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Kontest at the Social Media London meetup

Hello London! On January 24, 2012 at 7pm, The Green Man pub in London will host a Social Media London meetup. Arnaud Robin, Online Marketing Manager at Kontest, will speak at the event to share the best practices for people who want to hold a contest on the web and social media. He will introduce examples and tips to help you running successful interactive marketing campaigns. We look forward to see you there! For more information, simply visit the meetup...

Posted by on Jan 3, 2012

Kontest’s last minute gifts!

Little time has passed since the last version of Kontest and we already add new features to the platform! Shared management of the contests Your life is simpler: multiple users can now edit the same contest. For this, it is only necessary that the users are administrators of the fan page for which the contest was created and have their account Kontest synchronized with their Facebook account on the platform. So if you edit your contest, all the changes will also be applied to the accounts of the members of your team working on the same fanpage. Improved installation system on Facebook It’s now possible to: Choose to install the contest as a landing page (for users who are not already a fan). Choose the name of the contest tab on the fan page. Transfer the contest from a fanpage to another (if you installed it on the wrong fanpage, for example). No more fumbling in your fanpage settings on Facebook, everything is available on the...

Posted by on Déc 20, 2011

Comply with the Promotions Guidelines on Facebook

Facebook just published a very interesting video that will help you to understand its « Promotions Guidelines ». Within a few minutes, you will know all of these rules and how to comply with them on the social network. Kontest follows with attention the evolution of these terms of use and ensures that the platform complies with them at all times. Thanks to Kontest Your contest can be shared on Facebook, on Twitter and by...

Posted by on Déc 16, 2011

Send private messages to your fans on Facebook

As a fanpage administrator on Facebook, you could send « updates » to your community. These messages were sent in the users inbox with a limited visibility and were often seen like spam. This feature disappeared in favor of a new approach: it is not possible to massively send messages to the fans, however, you can very well contact them individually. The sent messages will be directly visible in the users inbox like a message from user to user. The users are notified of the reception and if they reply, you too will be notified as a fanpage administrator. A user can also send you a message if you choose to enable this feature in the page settings. Directly contact your fans will let you: Answer questions from users in private Thank and reward the most loyal fans Manage a crisis situation by inviting a fan to chat in private rather than writing posts in public Maintain a personal relationship in one channel (it remains on Facebook, you avoid the installation of an email contact form) Of course, this feature was not created to send messages to all your fans in order to sell your product. Use it to manage your one-to-one marketing in a better way on the social...

Posted by on Déc 13, 2011

It’s almost Xmas at Kontest!

Tada! The new version of Kontest is here! We decided to celebrate Christmas before Christmas by offering a lot of new features. Hi Jim! As you can see, we have a brand new website and also a new recruit to our team. Say hello to Jim Rocket! Jimmy does not come from the future and is not the cousin of MacGyver: he is actually our new mascot and will help you to rocket your social marketing: tips on good practice, information on social networks and new technologies, etc.. And of course, Jim will keep you informed about the evolution of our platform and the adventures of the Kontest Team. You will hear about it very soon. Visit our new website! Photo Contest One of the most important feature for this release: the Photo Contest! It is the ideal solution to entertain a community and strengthen its engagement on your website or on your Facebook fanpage. Users can directly upload a photo or image, or participate by using their webcam. Selecting the winners is actually very simple: you can call for votes from the public and/or use the deliberation of a jury to choose the best entry. You can find more details and examples on this page: Photo Contest HTML5 & CSS3: a new design for your contests We redesigned our contests in HTML5 and CSS3: their look is neater while allowing optimal display in most browsers. The use of Responsive Design : The contests are automatically adapted to the terminal you use, from the computer to the smartphones and also the tablets. We want to give you the opportunity to use our contests wherever you want with ease. We’ll explain explain everything in detail in a future post. Hosting...

Posted by on Déc 6, 2011