Are you looking for creative ways to engage your Facebook community? Facebook Photo Caption Contests can be an effective marketing tactic for small business. Facebook Photo Caption Contests help businesses attract new Facebook ‘Likes’, engage existing Facebook community members, learn from their community, provide a fun way to interact with customers, and can lead to increased sales. With that said, there are a few things all businesses need to know before they can run a successful Facebook Photo Caption Contest.
Before you actually set up your Facebook Photo Caption Contest, you must first determine a few things: your goal(s) for the marketing campaign, the action you want contestants and fans to take, what you will offer to the winner(s), and what photos you want to use. Without establishing what you want to achieve (your goals) for the contest, you’re just running a Facebook Photo Contest for the sake of running a Facebook Photo Caption Contest and you will probably not see much return on your investment. By establishing your goals, you’re able to structure the contest in a way that will help you achieve those goals.
Normally, contestants participate in Facebook Photo Contests by leaving a caption that describes the image(s) and then do their best to get their Facebook friends to ‘Like’ their caption. This is how you will engage existing Facebook community members and attract new ‘Likes’. The offer is super important. You need to offer something of enough value that contestants think it’s worth their time to participate. Things like gift certificates, free gifts, etc. are usually good offers. Finally, the photos that you will use are very important. You want photos that get people talking, but you don’t want to insult anyone. For example, if you own a baby products store and you’re using baby pictures for the Facebook Photo Contest, be sure to pick images that are engaging, but won’t solicit rude captions. If you take time to plan for these 4 things, you will be well on your way to running a successful Photo Caption Contest on Facebook.
Setup a Facebook Photo Caption Contest
Step 1: Write a blog article explaining the rules of the contest and describing how people can participate (if you don’t have a blog, do this within the Photo Album you setup on Facebook). Use social media, in-store marketing, etc. to promote the event/drive traffic to the blog article.
Step 2: Add your photos to a Photo Album on Facebook. Use the “Description” feature to explain the contest. Feel free to link to your blog article so that interested participants can read more details.
Step 3: Launch the contest and start using all available marketing channels to promote the contest. Use the ‘offer’ to capture interest in participating in the contest.
Step 4: After the contest deadline has passed, determine the winner and promote the winner on Facebook and your other social media channels. Be sure to provide the winner(s) with the prize.
Benefits to Running Facebook Photo Caption Contest
If you are able to successfully setup and run a Facebook Photo Caption Contest for your small business then you should see both immediate, and longer-term benefits. First, you should have captured additional Facebook ‘Likes’ on your Facebook Business Page. You should have also had a few conversations with contest participants throughout the event, so that usually leads to stronger relationships with customers and can increase sales in the short-term. Some of the longer-term benefits are more awareness for your small business, which over time should lead to more Facebook ‘Likes’ and increased sales.
If you need help running a Facebook Photo Contest, feel free to reach out to us. If you have successfully executed a Facebook Photo Contest for your business, please share any advice you have for our readers by leaving a comment below.
When it comes to marketing your small business on Facebook, there are rules of engagement. One of the most important rules to follow is “Keep your Facebook updates to 2-3 DAILY”. The businesses who post constantly are very likely to piss off their followers. There is nothing more annoying than seeing continuous promotional messages on your news feed. Businesses who take part in this monopolization of Facebook News Feeds are not going to be successful on Facebook.
When it comes to outsourcing ANY portion of your business it is important to choose the right partner (notice how I say “partner” and not vendor). You don’t want to work with a company that’s incompetent, difficult to work with, or unwilling to treat you as a partner instead of just another client. In exchange, you should also do your best to treat your Facebook marketing agency as a partner as well. Your relationship with your agency partner should almost feel like you’re working with an internal team of employees who are simply located at a separate location. When you get that feeling you know you have chosen the right agency partner. Choosing the right partner creates a great working environment, encourages both parties to go the extra mile when promoting your information on Facebook, and leads to a long-term relationship, which is important when it comes to consistency on Facebook. Be sure you do your due diligence when searching for a social media marketing agency to help you with your Facebook marketing.
Well, now there’s a way to generate more Facebook “Likes” through the use of QR codes. 
Likify has made creating a QR code for your Facebook Business Page very simple. Follow the steps below to create a Likify QR code:
No more missed activity from customers and prospects. Facebook Business Page Owners can now receive notifications from Facebook anytime a customer or prospects interacts with their Facebook Business Page. 
