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Social Contests

Use this plugin to run promotional campaigns on your WordPress site that spread quickly on Facebook and Twitter. Promotions allows you to run contests

Create Social Contests & Promotions on your Wordpress site that spread through Facebook and Twitter. Run Sweepstakes, Photo Contests, Pinterest Contest, Vote Contest, Group Deals, Photo Caption Contest, and Youtube Video Contest and more with one easy plugin.

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Why use Wishpond’s Wordpress Plugin?

  • Collect email addresses and new “Likes” and “Followers”
  • Create your first campaign in minutes.
  • Run Contests and Promotions on your Wordpress site, Facebook Page, Twitter Profile Page and on Mobile
  • Built-in Facebook and Twitter sharing on every contest entry and vote drives sharing and traffic back to your Wordpress site

Contest & Promotion Apps Included in Wishpond’s Wordpress Plugin:

Sweepstakes Run a Sweepstakes on your website and/or Facebook Page that gives away a free item or gift card. Sweepstakes are an easy way to engage fans of your brand and get new leads with a very low barrier to entry.

Photo Contest Engage users to upload photos of themselves and invite their friends to vote for them to win. Photo Contests are perfect for getting new user-generated content and having users engage with each other.

Pinterest Contest Engage your community to create boards on Pinterest and vote for their favorites Users create a board on Pinterest, where it is shared with other Pinterest users. Then they enter it in your Pinterest Contest (on your Facebook Page or website) where the community can vote on it. Have users create boards of your products to introduce them to their friends and other users on Pinterest and Facebook.

Vote Contest Engage your community to vote on their favorite photos/candidates entered by you A Vote Contest engages users and teams to go head-to-head to get votes from their friends and family for their choice. It can be used to have users vote on which products should go on sale or will be in your new product line or which team will win a grand prize.

Photo Caption Contest Use Wishpond’s Photo Caption Contest App to entice users to share and vote on written captions (titles) for a brand’s photo to win.

Video Contest Engage users to upload videos of themselves and invite their friends to vote for them to win. Videos make for a higher barrier to entry, but give you great user-generated content for your brand.

Essay Contest Engage users to write about an experience they’ve had or how they would use your products and invite their friends to vote for them to win. Essay Contests have a low barrier to entry and propel users to get creative and give you great, quotable content.

Group Offers Create a store-wide or item discount coupon or a group-buy offer. Social Offers is integrated directly with PayPal for automated payment. Use custom coupon codes for unique coupon redemption.

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Highlighted Features Included with Each App

Mobile-Compatible: We provide a link to share that directs users to optimized entry pages for both desktop and mobile users.

App for Facebook Pages: Each App is built to run in a tab on your Facebook Page. Users enter and share directly on your Facebook Page.

App for Twitter Profile Pages: Each App is built to run from your Twitter Profile Page. Users enter and share directly via Twitter.

Embed on Websites: Each app can also be embedded into your Wordpress website

Collect Email Addresses: Download all entrants’ email addresses. You own them. We never email your entrants.

Collect Entrants’ Data: Download entrants’ name, age, gender, location & Likes automatically via our integration with Facebook’s Opengraph.

Real-Time Tracking: Track campaign metrics in real-time.

Multiple Ways to Enter: Users can enter using Their Twitter account, Facebook, or Email only.

Auto-Sharing by Entrants: Entrant’s auto-share an invite with their friends on their Facebook Wall or Twitter Profile and in friends’ News Feeds.

Satisfy Facebook Policies: Each App is built within all requirements in Facebook’s Promotions Guidelines.

Built-in Voting: Each app has built-in voting buttons and counters to maximize sharing and engagement.

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Customization Included with Each App

Custom Form Fields: Need to collect more info from entrants than email address? Add any fields you like and download in an excel file.

Customizable CSS: Change every aspect of each app’s CSS stylesheet to fit your brand.

Translated in 35 Languages: Each app has been translated into 35 languages, including all user-facing text and share messages.

Like-Gate Option: You can require that users “Like” your Facebook Page before they can enter your contest.

Custom Header Banner: Upload a custom banner image to fit your brand.

Choose Multiple Winners: Each app is built to allow you to have one or multiple winners of your photo contest.

WP e-Commerce Integration If you use WP eCommerce, this integration will work well with it. A 'Promotions' menu will be added under 'Products' menu for WP e-Commerce

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    Campaign Report Page (w/Customer Intelligence)

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    Creating a Social Offer within the Wordpress admin panel

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    Previewing a Social Offer in the Wordpress admin panel

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    View and manage all of your Social Campaigns within the Wordpress admin panel

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    A Social Offer live on a Wordpress site

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    A Social Sweepstakes live on a Wordpress site

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    A Social Sweepstakes live on a Wordpress site (using the widget functionality to display in the side bar)

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    A Social Offer live on a Wordpress site (using the widget functionality to display in the side bar)

  1. Download and unzip the Social Campaigns plugin.
  2. Upload wishpond-social-campaigns folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
  4. You will be automatically redirected to the newly created 'Campaigns' menu within WordPress.
  5. From here click 'Create' and you will be able to choose to create your first Social Sweepstakes or Social Offer.

1.1

  • Automatic login so that you don't need to manage extra login information. Improved sweepstakes and offers. Better tracking.
  • Now allowing multiple campaigns at the same time.

1.0

  • The first version. The big bang. Where it all began.

Do I need to have a Wishpond account set up already?

No. We automatically create a Wishpond account for you.

How much does it cost to run a campaign?

  • Running campaigns are extremely cost effective.
  • You can run unlimited campaigns for FREE for the first 14 days, should you decide not to stay with us, you can cancel your account at any point.
  • You can learn more about our pricing here

Can I try out Social Campaigns free?

Yes, you can try Social Campaigns completely free for the first 14 days.

What kind of support do I get?

Wishpond campaigns are extremely easy and fast to set up. If you ever need assistance, we are available to you through live chat, email, and phone support.

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Version 1.0

Requires WordPress version: 2.0.2 or higher

Compatible up to: 3.4.2

Last Updated 23 Apr 2013

Date Added: 10 Jul 2012

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