ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwired - Jul 10, 2014) - IZEA, Inc. (OTCQB: IZEA), the leader in Sponsored Social, today announced that its Chief Operating Officer, Ryan Schram, has been selected as a facilitator at the 15th Anniversary MARKETING WORLD 2014: A Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange. The event will take place July 14th through the 17th at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston.
Frost & Sullivan, founded in 1961, has more than 40 global offices with more than 1,800 industry consultants, market research analysts, technology analysts and economists. They are the world leader in growth consulting and the integrated areas of technology research, market research, economic research, corporate best practices, training, customer research, competitive intelligence, and corporate strategy.
This year's Executive MindXchange, themed "Connecting with and Engaging Your Empowered Consumer," brings together top marketers and technology companies for three days of thought-leadership discussion. The agenda includes "Social 2020," an interactive roundtable that IZEA's Ryan Schram has been selected to facilitate. The session will focus on modern-day social marketing and brand-building through content, influencer, and real-time marketing.
As part of its participation in this year's Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange, IZEA will serve as a presenting sponsor of the event, joining media partners including The CMO Council and 1to1 Media.
For more information on the Marketing World 2014 event, visit http://www.frost.com/mar or http://www.marketingworldevent.com.
About IZEA
Founded in 2006, IZEA is the pioneer of Social Sponsorship. The company builds cloud-based marketplaces that connect brands with creators who blog, tweet, pin, and post on their behalf. Brands receive influential consumer content and engaging, shareable stories that drive awareness. Creators are compensated for their participation and partnership. For more information about IZEA, visit http://corp.izea.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based largely on IZEA's expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond IZEA's control. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of, among other factors, competitive conditions in the Sponsored Social segment in which IZEA operates, failure to popularize one or more of the marketplace platforms of IZEA, inability to obtain additional capital, and changing economic conditions that are less favorable than expected. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking information contained in this release will in fact occur. Please read the full statement and disclosures here: http://corp.izea.com/safe-harbor-statement