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CORRECTION – IZEA Q2 2015 Bookings Grow 140% Year Over Year

ORLANDO, FL — (Marketwired) — 07/07/15 — In the news release, “IZEA Q2 2015 Bookings Grow 140% Year Over Year” issued earlier today by IZEA, Inc. (OTCQB: IZEA), we are advised by the company that the first sentence of the first paragraph should read “IZEA, Inc. (OTCQB: IZEA), operator of the premier online marketplace that connects brands with influential content creators, announced 140% year over year bookings growth in the second quarter of 2015 to $6.2 million…” rather than “IZEA, Inc. (OTCQB: IZEA), operator of the premier online marketplace that connects brands with influential content creators, announced 140% year over year bookings growth in the first quarter of 2015 to $6.2 million…” as originally issued. Complete corrected text follows.

IZEA Q2 2015 Bookings Grow 140% Year Over Year

All-Time Quarterly Record of $6.2M

ORLANDO, FL — Jul 7, 2015 — IZEA, Inc. (OTCQB: IZEA), operator of the premier online marketplace that connects brands with influential content creators, announced 140% year over year bookings growth in the second quarter of 2015 to $6.2 million, the highest quarterly performance in the history of the company. The Company–s bookings growth was fueled by a combination of content and sponsored social sales. IZEA–s sponsored social sales grew to $3.9M in the quarter, up from $2.9M in Q1 2015 and a 49% year over year increase.

“Our sales team continues to develop client relationships of increasing value. We are becoming a strategic, trusted partner for agencies and brands,” said Ted Murphy, IZEA–s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We booked the largest deal in our history in Q2 and continue to see positive momentum for our average deal size. I remain very confident in our outlook and prospects for ongoing growth.”

The company will release full financial results for Q2 2015 on August 12th.

IZEA operates the premier online marketplace that connects brands with influential content creators. IZEA creators range from leading bloggers and social media personalities to A-List celebrities and professional journalists. Creators are compensated for developing and distributing unique content on behalf of brands including long form text, videos, photos and status updates. Brands receive influential consumer content and engaging, shareable stories that drive awareness. For more information about IZEA, visit .

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release that are forward-looking include the company–s bookings. These forward-looking statements are based largely on IZEA–s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond IZEA–s control. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of, among other factors, competitive conditions in the social sponsorship segment in which IZEA operates, failure to popularize one or more of the marketplace platforms of IZEA, inability to obtain additional capital, and changing economic conditions that are less favorable than expected. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking information contained in this respect will in fact occur. Please read the full statement and disclosures here: .

IZEA Investor Relations:

Budd Zuckerman
Genesis Select
(303) 415-0200

IZEA Media Relations:

Brent Diggins
Allison+Partners
(623) 201-5554