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Gleam

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What is Gleam?

Gleam (gleam.io) is a contest management application from the Australian company of the same name.

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Gleam is the king of sweepstakes

Incentivized
Ameer HamzaView profile
Corporate Communications Manager in Corporate at VentureDive (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Gleam for contests and giveaways. It is really great at generating new followers and getting contact information. It's a breeze to use and you can connect your social media pages very easily, to help reach out and increase new followers.

Pros

  • Design is great.
  • Customization is easy.
  • Social channel connection is a breeze.

Cons

  • For some channels users have to manually do the tasks.
  • Free tier needs more customization.
  • Sign up form builder is lacking.

Most Important Features

  • The ease of setting up giveaways.
  • Helps spread brand awareness.
  • Provides a fun and easy way to keep followers interested.

Return on Investment

  • Increased our email lists.
  • Increased our social media followers.
  • Helped create a positive view of our brand.

Alternatives Considered

Woobox

Other Software Used

Figma, JazzHR, Moosend

Gleam has a great freemium plan for entrepreneurs

Incentivized
Jorge Edel Aguilar AvendañoView profile
CEO Veeme Media in Marketing at veeme media (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Gleam helps me run giveaways based on tasks that help my business grow. It lets me generate tasks like watching videos, visiting websites, visiting a Facebook page, Following on LinkedIn and much more. That means every time someone finishes a task they get a point or ticket per say. These points give the user more probabilities of winning.

Pros

  • Run giveaways
  • Social media tasks to participate

Cons

  • Better freemium plan
  • Custom tasks

Most Important Features

  • Easy to use giveaway platform
  • social media follow tasks

Return on Investment

  • Helped me grow my social media accounts

Gleam is a Must for Giveaways!

Incentivized
John DiBiaseView profile
President / Founder / Writer / Editor / Graphic Designer / Photographer at Jesusfreakhideout.com (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • Good design
  • Easy to customize

Cons

  • I've used both the paid and free plans; maybe add at least the header image option to the free plan.
  • Integrate deeper into certain social channels, like Instagram, to allow people to click follow right on the form.

Return on Investment

  • Positive: Increased Social Follower Numbers
  • Negative: Not always "the right people"

Alternatives Considered

Rafflecopter