Although we have been doing Pinterest sweepstakes and contests for clients for quite some time, our Pinterest solution continues to expand and evolve, but at a high level, were are some of the solution's key components and selling points:
User Generated Content Front-End Tools
- Photo upload support (basic)
- Ecard generation (ability to layer text on images or photos)
- Complex photo manipulation (similar to our photo booth offerings)
- Graphics composite, transformation and effects engines and support
Streamlined Pinterest Social Integration Points
- Following one or more Pinterest pages/accounts
- Auto publishing on Pinterest
- Special short link support
- Image search and cataloging/archiving capabilities
Third party Social Media Integration
- Video support (YouTube, Vevo, Vimeo, i.e.)
- Audio support (Soundcloud, i.e.)
- Sharing support (see below)
Basic Sweepstakes and Contest Engines
- Data entry and verification
- Data manage and output console and tools
- Contest judging console and tools
- Photo gallery (with external hosting support)
- Integration with third party CRM and databases for data pass-through
- Age-gating and Geo-locking support
Comprehensive Social Media Sharing
- Sharing capabilities on Facebook and Twitter
- Publishing capabilities on Facebook and Twitter
- Download and email sharing support (for UGC)
- Facebook "Like-Gating"
Flexible Deployment Options
- Microsite support
- Facebook page
- IFRAME support
- Multi-page deployment support and tracking
Management and Analytics Support
- Integration with Google analytics, Omniture, i.e.
- Sweepstakes stats console
- Contest judging tools and support
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