When running a promotion in ViralSweep, you may want to offer both a purchase-based entry method and a free entry method — for example, to meet sweepstakes regulations that require a no-purchase-necessary option. In ViralSweep, these are set up as two separate promotions: a purchase promotion (Shopify, BigCommerce, or WooCommerce) and a sweepstakes promotion. You can then connect them so that entries from both campaigns are combined into one shared entrants list, making it easy to draw a single winner across both entry types. Entrants interact with a single, cohesive sweepstakes interface and will not see or need to navigate between multiple promotions, ensuring a seamless experience.
This connection can be removed at any time without affecting your existing data.
What Happens When Promotions Are Connected
When you connect a purchase promotion to a sweepstakes promotion:
Entries from both promotions appear together in the entrants list
You can see if entries came from purchase or regular sweepstakes by going to entrants tab (options are combined, purchase only, and sweepstakes only)
The promotions remain separate campaigns but share entrants
You can disconnect the promotions at any time- Entrants interact with a single, unified sweepstakes interface, and the backend separation of promotions is invisible to them.
No entry data is lost if the promotions are disconnected.
Before You Connect Promotions
Make sure the following requirements are met:
You have one sweepstakes promotion and one purchase promotion (Shopify, BigCommerce, or WooCommerce)
Both promotions have the same start date
You have permission to manage promotions
Only sweepstakes promotions with a matching start date will appear as available options to connect.
How to Connect a Purchase Promotion
Open your purchase promotion.
Locate the Connect button.
Hover over the button to view eligible sweepstakes promotions.
Select the sweepstakes promotion you want to connect.
Review the confirmation popup.
Click Confirm to complete the connection.
Once connected, entries from both promotions will appear in the same entrants list.
FAQs on Promotion Setup and Entrant Experience
Q: Will entrants see multiple promotions or a complicated flow if I use a separate Purchase Promotion? A: No. Entrants interact with a single sweepstakes interface. The backend tracks purchases separately, but this is invisible to entrants.
Q: If I create a separate Shopify Purchase Promotion, will it interfere with my current campaign? A: No. A Purchase Promotion runs independently and won’t interfere with your existing campaign. You can combine participant data on the backend to manage it as part of the same giveaway.
Managing Connected Promotions
You can disconnect the promotions at any time. Disconnecting the campaigns will not delete or modify any existing entries. A separate Purchase Promotion runs independently and will not interfere with the operation of your existing sweepstakes campaign.
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