May 7, 2025

Competitions + Coupons = More Engagement

Big news! Competitions just got even more rewarding.

You can now add Coupon Actions directly inside your Competition campaigns — no separate Rewards plan needed.

That means:

  • Easily offer discounts or perks to entrants from your E-commerce store.
  • Incentivize valuable actions by stacking coupons and locking subsequent actions. The more actions completed, the higher the discount claimed.
  • Streamline your campaign setup without juggling multiple plans.

Coupon Actions are now included in Competitions Business plans and above.

Start rewarding your audience today!

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May 5, 2025

Follow on Instagram Action is Back!

Follow on Instagram action is available again on Gleam Competitions & Rewards.

We’re excited to announce that the Follow on Instagram action is now available again in Gleam Competitions & Rewards!

After reviewing the latest 2025 Instagram Promotions Guidelines, we’ve confirmed that incentivising follows as part of a promotion is permissible under current platform policies. You can now encourage participants to follow your Instagram account as a condition of entry—just like many of the world’s top brands and creators.

  • Always include a disclaimer that Instagram is not associated with your promotion. If you're using the default Terms & Conditions provided by us, this is already covered.
  • Avoid engagement bait or deceptive practices.
  • Provide an alternative entry method for those who do not wish to Follow.
  • Monitor for any future updates to Instagram’s policy.

April 10, 2025

Gleam Competitions: Hobby Plan - Now Available Monthly!

Big News! 🎉

Gleam Competitions is now even easier to access — the Hobby Plan is officially available on a monthly subscription for just $19/month!

Previously, users had to commit to a yearly Hobby plan to take advantage of Gleam’s powerful tools at low pricing. Now, you can dive into contests, giveaways, and audience growth with no long-term commitment.

  • $19 billed monthly — cancel anytime
  • Access all the same Hobby plan features
  • Perfect for creators, small businesses, and indie marketers launching seasonal or one-off campaigns
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March 6, 2025

Subscribe on Messenger Fix

We’ve fixed an issue affecting the Subscribe on Messenger action!

Due to Meta’s deprecation of the Send to Messenger plugin, this action was temporarily broken. We have now implemented a fix, allowing users to once again direct traffic to their Facebook Page on Messenger and initiate conversations with contestants as usual.

Everything should now work smoothly—thank you for your patience!

January 5, 2025

Instagram API Changes

The Instagram Basic Display API by Meta has been deprecated in December 2024, which means personal Instagram accounts are no longer supported via the official API.

We are unfortunately no longer able to support the following actions:

  • Submit Media > Instagram action
  • Instagram > Select a Photo actions
  • Social media account verification for contestants via Instagram login

We understand that these changes deeply affect customers who are running Instagram photo contests. We are currently experimenting with how you can continue running photo contest campaigns on Instagram. In the meantime, we apologise for the inconvenience.