Dive Brief:
- MarketingZoom, a startup company, launched a social marketplace platform that connects buyers and sellers of local marketing and advertising, and according the company the marketplace the first of its kind.
- The platform is designed to help small businesses with owners that don’t have advertising or marketing expertise or experience uncover those opportunities.
- MarketingZoom’s platform is based around three profile categories: companies, opportunities and agencies, and is similar to online classifieds.
Dive Insight:
"Until now there hasn’t been any easy to use go-to source for shopping for marketing and advertising opportunities in local areas and we are glad to provide that solution," Tony Scott, founder of MarketingZom, told Marketing Dive. "We are committed to providing a useful online marketplace for businesses of all sizes to discover their perfect marketing opportunity and create an unforgettable marketing experience."
The social marketplace platform is searchable across the three profile categories by location, pricing, demographics, focus areas, exposures and more. The platform also allows members to display information about their specific opportunity or about their business or agency, as well as share photos, share marketing materials and proposals, and send private messages.
Scott described the marketplace as an "eBay for the marketing and advertising industry."
MarketingZoom is based in Portland, Oregon.