Share Your Success Sweepstakes 2024

[Nick_S]

We know how challenging it can be to stay ahead of rising costs and finding the time to market your business. At Constant Contact, we’re always looking for a way to give the small businesses that rely on us an edge.

Tools are one thing, but marketing know-how is another. You might not know where to start, or don’t have the time, or just need a little extra help to get comfortable with using the platform. Our Professional Services team has you covered with personalized marketing services that pairs you with an in-house marketing expert to help take your efforts to the next level!

Our Marketing Managers have helped hundreds of customers just like you pivot successfully and reach their goals. In that spirit, we wanted to create a space where our hard-working community members can reflect on the last year and share their successes.

And for taking the time to share your stories, you’ll be entered to win from a selection of great prizes, offered by our amazing Professional Services team! Scroll down to see what's up for grabs!

Say Yes to Success!

It’s been a year of trying new marketing strategies with our Marketing Manager customers, helping them reach their business goals. Here are some of the results we saw:

Click to download PDFOne client, a car wash on the east coast of the U.S., aimed to boost their SMS contact list to promote daily specials. Their Marketing Manager advised them to display a printed QR code linked to a sign-up landing page to gather SMS phone numbers. They placed signage at checkout counters, which drove an average of 30 new contacts monthly and a 93% yearly increase in new contacts! When they launched a daily special, sending an SMS text message with a coupon link, cars lined up at the car wash within the hour. “I think this is working. We have a line already!”

Another Marketing Manager helped a retail client promote a Labor Day sale, driving one of their most successful holidays ever. By running a Facebook ad and a Google Search ad, they generated over $2,000 in online sales and drew in numerous first-time customers!

A restaurant in a highly competitive market aimed to boost its social media presence. Starting with Facebook ads, the client achieved a staggering 2,800% increase in reach, hitting 236,262 views. This drove over 6,000 visits—a 549% surge—and a 411% jump in page likes. Their Instagram page also saw significant growth: a 54% boost in reach and a 140% increase in new followers. These remarkable results demonstrate the Marketing Manager’s effective approach, strengthening the restaurant's online presence, broadening its audience reach, and fostering high community growth.

Our Marketing Managers are here to help you reach your business goals. And we are excited to see your success! Interested in reading about more success stories from our Marketing Managers? Check out the following case studies:

• Professional Services
• Restaurants & Catering
• Retail & Ecommerce
• Social Media Strategy

Now that you’re feeling all nice and inspired, it’s time to enter!

How to enter:

You can gain one ticket for entry by sharing your success story in a comment on this post. We want to hear about your accomplishments and victories, big or small, in the last year that have helped your business grow!

Some topics, for inspiration:

• A marketing campaign or other activities that contributed strong growth to your business
• A positive customer experience
• Any progress made toward your nonprofit goals
• A new or updated physical store location or office expansion
• Share a positive review you received from a customer

What are the prizes?

• Grand Prize - 3 months of Marketing Manager service ($1605 value)
• First Prize: 2 months of Marketing Specialist service ($500 value)
• Second Prize: 2 hours of Marketing Advisor Phone Consultation ($120 value) 
• Third Prize: 3 Pack of Animated Templates ($99 value)

Winners will be chosen at random for selection. If you are a winner we will notify you by the contact email address listed on your Constant Contact account, so make sure it is up-to-date!

Questions? Let us know in the comments!

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*No Purchase Necessary. Share Your Success Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States (and D.C), 18 years or older. For Official Rules, visit here. Promotion ends on December 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET. The Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Khoros.

[Hayley_L]

So excited about this sweepstakes and the great prizes available to support our great customers and SMBs! This Customer Spotlight is a great representation to showcase the success that our services can bring to real customers who are actively using our services. This specific Customer Spotlight is for one of our amazing Non-Profit Customers in the Marketing Manager Service who found great success toward their non-profit goals and had a great customer experience with one of our marketing experts: Partnering with Experts in Professional Services: Orange County Asperger’s Support Group.

[CateKassab]

I am trying to reply to the post. The only option I have is to comment. How do I reply? 

[Chris-S]

Hi @CateKassab,

Please note that the terms “comment” and “reply” are interchangeable; please utilize the “Comment” option. Apologies for any confusion this may have caused.

[CateKassab]

I am really excited about this sweepstakes opportunity!

I have been in real estate for nearly sixteen years and finally started my own company, My Upstate Home, LLC, in July of 2024. I need to hire people, market the company and continue growing. I created my company with the motto, "Where Humanity Comes First, Transparency is Best Practice and Kindness is Corporate." I have taken a completely different approach to real estate and I am looking forward to continuing to be an advocate for Upstate South Carolina as the real estate industry continues to improve. 

Check out my LinkTree https://linktr.ee/cateupstate to read all about my company! Check out the beautiful email campaigns I created in the amazing Constant Contact and was able to use in many other places to expand my reach! Thank you Constant Contact for helping small businesses!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!! Cate Kassab

[OCrealtorKELLIE]

The chameleon or the badger spirit?! This past year starting over in a new market and manic-like trying to do everything and anything to get ahead (on a budget) was the challenge of my life. I’ve been overwhelmed & making things worse with this never ending list … I sold 25 homes and the surveys I’ve received show, my ‘brand’. Someone recently correlated my surveys to my brand and that made my heart happy. However, I  am about 6 homes short of my financial goal  which has made the RED very stressful. Here is a link to my surveys Surveys   With a bajillion agents in CA to have these 25 in 2024 feel like they could trust me from our first meeting really resignates and keeps me going.  This year I invested in TWO bridal expos which made me need a CRM. That’s when I invested in constant contact. Did the expo’s pay off, no. :(. I also committed to showering my kids teachers with a monthly gift, the senior center down the street with 3 visits from personalized banana loafs, to cute V day crush goodies, and lots of bingo. I also committed to the dog shelter being a photographer and dog walker. Did anything come from those, well … no just some good joojoo I suppose.  I committed to a monthly magazine to my past clients, holiday pop bys to my past clients for example I just delivered 25 home made chocolate cream pies for Thanksgiving… did I get any referrals, well, not yet! I subscribed to a gal who was supposed to help me launch my YouTube channel, subscribed to a local gal to help with social posts, and another guy who is now helping with YouTube. Has any business come from those, ummm not yet. I am now working on another campaign that I paid a man who seems to be MIA and am working on a divorce campaign to help a niche. Ideas on ideas. It will come to fruition … 2025! 🙏🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

It’s been a challenging year and seeing this contest gave me a little shimmy of hope for some help … some winning help! 

[KelliP6]

Northfield Union of Youth: A Year of Impact, Growth, and Empowerment

This past year has been nothing short of transformational for NUY. We’ve witnessed incredible growth, deepened connections with youth, and expanded our impact in meaningful ways. Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve accomplished together:

✨ Over 380 youth walked through our doors at The Key, making more than 5,000 visits to access a safe space, friendship, and vital resources.
🏠 Through the Wallflower Project, we provided safe shelter for 14 youth, totaling over 160 nights of security, care, and dignity.
🗣️ We’ve had over 250 one-on-one conversations with youth, strengthening relationships that help us understand and support their individual needs.
💬 75 youth received support for their mental health, and we facilitated referrals and access to critical resources.
💪 59 youth received assistance with substance use issues, 6 of whom were referred to the MOST program for additional support.

These numbers are powerful, but the stories behind them are even more inspiring. From helping youth leave unsafe living conditions to supporting them as they secure their first apartments, we are committed to ensuring every young person in Northfield has access to the stability they deserve.

The Wallflower House — a transitional home for youth ages 18-24 - will open in early 2025.

Thank you for believing in youth empowerment, for standing with us, and for helping us open new doors of opportunity every single day.

[MarisaT03]

I love the spirit of this sweepstake. This is my first year going all in on my strategic leadership development and coaching business. Constant Contact has been by my side the entire way, from keeping in touch with my customers and network through email campaigns to social posts to build my Brand visibility. My following isn't big yet, but I exceeded my 6 figure earnings target for year 1 with targeted efforts. I'm closing out the year feeling accomplished and building momentum for the year ahead, hitting 135% of my revenue target. I'll be hosting my first women's leadership retreat in 2025, and created an event landing page easily and quickly to introduce the event at a recent conference. I sold over $7k in tickets before launching the marketing campaign, which is due to go live in January 2025. I've only skimmed the surface of the opportunities Constant Contact can help me unlock to scale this small but mighty business further. With love, gratitude, and humble optimism, I'm looking forward to 2025!

[JohnB114]

We here at the 30 year non-profit organization Homeless Garden Project (HGP) in Santa Cruz are so grateful for the marketing tools that Constant Contact provides. We provide transitional employment for people experiencing homelessness by employing people on a production organic farm and in our workshop manufacturing retail goods to fund the project. The service has been invaluable to the success of creating community support, aiding in fundraising, and assisting to market to our Value Added Social Enterprises. Our success is highlighted when a person in our community experiencing homelessness takes full advantage of the opportunity we provide and graduates from their one year employment here at HGP with full time and long term housing. 

One way that Constant Contact helped us to employ more people experiencing homelessness by ensuring we have high quality marketing for increased retail sales also is the seamless connection between our point of service Shopify and Constant contact. This connection enabled our social enterprise team to greatly expand our email list and allowed us to do more targeted marketing through segmentation. We were doing this manually previously so the added efficiency and quality is once again an invaluable asset. 

Lastly I will add that we also recently had our first viral promo video thanks to our Value Added Manager Loren Schneider, which got 245K views and over 2,000 comments. This type of exposure for our organization is huge and all helps us to hire more people experiencing homelessness and enable a path to a better life for the most vulnerable in our community.

Thank you for this opportunity to enter to win one of these prizes and we are hoping for the best.

[RuralAlaskaH]

This year has been a game-changer for the Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI), and we’re excited to share some of the highlights:

• 100% completion rate for the 2024 summer program. Every student finished strong, earning a whopping 485 college credits in six weeks and leaving better prepared for their future.
• Expanded our team by hiring an additional staff member, which has allowed us to focus on improving our marketing and communication efforts.
• Strategic planning in action—we’re streamlining our processes, building more intentional marketing campaigns, and finding new ways to connect with our alumni for more meaningful connections and mentorship opportunities.

RAHI is a free college bridge program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and has been supporting the college success of rural and Alaska Native juniors and seniors for more than 40 years. We’re proud of our students’ accomplishments—they consistently excel academically and become leaders in their communities.

This year, with a stronger team and a clear vision, we’re reaching even more students, and the momentum we’ve built is just the beginning. Thank you for being part of the RAHI journey!

[WadeN2]

Our 15-year-old homeowners association never had regular communication from the Board of Directors to Owners about the decisions and work of the Board, or about happenings in the community involving Owners. Constant Contact allowed this change over the past two years with an affordable platform that produces informative and visually engaging communications that is accessible on desktop and laptop computers, and digital devices.

More than 60 From-the-Chairman emails have reached upwards of 43 of 52 subscriber owners and friends and with an 80 percent open/read rate over nearly two years. These emails have elevated the profile and visibility of all Owners and their activities and contributions inside and outside the community.