Zooppa

Zooppa
Private
Industry Advertising
Founded 2007
Headquarters Seattle, Washington, USA
Key people
 Wil Merritt, CEO
Website Zooppa.com

Zooppa is a global social network for creative talent that partners with brands and agencies to launch user-generated advertising campaigns. Inspired by the principles of crowdsourcing, Zooppa’s website hosts brand sponsored advertising contests.[1][2] In competition for cash prizes, filmmakers, graphic designers, and other creatives submit their original ads in response to a client's brief. These ads can take various formats including video, print, banners, concepts, and audio.[3][4][5]

Overview

Today Zooppa has nearly 286,000 members worldwide, averaging over 1,000 new members per week. They have hosted over 250 campaigns since opening in 2008.[6]

Zooppa's clients include brands such as Google, Nike, Hershey's, General Mills, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Zinio, and Mini Cooper.[3][7][8][9] As well as agencies including Ogilvy, BBDO, Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Mind share and ZenithOptimedia.[6][10]

Along with independent filmmakers and graphic designers, Zooppa partners with schools, universities and creative affiliates all across the globe. Such schools include USC School of Cinematic Arts, the New York Film Academy and many others.[11]

Zooppa was named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Brilliant Companies in 2014 [12]

History

Zooppa was founded in 2007 near Venice, Italy where they were incubated as part of the H-Farm Ventures program. After successfully bringing people-powered brand energy to the Italian marketplace, Zooppa launched its global headquarters in Seattle, Washington in December 2008.[3][13]

The name Zooppa is derived from the Italian word for soup, zuppa. The name was chosen because it fits Zooppa's diverse community, which can be compared to the various ingredients of a stew of content.[14]

Achievements

See also

References

  1. ↑ Egolf, Karen (April 5, 2010). "CMO Council Names 'Pause' Winners". Advertising Age. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ "People and Accounts of Note in Advertising". The New York Times. April 2, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Green, Megan (May 4, 2010). "Zooppa Rewards Creatives for User-Generated Advertising". TalentZoo.com. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ "'Pause for Cause' Picks Creative Contest Winners". MediaPost. April 5, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Social Media Gets Public Service Campaign Out There". Marketingweb. April 8, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2012/01/18/465499/242921/en/Zooppa-and-Rumblefish-Announce-Soundtrack-Licensing-Partnership.html
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Laurie (May 31, 2009). "Sun Shines On Zooppa's Social Community Despite Fears". MediaPost. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Universal Studios Hollywood Challenges Filmmakers...". CNNMoney.com. April 30, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Media Motion: Brand.net, R/GA, and The Huffington Post". iMediaConnection. April 15, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  10. ↑ http://crowdsourcingweek.com/qa-with-wil-merritt-ceo-of-zooppa-crowd-creativity-is-a-resource-for-brands/
  11. ↑ http://www.wboy.com/story/26650540/zooppa-announces-new-partner-new-york-film-academy
  12. ↑ http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/233883
  13. ↑ Cicon, Jared (April 3, 2010). "Zooppa - A Good Model". Video Contest King. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  14. ↑ http://www.geekwire.com/2012/startup-spotlight-zooppa-utilizes-crowdsourcing-create-optimize-advertisments/
  15. ↑ http://www.internationalist-awards.com/
  16. ↑ http://www.iacaward.org/iac/winner.asp?eid=11851
  17. ↑ http://adage.com/article/btob/ibm-crowdsources-latest-smarter-city-effort/293427/
  18. ↑ http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140528-908626.html
  19. ↑ http://www.fastcocreate.com/3031219/ibms-smarter-cities-continues-with-a-crowdsourced-pop-up-park-in-dublin
  20. ↑ http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/2014/09/26/zooppa-summons-global-online-creativity-to-make.html

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