Share Your Success Sweepstakes 2024

[Nick_S]

The Sweepstakes has officially ended and the winner will be chosen on January 6th in consideration of the holiday season.

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.

[GemStatePaper]

I'm thrilled about this exciting sweepstakes and can’t wait to see who the lucky winner is! As a small, family-owned janitorial supply company, we’ve recently launched a new website and added over 2,000 pieces of content to enhance the product experience on our eCommerce platform. We’re also constantly refining our marketing strategies to help our business grow and improve. we can not wait for 2025!

[user519042]

Since starting Constant Contact we have noticed a substantial growth in traffic to our website. We hope this will turn into more leads for our business. 

[embyy2]

I would say that one of our business' biggest accomplishments is the amount of people that join our classes, in particular there's one class that we started that has about 100 people join every week.

[midwayvillagemuseum]

We are a small non-profit local history museum in Rockford, IL, and have struggled to generate new members and event sponsors since the pandemic. Last spring we invested in a new template design for our existing monthly e-newsletter with Constant Contact that refreshed our branding, and then we initiated a new monthly e-newsletter for area educators to build awareness of our field trip opportunities. The result has been a massive increase in our open rate and addition of new subscribers. It helped solve our general challenge of teaching our local community what "living history" is, and why it is such a unique and immersive way to explore the stories from our community from the 1830s to the present! Needless to say, we are budget-strapped as a non-profit, and I cannot imagine a more cost-effective way to build awareness and engagement with our mission as a museum! Very encouraged for more growth in 2025!

[user159971]

We are now sending out about 15 newsletters/month and increasing out list size every month through the pop-up and sign-up forms on our website.  Our monthly sailing magazine continues to grow the list, grow engagement and grow the open rate since switching to CC four months ago. 

[user01196]

Constant Contact has been great for us to convert our previous email deployments. Our open rates have increased to be typically above 60%, and with our previous provider, we were typically in the low 50s. Our click rate has also increase from 6% to 8%. 

[CliviaB.B]

Hi,

What a great way to get into the Holiday Spirit and provide some wonderful cheer for the coming year.

This year has been all about sales, especially after we lost a client last year. We are using Bing ads, (which is not easy to set up) LinkedIn, and Networking, which have all been good.  We have one new client and working on a few potential clients.  

As far as our services this is my favorite from one of our clients.  We provide spouse career coaching and here was her feedback.

“ I have good news! I got a senior quality assurance specialist position at the company that I last interviewed at. I am so excited! And thank you for your valuable guidance, I used many of your suggestions, advice and tips that you provided during our coaching sessions.”  – Inpat to California

Place2Place

[user8443207]

I began working as a marketing specialist at Insight Pest Solutions a few months ago, recently graduating from college with a degree in Advertising and Graphic Design. At Insight Pest Solutions, 2024 was a year of growth fueled by a simple belief: protecting homes means protecting families’ peace of mind.

This year, we launched a Winter Check-Up for Your Home campaign, where we compared winter pest prevention to preventive healthcare—because no one wants uninvited rodents or pests making themselves comfortable during the holidays. By focusing on relatable messaging and education across email and multiple social media platforms, we saw:

• A 14,800% increase in social media interactions this quarter
• A 15,718.37% increase in social media impressions this quarter
• A 950% increase in social media clicks this quarter
• Countless 5-star reviews from customers. One Google reviewer said, "Very, very thorough. I highly recommend Insight. We had them at an old property that we have since moved from, and I’m glad we have them back at our new property after several years."

We also expanded our reach by introducing Pinterest marketing, a platform perfect for families seeking pest tips and DIY prevention. This drove evergreen traffic to our blog posts.

What we’re most proud of is how we’ve built a stronger community:

• Educational social media content that’s helped homeowners feel empowered.
• Promotions, like free rodent add-ons, show we care about protecting our customer's homes as much as they do.

As we look back, we’re not just celebrating numbers—we’re celebrating trust, growth, and the chance to help families feel safe year-round. Having the support of a professional social media manager would elevate our strategy and help me grow my skills, learn from an expert, and continue delivering value to our customers and community.

Our Website: https://insightpest.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/insightpestsolutions/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsightPest/

[user7739771]

Our team is very excited about the growth this year and Constant Contact has played a huge role in that! We send out monthly newsletters and email campaigns about specific initiatives throughout the year, as well as birthday emails to clients. We've received such positive feedback about our email blasts and can see the impact of having a great tool like Constant Contact in each campaign. Next year, we are looking forward to utilizing more features on our account and hoping to automate key components of our email marketing that will strengthen our efforts. 

[CarlaB63]

I am as excited about the sweepstakes as I am about having a 49% open rate!