Influencer Marketing
IZEA: The Oldest Operator in Influencer Marketing
IZEA built the original influencer marketing platform — paid blog posts in 2006, before Instagram existed. Public company NASDAQ: IZEA. Ted Murphy. Survived every cycle.
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Cannabis IPO Watch: Communications for the Reschedule-Era Listings
The April 23 Schedule III order didn't unlock NYSE and NASDAQ for cannabis. It cracked the door for one category. The operators that move first will reset the public-market narrative — if their communications is ready.
PR Firms & Communications Agencies
MDC Partners: From the 2015 Reset to the Stagwell Era
From the April 2015 SEC disclosure and Miles Nadal's voluntary resignation through the 2017 settlement, the multi-year operational reset, and the 2021 Stagwell merger that produced today's NASDAQ-listed Stagwell Inc.
PR Firms & Communications Agencies
Stagwell Inc.: From Mark Penn's $250M LLC to a NASDAQ-Listed Top-10 Marketing Holding Company
Stagwell Inc. (NASDAQ: STGW) is the fifth major advertising and communications holding company. Founded in 2015 by Mark Penn as a $250M private LLC, merged with MDC Partners in 2021, today 70+ agencies, 13,000+ employees, $2B+ revenue. The full arc.