See which contests generated the most revenue in June
Now that June is complete, check out the top contests by registrations, submissions and sweepstakes below.
Ticket giveaways and Best Of contests were some of the top contest themes for June. The Calgary Sun, KTVU-TV, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WDAF-TV all saw great success with ticket giveaways ranging from concert tickets to baseball all-star game tickets. With June being halfway through the year, Best Of and Readers’ Choice contests did well for Rapid City Journal, DothanEagle.com, Chattanooga Times Free Press and Quad-City Times.
Top 10 Registrations
- WKBT-TV’s The Ultimate Wedding Giveaway
- Scouting Magazine‘s Got Your Back Giveaway
- Calgary Sun‘s Garth Brooks!
- CFTL-FM’s Pet of the Month
- WMEE-FM’s Most Beautiful Babies
- KTVU-TV’s Ticket Saturday
- Scouting Magazine‘s Place to Hang Giveaway
- Litton Entertainment’s Summer Picnic Contest (This contest has been removed)
- WENZ-FM’s HomeJamz Summer Jam 2012 Edition
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ringo Star
Top 10 Submissions
- Rapid City Journal‘s Best Of
- DothanEagle.com’s Best Of the Wiregrass 2012
- Chattanooga Times Free Press‘ Best of the Best 2012
- WEDR-FM’s Who Wants to Open Up at the 99Jamz One Fest
- KFBZ-FM’s DIY Wedding Contest
- Montgomery Advertiser‘s 2012 Reader’s Choice for Montgomery County
- KKDA-FM’s Bay Bay’s Babes
- Our State‘s Lighthouse Photo Contest
- WJW-TV’s Fox 8 Terrific Toddler 2012
- Quad-City Times’ 2012 Readers’ Choice Nominations
Top 10 Sweepstakes
- Popular Woodworking‘s Workshop Makeover Giveaway
- WFTV-TV’s 2012 Summer Splash Sweepstakes
- WDAF-TV’s All-Star Game Ticket Contest
- Calgary Sun‘s George Thorogood
- Our State‘s The Sanderling Resort-July
- WDAF-TV’s State Farm’s Home Run Derby Ticket Contest
- Rockford Register Star‘s Anderson Toyota Grand Opening Sweepstakes
- WJBK-TV’s Gardner-White Dream Team Contest
- NBCActionNews.com’s George’s Weekend Weather Trivia
- WDAF-TV’s Taco Bell All-Star Celebrity Softball Game Contest
Running a deals program? Check out our list of top deals for June to see what is working.
Julie Foley is Second Street’s Director of Affiliate Contesting Success. She works with nearly 2,000 UPICKEM partners to help them succeed with online contests. As a former partner and Online Sales and Marketing Director for The Statesboro Herald, Julie was a huge advocate for the power of contests. In her time at the paper, she ran 50 contests and generated thousands of dollars in sponsorship revenue.
