Basically, I am trying to grow my IG account and was wondering if I could run a giveaway and say to the winners they have to Shoutout my account before they can receive their prize.
Just a little Idea to try and get more growth with free advertisment?
Is this allowed or not?
I have seen accounts say that to enter their giveaway you must repost them (on your IG profile) to be entered but what about to claim their prize?
You could do it, but what good is a shoutout from an account that might have 40 followers? Unless you rig it so only a large account wins, this isnât really a benefit.
Also, Iâve found that accounts with large followings donât typically enter into giveaways. Youâre better off saving your money from the giveaway and just buying a shoutout from a big account.
I recently saw a brand requiring people to post a screenshot of their story telling their followers to follow in order to apply to become a brand ambassador. Only requirements were being 18 and having 1k followers. They grew to like 15k followers in a few days from basically 0 and had like 50k daily story views.
Companies do this all the time.
For example, makeup companies will say âwe are giving away a gift basket, repost and tag 3 friends for your chance to enter.â
Itâs a easy way to get free promotionâŚ
Not only are most of these âbrand ambassadorâ viral marketing accounts scammers, but the fair majority donât come through on their promise of âFree Clothingâ or âAmbassador Rolesâ. itâs just a cheap tactic to get genuine users to follow the account, then they completely rename their account and delete all their posts while keeping the followers.
I personally think itâs unethical, and go out of my way to expose these scammer accounts to my audience as this isnât the community I want Instagram to turn into.
Check out @jdcareerss as a prime example of someone who is scamming thousands while impersonating @jdofficial.
Not saying I agree with their tactics, in fact I find it appalling to ask for free promotion in exchange for no guaranteed anything, but what theyâre doing is effective and obviously working.
Yeah I get what you mean, but I donât think itâs very effective considering these accounts get removed for impersonating usually within a week of going viral.
Their cheap tactics are about as good as their follow-through.
Theyâre not all impersonating. The one I was referring to was a new brand. Shopify apparel brand pretty much. Cheap garbage with logos slapped on them.