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Gleam Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 8.4 out of 10
Score
8.4 out of 10

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TrustRadius Insights for Gleam are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

User-Friendly Interface: Reviewers have consistently mentioned that the user interface of Gleam is very friendly and intuitive, making it easy to navigate and customize competitions according to their business needs. Several users have praised its ease of use and customization options.

Increased Social Media Interaction: Many reviewers appreciate how Gleam allows them to increase social media interaction and engagement with end-users. They like that it provides the ability to link dynamically with popular social networks like Facebook, YouTube, and others for entries, making it convenient for participants.

Affordable and Customizable Platform: Users mention that Gleam is an easy-to-use platform that comes at a minimal cost for key features. It offers many customization options for giveaways and ways to enter, providing flexibility in setting up different types of competitions and rewards.

Reviews

3 Reviews

Gleam is the king of sweepstakes

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Gleam for contests and giveaways. It is really great at generating new followers and getting contact information. It's a breeze to use and you can connect your social media pages very easily, to help reach out and increase new followers.

Pros

  • Design is great.
  • Customization is easy.
  • Social channel connection is a breeze.

Cons

  • For some channels users have to manually do the tasks.
  • Free tier needs more customization.
  • Sign up form builder is lacking.

Likelihood to Recommend

If you host giveaways regularly, Gleam is an easy solution and way to capture emails, entries and enhance your social media presence.

AH
Ameer Hamza
Corporate Communications Manager in Corporate at VentureDive (201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Gleam
4 years of experience
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Gleam has a great freemium plan for entrepreneurs

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Gleam helps me run giveaways based on tasks that help my business grow. It lets me generate tasks like watching videos, visiting websites, visiting a Facebook page, Following on LinkedIn and much more. That means every time someone finishes a task they get a point or ticket per say. These points give the user more probabilities of winning.

Pros

  • Run giveaways
  • Social media tasks to participate

Cons

  • Better freemium plan
  • Custom tasks

Likelihood to Recommend

This is well suited for entrepreneurs who are fine with the limitations of the free and basic plan. Helping businesses grow their social media accounts with tasks.

Having that said if your business is just starting out, some of these pricing plans are too high for entrepreneurs. Be aware of the limitations of the plans.

JE
Jorge Edel Aguilar Avendaño
CEO Veeme Media in Marketing at veeme media (1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Gleam
6 years of experience
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Gleam is a Must for Giveaways!

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I've used Gleam for many years to help to generate new followers on social media and gather contacts' info through contest entries. It's an easy-to-use platform that has a lot of features and lets you connect it with a wide variety of social channels to help extend your brand's reach while offering a giveaway or contest.

Pros

  • Good design
  • Easy to customize

Cons

  • I've used both the paid and free plans; maybe add at least the header image option to the free plan.
  • Integrate deeper into certain social channels, like Instagram, to allow people to click follow right on the form.

Likelihood to Recommend

Gleam is a great way to connect with a broader audience and be discovered by new people who otherwise may never hear of your brand. If your promotion is picked up by the sweepstakes sites and communities, there's a chance that the people drawn to your brand won't be the right ones, but Gleam is a wonderful solution for driving up your social follower numbers.

JD
John DiBiase
President / Founder / Writer / Editor / Graphic Designer / Photographer at Jesusfreakhideout.com (11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Gleam
5 years of experience
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