LoJack Launches "Arrow Car" Consumer Promotion To Highlight Effectiveness Of Finding Stolen Vehicle With LoJack System

CANTON, Mass., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LoJack Corporation (NASDAQ: LOJN), the company that invented and leads the Stolen Vehicle Recovery category, today announced the kick-off of a new consumer promotion. Designed to showcase the effectiveness of the LoJack System in helping police to find and recover a stolen vehicle, the centerpiece of the promotion is vehicles equipped with a giant arrow on top and the message, "LoJack Finds Cars. Prove You Can Too for a Chance to Win."  The promotion, which was developed in collaboration with The VIA Agency, Ad Age's 2011 Small Agency of the Year,  includes online, on-the-street and at-the-dealership components, and features a suite of prizes, including a technology makeover grand prize. 

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"We are holding this promotion to illustrate just how effective the LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System is in helping police to find a stolen vehicle that is equipped with the system," said Sarah Cook, Director of Marketing, LoJack Corporation.  "It underscores our better than 90 percent success rate in finding stolen cars, trucks and SUVs that are armed with our system, which far exceeds the declining national recovery rate of 56 percent.  In addition to a fun, on-the-streets campaign in key cities, dealer promotions nationwide and an online component, the initiative will feature a suite of great prizes and has educational elements to help consumers understand how to protect their vehicles from theft."

Here's how the promotion works:

ONLINE: Visit www.BigLoJackArrow.com and follow the directions to submit the online registration.  This element of the program runs from April 30 – June 30.

ON-THE-STREETS:  Four LoJack "Arrow Cars" will be driving around the streets of four cities on select dates from April 30 – May 27 (see schedule below).  Consumers should track down these highly visible vehicles, take a picture of the vehicle and upload it to the microsite www.BigLoJackArrow.com.  Or, they can use their mobile device to text the picture and the keyword LOJACK to short code 60856 to submit an entry. 

Arrow Cars will be in the following cities during May:

• Boston from 4/30 – 5/3
• Miami from 5/8 – 5/11
• San Diego from 5/16 - 5/19
• Las Vegas from 5/24 – 5/27

Consumers can visit www.BigLoJackArrow.com or follow LoJack on Twitter (www.twitter.com/LoJackCorp or #BIGREDARROW) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/LoJackCorp) to find the exact locations of the Arrow Cars in each of the four cities.  

AT-THE-DEALERSHIPS: Consumers can also go to a participating LoJack auto dealership (listed on www.BigLoJackArrow.com) and check out the promotional display. Take a picture of the promotional display and upload it to LoJack's microsite, www.BigLoJackArrow.com.  Or, use a mobile device to text the picture and the keyword LOJACK to short code 60856 to submit an entry. This component of the program runs from April 30 – June 30.

LoJack is awarding a suite of prizes as part of the promotion, including the following:

• Daily (62): Samsung WB150F 14 Megapixel SMART Camera
• Second Prizes (10): LoJack Total Extended Recovery Warranty Package, plus a 32GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0, plus a Samsung WB150F 14 Megapixel SMART Camera
• First Prizes (2): LoJack Total Extended Recovery Warranty Package, plus a Samsung 60" LED 6400 Series Smart TV, plus a Samsung 7.1 Channel Blu-Ray 3D Home Theater System
• Grand Prize (1): LoJack Total Extended Recovery Warranty Package, plus a Samsung 60" LED 6400 Series Smart TV, plus a Samsung 7.1 Channel Blu-Ray 3D Home Theater System, plus a 32 GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0, plus a Samsung WB150F 14 Megapixel SMART Camera

Earn Maximum Entries:

A consumer can earn 11 entries by taking a photo of one of the four specially-outfitted promotional LoJack "Arrow Cars," or the promotional display in any participating LoJack dealership, and uploading the photo to www.BigLoJackArrow.com or texting it to the short code 60856.

Upon completing an online or text message entry, a consumer can earn up to 10 additional entries by sharing the promotion on Twitter and Facebook via www.BigLoJackArrow.com.  And, a consumer can earn one (1) additional entry by completing an online entry or texting – without a photo – the keyword LOJACK to short code 60856.  Total entries earned may not exceed 22 entries per person.

* See "The LoJack Arrow Campaign Sweepstakes" official rules at www.BigLoJackArrow.com

About LoJack Corporation

LoJack Corporation, the company that invented the stolen vehicle recovery market more than 25 years ago, is the global leader in finding and recovering a wide range of mobile assets including cars, construction equipment and motorcycles — having recovered nearly $4 billion USD in stolen assets worldwide. In today's rapidly changing world, LoJack's core competencies are more valuable and more relevant than ever as they are now being applied into new areas, such as the prevention, detection and recovery of stolen cargo and finding and rescuing people with cognitive conditions such as autism and Alzheimer's.  For more information, visit www.lojack.com, www.autotheftblog.com, www.twitter.com/LoJackCorp or www.Facebook.com/LoJackCorp.

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