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<p style="">From foodie snapshots on Instagram to face swapping with your grandmother on Snap Chat, social media is a part of our everyday lives.</p><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style="">If people aren&#8217;t getting ready to take a selfie, they&#8217;re thinking of the perfectly witty Facebook status to illustrate what they are doing in that specific moment.  In a sense, they are marketing their own brand&#8212;themselves.</div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style="">Brands are constantly asking what they can do to bring people to their Facebook page or gain impressions. A great way to up the ante is to hold a contest via social media.</div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><a href="https://cbac.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=five-best-steps-for-creating-the-ultimate-social-media-contest-5059" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Christian Brothers Automotive</a> and <a href="https://pitapitusa.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=five-best-steps-for-creating-the-ultimate-social-media-contest-5059" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Pita Pit</a> both have held successful social media contests, which allowed them to give back to the community while simultaneously creating brand awareness in that specific market.</div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style="">But how do you ensure you will see success?  Here are the five <span style="color: #222222; background: white;">best steps</span><span style="background: white;"> for creating the ultimate social media contest.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Determine the end goal.</strong></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">While creating any social media contest, you want to ask yourself every question imaginable on how this is going to help your brand. Are you trying to reward fans for participation</span><span style=" ">? Do you want to grow followers</span><span style=" ">? You need to make sure you know what the goals are before you start planning for a contest so you can make sure the messaging is aligned throughout the process.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style=" ">Christian Brothers Automotive held the Apples for Teacher contest and asked their audience: &#8220;</span><span style="  background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Do you know a teacher who&#8217;s made a significant difference in your local community?&#8221;&nbsp;</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style="  background-color: white;">&#8220;With this contest, our goal is to show our support for local schools, and to reward the deserving teachers who are helping shape the future of this country,&#8221; said Mark Carr, founder and CEO of Christian Brothers Automotive.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Know your audience.</strong></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style="">When it comes to running a social media contest, it's important to know who you're targeting. That way, you can appropriately tailor your message and make a stronger, more impactful message.&nbsp;</div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Have fun and try something new.</strong></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style="">Andi Summers, digital executive at <a href="http://nolimitagency.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=five-best-steps-for-creating-the-ultimate-social-media-contest-5059" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span class="brand-highlight">No Limit Agency*</span></a>, mentioned that the beauty of social media is that it allows your creative team an outlet to experiment and come up with something new for fans to interact with.&nbsp;</div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style=""><span style="background-color: white;">&#8220;An idea could go very far online. But it&#8217;s important to first back your decision with plenty of research and analytics,&#8221; Summers said.</span></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Social Media is an opportunity to learn.</strong><strong style="">&nbsp;</strong></div><div style="">&nbsp;</div><div style="">Even if a contest doesn't hit it out of the ballpark, there are still learning opportunities and data to take away from a campaign. Dig in and look at the data and find out where it went right, what you can improve and what you could do next.</div><div style="">&nbsp;</div>

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