Run Sweepstakes that Deliver Results
Realtime Media is the most trusted sweepstakes agency, providing a results-driven approach and industry leading expertise, with seamless, full-service execution.
experts in SWEEPSTAKES AND CONTEST PLANNING
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Trusted by Top Brands to Create Sweepstakes that are Engaging, Compliant, and Secure:
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A Well-Executed Sweepstakes is a Powerful Marketing Tool
More than Just Giveaways:
Build Brand Awareness
Incentivizes Consumer Action
Drives Valuable First and Zero-Party Data Acquisition
We specialize in designing and managing sweepstakes that not only comply with legal requirements but also align with your marketing goals.
Our Approach to Strategic and Tactical Promotion Planning
Trusted End-to-End Sweepstakes Administration
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Focus on Data Security, Fraud Mitigation, and Privacy
Data security and the privacy of your customers is our priority. Safeguard your promotion and prizes to ensure clean first-party data capture.
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Quick-to-Market Solution-Oriented Approach
Our teams collaborate on creative solutions that align with your goals so promotions launch on time and exceed expectations.
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Expert Support in Promotion Administration
Every project is supported by in-house sweepstakes lawyers, project managers, and fulfillment managers for seamless execution.
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Superior Value Pricing with Cost-Effective Solutions
We provide unmatched value flexible, quick-turn, cost-effective support solutions tailored to your brand’s needs and identity.
Trusted by Top Brands to Create Promotions that are Engaging, Compliant, and Secure. Explore Some of Our Work:
Sweepstakes Can be Complex – We Make it Easy
Flexible Promotions That Align with Your Brand Strategy
Expert Guidance from Kickoff through Prize Fulfillment
Your dedicated account strategist collaborates with you to design a promotion that aligns your marketing goals with legal requirements.
Guided by your project manager, our in-house team handles the execution of your sweepstakes creating a seamless and compliance promotion experience.
Microsites
Online-Store
Social Media
In-Store
SMS/Text-To-Enter
Trade Shows/Booths
In-App
Mail-In/AMOEs
Frequently Asked Questions
What legal requirements do I need to meet for a promotion?
Running a sweepstakes requires careful adherence to federal and state laws to ensure
compliance and avoid legal risk. This includes drafting clear official rules, offering an alternative means of entry (AMOE) when purchases are required, securing any necessary state bonds and registering where applicable, and ensuring marketing materials follow advertising and disclosure regulations.
Our in-house legal team manages these requirements end-to-end, helping brands launch sweepstakes that are compliant, properly structured, and legally sound.
compliance and avoid legal risk. This includes drafting clear official rules, offering an alternative means of entry (AMOE) when purchases are required, securing any necessary state bonds and registering where applicable, and ensuring marketing materials follow advertising and disclosure regulations.
Our in-house legal team manages these requirements end-to-end, helping brands launch sweepstakes that are compliant, properly structured, and legally sound.
Are sweepstakes laws different in each state?
Sweepstakes are subject to both federal and state law, and while many states follow the same general requirements, some states impose additional rules that brands must follow. This may include minimum age of entry thresholds, bonding and registration requirements, prize value thresholds, or state-specific disclosures.
Realtime Media identifies and manages any applicable state-level requirements to help ensure your sweepstakes remains compliant nationwide, including important state-specific distinctions:
- https://www.rtm.com/blog/contests-and-sweepstakes-laws-by-state
Realtime Media identifies and manages any applicable state-level requirements to help ensure your sweepstakes remains compliant nationwide, including important state-specific distinctions:
- https://www.rtm.com/blog/contests-and-sweepstakes-laws-by-state
Can a sweepstakes involve a purchase?
Sweepstakes can be promoted as “purchase to enter”, but a free alternative means of entry (AMOE) must also be available and appropriately disclosed. This ensures compliance with “No Purchase Necessary” laws and avoids classification as an illegal lottery.
We help brands with AMOE options that are structured correctly and administered in compliance with legal requirements. Explore the full details in our guide:
- https://www.rtm.com/blog/amoe-guide-to-alternate-methods-of-entry
We help brands with AMOE options that are structured correctly and administered in compliance with legal requirements. Explore the full details in our guide:
- https://www.rtm.com/blog/amoe-guide-to-alternate-methods-of-entry
Can Realtime Media help with international promotions?
Yes. We support international sweepstakes and promotions by coordinating with trusted external counsel to ensure compliance with country-specific laws and regulations.
How does Realtime Media help with winner selection and prize fulfillment?
Realtime Media helps brands efficiently manage the winner experience, from fair and transparent winner selection through prize redemption, procurement and fulfillment. We provide support across winner outreach and administration, as well as prize procurement, warehousing, shipping, and delivery—ensuring a smooth, reliable experience for both you and your winners.
How does Realtime Media ensure compliance with data security regulations?
Realtime Media takes data security and privacy seriously, implementing strong encryption practices to protect personal and promotional data both in transit and at rest. Our systems and processes are designed to align with global data protection regulations, including GDPR and CCPA, and support secure data handling, transparent consent, and appropriate data access controls—helping brands confidently meet privacy requirements.
All promotions built by Realtime Media are also protected by our fraud mitigation and security engine.
Learn more about data privacy and security in our blog:
- https://www.rtm.com/blog/yours-mine-and-ours-which-privacy-policy-governs-a-sweepstakes-administered-by-a-third-party
All promotions built by Realtime Media are also protected by our fraud mitigation and security engine.
Learn more about data privacy and security in our blog:
- https://www.rtm.com/blog/yours-mine-and-ours-which-privacy-policy-governs-a-sweepstakes-administered-by-a-third-party
How quickly can you launch my promotion?
Depending on the details of your promotion, we can work with you to draft the official rules for your promotion, enabling go-to-market in as few as 5 business days. With our quick start digital checklists and dedicated team for drafting official rules and managing promotion administration services, our agile approach allows us to move quickly when timelines are tight.
For promotions that include entry collection via social media or a microsite, our proven processes and cutting-edge technology can bring a promotion to market in as little as 2–3 weeks. Fast launches depend on timely approvals and clear timelines, and we work closely with your team to align on deliverables and key decision-makers early—helping you get to market faster than expected.
How much does it cost to work with Realtime Media?
Our services are scalable to your needs, whether you need full-service support or a-la-carte services like legal compliance and winner fulfillment. We offer cost-effective solutions for promotions of any size, ensuring value at every stage. Here’s a blog to consider:
- https://www.rtm.com/blog/the-cost-value-equation-for-digital-microsite-promotions-template-vs-custom-solutions
- https://www.rtm.com/blog/the-cost-value-equation-for-digital-microsite-promotions-template-vs-custom-solutions
Stay Ahead: Sweepstakes Trends and Best Practices
Discover the Latest at RTM
1/29/2026
For promotions to make an impact, consumers need a clear reason to notice them, care, and take action at the right time. An especially effective tactic for increasing awareness and relevance to consumers is to launch promotions when audiences are already paying attention,
12/22/2025
In 2025, marketers leaned into promotion strategies that sparked action, deepened engagement, and turned everyday interactions into measurable results. Across industries, four trends proved especially impactful in how brands motivated participation and achieved their goals:
12/10/2025
Winner outreach, notification, and management is a crucial yet frequently overlooked stage in the promotion lifecycle. Brands focus on front-end engagement, but once winners are selected, the experience often shifts to manual emails, scattered follow-ups, and inconsistent communication—a touchpoint with high-impact potential that often goes underleveraged.
