Press Releases - 2009

Volunteer “Agent” Wins Job with Word-of-Mouth Leader BzzAgent

BzzAgent^®, an international word-of-mouth marketing and media network powered by 600,000 consumer volunteers, today announced Jennifer Harbourn as the grand prize winner of the company’s “Win a Job” challenge. 

BzzAgent Promotes Dave Dugan to President

International word-of-mouth marketing and media network BzzAgent^® today announced it has promoted Dave Dugan to company president.  Dugan most recently served as senior vice president of strategy and partnerships.

BzzAgent CEO Dave Balter Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year^® 2009 Award Finalist in New England

BzzAgent^®, an international word-of-mouth marketing and media network powered by 550,000 consumer volunteers, today announced that Founder & CEO Dave Balter is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year^® 2009 Award in the New England.  

BzzAgent Fuses Word of Mouth with Social Media

BzzAgent, an international word-of-mouth media network powered by 550,000 consumer volunteers, today released BzzScapes, a network of brand-centric communities created by advocates and dedicated to the collection and discussion of a brand’s digital content. Beta clients include Clorox, Colgate, Ford, Penguin Publishing and Procter & Gamble.

International word-of-mouth media network BzzAgent, Inc., today lauded the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for helping implement into law the European Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD), a provision of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations designed, in part, to protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices.

VivaKi and Social Media Owners Collaborate to Build Social Media Marketplace in Europe

VivaKi, the strategic entity created by Publicis Groupe to leverage the combined scale of its media and digital operations, today announced the EMEA launch of its REAL Social Suite. REAL is an acronym for Reach, Engage, Amplify and Listen—requirements for clients who want to engage consumers on the social Web.

Buzzador, BzzAgent and TRND Forge Advertising's First International Word-of-Mouth Alliance

International word-of-mouth (WOM) media networks Buzzador AB, BzzAgent Inc. and TRND AG today announced an industry-first alliance that promises to deliver cross-continental and cross-cultural WOM services to global brands.