{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"BrandMe","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Social Media Contest Ideas for Businesses - BrandMe","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7BWJM8nBO1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/2013\/11\/social-media-contest-ideas-for-businesses\/\">Social Media Contest Ideas for Businesses<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/2013\/11\/social-media-contest-ideas-for-businesses\/embed\/#?secret=7BWJM8nBO1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Social Media Contest Ideas for Businesses&#8221; &#8212; BrandMe\" data-secret=\"7BWJM8nBO1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Social media contests are a great way to gain exposure and build contact lists. Social media contests are especially great for exposing your brand to new customers when your contest is shared across users\u2019 networks. Since Facebook lifted some of their restrictions a few months ago, this holiday season is a great time to start running some contests to see what works best for your company and your audience. Running contests on any social channel also gives you the opportunity to increase your social fan base and engagement. Here are a few contest examples to gather some ideas from: Sweepstakes to Increase Social Media Engagement: Photo Credit: SocialMediaExaminer HerCampus\u2019 Twitter Sweepstakes asked followers to Tweet a picture of their dorm along with a description of &hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hercampus.jpg"}