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BET’s The Game Red Carpet Kick-Off Sweepstakes

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:34:03 +0000

The Games facebook page has over 5 million fans… that’s more ‘likes’ than The Real Housewives of Atlanta and New Jersey have combined, HBO’s number one series, Entourage, and even the Emmy award winning sitcom, Modern Family. The Games fanbase is not only large but highly active across the social Web. Knowing this, BET and Harmelin Media reached out to Brickfish to execute “Red Carpet Kick- Off- Draft Your City Sweepstakes,” encouraging participants to use the SuperFans Facebook application to vote and bring the red carpet premiere of the show to their town.

Users can easily enter the … Read the rest

Tell Us Your Story and Make a Difference- Brickfish’s Newest Campaign

admin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:01:35 +0000

Charities nationwide spend countless hours trying to help the world through your passion and support. Social media has changed the way charities create awareness and has opened a new opportunity for them to increase donations. Brickfish is now reaching out to its community with our newest contest, Tell Us Your Story and Make a Difference. With your participation and viral sharing, one charity will be awarded a $50,000 social media marketing campaign complete with Brickfish consulting, strategy and deployment.

Brickfish has created a two-part contest using our entry editor platform. In round one, participants choose from a design template … Read the rest

How Brickfish Calculates an Entry’s Score

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:49:37 +0000

Many Brickfish users reach out to us with questions about how scores are calculated. When you click on an individual submission you see the rank of the photo, score, votes, views and viral ranking that that each entry has received. These statistics, and others, are fed into an algorithm designed to minimize the impact of attempted manipulations to Brickfish content.

Algorithm Privacy

Many participants ask for detailed information on how score is calculated. We only reveal certain information in order to protect entries against those that may want to violate our Terms of Use. We want

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Show your Love for Redbox!

admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:28:17 +0000

Whether or not your favorite movie genre is comedies, thrillers, romantic ‘chick flicks’ or science fiction, we have a new contest that everyone will LOVE. Share your Love for redbox contest launched today and has received an impressive number of engagements in only the first few hours!

Redbox lovers simply have to hug a redbox kiosk anywhere in the country and share their photos through everyone in their social network using the Brickfish platform. The Grand Prize winner will receive a Sony Ultimate Home Theatee Package and a year of free redbox DVD rentals. The most viral entry will also … Read the rest

New Campaign! Photo Shoot Out 3!

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:34:09 +0000

Over the past few months, Brickfish has undergone many great changes. Having moved offices, filled new positions and created additional products, we’ve been hard at work to keep our position as the leader in social media engagement.

One asset of Brickfish that we take great pride in having is the size and commitment of our community members. We received many positive messages inquiring when we were going to be back up and running campaigns, making us extremely thankful for the dedication of our ‘brickfishers.’

Enjoy our newest campaign, Photo Shoot Out 3! Enter, share, vote and watch your submissions virally … Read the rest

Social Media Happenings

brickfish — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:03:01 +0000

Welcome to our weekly Social Media Happenings post, where we keep you in the know about what’s going on in the world of Social Media and beyond.

How protesters in North Africa are using Youtube and other social networks to spread news
The burgeoning popularity of Facebook in the Middle East
Tumblr has introduced a new “Explore” page to encourage users to tag posts

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Friday Tip to Win

brickfish — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:04:44 +0000

You’ve found the perfect campaign to enter on Brickfish. So, how do you make your entry stand out from the crowd? The best way to make sure your entry impresses a campaign’s judges is by reading the judging criteria in the complete rules and regulations.

While judging criteria differs from campaign to campaign, there are three pieces of criteria to keep in mind when creating your entry:

Creativity - The “Wow!” factor. Think outside of the box for your entry and take time to craft a description that will resonate with the reader.
Relevance – Are you submitting a

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Social Media Happenings

brickfish — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:13:59 +0000

Welcome to our weekly Social Media Happenings post, where we keep you in the know about what’s going on in the Social Media world and beyond.

Twitter is launching a Translation Center to recruit volunteers to translate the site into numerous languages
China has begun using social media to fight child abduction and reunite children and parents
TED, a famous non-profit that brings together thought leaders, has launched a new social discussion platform to broaden participation to the public

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David’s Bridal Launches New Campaign to Gear Up for Prom 2011

brickfish — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:54:49 +0000

This Valentine’s Day, we’ve got a brand new campaign that you’ll love: create and design your favorite David’s Bridal prom look that you’d love to be seen in at your prom. The Get Ready for Prom 2011 campaign invites you to put together a super hot look and you could win $1,000, a $400 David’s Bridal gift certificate, AND $1,000 from you toward your high school for athletics, art, drama, student council or whatever department you choose!

Check out member TheTia3456’s awesome entry, which showcases her bold look and a bright design. We can’t wait to see what kinds of … Read the rest

Friday Tip to Win

brickfish — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:04:29 +0000

We’ve added a cool new feature to all of our entry pages – you can now follow your favorite brands on Twitter!

Aside from stalking celebrities, Twitter is the ultimate resource for connecting with the brands and companies you love. You’ll receive up to the minute announcements on new products as well as hear about special deals before anyone else. It’s also an amazing way to instantly contact a brand about a problem or question you have, as they can get back to you in moments to help you out.

All you have to do is click on the Follow … Read the rest