Person relaxing on a beach while viewing a mobile summer sweepstakes promotion on a smartphone. The image features ocean scenery, beach accessories, and branding for Votigo’s Attract. Engage. Retain. newsletter, Issue 17: The Summer Engagement Window, highlighting seasonal sweepstakes and customer engagement opportunities.

The Summer Engagement Window

Summer engagement behaves differently. People spend more time moving between experiences – traveling, attending events, scrolling socially, and interacting in shorter bursts throughout the day. That creates more opportunities for promotions to become part of what people are already doing. The strongest summer campaigns are designed to stay connected to those moments through repeat interaction,…

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10 Mother’s Day promotion ideas featuring gift giving moment to inspire engagement and sales campaigns
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10 Mother’s Day Promotion Ideas Brands Can Launch to Drive Engagement and Sales

Mother’s Day promotion ideas give brands a high-impact opportunity to drive engagement, capture first-party data, and increase seasonal revenue. For marketers across retail, CPG, hospitality, and eCommerce, the most effective Mother’s Day promotion ideas combine emotional storytelling with structured promotion mechanics that encourage participation, sharing, and repeat interaction. Seasonal campaigns like Mother’s Day consistently outperform…

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Digital Promotion Trends for 2026 feature image highlighting compliance, gamification, and low-friction entry on a light lavender background.
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Digital Promotion Trends for 2026: Compliance, Gamification & Low-Friction Entry

Sweepstakes and digital promotions entered 2026 with clearer expectations and higher performance standards. Results from 2025 showed that promotions built on proven mechanics, strong compliance foundations, and simple entry experiences consistently outperformed those driven by novelty alone. The shift is not about abandoning innovation – it’s about recognizing that execution quality is now the primary…

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Votigo holiday sweepstakes marketing image showing a watch labeled Launch and headline Not Too Late to Launch, promoting fast sweepstakes campaign strategies.
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Not Too Late to Launch: Holiday Sweepstakes Marketing Strategies That Still Deliver

Why Last Minute Holiday Sweepstakes Still Work Consumers are online, engaged, and eager for opportunities to win, share, and connect. The brands that act now can still launch high-performing holiday sweepstakes or contests – the kind that generate engagement, qualified leads, and measurable ROI before year-end. The key is partnering with a sweepstakes company that…

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Back-to-School Is Big – Is Your Brand Ready?
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Back-to-School Is Big – Is Your Brand Ready?

The Season of New Beginnings—and $125 Billion in Opportunity The back-to-school season is a feeling we never quite forget. The possibility in unopened notebooks. A brand spanking new backpack. The smell of crayons. Cool mornings, classroom jitters, and the quiet promise of a fresh start. Whether you’re five or twenty-five, there’s a unique energy that…

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Which Social Media Platform is Right for Your Business?

Originally appeared on Mediabistro’s AllTwitter.  Infographic courtesy of QuickSprout.com Looking to use social media to power your business? Smart play. Collectively, platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest have billions of users. But which social network is best for you, and your brand? Just because a channel is popular doesn’t necessarily make it…

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…or Likes
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…or Likes

Generating quality content is a hot topic in the social media space for brands and agencies alike. They are constantly evolving their social media marketing strategy to better engage their current audience and attract new fans on Facebook. In an era where content is king, it’s hard to determine which specific type of content will…

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