Today’s Game Changer Spotlight: Genius Rocket
URL: www.geniusrocket.com
What: An open, crowdsourcing marketplace for the advertising industry – and a hub for viral marketing. Anyone can compete to make ads for anyone. Brands pay for the most creative work, which can come from anywhere; and GeniusRocket offers prizes for the best work. The model disrupts the traditional business relationship between advertisers and agencies. That creates opportunities for young and independent creatives – and helps advertisers find them.
Nominated For: Pattern Change, Business Model
Rate Here: Genius Rocket
Beth Laing is the project manager for iFOCOS, which organizes the We Media conferences, awards and community. Prior to working with We Media she worked in a variety of new media roles with Knight Ridder, Infonautics and Access Atlanta. She is currently on the board of the Atlanta Women’s Alliance (AWA), Community Advisory Board for Junior League Dekalb and a Leadership Dekalb 2010 class member.
