IZEA Tops 115% Year over Year Growth in Q3 Managed Services Bookings to Date
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. has reported a significant increase in Managed Services Bookings, reaching $8.5 million in Q3 2021, a 115% growth compared to $4.0 million in Q3 2020. This quarter marks the company's best Q3 performance to date with new customer counts more than doubling and their spend tripling compared to last year. Existing customers contributed $5.2 million, accounting for 62% of total bookings. The firm emphasizes strong sales momentum and customer expansion in influencer marketing services.
- Managed Services Bookings reached $8.5 million in Q3 2021, up 115% from $4.0 million in Q3 2020.
- New customers signed in Q3 2021 more than doubled compared to the same quarter last year.
- Bookings from new customers have more than tripled compared to Q3 2020.
- Bookings from existing customers totaled $5.2 million, making up 62% of total bookings.
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Count of New Managed Services Customers Doubles Compared to Q3 2020
Orlando, Florida, Sept. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA), the premier provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands, announced today that it has been awarded a variety of contracts from both new and existing clients, propelling IZEA’s Managed Services Bookings to top
Bookings are a measure of all sales orders minus any known or expected cancellations or refunds with respect to such sales orders or refunds. Management uses bookings to inform expectations of total sales activity. Bookings are not always an indicator of revenue for the quarter and could be subject to future adjustment. Revenue from Managed Services bookings are typically recognized over a 9-month period on average, though larger contracts may be recognized over longer periods of time. IZEA
recognizes Managed Services revenue based on a percentage of completion.
“We continue to see strong sales momentum for IZEA’s influencer marketing services,” said IZEA Founder and CEO Ted Murphy. “We are signing up more new customers - and those new customers are spending more per customer on average as compared to the same quarter last year. The count of new customers signed in the third quarter of 2021 thus far has more than doubled from the same quarter last year, and the dollars booked from new customers has more than tripled.”
“At the same time, many of IZEA’s existing customers have expanded their influencer marketing programs this year,” continued Murphy. “Bookings from existing customers are
About IZEA Worldwide, Inc.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (“IZEA”) is a marketing technology company providing software and professional services that enable brands to collaborate and transact with the full spectrum of today’s top social influencers and content creators. The company serves as a champion for the growing Creator Economy, enabling individuals to monetize their content, creativity, and influence. IZEA launched the industry’s first-ever influencer marketing platform in 2006 and has since facilitated nearly 4 million transactions between online buyers and sellers. Leading brands and agencies partner with IZEA to increase digital engagement, diversify brand voice, scale content production, and drive measurable return on investment.
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