Grow your Snapchat audience and boost engagement with this ready-to-use Snapchat contest template.
Grow your Snapchat audience and boost engagement with this ready-to-use Snapchat contest template.
Running a Snapchat competition is one of the most effective ways to build your social media following, increase visibility for your brand, and capture high-quality user generated content. All you have to do is offer an exciting prize and let users enter by completing actions like following your Snapchat account and sharing your contest with friends.
This is an ideal strategy for creators and brands looking to leverage story format and real-time engagement to reach a broader user base. Whether you want to drive more direct views or get featured by fans, this campaign delivers viral momentum.
Use Snapchat Actions to track follows and drive high-impact visibility from your most engaged users.
Giveaways on this social media can rapidly grow your user base and turn passive viewers into engaged followers.
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This approach combines social media engagement and viral sharing to promote your product, content, or service natively within Snapchat.
This campaign supports the following integrations:
Cross-promote your Snapchat profile on all your social media platforms using links, Snapcodes, and CTAs.
Post great content like public stories, behind-the-scenes clips, and exclusive offers to boost engagement.
Select Your Contest Type
Start by choosing a giveaway campaign from your Gleam dashboard. Add the Follow action to let users unlock entries by following your account.
➡ How Snapchat Actions Work
Customise the Contest Design
Match your contest layout to your brand's visual style. Update text, fonts, colours, and CTA buttons to match your tone. Include instructions like: “Follow us @yourhandle to enter.”
➡ How to Customise Your Campaign
Enable the Viral Share Action
Add the Viral Share action so that users can invite friends to join your contest. This helps you grow your user base through word-of-mouth and peer sharing.
➡ Enable Viral Share
Add Entry Confirmation Messaging
After users complete the action, configure a thank you message to confirm their entry and encourage them to check your story for updates or winners.
➡ Setup Post-Entry Messaging
Integrate With Your Email Provider
Connect your campaign to an email marketing tool to collect email addresses from all contest participants and send future offers or updates.
➡ Connect Email Integrations
Publish and Share on Social Media
Share your campaign on social media platforms and add a prominent CTA to your landing page or blog. Snapchat campaigns thrive when promoted across other platforms.
➡ Installation Guide
Pick a Winner and Announce It
You can select a winner manually or at random once your contest ends. Consider announcing the winner via your Snapchat Story or by email.
➡ How to Pick Winners in Gleam
Grow your Snapchat audience and boost engagement with this ready-to-use Snapchat contest template.