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Last updated: 2026/8/18

Overview of X (Twitter) Contests feature

Supported Social Platforms
X (Twitter)
Supported Plans
BusinessEnterprise

This article explains the overview of SocialDog's "X (Twitter) Contests" feature and how to choose the appropriate Contest type for your purpose.

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This page explains the X (Twitter) Contests feature included in SocialDog.

Please note that this is different from "SocialDog Contests Plus".

What you can do with SocialDog's X (Twitter) Contests feature​

  • Schedule posts for Contests
  • Collect and confirm applicants and posts
  • Determine winners
    • Lottery
    • Filter
    • Manually add/exclude winners
    • Promote candidate winners
  • Send bulk DMs (Direct Messages) to winners
    • Embed strings that vary by user (e.g., gift codes)
  • Hold multiple Contests simultaneously
    • There are no restrictions on the number of times.
  • Measure performance

What you cannot do with SocialDog's X (Twitter) Contests feature​

  • SNS Contests other than X (Twitter)
  • X (Twitter) Instant Win
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Contests for SNS other than X (Twitter) and X (Twitter) Instant Win Contests are possible with "Contests Plus". For details, please see Conduct Contests with SocialDog Contests Plus.

Examples of Contests that can be conducted with SocialDog​

  • Follow & Repost Contests
  • Follow & Repost & Likes Contests
  • Follow & Likes Contests
  • Collaboration Contests
    • You can set conditions such as following multiple Accounts or Reposting/Liking multiple posts.
  • Contest Contests
  • Hashtag Contests

What is a Contest?​

SocialDog's "Contest" is a unit for managing Contest applicants, winners, and candidate winners.

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It is fine if it differs from an actual Contest, such as creating multiple Contests when preparing multiple prizes.

Choosing a Contest type​

There are two types of Contests below. Please select according to the Contest you wish to conduct.

Follow & Repost Contests​

  • This is a common Contest with "Follow & Repost" as the entry condition.
  • It automatically collects applicants, and you can use features such as applicant management and DM sending within the Contest feature.

Entry Conditions (all of the following must be met)​

  • Repost the target Post
    • Before starting the Contest, you need to set up a scheduled post as an entry condition using SocialDog's Contest feature.
  • Follow the target Account
    • You can select only one linked Account.

Suitable Cases​

  • If you want to set "Following a specified Account" + "Reposting a specified Post" as the entry condition
    • Target Account to Follow for entry conditions: Only one linked Account
    • Target Post to Repost for entry conditions: Only one Post scheduled from SocialDog

Manually Register Applicants (CSV Import) Contest​

  • This method involves creating a CSV file of applicants using the CSV download function of SocialDog's various features or external tools, and then importing it into "Applicants" within the Contest feature.
  • Since you can freely add applicants via a CSV file, it supports Contests with complex conditions.

Entry Conditions​

You can freely combine the following:

  • Repost, Like, or Quote Post the target Post
  • Follow target Accounts (multiple allowed)
  • Posts including Hashtags or keywords
  • Other conditions
    • If you can export usernames of users who meet the entry conditions using external tools, etc.

Suitable Cases​

  • Complex entry conditions (e.g., Hashtag posts, conditions involving multiple Accounts, specific lists, etc.)
  • Follow & Repost Contests that cannot be handled by the "Follow & Repost Contests"
    • Such as collaboration Contests that require following multiple Accounts
    • Posts that are already set as entry conditions have been posted
  • If you want to extract applicants externally and register them in bulk via a CSV file
    • Example: Setting Reposts, Likes, Follows, Hashtag posts, etc., as conditions
  • If you only want to use SocialDog for sending DMs

Basic Flow for Conducting Contests​

  1. Create a Contest
  2. Make a Contest Post
  3. Collect applicants
    1. For Follow & Repost Contests
      1. They will be collected automatically.
    2. For other conditions
      1. You can collect applicants who meet the conditions using features like Keyword Monitor or Post engagement, and then manually add applicants.
      2. By determining whether applicants meet the entry conditions using Excel, etc., flexible entry conditions can also be supported.
  4. Determine winners from the applicants
  5. Send DMs to the winners
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Please see the following pages for instructions.

About Ad Placement​

Handling Ad Posts (Promoted Posts)​

SocialDog cannot acquire any data regarding X ad posts (promoted posts).

Among the posts used as ad creatives, "organic posts" (ad posts = posts not delivered to followers) can be acquired. Values for metrics like Likes are acquired as a combined total of ads and organic, and details cannot be confirmed. Impressions show only the organic value.

For X ad posts, please see Promoted posts (X Ads Help - English).

Placing Contest Target Posts as Ads​

You can place Contest target Posts as X ads using the following method:

  • Schedule the Contest target Post on SocialDog, and after posting, specify the Contest target Post as a creative in the X ad settings.
    • You cannot specify the Contest target Post as a creative on the X ad side beforehand. You need to set up the ad placement after the post has been published via scheduled post.

Delete Contests​

  • Currently, Contests that have been created cannot be deleted.