Category Archives: Contests

The Dos and Don’ts of photo-sharing contests

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Sarah

We read this great blog post on Mobile Marketer by Chantal Tode about photo-sharing mobile contests. While the post was specifically about mobile contests, Tode brought up some really good points that are important to all photo contests, not just … Continue reading →

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Online Contest and Promotions Provider No Longer on Fire? Get Things Buzzing Again with WizeHive.

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Sarah

Just yesterday, Wildfire (now owned by Google)  announced they will be moving away from their roots and will no longer offer their contest and promotions builder as a stand alone product.  While the move furthers Wildfire’s strategy of being one … Continue reading →

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Introducing: The Do-it-Yourself Contest Gallery

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Kamaila Sanders

“We know we want to build a contest, but we don’t quite know what we want it to look like yet. What have other organizations done?” Doesn’t it always seem easier to know what you want after you get an … Continue reading →

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Take a look at the online contests WizeHive users are building themselves

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Sarah

Last year was a great year for people starting and running their own contests through WizeHive. We saw everything from children’s book authors running contests to meet the author to large mobile corporations running contests for free mobile tablets. We’re … Continue reading →

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Customer: Data Journalism Awards

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Sarah

The 2013 Data journalism Awards  is now open for applications. The awards reward outstanding examples of data driven investigations, data driven applications and storytelling with data visualization  which cover matters relevant to society and aim to have results or an impact … Continue reading →

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News from Three Customers Working with Students

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Sarah

News from previous contests – Rodeo Rockstar Competition The Houston Livestock and Rodeo Rodeo Rockstar Competition from last year has just won first place in the in the IAFE Convention for best individual social media campaign. NoiseNewMedia built the online … Continue reading →

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Do-it-Yourself Contests for everything you can think of

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Sarah

Here’s a few of the latest contests to launch with WizeHive’s online contest manager. They range from local online photo contests to full scholarships to compete your M.Ed. The one thing they have in common is all were built by … Continue reading →

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The Interaction Awards – jaw dropping entries, cool awards program

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Sarah

The Interaction Awards recognize and celebrate examples of excellence in interaction design across domains, platforms, environments and cultures. Check out the 2012 winners of the IxDA awards to see how beautiful they are. While the entries are definitely interesting, we … Continue reading →

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Customer: Battery Conservancy hosts a design competition

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Sarah

The Battery Conservancy, one of New York City’s oldest public parks, is hosting a three phase design competition using WizeHive’s contest management software. Currently in the first phase, the Draw up a Chair competition is accepting submissions until October 30, … Continue reading →

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