12 Viral Facebook Contest Ideas To Help You For The ENTIRE YEAR

12 Facebook Contest Ideas For Every Month of The Year Do you need a little bit of inspiration for the year ahead? Or maybe just a nudge in the right direction? Well, here are 12 Facebook contest ideas that are sure to wet your appetite! Hopefully they will give you that helping hand in increasing your engagement and buzz on your Facebook page. January White Sales Distribute coupon codes or give away low-value, overstocked inventory on Facebook. People are hungry for a bargain! Facebook app to use: coupon / group offer / giveaway 42% of Facebook marketers think discounts and special offers, which require fans to share and interact with their networks, are effective. February Valentine's Day Run a photo contest to find out who the 3 cutest couples are and allow both the couples and voters the opportunity to win prizes. This will increase your reach. Facebook app to use: photo contest If you run a SAD deal (i.e. Single Awareness Day Deal), you will win the hearts and minds of single people everywhere. March Spring Break Ask fans to vote for their favorite DJ or the funniest video. Draw winners from amongst the voters and allow those who vote multiple times to have a higher chance of winning. Facebook app to use: video contest 78% use Facebook from mobile, but apps can't be opened on mobile by default, so make sure that your app has a mobile compatible version. 78% April Egg Hunting Grow your fan base with a like-gated quiz; ask a question about your brand (or the origin of egg hunting), and allow only the correct answers the opportunity to win. Facebook app to use: quiz 70% of Facebook marketers consider like-gated giveaways to be the most effective marketing tactic. May Mothers' Day Run a sweepstakes where the prize is something that both the kids and mothers can use together. Even if your target audience is men - they most likely have a wife / mother. best mother Facebook app to use: draw $144 $144 is the average spent per person in the US on Mother's Day - the 2nd largest gifting holiday in the US behind Christmas. June Fathers' Day Run a story contest where entrants can share a fond story or alternatively the best advice they have ever received from their father. Facebook app to use: essay contest $82 $82 is the average spent per person. '#1 dad gift' is one of the biggest searches in the run-up to Father's Day in the US. July Independence Day This is your opportunity to test how well people know their history with a nice, light-hearted quiz. They can increase their chance of winning by sharing the promotion with friends. Facebook app to use: quiz, photo contest Or why not run a photo contest, where people can dress up as the Liberty Statue !?! August Summer Holidays Ask fans to share their funniest summer holiday videos. A jury may decide who wins, but there can also be a people's choice winner. Facebook app to use: video contest 77% 77% of Facebook marketers' top goal is to drive brand awareness. Contests are perfect for this as typically friends of fans are invited to vote. September Back To School SCHOOL BUS Ask your fans to vote on their favorite lunchbox, summer reading or film character from back in their school days. Facebook app to use: poll Offer multiple grand prizes and let the subscribers choose, which means you also learn about their preferences. October Halloween Run a costume contest (as 70% of 18-24 year-olds plan to dress up in a costume) or a recipe contest. Entrants can upload their photos via mobile as well. Facebook app to use: photo contest +30% 30% more people enter promotion campaigns at Halloween compared to a non-festive day! Spooky! November Thanksgiving You can be generous, whilst still driving sales at the same time. Give small value (e.g. $5) coupons away that can be redeemed in your shop or online. Facebook app to use: giveaway 63% of customers start holiday shopping during this period, according to 2013 data, so it's smart to encourage people to the store. 63% December Holidays Run flash sweepstakes every advent weekend, where non-winners can receive a redeemable coupon code. Sequential sweepstakes will help get the best engagement, as fans will come back Facebook app to use: draw 80% of people, when asked in 2013, planned to shop after Christmas in the end-of-year sales, for deals and heavy discounts. 27 STATISTICS FROM: PRESENTED BY: EMARKETER - BIT.LY/1GUA4H3 TECHCRUNCH - TCRN.CH/JHZOFE EMARKETER - BIT.LY/1CM1R2J NY DAILY NEWS - NYDN.US/1AMOMWD antavo Contest & Activation Suite HUFF POST - HUFF.TO/1EJKGWV ABOUT.COM - HTTP://ABT.CM/1CUUSIG FOR MORE TIPS VISIT BLOG.ANTAVO.COM AGGREGATED DATA FROM ANTAVO