Don’t wait until the end of your campaign to analyze the success of your contest or sweepstakes — you might find out that you’ve totally missed the mark on your targeted goals and objectives.  Our social promotions platform provides access to various analytic tools that can be of valuable assistance when it comes to analyzing the ongoing progress and ultimate success of your campaign.

Our social media metric tools provide insight into (1) the number of promotional views (2) fan page statistics and (3) social chatter insight.

View Stats

Contest administrators can use the Visit Stats tool to monitor and measure visitor metrics (i.e., visits to your Facebook Fan Page and the number of visitors who visited your website).  These metrics can be helpful in determining whether your campaign is achieving more interaction on Facebook versus your company’s website.  Again, it cannot be over emphasized that you should not neglect to monitor the metrics of your promotion during the contest/sweepstakes period — instead of waiting until after the contest is over — this will help you to assess whether there is a need to readjust your promotional efforts in order to achieve your targeted campaign goals and objectives.

Fanpage Stats

If you’re interested in tracking Fanpage metrics, the Fanpage Stat tool will assist you with numbers related to

• Total Number of Fans (i.e., Total Fans)
• Fans (i.e., total new Likes)
• Fans by Age
• Fans by City

FAN PAGE STATS – TOTAL FANS

FAN PAGE STATS – NEW FANS

FAN PAGE STATUS – BY CITY

FAN PAGE STATES – BY AGE

The Visitor Stats tool will help you to pivot promotional efforts during the campaign period.  For example, perhaps your company’s goal was to build brand fans with an objective to increase the number of Facebook Fans by 500 new Fans (measured by LIKES).  Consequently, you will want to check your Fan Stats each day, so you can assess whether there is a need to take additional promotional actions, i.e., send out another exciting email to remind folks about your contest, schedule more Twitter posts, etc.

Social Chatter

Don’t forget to check the temperature of the social chatter surrounding your social promotional contest or sweepstakes. Our Social Chatter tools helps you to measure your Facebook vs. Twitter Chatter.  When you run a promotion that requires visitors to register with their Facebook or Twitter account, you can see which social media site is the major channel for your registered visitors.

STATS – CHATTER

We’re at InfusionCon 2013 and wanted to demonstrate our Social Campaign feature which enables your company to create engaging promotions during live events (e.g., concerts, conferences, festivals, etc.) — at specific locations and venues.  

It’s easy as 1-2-3:  Specify your desired campaign #hashtag and user entries are automatically populated for viewing and selection for entry into contest.  

The Campaign is accessible to Mobile users (with our Friendly URL), attaches to your Facebook Fanpage and is embeddable on any website.

Try it for yourself, and take our Campaigner for a spin.

San Francisco Bay Area — (March 25 2013) ­ Contest.is is excited to announce its recent selection as an InfusionCon 2013 Top Ten Finalist for the App Innovator Award. InfusionSoft, creator of the all-in-one sales and marketing software for small businesses, launched its Battle of The Apps contest in the Spring of 2012 — calling for developers to create applications and plug-ins to enhance the InfusionSoft experience. Contest.is, along with other App Innovators, will have the opportunity to feature their product at the InfusionCon which is being held on March 27, 2013 through March 29, 2013.

With over 115 third party apps featured in InfusionSoft’s online Marketplace, Contest.is, an emerging emerging social media promotions platform, is proud to position itself as a top InfusionSoft App. The Contest.is software — which is web­ based — enables contests and sweepstakes promotional campaigns to be launched on Facebook, embedded on the brand company’s website, and is easily accessible by mobile users.

Contest.is equips companies with an arsenal of features and tools to engage and capture their targeted audience:

● Instagram #hashtag Campaign
● Facebook Photo Contest
● Attach to all campaigns to Facebook, Embed on Website(s) & Capture Leads
● Create Friendly URL for Mobile Accessibility & Capture Leads
● Geo­Location Based ­ Create campaigns at events, conferences etc. & Capture
Leads
● Votes/Entries post to Facebook/Twitter/Linkedin ­ Viral Power & Capture Leads
● Import Lead Data to major CRMs such as InfusionSoft Account ­with the CLICK of a button

Sir Drafton, CEO, states that “Contest.is is the perfect lead generation tool for companies that desire to capture valuable data through engaging contest/sweepstakes promotions.” Drafton further asserts that “it’s a double positive for companies to capture important lead information while enhancing brand awareness because the platform leverages major social networking sites, i.e., including Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Youtube, and Instagram.”

About InfusionCon 2013

Infusionsoft, creator of the all-in-one sales and marketing software for small businesses, now in its seventh year, Infusionsoft’s annual user conference will bring 2,000 small businesses from around the globe together to learn, network and discover real growth strategies. This year’s impressive speaker roster includes a keynote by Daymond John, founder of FUBU clothing, best-selling author, and Shark Tank reality TV judge. Learn more about the conference at InfusionSoft.com website.

About Contest.is

For more information please visit Contest.is Follow @Contestis on Twitter
Contest.is is an emerging provider of social media marketing and promotions technology that helps publishers, brand marketers, PR firms, publishers, advertising agencies, and media companies to engage users on major social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter as well as on the company’s website. The Contest.is software enables companies to use its DIY platform or opt for full service social media marketing promotions solutions. The Contest.is Platform makes it super ­easy for brand marketers and agencies to publish cost effective social media contests (user­ generated photo, video, and audio), sweepstakes and branded promotions, while capturing valuable lead data information to integrate with major CRMs.

About Infusionsoft

Infusionsoft provides an all-in-one sales and marketing software for small businesses. Its Web-based solution helps small businesses automatically market to get more customers, grow sales and save time. The privately held, six-time Inc. 500/5000 company is based in Gilbert, Ariz. and is funded by Goldman Sachs, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Signal Peak Ventures. For more information, visit www.infusionsoft.com.

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Pop Culture Icon Snoop and Reed’s Ginger Brew leverage social networking channels for#Reincarnated  Sweepstakes campaign,  using Contest.is’ lead generating social media promotions platform

San Francisco Bay Area — (February 18, 2013) - Contest.is, an emerging social media promotions platform, announced today that Snoop Dogg (i.e., the new moniker of the multi-platinum artist and entertainment icon is Snoop Lion) and Reed’s Ginger Brew (NASDAQ: REED) is using the Contest.is platform to power Sweepstakes for one lucky winner to view World Premier of Snoop Lion’s Film Reincarnated during Austin’s premiere music and film festival. 

The Contest.is software — which is web-based — enables the sweepstakes campaign to be launched on Facebook as well as on the brand company’s website. Reeds and Snoop are excited about providing fans and customers with the opportunity to win a trip to SXSW to attend the official World Premiere of Snoop Lion’s Film Reincarnated.  Entrants are given the opportunity for extra entries by sharing with family and friends across social networking channels, i.e, Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin.

In November 2012, Snoop Lion announced his “new partnership in support of the Mind Gardens Project, his latest non-profit initiative to establish sustainable, organic community gardens that will provide fresh fruits and vegetables to school aged children in Jamaica.” Beverage maker Reed’s Ginger Brew joined Snoop’s efforts along with philanthropist John Paul DeJoria Paul Mitchell and Patrón Spirits to give back to Jamaica.

Sir Drafton, Founder of Contest.is reports, that an appealing aspect of the platform for Reed’s Ginger Brew was the fact that the platform is mobile friendly.  Drafton states that “with the recent reports of greater numbers of users accessing Facebook through mobile devices rather than personal desktop computers, it’s imperative for brands to have the ability to promote campaigns across social networking channels.”   The Reeds Ginger Brew and Snoop team are enthusiastic about the app’s “Friendly URL” which enables users to access the Sweepstakes from mobile devices.

The Grand Prize Includes Flight for two (2) to Austin, TX, three (3) night hotel stay and the opportunity to meet and greet with the international entertainer.  For more information visit Reed’s Facebook page to enter the official sweepstakes.

About Contest.is
For more information please visit Contest.is
Follow @Contestis on Twitter

Contest.is is an emerging provider of social media marketing and promotions technology that helps publishers, brand marketers, PR firms, publishers, advertising agencies, and media companies to engage users on major social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter as well as on the company’s website. The Contest.is software enables companies to use its DIY platform or opt for full service social media marketing promotions solutions. The Contest.is Platform makes it super-easy for brand marketers and agencies to publish cost-effective social media contests (user-generated photo, video, and audio), sweepstakes and branded promotions, while capturing valuable lead data information to integrate with major CRMs.

About Snoop Lion
Snoop Lion is the new moniker of multi-platinum artist and entertainment icon, Snoop Dogg, whose ability to stay at the forefront of popular culture and new technology has resulted in unwavering relevance. Snoop Lion, in conjunction with VICE Media and Stampede Management, are set to release Reincarnated, a project that grew from Snoop’s recent trip to Jamaica where the people and culture positively affected him. The project includes a reggae album produced by Diplo and the Major Lazer production team, a feature-length documentary of his life and career, which premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews, as well as a photo book. The full Reincarnated project is set to release early 2013. For more information, please visit SnoopLion.com

About Reed’s Ginger Brew
Reed’s, Inc. (NASDAQ: REED) makes the top-selling natural sodas in the natural foods industry sold in over 13,000 natural and mainstream supermarkets nationwide. Its six award-winning non-alcoholic Ginger Brews are unique in the beverage industry, being brewed, not manufactured and using fresh ginger, spices and fruits in a brewing process that predates commercial soft drinks. The Company owns the top-selling root beer line in natural foods, the Virgil’s Root Beer product line, and the top-selling cola line in natural foods, the China Cola product line. In 2012, the Company launched Reed’s Culture Club Kombucha line of organic live beverages. Other product lines include: Reed’s Ginger Candies and Reed’s Ginger Ice Creams. In 2009, Reed’s started producing private label natural beverages for select national chains. Reed’s products are sold through specialty gourmet and natural food stores, mainstream supermarket chains, retail stores and restaurants nationwide, and in Canada, as well as through private label relationships with major supermarket chains. For more information about Reed’s, please visit ReedsInc.com

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TicketLeap, an online ticket sales and event marketing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, recently announced details about its online video contest — some lucky person will have the opportunity to win “$1,000 to host your upcoming event.”

TicketLeap put a call to out to all “club promoters, event organizers, and folks who like to throw a good party,” encouraging them to get their 60 second YouTube video together “explaining why you deserve to win.”  

Contest details on TicketLeap’s website indicate that “Branding mogul Daymond John and the TicketLeap team will select the top five (5) video entries,” and then the public will vote to determine the final winner.  The Contest.is platform will enable users to vote, share and spread the word about the contest across social channels.

TicketLeap is encouraging contestants to let their creative energy flow in their explanation t explains why the entrant deserves to win, e.g., “interview past party-goers, show us a clip from your lineup of live acts, or rap the reasons why you should walk away with the prize.”  All videos must be submitted through the Contest.is platform for entry.

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Not too many organizations can boast about sponsoring an awards program that was completely hosted online, i.e., nominations,  voting and announcement of winners.  But in 2011 Jasmine Crowe, Founder of BlackCelebrityGiving had a vision of running an online awards event to honor non-profit organizations, celebrities and everyday people that are doing extraordinary things.  

Crowe explains that her foundation desired to bring as much attention to the individuals, agencies and organizations that were being honored — and she felt that social media was one of the best avenues to accomplish that goal.  With the success of BlackCelebrityGiving’s 2012 Annual Inaugural Awards, Crowe is back with the 2nd Annual BCG Inaugural Awards commenced to start on January 7th, 2013.   Nominations for the 2nd Annual BCG Awards were accepted from November 2nd- December 3rd and again this year, over 1,000 nominations were received.

All votes will be cast through Contest.is, i.e., a social media promotions platform that will allow BCG to reach a wider voting audience. Throughout the voting period (through January 18, 2013) users will have the ability to cast votes through their Facebook , Twitter, or Linkedin accounts. Users that select to stream their votes in their Facebook or Twitter news feed are rewarded to with additional voting points.

Crowe is excited about using the Contest.is platform again this year.  She reports that required registration with a social media account brought more validity to the voting component.  Additionally, Crowe noted that one of the most valuable features of the platform was the accessibility of voting from BCG’s website as well as from its Facebook FanPage.

Voting for the BCG Awards will kick off on Monday, January 7th, 2013.   Users will cast votes in several categories including:

Celebrity Giver of the Year:

• Chanita Foster
• Jada Pinkett Smith
• Tracey and Alonzo Mourning
• 50 Cent
• Steve and Marjorie Harvey

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Running a video contest takes a lot of creativity and time, however, you will find it time well spent for many reasons — including the opportunity to create new and unique content related to your brand.  For great tips and steps grab our ebook below:  Guide to Running Successful Video Contests.

YouTube video contests are great for new content, and, you don’t have to wait to set-up a user-submission contest when you can easily pre-select videos directly from our user friendly dashboard.  

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Rethink Contesting

This power packed ebook contains comprehensive tips and steps that will assist you with running a successful photo contest (including Instagram Contests).