Halloween contest ends Saturday. Your follow-up shouldn't. Autoresponder → Follow-Up → Scheduled email, all built into ShortStack. buff.ly/g8iEGVD #EmailMarketing #HalloweenMarketing

The "bulk send" email is dead in the water. 8 ways to segment contacts: demographics, interests, multi-step forms, interactive content, web behavior, email engagement, purchases, lead scoring. buff.ly/2y489wT #EmailMarketing #B2BMarketing

One list, three audiences. Filter your ShortStack entries, copy each group to its own list, and send each one the right holiday email. buff.ly/dLBSZRy #EmailMarketing #LeadSegmentation

Before you set holiday discounts, ask what your audience wants. A Pick Your Prize giveaway turns every choice into a data point. buff.ly/kYcERlC #HolidayMarketing #DataDrivenMarketing

"Sale ends soon" is easy to ignore. A live countdown isn't. Add one to any ShortStack campaign, then schedule it to disappear when time's up. Learn more: buff.ly/XSLHaFf #MarketingTips

Halloween isn't just for B2C brands. 3 easy B2B contest ideas: caption contest, trivia quiz, feedback contest. buff.ly/DlLE6Fj #B2BMarketing #HalloweenMarketing

Customer Service Week idea: an exit-intent pop-up that says "Got a question?" instead of "Here's 10% off." Sometimes visitors leave confused. Nurture the lead instead! buff.ly/QbTml6t

Old National Bank let the public vote on where its giving budget went. Two weeks later: 107,941 votes, 50,415 new emails, and $265K+ for 97 nonprofits. buff.ly/IrLWFPN

Stop exporting CSVs after every campaign. ShortStack syncs entries straight into Mailchimp, HubSpot, Salesforce, and more: buff.ly/9E43uCR

15,660 entries in 11 days. 82% came from refer-a-friend alone. Here's how SeaComm FCU's jigsaw puzzle contest did it: buff.ly/SndHSsO

6 Halloween contest ideas your audience will actually want to enter: costume contests, candy-guess instant wins, spooky trivia, and more! buff.ly/NUHwJBo

Your entrants can be your best distribution channel. Add refer-a-friend to your next contest and let word-of-mouth do the work: buff.ly/xMdLceX

Scraping comments to pick a winner isn't legal under most platforms' ToS. Here's the fair, auditable way to do it instead: buff.ly/coZOez1

September = Q4 planning season. Lock in your campaign calendar, prizes, and legal rules now so November doesn't turn into a scramble.

A dedicated landing page beats a social profile link every time. Build one for your next campaign in minutes, no developer required: shortstack.com/landing-pages…

Instant win giveaways move fast. Fraud can move faster. Our new guide covers fraud prevention, prize tiers, and legal compliance so your next giveaway doesn't backfire: buff.ly/S3S6sjk

Back-to-school campaigns are wrapping up. Before you move on, check entries, traffic sources, and which entry method converted best - right in your ShortStack dashboard. No spreadsheet required: buff.ly/8ib3HaP

A lot of simple comment-picker tools work by scraping the page instead of using an official API — something most platforms' terms of service explicitly prohibit. Learn about the full risks with these types of tools: buff.ly/g3YHCCh

Back-to-school shoppers are already deciding: which bundle, which size, which class. Turn that decision into a lead-gen quiz, gate the results behind an email opt-in, and you've got a list to match. See how: buff.ly/eqq1jSa

Comment contest vs. email sign-up giveaway — which wins? Comment contests: faster, better reach. Email contests: slower, better leads. Full breakdown of when to use each: buff.ly/jOjOgZJ