Earlier this week saw two fun Tweetups at Pier 1 stores here in the Central Florida area. Thanks to all who came out and supported these events in-store, and to those who helped spread the word via Twitter. And an extra-special thank you to the friendly staff at each of the locations.

Millenia

Local Orlando blogger Jennifer Leet (blog: TheDirtyTShirt.com) took time out of her incredibly hectic schedule to join us at this location. Jennifer actually did some shopping, and set-up an outdoor party table to show shoppers the versatility Pier 1′s Spring merchandise offers.

We also gave away several Pier 1 gift cards to lucky Tweeters & Pier 1 shoppers:

Congrats to these winners! Happy shopping….

Kissimmee (Hunter’s Creek)

After the Tweetup at the Millenia location we headed all the way across town to a community called Hunter’s Creek. We randomly gave away another set of gift cards. Man, were these people thrilled!

Haven’t been to a Pier 1 store recently? You’re really missing out – they’ve got some great merchandise in stock:

Click here to see times and locations for upcoming Pier 1 Tweetups in Dallas, Atlanta, and New York City. If you missed it, you can also check-out the recap of our Utah Tweetup a few months ago.

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Microsoft is looking for some very specific types of bloggers to participate in an upcoming SocialSpark campaign* for their OneNote product.

Here’s your mission should you choose to accept it: Promote Microsoft’s OneNote through a travel frame of reference, providing examples of how OneNote features can be used to plan, expedite and organize a trip from start to finish, while allowing you to easily share and access your travel plans from anywhere. The bloggers taking part in this campaign will have an opportunity to talk about a city, chosen from a predetermined list (to be provided when offer is made).

Full details about the Opportunity will be available should you be selected. There’s also some great free advertising possibilities for your site that comes along with this campaign.

* The content turnaround time on this is going to be fairly quick, so be aware of that up front. The payoff will be well-worth the work, we can assure you!

Casting Call Form

If you’re confident you have a quality travel blog (that is regularly updated content, appealing looks/layout) or are a blogger who considers their blog a “travel-oriented” one, then please feel free to fill out the following form. We’ll be sure to let you know if you are a fit for this campaign.
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Tweetups

You might remember just before the holidays reading about a Tweetup we hosted out in Utah, to line-up with our Advertiser Pier 1 and their holiday campaign. The event was such a success we’re partnering up with Pier 1 again for a series of Tweetups in several select US cities. Take a close look – there might be one located in your city!

If you’re in the Orlando, Atlanta, Dallas, or New York City areas and will be around on the dates mentioned, we’d love to see you! Make plans to come visit, and meet some of your area’s bloggers & Tweeters.

RSVPing

For those in the Central Florida area you can RSVP for one or both of the following locations (we’d love to have you come to both!):

• Millenia Location
• Kissimmee Location

For Dallas:

• Medallion Center Location
• Dallas Parkway Location

Additional details on other locations to come…stay tuned.

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Yup, that’s the one! And they’re gearing up for swimsuit season (it’s just around the corner). We’re about to kick off a blog marketing campaign for Express, and are in need of bloggers in the fashion, beauty, and “young moms” (18-34) categories. This means your blog is dedicated to featuring fashion (clothes, shopping, etc.), beauty (products, tips, tricks, etc.), or talking about the life of being a young mom. Please only respond if this describes your blog. If this is you then please fill out the Casting Call form below. We’ll contact you if you’re a fit.

Full details of the Opp will be included in the requirements if an offer is extended to you, but the basic requirements will be the following:

• Talk about the NEW Spring swimwear at Express and what you love about the line! Which one is your favorite? Where would you wear it?
• Include in your post a screen shot of swimsuit you love from www.express.com.
• Drive your readers to sign up for Express e-mail for a chance to win one of ten $200 Express gift cards!

Thank you for your interest, this Casting Call is closed.

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Nothing brings out the flavors in your food like the classic TABASCO® Original Red! Are you with me on this?

Pizza? Yes!
Eggs? Well, duh!
Even salads can use a little treat like a dash of the hot sauce.

What’s your preferred food to add a little flare to?

We’re currently running a SocialSpark campaign for TABASCO® Original Red, and are on the hunt for Bloggers who love FOOD! So if you have a food blog, a blog about recipes and interesting food combinations, you’ve hit the jackpot! Think along the lines of one of my personal favorite food blogs, Aggie’s Kitchen (below). Just fill out the following form, and we’ll be sure to contact you if you qualify. In the “Campaign Advertiser” field please write TABASCO.

Example of Food Blog:

Casting Call Form:

(please note this campaign is for residents of the United States only)
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We love it when Advertisers share things with us! So we were thrilled to get receive this picture from one of our clients, Evok Advertising. Last week we sent Snuggies to some of our Advertisers as a holiday gift, and now they’re keeping warm with IZEA this holiday season!

Thanks for sharing, Evok! Stay warm…and Happy Holidays!

The Sales Factory

Updated 12/21, 11:19am:

And we just received another, from our friends over at The Sales Factory!

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Rambler’s Way Farm is a family business creating soft, comfortable next-to-skin worsted wool apparel entirely on American soil. At Rambler’s Way, they live their values at work: creativity in what they do; continuous improvement; promoting sustainability, well-being, and enjoyment by bringing together individual talents towards a common goal of customer satisfaction.

You may not realize it, but Rambler’s Way comes from the Founders of Tom’s of Maine. Currently running a campaign with us, they have been extremely open to trusting us and our ideas, while still staying true to their core values and beliefs. Our Publishers have been very receptive to this campaign and seem excited to learn more about this new wool! When you have a few minutes (if you haven’t participated in the campaign), take a look around RamblersWay.com and experience their “next-to-skin” softness. It really is so thin!

Postie of the Month

The Postie we’d like to recognize for the month of July is Keith Lunt. Keith is extremely engaged in our Community and always helpful. He is actually both an Advertiser and a Blogger in PayPerPost (wow…must really like that platform!).

You can find out a little more about Keith here:

• His blog http://www.howtostartmyblog.com/ helps people blog. (It’s really a great resource for beginners…as well as some “reminders” for us old pros.

• His Sponsored Posts appear on http://www.janric.co.uk/blog/.

Congrats to both Rambler’s Way Farm and Keith, and thanks for continuing to support the IZEA Community!

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Advertiser of the Month

Our “Advertiser of the Month” is one who remains active in our sponsored conversation platforms. Charter has run programs in both SocialSpark and Sponsored Tweets over the past year, primarily to generate buzz and awareness about their cable & Internet services. We thank them for their continued business, and realizing the power of social media!

If you are one of the blogger’s who took part in any of Charter’s campaigns we’d love get your feedback. Just drop a comment in this post.

You can connect with Charter and their Community on SocialSpark by clicking here.

Postie of the Month

Congrats to this month’s featured Blogger, Tara. Tara is part of our Premium Blogger program, and she is amazing! Clients love working with her because she provides fun, informative and, most importantly, honest opinions. Tara is careful about the products with which she aligns herself and therefore reflects the perfect SocialSpark blogger: one who weighs content, relevance to readers, and personal quality over payment and props.

(Image courtesy of DealSeekingMom.com.)

Get to know Tara a little more:

• Tara’s online brand is “Deal Seeking Mom.”
• Join her nearly 9,000 Followers by Tweeting with Tara at @dealseekingmom.
• You can find her on SocialSpark here.
• She is one of the Walmart Elevenmoms.
• Tara has five children!

IZEA RockStar of the Month

This month’s IZEA “RockStar of the Month” is Jenni. Jenni is IZEA’s Office Manager and makes sure everything stays in line and runs smoothly on a day-to-day basis (and she’ll let us know when things aren’t). She is so much more than an Office Manager, too, and we appreciate everything she does for the entire IZEA Team!

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This month we’re getting hella loco! It’s is, after all, Cinco de Mayo month. So we’d like to give huge shout-outs to our “RockStars of the Month.” As with those we acknowledge every month, we couldn’t do what we do without each of you.

Advertiser of the Month

“Holla!” to Woodstream Corporation , our May “Advertiser of the Month.” Woodstream is the holding company of a plethora of dynamic and innovative consumer brands -from beautiful Birdscapes birdfeeders, to the 100-year-old Victor Mouse snap traps, to Safer Brands organic gardening solutions and other natural pest repellants. Woodstream is dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of healthy families and their immediate environment. We appreciate their consistent patronage and look forward to continuing spreading the word about the great brands that make up the Woodstream family of properties.

If you’ve participated in a Woodstream campaign we’d love to hear what you thought about it. Just drop a comment in this post.

Postie of the Month

This Postie has been with the IZEA Community for quite some time – since the early days, actually. He was absent for a bit and has recently been more active, and we’re sure glad. “Joe Tech” blogs primarily about technology, and is very engaging with others on SocialSpark and on the IZEA Message Boards. Got a question? Go ahead and ask! You can find Joe on SocialSpark at http://socialspark.com/bloggers/joetech.

IZEA RockStar of the Month

This month’s IZEA employee of the month is Annie Kabourek. Annie is an Account Manager for the PayPerPost product and ensures that our client programs run as smoothly as possible. She’s also actively involved in many company-wide planning activities and has a great deal of passion for IZEA’s mission. Congratulations, Annie!

Cakeplows!

Of course, no IZEA Loco would be complete without the infamous cakeplows:

(Adam, Erin, Ted and Veronique)

Congrats to y’all! Have a great weekend and see you next month.

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Earlier this morning we selected the winners of the “Trek-It-Out!” promotion, and 10 lucky bloggers will have the opportunity to go see the new “Star Trek” movie courtesy of SocialSpark Advertiser Fandango. Newly converted Trekie fan and SocialSpark Account Manager Crystal will be contacting the winners individually–who were chosen using Random.org–via e-mail with their codes and additional details.

In case you’re curious the winners of this promotion are:

• richard
• Hendrik Pape
• brettbum
• Matt Anderson
• Jennifer Olson
• Anna
• BenSpark
• Joe Tech
• Ami-chan
• Remix

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