IZEA Awarded Influencer Marketing Contract Expansion from

Orlando, Florida, July 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA), the premier supplier of influencer advertising expertise, information, and companies for the world’s main manufacturers, introduced at this time that it has been awarded a brand new contract from a Fortune 200 buyer, the third and largest enlargement since first partaking IZEA to deal with its influencer advertising campaigns in Q2 of 2020. The scope of the mid-six determine managed companies settlement is to execute influencer advertising campaigns selling the client’s merchandise throughout a number of social platforms, together with Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube. The content material will goal audiences considering DIY and residential enchancment initiatives. “Influencer Marketing is a pure match for dwelling enchancment manufacturers who’re looking for to extend consciousness and drive gross sales,” mentioned Ted Murphy, Founder, Chairman and CEO of IZEA. “Consumers look to influencers for inspirational DIY initiatives and the merchandise used to finish them, whether or not or not it’s renovating a rest room or refinishing furnishings. Interest in this sort of social media content material soared with the sharp uptick of customers partaking in dwelling enchancment initiatives final 12 months, and the content material stays an space of excessive curiosity for a lot of new owners within the present actual property market.” “We have an extended historical past of executing profitable influencer advertising campaigns for manufacturers on this vertical,” continued Murphy. “We are thrilled to proceed our enlargement with this buyer and convey extra DIY alternatives to our community of creators.” Bookings are a measure of all gross sales orders minus any recognized cancellations or refunds in the identical time interval with respect to such gross sales orders or refunds. Management makes use of bookings to tell expectations of complete gross sales exercise. Bookings aren’t all the time an indicator of income for the quarter and might be topic to future adjustment. Revenue from Managed Services bookings are usually acknowledged over a 9-month interval on common, although bigger contracts could also be acknowledged over longer intervals of time. IZEA acknowledges Managed Services income based mostly on a share of completion.  IZEA not too long ago introduced that Managed Services bookings in Q2 of 2021 elevated 187% to $11.1 million as in comparison with Q2 of 2020, which have been $3.9 million. IZEA’s web earnings and money stream outcomes will probably be introduced, together with the remainder of the corporate’s monetary efficiency, as a part of its Q2 earnings launch, which is tentatively scheduled for August 12, 2021. To work with IZEA as both an influencer or a marketer, go to IZEA.com. About IZEA Worldwide, Inc.IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (“IZEA”) is a advertising expertise firm offering software program {and professional} companies that allow manufacturers to collaborate and transact with the total spectrum of at this time’s prime social influencers and content material creators. The firm serves as a champion for the rising Creator Economy, enabling people to monetize their content material, creativity, and affect. IZEA launched the trade’s first-ever influencer advertising platform in 2006 and has since facilitated practically 4 million transactions between on-line consumers and sellers. Leading manufacturers and companies associate with IZEA to extend digital engagement, diversify model voice, scale content material manufacturing, and drive measurable return on funding. 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