Austin, TX (PRWEB) January 21, 2016
Fresh Press Media, an influencer marketing focused technology and services provider, debuts a new marketplace designed to connect advertisers with bloggers and social media marketers.
“Our marketplace is essentially a ‘dating’ platform. But instead of making love connections, we’re bringing together advertisers and influencers,” said the company’s CTO, Eric Nagel. “Whether you’re an advertiser or an influencer, we give you a place to build a profile around your brand and easily plug your business into the influencer marketing channel.
Influencers (bloggers, social media mavens and digital word-of-mouth experts) can create profiles in the Fresh Press Media Marketplace by entering information about their sphere of influence. With a few clicks they can connect their social media accounts and blog analytics to showcase the influence they have across platforms for one or many topics/niches. Advertisers (or PR professionals and agencies on behalf of advertisers and brands) can also create profiles in the marketplace to showcase their companies, brands and products.
The initial functionality of marketplace supports sponsored posts. Advertisers will create opportunities for influencers to participate in campaigns by writing a blog post, sending a tweet, posting a photo to Instagram and so on. Influencers will apply for the opportunities, and if approved will complete the required steps to earn their fee.
The company plans on expanding past the sponsored post, adding a broad range of outlet types and compensation models over the next year.
“We want to bring a level of sophistication to the influencer marketing channel,” said the company’s CEO, Rachel Honoway. “Millions of dollars are flowing between brands and bloggers each year and much of that is done through individual email threads. We want to get these deals out of the inbox, and into an open marketplace that is data-driven, making rates, performance and value transparent across the market.”
To encourage participation from advertisers and influencers of all sizes, the company has decided to launch with a transactional pricing model. Advertisers can create campaigns and sift through applications before paying. It’s only when they choose an influencer that they are charged (to cover the fee they’ve promised the influencer and a percentage for the company’s fee).
Those interested in learning more can create a free account at: http://freshpress.media. Free accounts allow all users to create a profile and browse the opportunities in the marketplace.
About Fresh Press Media
Fresh Press Media, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of FMTC, a provider of performance marketing technology and services since 2007. The Fresh Press Media Marketplace connects advertisers with blogging and social media influencers, allowing them to work together on promotional campaigns in an open, transparent, data-driven environment.
