Hey guys!

We had the opportunity to use Artistic Hub’s photo contesting software again for a Pet Pageant in market, and it was another runaway success. I thought I’d share the stats and the process again on our last day of submissions, in case anyone wants to check them out further.

We basically work directly with the provider, Artistic Hub, and I design on top of their contesting templates. They then slice up my design and place it on their software. We work out a contest timeline (submission deadline, winner date, etc.), fill out the auto-email copy, and then hit the ground running on our specified launch date. Easy, no hassle, and they are great to work with.

As of today the contest has a little shy of 90,000 pageviews for about a 2 week period, accounting for around 52% of our total site traffic for 98.5 KRZ. We have had 1,053 submissions with a total of 948 images in voting, and a total of 1.6 million votes!

We still have another week or so of voting, but this has really been a tried-and-true solution for us as far as rock solid photo contesting goes. Our sponsor for the contest, EasyPetStore.com, was a perfect fit. They offered free shipping on orders over $50 for all WKRZ listeners, and tossed up a grand prize of $500 to the winner.

Great sponsor, solid stats, phenomenal social media integration (Facebook referred back about 15% of our total traffic) and the best photo contesting software I’ve used, this is a definite win for us here. Check out the contest for yourself!

Happy Friday!