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The day I tasted Tofurky and Gravy Jones Soda

November 28, 2009 By Elizabeth

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Jones Soda. All opinions are 100% mine. Image by tedmurphy via Flickr That's right, I tasted Tofurky and Gravy Jones Soda and lived to tell the tale. Jones Soda is a line of brightly colored, uniquely flavored sodas known for using fan-submitted photos on their bottle labels, and for putting out "theme" soda lines around the holidays. Their Holiday Packs in past years have included flavors like Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, and Turkey and Gravy. This year, Jones gave a nod to vegetarians and vegans and created Tofurky and Gravy soda for the holidays. Tofurky is a brand name of a product made with wheat gluten and tofu, and then molded into a turkey shape. IZEA sent me a Postie Pack containing a bottle of the soda and a totally awesome turkey hat, and asked those of us doing this campaign to taste the soda and post about it. I had NO idea what I expected it to taste like, I was expecting something like liquid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Recipes Tagged With: IZEA, Jones Soda, postie pack, Tofurky

Why You Should Go To IZEAFest 2010

October 4, 2009 By Elizabeth

Image by BenSpark via Flickr 1. Ted Murphy. 2. The entire IZEA Team. 3. Speakers like Aaron Brazell, Liz Strauss, Sarah Evans, and Chris Brogan. 4. Plenty of time to network, socialize, and have fun. 5. The incredible weather that is October in Orlando. From a Midwest or Northeast State? You'll LOVE Orlando weather! 6. A very, VERY reasonable conference and hotel fee. And a very generous amount of free drink tickets at the bars. 7. Ted Murphy- seriously, you've never seen someone with more energy, enthusiasm, and passion for life than Ted. 8. The IZEAHunt, the most insane scavenger hunt there is. 9. The CAKE PLOW. You really must see it to believe it. 10. A chance to be a part of a community that supports each other, learns from each other, and is constantly growing and improving. As soon as I have more information about next year's conference, I'll let you all know. And I'll have photos up on Flickr as soon as I get home, the uploader keeps telling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: IZEAFest 2010 Tagged With: Aaron Brazell, Chris Brogan, IZEA, Liz Strauss, Ted Murphy

A Caveman’s Guide to Sponsored Conversations

May 17, 2009 By Elizabeth

Image via CrunchBase I'm a Mom, I'm a blogger, and I'm a brand enthusiast. When I find a product that I really like, I tell people about it. I tell my family, my real life friends, my online friends-heck, I tell strangers at stores about it. What I do has a name, it's called word-of-mouth marketing, and people have been doing for as long as there has been conversation. And now, major companies are compensating bloggers for telling their online friends and readers what they think about products in what is called a sponsored conversation. IZEA, the social media marketing company for which I am a compensated Insider, sponsored this post about sponsored conversations.Â And I've got a video that IZEA asked me to put in this post about what exactly a sponsored conversation is and how it works.Â I might be able to work the words 'sponsored conversation' into this post a few more times if I try :) This clever video explains what a sponsored conversation (see?!) is, who uses … [Read more...]