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What is Social Sharing?

What is Social Sharing?

  October 12, 2016     TACTIX5

Social sharing is all about finding like-minded people, making it the perfect referral vehicle for Marketers. Social sharing works based on a simple concept - if you like golfing there is a very good chance that you have a number of friends who also like golfing. ...Read More


Contest Rules – Watch Out

Contest Rules – Watch Out

  October 6, 2015     TACTIX5

Online contest rules? Are they important? Of course they are! Check out some rules and regulations when running a contest in Canada. ...Read More


Want to Run an Online Contest?

Want to Run an Online Contest?

  September 8, 2015     TACTIX5

What kind of contest is best? Well, that always depends on your goals. Depending on how difficult entering your contest is can be a major factor in your overall entries. ...Read More


How to Run a Contest

How to Run a Contest

  August 20, 2015     TACTIX5

Contests are increasing in popularity for businesses, as they allow for more brand exposure through social media, which gives businesses of all sizes the ability to reach thousands more people than with other types of platforms alone. Here at TACTIX5 we always suggest that there is a grand prize of some kind, this provides more consistent consumer engagement. Remember what you put as your prize will also determine the type of feedback you will get so choose wisely! ...Read More


Why Contest Marketing?

Why Contest Marketing?

  August 13, 2015     TACTIX5

Contest marketing is a fun way to engage consumers, build brand awareness, develop or increase social following and even distribute coupons. Contests provide consumers with an incentive to enter their contest as they offer a prize or reward for entering. By running a contest you are consistently building brand awareness as people are being engaged by your incentivized offer and sharing it with like-minded people they know. ...Read More


Build Your Fan Base

Build Your Fan Base

  June 23, 2015     TACTIX5

At TACTIX5 we define contest marketing as an incentive based marketing campaign that implements both email and social media marketing simultaneously. The best contests are run through a contest microsite and are supported through email and social media collaboratively. With 91% of people checking their email every single day and 85% of people trusting friend referrals your business will be guaranteed to grow in followers! ...Read More


Reduce Shopping Cart Abandonment

Reduce Shopping Cart Abandonment

  June 19, 2015     TACTIX5

In the ever-growing age of the consumer, shopping online has become a one-stop shop for consumers. One major problem plaguing online stores and businesses is the act of shopping cart abandonment. This can be detrimental to business, especially for stores who are online only, they are losing approximately 4 trillion worth of merchandise that will be abandoned in online shopping carts and only 63% of this loss is recoverable. It is the job of businesses to ensure they have the most competitive prices to create high consumer demand; as such, companies need to utilize combating tactics to neutralize this issue. ...Read More