggests plants that will do well. [Explore Quizzes](/quizzes/). ### Make customer day busy. Run an instant win at sales events, with prizes your team hands out at the counter. [Explore Instant Win](/instant-win/). ### Find out what you didn’t stock. Put a survey link on receipts and learn what to stock before customers shop elsewhere. [Explore Surveys](/surveys/). ## Turn weekend trips into a customer list. Every receipt, register and garden center sign reaches someone with a project. Give each one a QR code and see what works. 1. **One QR code per placement.** Give registers, receipts and garden center signs their own tracking links. 2. **Ask about their projects.** Add an optional question about what they’re planning this season. 3. **Keep permission separate.** Ask for marketing emails with their own unchecked box. 4. **Follow up by project.** Sync opted-in customers to your email platform and send ideas that match. Revup doesn’t connect to POS, loyalty or inventory systems, or verify purchases. [See how contests work](/contests/). ## Know what every customer is building. Bring giveaway entries, workshop sign-ups and contest photos together in one customer profile. See what they’re planning this season, so your next email suggests the right project. [Explore Revup Intelligence](/customer-intelligence/). ## Integrations Connect promotion entries, collected fields, and consent to a supported marketing platform. Map the fields for the follow-up your team needs. [Explore integrations](/integrations/). ## Common questions ### What are good marketing ideas for hardware stores and garden centers? Run a spring garden giveaway, invite customers to a best garden photo contest, fill your DIY workshops with sign-up forms, and put a QR code at every register. Each idea builds a list of local customers you can reach before their next project. ### Can customers vote in a garden photo contest? Yes. Run a photo contest with public voting, or choose winners using the judging method in your official rules. Include photo usage rights in your rules if you plan to share the entries. ### Does Revup connect to our POS or loyalty program? No. Revup doesn’t connect to POS, loyalty or inventory systems, or check receipts. Export entries, or sync opted-in customers to a supported email platform. ### Can we run one promotion across several stores? Yes. Give each store its own tracking links and QR codes, or add a “Which store do you visit?” question, then compare sign-ups by store. ### Can Revup help with rules and winner selection? Yes. Generate official rules, set entry restrictions, and select winners with a recorded draw. Use winner claim forms to collect the details you need to arrange prizes. Review your eligibility, prize details, and rules before launch. ### What does the free trial include? The free 7-day trial lets you explore Revup and its integrations, create unlimited promotions, and collect unlimited participants. You can access data for the first 20 entrants. SMS sending is not available during the trial. No payment method is required, and you won’t be charged automatically. ## Related resources - [Local Businesses](/solutions/local-businesses/) - [Grocery Stores](/solutions/grocery-stores/) - [Car Washes](/solutions/car-washes/) - [Salons, Spas & Barbershops](/solutions/salons-spas/) - [Gyms & Fitness Studios](/solutions/gyms-fitness/) - [Credit Unions](/solutions/credit-unions/) - [All industry solutions](/solutions/) - [Plans and pricing](/pricing/) - [Book a demo](/book-demo/) Examples on the HTML page use fictional brands and illustrative data. They are not customer results.