[January 21, 2015] |
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Shocase Unveils the First Social Network for the $2 Trillion Marketing Sector
Marketing professionals, get connected.
Well-funded startup Shocase
announced today the first social network designed specifically for
marketing professionals. Shocase integrates the best features of
LinkedIn, Pinterest, Facebook (News - Alert) and YouTube into one powerful and
effective network. This new social network features, connects and
promotes professionals-from all marketing disciplines.
"Until now, there hasn't been a dedicated, vertical network for the
world's 100+ million marketers to display their work and be discovered
by those who need their expertise," said serial entrepreneur Ron Young,
Shocase's founder and CEO, who was founder or CMO of three successful
previous startups.
"With the $2 trillion global marketing sector booming, a specialized
social network to reach and engage this underserved community will be a
game changer," said Steve Hayden, former vice chairman of Ogilvy (News - Alert)
Worldwide.
Connecting the Marketing Sector
Shocase is the first-of-its-kind professional social network that offers
its members greater visibility to display work, build a reputation and
be inspired by the industry's best. The network also enables members to
stay informed of the latest news and trends that impact their
professional lives, build working relationships and ultimately grow
their business.
With Shocase, members can present their work, skills and experience in
the best light to the audience they value most; brands can find the
right marketing professionals tosuit their needs in any discipline.
Shocase serves the full spectrum of sub-vertical practice areas within
the world of marketing, including brand management, advertising, PR,
design, digital, shopper marketing, packaging design,
event/experiential, analytics, SEO, social and content marketing.
With a rapidly growing, impressive roster of members, the network
already has attracted some of the biggest names in the marketing world,
including titans Lee Clow, Chuck McBride and Vince Engel.
"Shocase is a killer way for our entire industry to connect, and it is
wrapped in beautiful and fluid design," said Jason Harris, president of
Mekanism, an award-winning advertising agency.
Showcase your Work
Shocase's powerful interface enables people to display their best work
and credit their team. By acknowledging their collaborators, Shocase
members enhance their professional credibility and multiply their
visibility within the network (e.g.. the more Projects and Team Members
they add on Shocase, the more pages that will appear). This feature
grows the network and creates "viral visibility" for members.
Stay Informed
The Shocase News Feed keeps members up-to-speed on the latest
developments in their network, industry trends, areas of interest, new
project postings, job changes and updates on the colleagues they follow.
Build Business
Members can pitch new business by easily sending samples of their work
to potential clients directly from Shocase.
Experienced Leadership
Shocase is built on a strong foundation of leadership, best-of-breed
engineers and a financially independent investment model.
Ron Young has a proven business track record with more than 30 years of
experience as an entrepreneur and marketing leader. He previously held
prominent marketing roles at Levi's, CVS and Electronic Arts, and was
founder or CMO of three companies that achieved nine-figure exits.
The dynamic interface behind Shocase's simple but powerful user
experience has been developed by a team of more than 40 engineers and
product designers, led by four PhDs from top universities and Fortune
500 companies. The company has eight patents pending on its innovative
technology. Shocase's Co-Founder, Matt Warburton, previously worked at
LinkedIn, Yahoo! and eBay (News - Alert), and leads Shocase's Product and Community
Teams. CTO, Dave Burgess, is formerly Chief Architect of Global
Advertising Solutions at Yahoo! and leads Shocase's Engineering Team.
To date, the company has raised $17 million in two over-subscribed,
equity-funding rounds.
About Shocase
Shocase is Marketing's Professional Network. Built to feature, connect
and promote marketing professionals from all disciplines, Shocase
functions seamlessly as a social network, professional crowd-sourced
marketing archive and personalized online portfolio. Most importantly,
Shocase is the place marketers come to discover and be discovered by the
people who can advance their business and careers.
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