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IZEA Worldwide Adopts Limited-Duration Stockholder Rights Plan

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星期二, 五月 28, 2024
Security (finance), IZEA

ORLANDO, Fla., May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands and agencies, today announced that its Board of Directors have adopted a limited duration stockholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) under which stockholders will receive rights to purchase a new series of preferred stock in certain circumstances.

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands and agencies, today announced that its Board of Directors have adopted a limited duration stockholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) under which stockholders will receive rights to purchase a new series of preferred stock in certain circumstances.
  • The Rights Plan is designed to protect all stockholder interests by reducing the likelihood that any person or group could gain control of the Company without appropriately compensating Company stockholders for control.
  • While the Rights Plan is effective immediately, the rights will be exercisable only if a person or group acquires beneficial ownership, as defined in the Rights Plan, of 15% or more of the Company common stock, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Subject to the terms of the Rights Plan, if the rights become exercisable, the ownership of any Acquiring Person (as defined in the rights agreement for the Rights Plan) will likely be significantly diluted.

IZEA Named a 2024 Great Place To Work

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星期四, 五月 23, 2024
IZEA, Heart, Certification, Creator economy, Culture, Creator, Parental leave, Environment, Management

ORLANDO, Fla., May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced it has earned a 2024 Great Place To Work® Certification™, from Great Place To Work® .

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced it has earned a 2024 Great Place To Work® Certification™, from Great Place To Work® .
  • “We are incredibly proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work®.
  • In 2024, IZEA was also named one of Ragan’s Top Places to Work for Employee Wellbeing: Small and Mid-Size Organization.
  • Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.

IZEA Reports Q1 2024 Revenue of $7.0 million

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星期三, 五月 15, 2024
Spend, Managed services, IZEA, Investment, EDT, Marketing, Software as a service, Creator economy, Video game

Total revenue decreased 20.4% to $7.0 million, compared to $8.7 million

Key Points: 
  • Total revenue decreased 20.4% to $7.0 million, compared to $8.7 million
    Managed Services revenue decreased 21.2% to $6.7 million, compared to $8.5 million
    SaaS Services revenue increased 9.1% to $0.3 million, compared to $0.2 million
    Adjusted EBITDA* for the quarter was $(2.8) million, compared to $(2.2) million
    Cash, cash equivalents, and investments on March 31, 2024 totaled $60.8 million with no long-term debt
    * Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure.
  • Revenue backlog surged by $2.6 million to $14.5 million in Q1 vs. Q4.
  • Total revenue in the first quarter of 2024 decreased 20.4% to $7.0 million, compared to $8.7 million in the first quarter of 2023, with revenue from Managed Services decreasing by 21.2% to $6.7 million in the first quarter of 2024.
  • Cost of revenue decreased to $4.0 million in the first quarter of 2024, or 57.1% of revenue, compared to $6.0 million, or 68.2%, in the prior-year quarter.

IZEA Wins Three Communicator Awards

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星期四, 五月 9, 2024
Social, Campaign, Communication, Content, Smartphone, Tecno Mobile, Creator economy, Olympic, IZEA

ORLANDO, Fla., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced it has won three honors at the 30th annual Communicator Awards .

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced it has won three honors at the 30th annual Communicator Awards .
  • IZEA worked with Sublue, a tech company specializing in underwater intelligent equipment, to showcase its new product, BlueNexus, a cordless pool cleaning robot.
  • “We’re proud to be recognized by the Communicator Awards for our creative and effective campaigns with Sublue and TECNO Mobile,” said Ted Murphy, IZEA CEO and founder.
  • They motivate us to continue to deliver ground-breaking solutions for our clients.”
    The Communicator Awards recognize excellence, effectiveness and innovation in all areas of communication across various industries and mediums.

IZEA Announces Return of AI Days at Cannes

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星期二, 五月 7, 2024
Creativity, Machine learning, Creator economy, IZEA

ORLANDO, Fla., May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced it is hosting its AI Days for the second consecutive year at this year's Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced it is hosting its AI Days for the second consecutive year at this year's Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
  • AI Days will take place June 16-21, 2024, with a series of personalized live demonstrations to showcase a brand new set of generative AI tools that IZEA.
  • AI Days at Cannes 2024 presents an unparalleled opportunity to engage with IZEA’s CEO and senior team members, exploring the fusion of human creativity and machine learning in shaping the future of influencer marketing.
  • “We are delighted to host AI Days at Cannes again this year,” said Ted Murphy, IZEA CEO and founder.

IZEA Lands on PRDaily's 2024 PR Tech Hot List

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星期一, 五月 6, 2024
Internet, PR, News, Creator economy, IZEA, AI

ORLANDO, Fla., May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced its inclusion in PR Daily’s 2024 PR Tech Hot List .

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced its inclusion in PR Daily’s 2024 PR Tech Hot List .
  • IZEA’s recognition reflects the company’s commitment to pioneering and streamlining collaborations in the rapidly evolving Creator Economy landscape.
  • “We are honored to be recognized by Ragan as a leading player in the PR Tech space,” said Ted Murphy, IZEA CEO and founder.
  • IZEA has been at the forefront of this revolution, providing innovative solutions that allow marketers to leverage the power of creators in their campaigns,” Murphy added.

IZEA Introduces Astra Generative Image Model in FormAI

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星期四, 五月 2, 2024
OpenAI, Intelligence, Stable Diffusion, News, Creator economy, IZEA, AI

ORLANDO, Fla., May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced the launch of Astra, the latest generative image model available in FormAI , its suite of artificial intelligence tools built specifically for influencer marketing.

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced the launch of Astra, the latest generative image model available in FormAI , its suite of artificial intelligence tools built specifically for influencer marketing.
  • Astra offers the ability to generate higher-quality text within an AI image and has enhanced spelling abilities, reducing generation errors.
  • It can also more precisely generate images from multi-subject prompts, allowing users to more easily capture multiple concepts in a single image.
  • "Astra excels at text generation combined with photo-style images, which has been in high demand since we launched the platform last year,” said Ted Murphy, IZEA CEO and founder.

IZEA Report Finds 55% of Social Media Users Have Made Influencer-Driven Purchases on Amazon

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024
Internet celebrity, Research report, Research, Social media, Creator economy, Consumer, IZEA, Internet, Online shopping

The survey found that 59% of social media users surveyed have purchased a product after seeing it used by an influencer, and 94% of those consumers have made influencer-inspired purchases on Amazon.

Key Points: 
  • The survey found that 59% of social media users surveyed have purchased a product after seeing it used by an influencer, and 94% of those consumers have made influencer-inspired purchases on Amazon.
  • Additionally, consumers who make purchases based on influencer recommendations are 2.4 times more likely to purchase on Amazon than any other website.
  • Influencers are 2.1 times more likely to purchase products on Amazon more than once per week vs. other social media users.
  • Results from the study are based on the responses from 1,280 U.S. social media users over the age of 18.

IZEA Wins Top Place to Work Award at Ragan’s Workplace Wellness Awards

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星期一, 四月 15, 2024
Bank of America, Bacardi, Environment, Culture, BMO, Mental health, Intel, Bank, Parental leave, Creator economy, Organization, IZEA

CEO Ted Murphy was also named a winner in the Best CEOs/Presidents category at Ragan’s Workplace Wellness Awards .

Key Points: 
  • CEO Ted Murphy was also named a winner in the Best CEOs/Presidents category at Ragan’s Workplace Wellness Awards .
  • IZEA also received an honorable mention in the Employee Experience Initiatives/Programs category.
  • “This award highlights our team’s hard work and dedication to this mission.”
    The Workplace Wellness Awards by Ragan celebrate organizations, teams, and individuals who prioritize employee well-being and understand its connection to productivity and engagement.
  • In naming IZEA a top workplace, Ragan highlighted IZEA’s inclusive culture, paid parental leave, company retreats, and flexible, remote work environment, among other benefits.

IZEA Unveils Quadra Generative Image Model in FormAI

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星期一, 四月 8, 2024
Poseidon, OpenAI, Intelligence, Social media, News, AI, Google Drive, Human, IZEA, Stable Diffusion, Dropbox, Creator economy

ORLANDO, Fla., April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced the launch of Quadra, the newest generative image model available in FormAI , its suite of artificial intelligence tools built specifically for influencer marketing.

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of technology, data, and services for the Creator Economy, today announced the launch of Quadra, the newest generative image model available in FormAI , its suite of artificial intelligence tools built specifically for influencer marketing.
  • FormAI makes use of a variety of different AI technologies including Stable Diffusion and OpenAI generative models.
  • Images are now delivered with 50% greater resolution compared to the Noxra model, and the speed of image generation has increased as well.
  • IZEA has also removed some of the generative image volume limitations found in other systems, allowing AI users to generate up to 96 image variations at a time.