Category: Facebook

Promotion 101 for Non-Profits

I cringe every time I get emails from some of my favorite charities that offer “raffles” and “incentives” in conjunction with their fundraising. Not that providing an incentive is a terrible thing; I love getting a freebie from a legal promotion every once in a while. But frequently the incentives and promotions are NOT run legally. I worry that my favorite charities will one day get their hands slapped by

March 3, 2015

Run a Sweepstakes to Make Small Business Saturday A Big Win

Five years ago American Express started promoting a new concept: Small Business Saturday. The idea is simple: consumers are asked to spend their holiday shopping dollars locally at small businesses, and American Express provides incentives to those shoppers. In just those five years, the concept of shopping locally the day after Black Friday has become a holiday tradition. So how can your small business make this the best Small

November 7, 2014

Your Sweepstakes Entry Form Template: How Much Data Do You Really Need?

We once had someone come to us after they ran a promotion to tell us that they were having a hard time contacting winners. It turns out they were so busy trying to protect the user by not collecting personal data on individual entrants that they had not collected a way to contact the winners! We understand the need for privacy controls, but in order to add someone to a

October 21, 2013

10 Frequently Asked Questions About Facebook Timeline Promotions

Now that Facebook has changed the guidelines for promotions run on their platform, it is fairly simple to run a contest or sweepstakes without a third-party application. This means you can run a few basic sweepstakes or contests (for example, a “Caption This Photo!”Contest or a “Like This Post” Sweepstakes) on your business timeline page, and all you need are official rules and prizes to give away. But we

October 14, 2013

5 Fast Sweepstakes Ideas — That Are Easy and Inexpensive to Deploy

Need to come up with a way to increase traffic or sales during the holidays? But no time left in the year to deploy a big idea or to get approval on a high budget promotion? Here are a few quick promotion ideas you can deploy within a few days that are also easy on the budget. What makes these sweepstakes so easy is that they utilize established social

October 8, 2013

5 Social Media Sweepstakes Best Practices

A social media sweepstakes will reach more people than with traditional media. But please do your homework and follow these simple tips for social media sweepstakes success. 1. One social media platform at a time. We get a lot of emails from clients wanting to have a Sweepstakes run on multiple platforms. Many clients want a sweeps on “all the social media.” While this may seem like a good

September 10, 2013

Facebook Advertising Made Easy

Unlike traditional media, Facebook advertising reaches the exact audience you want. Facebook holds a plethora of information from where we live, who our friends are, what we Like and don’t Like, what we look like, how old we are, how old our kids are, what we like to do on vacation, what movies we watch, and so much more… → What to know before getting started Facebook advertising is classified

May 28, 2013

Increase Exposure to Your Sweepstakes with Google Adwords and Facebook Advertising

Every promotion needs advertising to get the message out. Google and Facebook provide opportunities to do so but operate on different principles. Google Adwords media placements appear in response to individual internet searches of specific keywords or phrases. Facebook ads appear based on targeting specific interests within the Facebook community. Both are useful methods of delivering targeted messages to end users. Google offers a more direct connection to your website.

February 27, 2013

Social Media Promotion Strategies for Businesses; Contests, Sweepstakes, and Social Media

Nowadays social media promotions provide powerful weaponry to have in your brand’s arsenal. Using a clearly defined business promotion strategy, savvy businesses have made this arena an essential part of their marketing mix.

December 5, 2012

Understanding Facebook Promotion Guidelines

Running promotions on Facebook can be very effective for your overall marketing strategy. You can reach a highly engaged audience in a short period of time if your promotion goes viral. The credibility from a well-executed Facebook promotion is superior to just about anywhere else on the internet. There are guidelines surrounding promotions on Facebook, however. These guidelines are rather strict, and failure to follow them could result in corrective actions from Facebook including possible removal of your promotion. Thus, it is important to understand all Facebook promotion guidelines in order to ensure you implement a compliant campaign.

October 12, 2012