Comments on: Social media contests-inexpensive marketing at it's best? http://janetfouts.com/social-media-contests-inexpensive-marketing/ Social Media Coach Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:01:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: gregmelton http://janetfouts.com/social-media-contests-inexpensive-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-999 gregmelton Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:04:08 +0000 http://janetfouts.com/?p=563#comment-999 I guess the trick is to be clever with your contest. It definitely helps if you have an existing network to help leverage the promotion efforts. <br><br>We launched into beta last week a platform for creating online contests. You may also be interested in visiting <a href="http://skril.com" rel="nofollow">http://skril.com</a>.<br><br>The service is currently free and there are no limits to the number of entries and/or the duration of the contest. We also verify email addresses from entrants.<br><br>Contest organizers can setup a contest which allows entrants to login via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Google Friend Connect, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Digg, or FriendFeed OAuth.<br><br>Please share some feedback with us. Would love to hear it! I guess the trick is to be clever with your contest. It definitely helps if you have an existing network to help leverage the promotion efforts.

We launched into beta last week a platform for creating online contests. You may also be interested in visiting http://skril.com.

The service is currently free and there are no limits to the number of entries and/or the duration of the contest. We also verify email addresses from entrants.

Contest organizers can setup a contest which allows entrants to login via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Google Friend Connect, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Digg, or FriendFeed OAuth.

Please share some feedback with us. Would love to hear it!

]]> By: gregmelton http://janetfouts.com/social-media-contests-inexpensive-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-772 gregmelton Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:04:08 +0000 http://janetfouts.com/?p=563#comment-772 I guess the trick is to be clever with your contest. It definitely helps if you have an existing network to help leverage the promotion efforts. <br><br>We launched into beta last week a platform for creating online contests. You may also be interested in visiting <a href="http://skril.com" rel="nofollow">http://skril.com</a>.<br><br>The service is currently free and there are no limits to the number of entries and/or the duration of the contest. We also verify email addresses from entrants.<br><br>Contest organizers can setup a contest which allows entrants to login via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Google Friend Connect, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Digg, or FriendFeed OAuth.<br><br>Please share some feedback with us. Would love to hear it! I guess the trick is to be clever with your contest. It definitely helps if you have an existing network to help leverage the promotion efforts.

We launched into beta last week a platform for creating online contests. You may also be interested in visiting http://skril.com.

The service is currently free and there are no limits to the number of entries and/or the duration of the contest. We also verify email addresses from entrants.

Contest organizers can setup a contest which allows entrants to login via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Google Friend Connect, LinkedIn, Yahoo, Digg, or FriendFeed OAuth.

Please share some feedback with us. Would love to hear it!

]]> By: resimler http://janetfouts.com/social-media-contests-inexpensive-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-767 resimler Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:19:07 +0000 http://janetfouts.com/?p=563#comment-767 I think social media (and probably Twitter in particular) is the perfect medium for this kind of approach. I think social media (and probably Twitter in particular) is the perfect medium for this kind of approach.

]]> By: long nightgown http://janetfouts.com/social-media-contests-inexpensive-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-729 long nightgown Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:00:58 +0000 http://janetfouts.com/?p=563#comment-729 I liked your article very useful to me. I will come back and read the article again.<br>More info on the web site <a href="http://www.longnightgown.net" rel="nofollow">long nightgown</a> I liked your article very useful to me. I will come back and read the article again.
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]]> By: Janet Fouts http://janetfouts.com/social-media-contests-inexpensive-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-594 Janet Fouts Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:50:44 +0000 http://janetfouts.com/?p=563#comment-594 Hmm, It's pretty hard to run this kind of contest when you don't have many followers on either network to start with. How else are you promoting it? Have you sent it out to your email list to get them to sign on? Shared details with clients or asked co-workers to help spread the news on their networks? At least them you'd have an opportunity to reach them and their networks. <br><br>In addition your Twitter presence is very new and most of the posts are promotional so you might start thinking of other ways to engage the user base you want to attract. Do some blog and Twitter surfing to find people who need your products and are blogging about things you can discuss. You don't have to agree with them, the point is to add value to the conversation.<br>Then they look at your profile and ohhh! there's a contest! Hmm, It's pretty hard to run this kind of contest when you don't have many followers on either network to start with. How else are you promoting it? Have you sent it out to your email list to get them to sign on? Shared details with clients or asked co-workers to help spread the news on their networks? At least them you'd have an opportunity to reach them and their networks.

In addition your Twitter presence is very new and most of the posts are promotional so you might start thinking of other ways to engage the user base you want to attract. Do some blog and Twitter surfing to find people who need your products and are blogging about things you can discuss. You don't have to agree with them, the point is to add value to the conversation.
Then they look at your profile and ohhh! there's a contest!

]]> By: William Rhamey http://janetfouts.com/social-media-contests-inexpensive-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-593 William Rhamey Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:40:09 +0000 http://janetfouts.com/?p=563#comment-593 I've been running a contest with two chances to win $500 in promotional products. I've only got a few days left, and I haven't had much response (especially on Twitter).. Any ideas?<br><br>I am really stuck on how to promote it, and nothing I've done has worked. Trying to scramble the last few days here to get some interest.<br><br>Contest details here: <a href="http://blog.powertexgroup.com" rel="nofollow">http://blog.powertexgroup.com</a> I've been running a contest with two chances to win $500 in promotional products. I've only got a few days left, and I haven't had much response (especially on Twitter).. Any ideas?

I am really stuck on how to promote it, and nothing I've done has worked. Trying to scramble the last few days here to get some interest.

Contest details here: http://blog.powertexgroup.com

]]> By: Danny Brown http://janetfouts.com/social-media-contests-inexpensive-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Danny Brown Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:03:45 +0000 http://janetfouts.com/?p=563#comment-338 While the follower amount can offer some help, I think it's more down to the story. If the non-profit has a story that people can relate to, it will find more support. I don't consider myself to be one of the social media rockstars so I definitely feel a lot of our success has boiled down to the charities we've been involved with and the human angle. If someone can't relate to why we need to be helping hungry kids, or preventing children from being sexually abused, then I don't think that person would relate to many things. Again, it also comes down to the interaction. We encourage our supporters to help us choose the charities we support, so as not to come across as just broadcasting who we want to support. Being "involved", as your post attests to, is a definite pro for anyone. While the follower amount can offer some help, I think it's more down to the story. If the non-profit has a story that people can relate to, it will find more support.

I don't consider myself to be one of the social media rockstars so I definitely feel a lot of our success has boiled down to the charities we've been involved with and the human angle. If someone can't relate to why we need to be helping hungry kids, or preventing children from being sexually abused, then I don't think that person would relate to many things.

Again, it also comes down to the interaction. We encourage our supporters to help us choose the charities we support, so as not to come across as just broadcasting who we want to support. Being "involved", as your post attests to, is a definite pro for anyone.

]]> By: jfouts http://janetfouts.com/social-media-contests-inexpensive-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-337 jfouts Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:13:54 +0000 http://janetfouts.com/?p=563#comment-337 Thanks Danny, I've been watching 12 for 12K and how successful it's been. One question I get from a lot of people thinking about fund-raising with social media is: How much does the popularity (i.e number of followers) of the people running the campaign have to do with it? For a non-profit for example, just getting into social media has a shorter arm than an established social media rackstar. Thanks Danny, I've been watching 12 for 12K and how successful it's been. One question I get from a lot of people thinking about fund-raising with social media is: How much does the popularity (i.e number of followers) of the people running the campaign have to do with it? For a non-profit for example, just getting into social media has a shorter arm than an established social media rackstar.

]]> By: jfouts http://janetfouts.com/social-media-contests-inexpensive-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-335 jfouts Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:11:20 +0000 http://janetfouts.com/?p=563#comment-335 Thanks for the link to Strutta, very interesting.(link was broken but here's a link <a href="http://www.strutta.com/" target="_blank">http://www.strutta.com/</a> ) I love that people are embracing these smaller bites and realizing you don't have to award huge prizes or accept only large donations to be effective. Thanks for the link to Strutta, very interesting.(link was broken but here's a link http://www.strutta.com/ ) I love that people are embracing these smaller bites and realizing you don't have to award huge prizes or accept only large donations to be effective.

]]> By: jfouts http://janetfouts.com/social-media-contests-inexpensive-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-336 jfouts Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:11:20 +0000 http://janetfouts.com/?p=563#comment-336 Thanks for the link to Strutta, very interesting.(link was broken but here's a link <a href="http://www.strutta.com/" target="_blank">http://www.strutta.com/</a> ) I love that people are embracing these smaller bites and realizing you don't have to award huge prizes or accept only large donations to be effective. Thanks for the link to Strutta, very interesting.(link was broken but here's a link http://www.strutta.com/ ) I love that people are embracing these smaller bites and realizing you don't have to award huge prizes or accept only large donations to be effective.

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