Pinterest Contests – How 6 Brands Engage Their Audience This Summer
Pinterest Contests – How 6 Brands Engage Their Audience This Summer – It’s summer time, even on social media! There are some fabulous pinning contests on Pinterest this summer. Pinterest competitions are a great way to increase brand awareness and to grow your audience, especially if your product or service is seasonal. Need some inspiration? Let’s take a closer look at how 6 brands engaged their audience through Pinterest competitions. PLUS some tips on running your own Pinterest contest.
Pin Your Dream Trip
Pin your dream trip – image from blog.pinterest.com
Pinterest and Airbnb teamed up in a Pin Your Dream Trip contest in June to send a lucky UK passport holder and their companion on a week-long, all-expenses paid holiday anywhere in the world. To enter the competition UK pinners needed to create a board for their dream destination and tell a story of all the things they would like to do there. In the board description they had to explain what they are passionate about and why it would be their best trip. The pins had to include “…must-see spots, must-taste flavours, and whatever properties listed on Airbnb you hope to stay in”. The board URL was then submitted via a form on a landing page. The dream was made reality for one lucky winner with the best board.
UK Beach Break
Uk Beach Break – Image from sykescottages.co.uk
Sykes Cottages launched a photo competition on Pinterest where pinners simply had to submit a Pinterest board showing their ideal UK beach getaway via the company’s official blog page. The competition was open only to residents of the UK & Ireland. First prize was a £300 voucher to spend on a trip to any of their cottages booked through the Sykes Cottages website.
My summer with Fermob furniture
My summer with Fermob – image: legrandpetitmondefermob.com
Fermob, a French manufacturer of garden furniture, had a St Tropez lounger on offer for the winner of their summer competition. To participate, pinners had to follow Fermob on Pinterest and give free rein to their creative skills on a board entitled “My summer with Fermob”. It had to be a happy board around the theme of gardens/terraces/balconies. At least one photo from an existing board named Jeu mon été avec le mobilier Fermob had to be included. Interestingly, the competition was not just restricted to French participants, but was addressed to an international audience in Europe and beyond.
Your Ultimate Summer
#ultimatesummer – Pinterest competition Paul Mitchell UK
To celebrate the launch of a new hair product, Paul Mitchell held a competition inviting pinners to create a Pinterest board showing their ultimate summer. Participants (from UK only) had to follow Paul Mitchell UK on Pinterest and create a board entitled #ultimatesummer. Besides images depicting their quintessential summer, pinners had to include one obligatory pin created by the company for the contest. The creator of the best board received a set of hair essentials for summer.
Spring Dream Home
#sainsburysspringdreamhome – Spring Dream Home Pinterest Competition
Sainsbury’s set up a Pinterest campaign to promote their Spring/Summer homeware collections. To enter the competition, pinners (UK residents only) had to follow Sainsbury’s on Pinterest and create a Pinterest board called #sainsburysspringdreamhome. They had to add at least 10 pins showing their dream spring home, including 5 items from some specific boards on the Sainsbury’s Pinterest page plus a pin of the competition page. The winner received up to £250 worth of products from their new spring/summer homeware collections.
Want to run your own Pinterest competition?
Pinterest contests are a great way to engage with consumers in a personal and cost-effective way. They also help you to collect valuable data, such as customer information, preferences and feedback. This will guide you on how to improve your products and/or services and acquire more customers.
Setting up a successful Pinterest contest requires careful planning. Here are some questions to consider:
- Is your target audience on Pinterest?
- What is your business goal? (Increase traffic to your website? More followers? Grow your mailing list?)
- How will you measure the success of your campaign?
- How will participants submit their entry?
- What are the competition rules?
- What prize will you give away that will excite and engage your audience?
Pinterest has strict contest guidelines and rules that business owners and marketers need to follow. Contests need to be easy to enter, aligned with Pinterest branding guidelines and spam-free. Check out the Pinterest contest rules if you plan to run a competition.
Have you come across any other cool Pinterest contests? Are you considering running a Pinterest competition? Share in the comments below.
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