YouTube Video Contest Template

This template makes it simple to ask fans to create and submit videos through YouTube for a chance to win.

Running a YouTube video competition is one of the best ways to engage your audience and promote your brand. You can task participants with making a video about your product, responding to one of your own videos, or completing a fun challenge. Each submission not only drives awareness but also adds valuable content that you can showcase and repurpose in your marketing.

When you run a YouTube video contest with Gleam, you can easily collect, track, and store all submissions in one place, and even display them in a stylish Gallery to highlight the best entries and inspire participation.

When you run your YouTube Video Contest with Gleam you can easily collect, track and store submissions, and even show them off in a stylish Gallery 👇

What This Template Does

• Collects video entries directly with YouTube Submit Actions
• Boosts engagement by encouraging fans to create high quality, attention grabbing content
• Makes it easy to track submissions and manage contest entries in one platform
• Allows you to showcase videos in a public-facing Gallery to increase visibility
• Encourages comments and subscribers by integrating contests with your YouTube channel

Benefits of This Template

• Helps you source authentic, creative content from your audience
• Promotes your brand through user-driven storytelling
• Increases engagement across your YouTube channel and social media platforms
• Provides a fun way to grow your community while running a transparent video contest
• Builds long-term loyalty by involving your audience in content creation

Who Should Use It

• Brands running a YouTube video competition to highlight products
• Content creators seeking to expand reach and gain more subscribers on YouTube
• Marketers looking for unique contest ideas to encourage UGC (user-generated content)
• Businesses wanting to gather creative video submissions for marketing campaigns

Integration Support

• YouTube Integrations to grow your channel and manage video entries
• YouTube Submit Actions to collect contest submissions
• Gallery Integration to showcase videos in a stylish, embeddable format
• Viral Share Actions to encourage word-of-mouth promotion

Official Gleam Resources

• YouTube Channel Guide – Learn how to set up, optimise, and grow your YouTube channel.
• YouTube Channel Growth Blog Post – Tips for increasing subscribers and video traffic.
• YouTube Rules Blog Post – Stay compliant with YouTube’s promotion and giveaway policies.
• YouTube Giveaway Ideas Blog Post – Creative ideas for running contests and giveaways.
• Competition Installation Guide – Step-by-step instructions for embedding or hosting your video contest.

Frequently Asked Questions