Taking Part in Contests

Suppliers have the option to encourage your engagement in their channel program with points-earning activities and contests.

Some contests allow you to choose whether to opt in, others start automatically for you on a given date. You can participate in as many as you like, if your supplier allows opt-in.

Contests track your completion of activities, either in the partner portal, or off-platform, and display leaderboards to show you how your organization is shaping up against the other competitors.  Some suppliers request that you submit physical proof that you've completed an activity so you can get your points.

You may be able to claim rewards based on your rank, when the contest ends.

If your supplier has made contests available to you, there will be a dedicated page in your partner portal. Here, you can see these areas:

• My Active Contests - a list of the contests in which you're already a participant, and a summary of your progress

  You may either have opted in to a contest, or been auto-enrolled when it started. This is decided by your supplier in a contest's setup.

• Available Contests - the library of contests that are available for you to join, or that are coming up
• Completed Contests - contests for which you were a participant, but which have now ended, with your final rank and points total

Your supplier can confirm the name and location of the page for you - it will likely be different to the one shown here.

Find a Contest to Join

Your supplier may make multiple contests available for you to join, and you can participate in as many as you like. To find one you might be interested in:

1. Navigate to your Contests page.
2. Scroll down to the Available Contests area. Here, you'll find these types of contest listed:
   • Those that are active, i.e. within their configured start and end dates. View the scheduled end date here, and click Join Contest to get more information and join.
   • Those that are scheduled to start soon. Click View Details to get an overview of the contest. If it's an optional contest, click Join contest when live to complete your enrolment early.

Join a Contest

For contests that are not set to auto-enrol eligible partners, you can join at any time during their validity period.

1. Navigate to your Contests page.
2. Go to the Contests tab.
3. Scroll down to the Available Contests area.
4. Click Join Contest or Join contest when live, depending on whether the contest is currently active or scheduled to start in the future.
5. View the details of the contest - the current number of participants (if applicable), end date, and the rewards that you stand to win. The page also lists the activities that you can complete to earn points.
6. {Optional, if provided] Read the T&Cs of participation, by clicking the Terms & Conditions button.
7. Click Join Contest or Join contest when live. You'll see a message confirming your signup, and the contest moves into the My Active Contests area of the Contests page. 

Complete an Activity and Submit Proof

Some contests include activities for which your supplier requires you to submit manual proof of completion, in order to get the assigned points. Some activities don't require any proof - just carrying out an activity in the portal is enough to win you points.

1. Navigate to your Contests page.
2. Go to the Contests tab.
3. In My Active Contests, click on the contest for which you want to complete an activity.
4. Scroll to the Earn points area.
5. Click on the activity you want to complete. Activities that don't require proof are labelled Completes automatically. You'll see Review required if your supplier has requested you provide evidence.
6. If the activity doesn't need manual proof it's likely that you can complete it in the portal. Finish the task in the required area of the site (the activity usually includes a link to take you there, depending on its configuration).
7. If you're working on an activity that requires proof of completion, click on it to open the Submit Activity screen. 
8. In Submit Activity, complete this information
   • Provide Details - details of what you did, and any other relevant information
   • How would you like to submit proof? - choose Upload File or Provide URL
   • Upload Supporting Document (if you chose Upload File) -  drag and drop, or browse for, up to 10 files, each with a maximum size of 10MB. PDF, PNG, JPEG/JPG, and GIF files are supported.
   • Proof URL - add the URL to the proof, e.g. a public certificate. This must be a valid URL starting with http:// or https://
9. Click Submit for Review. The submission is sent to your supplier for their consideration.

10. The activity in the contest will show the status/progress of the supplier review. They can either approve it, reject it, or request some more information from you. You can update and resubmit the proof if it was initially rejected, or if the supplier wanted some additional clarification. 

    

View your Progress in a Contest

When your team are actively participating in a contest, you can get updates about your performance.

1. Navigate to your Contests page.
2. Go to the My Active Contests area.
3. View your current ranking for each contest you're participating in, and the total points you've accrued.

4. Click on one of your active contests to get more information - your rank, your points score, the top participants, and your position in the leaderboard. Click See full leaderboard to review everyone's performance. Leaderboards update every 5 minutes.

   

5. When the contest has ended, you can see your final place on the contest card. You'll be advised if you've won a prize - here, the partner has won a digital badge to display in their online content.

   

   Reach out to your supplier to receive your reward. Fulfilment is handled separately.

6. To get a spreadsheet of activities completed by your users, click Export Activities. A CSV file is downloaded directly to your desktop.