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Charity Sweepstakes And What You Need To Know

Charity Sweepstakes And What You Need To Know

  November 10, 2020     Vanessa Niragira

Hopefully, you’ve already read our previous blog Let’s Say No To Raffles, And Yes To Charity Sweepstakes, and if not take a look at that blog and come back over here.  By now you’ve made the decision to run a charity sweepstakes and we’re very pleased to not hear you say the word raffle! We’re […] ...Read More

Thinking of Running a Raffle?

Thinking of Running a Raffle?

  November 6, 2020     Vanessa Niragira

Welcome to our series on raffles, these blogs will help you fully understand all that a raffle is and whether or not it’s best for your brand.  Let’s start with the definition. Raffles run on a lottery system, in which people purchase a ticket for a chance to win a prize. Unless run by a […] ...Read More

Get More Email Signups to Your Contest Landing Page

Get More Email Signups to Your Contest Landing Page

  August 28, 2020     Vanessa Niragira

Are you having trouble getting more email opt-ins with your sweepstakes or contest? Can’t figure out what the problem is? Well, we as The World’s First Sweepstakes Marketing Agency can give you some potential reasons and hopefully provide you with some answers to your questions!  Incentives  The right incentive is key to getting more email signups! […] ...Read More

Who Turns Down A Prize?

Who Turns Down A Prize?

  August 6, 2020     Vanessa Niragira

Have you been thinking about running a contest or sweepstakes for your brand? Have you ever thought that a person would turn down a free prize? Well in case you’re wondering if it’s even true, as The World’s First Sweepstakes Marketing Agency we can attest that yes, it is. Such an odd concept, right? I’m […] ...Read More

Contest and Sweepstakes Interesting Facts

Contest and Sweepstakes Interesting Facts

  July 24, 2020     Vanessa Niragira

Of course, as the World’s First Sweepstakes Marketing Agency this is our thing, and we thought to share some interesting facts and figures for your next campaign! Email Is The Chosen Method of Promoting Contests & Sweepstakes Why is that? Well to start, it’s personal, measurable, and customizable! More importantly, it has incredible reach, in […] ...Read More

Text to Win Sweepstakes

Text to Win Sweepstakes

  July 22, 2020     Vanessa Niragira

Do you think you want to run a text to win sweepstakes? As the World’s First Sweepstakes Marketing Agency, we know a thing or two, and we’d be happy to pass along some knowledge!  Let’s start with what a text to win sweepstakes is, it’s a quick and easy way for consumers to enter your […] ...Read More

Cost-Effective Social Media Sweepstakes

Cost-Effective Social Media Sweepstakes

  July 21, 2020     Vanessa Niragira

How would you feel about growing your brand’s follower count, and promoting your brand all while spending far less than you usually would for an ad campaign? You’d probably feel pretty good about all of that. I’m sure you must be thinking there has to be a catch, and you’d be correct. While legally there […] ...Read More

Sweepstakes, Contests and TikTok

Sweepstakes, Contests and TikTok

  June 30, 2020     Jaclyn Bickerton

TikTok recently posted advertising guidelines for the US and EU, which don’t give a lot of guidance about contest guidelines, but that doesn’t mean that there are no rules to follow. To keep your TikTok Contest or Sweepstakes legal you should adhere to these seven basic recommendations for running a promotion on a social platform: […] ...Read More

Using Contests and Sweepstakes to Drive Engagement

Using Contests and Sweepstakes to Drive Engagement

  August 19, 2019     Bianca Altomare

Being a marketer, you’re always striving for ways to broaden your audience while generating leads, and essentially converting those leads into real, devoted customers. There are endless opportunities to develop your brand, it is imperative that you know your audience and choose meaningful ways to interact with them. Using contests, sweepstakes and incentivized promotions to […] ...Read More

Contest Considerations

Contest Considerations

  June 26, 2019     Bianca Altomare

Many people think that running an online contest is simple and consists of solely drawing a name from a hat. Wrong! There are many aspects that need to be taken into consideration beforehand to avoid bumping into the law or destructing your brand image. Engagement When hosting a contest, you need to dictate what result […] ...Read More

What makes 80Eighty’s ‘Dream Car Giveaway’ different?

What makes 80Eighty’s ‘Dream Car Giveaway’ different?

  June 4, 2019     Bianca Altomare

Many companies hold contests, sweepstakes or promotions for a variety of special occasions or celebrations. 80Eighty has had successful growth as a company since 2014. 80Eighty has developed their “Dream Car Giveaway” Program, initially running once each year to running now an astounding one program every 45 days. This almost famous program has the company […] ...Read More