Hey bloggers, did you know we conduct product sample campaigns where you can try a product first hand and then share your experience with your readers? That’s right, Izea hosts an array of campaigns with advertisers who want to give you products from brands you already love. We’ve recently launched campaigns that have placed great products directly in the hands of our publishers.

Like your lunch to stay nice and cold without the pain of your ice pack ruining that perfectly crafted sandwich? We sent some of our bloggers the Packit to resolve their soggy sandwich woes and they were a hit! Packit Plank for the win!

The holidays are here, so you know what that means…food, food, drinks, food, eggnog and food.  Basically, those extra couple pounds are inevitable – I mean, who can say no to the candy canes, gingerbread cookies and fruit cake (ok, maybe we can pass on the fruit cake.)  Slim-fast decided to help some of our bloggers start their New Year’s Resolutions of getting healthy a little early this year!  They sent our bloggers their best tasting shake ever, coupons off their next purchase and a talking button (which, by the way, we keep at our desks to hear how good we look – yup, it talks!) A healthy creamy milk chocolate shake? Don’t mind if we do.

Cook much? Some bloggers received Carapelli Olive Oil to enhance their cuisines’ character and make their taste buds’ day. It’s great on the go!

We know you have the gift of gab, you are a blogger after all. We paired some select influencers with the LG Doubleplay phone from T-Mobile - the phone was equipped with service so those publishers could see everything it has to offer. Social Media, undeniably everyone’s favorite gift from the web, was at their fingertips so they didn’t miss a tweet. They occasionally used it for –brace yourself–making phone calls. We caught someone taking a tweet break using their Doubleplay…Busted!

We want as many bloggers as possible to be eligible for these awesome campaigns. Haven’t received an offer for a product sampling campaign yet? Be sure you have your preferences set up properly within your account so you are eligible for these super fun campaigns.  It’s as easy as going to the “account” tab in your SocialSpark Publisher dashboard, clicking on “overview” and reviewing Step 5 on that page.  If you have “Product Sampling” checked, you are telling Advertisers you would love to test out their samples and create a post about it

What would be your dream Product Sampling campaign?  Do you want to test drive a race car?  Try out the newest hang-gliders on the market?  Maybe try cooking with the world’s spiciest hot sauce?  Let us know!