Ted Murphy
IZEA
Orlando, FL, UNITED STATES
Disruption with a Smile
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Biography
A serial entrepreneur, Edward “Ted” Murphy has founded six companies since 1994. Murphy’s latest venture, IZEA operates a variety of social media properties including Sponsored Tweets, SocialSpark and Staree. Murphy has been called the father of paid blogging and is largely credited for creating the social media sponsorship industry.
Murphy has bootstrapped companies off credit cards, been VC backed and most recently brought a company public. His disruptive approach and leadership have enabled him to raise over $21 million in equity for his entrepreneurial endeavors in both public and private markets. Murphy’s backers have included top tier VCs Draper Fischer Jurvetson and Village Ventures as well as billionaire Dr. Phil Frost.
Murphy has consulted for some of the world’s largest marketing organizations including FOX, Bombardier, General Motors, SeaWorld and Disney. He has also negotiated deals with celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Diddy, CeeLo Green and Bob Villa. Murphy is a prominent visionary, speaking and presenting to marketing and Internet professionals around the world.
Murphy has spoken at over 200 events, ranging from intimate educational sessions to inspirational keynotes.
Featured in/on: The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Wired, USA Today, Forbes, New York Post, Business Week, PC World, CNN Money, Fortune, Fortune Small Business, Create, HOW, Adweek, Advertising Age, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, iMedia, Search Engine Journal and TechCrunch.
Industry Expertise (5)
Social Media
Corporate Leadership
Media - Online
Internet
Advertising/Marketing
Areas of Expertise (7)
Entrepreneurism
Marketing
Social Media
Advertising
Team Building
Creativity
Corporate Culture
Accomplishments (13)
2012 Stevie Awards - Bronze Maverick of the Year (professional)
2012-06-30
American Business Awards.
TechCrunch Disrupt Finalist (professional)
2010-05-31
Design and creation of WeReward.
PepsiCo 10 Finalist (professional)
2010-06-30
Design and Creation of WeReward.
Horizon Interactive Awards Best of Category Winner - Video Documentary / Short Film (professional)
2008-01-31
Executive Producer and star of RockStartup, a documentary about starting a company and a behind the scenes look at IZEA.
Horizon Interactive Awards Silver Award Winner - Blog (professional)
2008-01-31
Designer and Editor of IZEA Corporate Blog.
AO Media Top 100 Private Companies (professional)
2007-01-31
Company I founded chosen by AlwaysOn Media as one of the AO Media 100 Top Private Companies.
Web Marketing Association WebAwards: Outstanding Website (professional)
2006-10-31
Executive producer of Speedtv.com for the Speed Channel.
Marketing Sherpa Viral Marketing Hall of Fame (professional)
2005-04-30
MarketingSherpa's editorial staff reviewed nearly 100 detailed entries to pick the Top 12 viral marketing campaigns for the 2006 Hall of Fame.
AV/Multimedia Producer Magazine Top 100 Producers (professional)
2003-01-31
Selected as one of the top multimedia producers in the country for the second consecutive year.
AV/Multimedia Producer Magazine Top 100 Producers (professional)
2002-01-31
Selected as one of the top multimedia producers in the country.
Orlando Business Journal Top 25 Fastest Growing Companies (professional)
2001-07-31
One of Central Florida's Fast Track companies.
Orlando Ad Federation Best of Interactive (professional)
2000-01-31
Executive Producer of the MindComet Corporate website. This award was created specifically for our website, which was so far ahead of the Interactive competition that they felt it deserved special recognition.
Featured in Fast Company's 30 Second MBA Video Series (professional)
2010-11-01
Spends 30 seconds of allotted time discussing how to appropriately address a team that has failed. http://www.fastcompany.com/mba/profile/ted-murphy
Education (1)
Florida State University: Dropped out to start second company, Marketing Communications 1994
Affiliations (4)
- IZEA
- Social Spark
- SponsoredTweets
- Staree
Links (1)
Testimonials (4)
Ragina Smith, @RaginaSmith | iSummit
@tedmurphy I absolutely loved your presentation at #isummit. It got me thinking.
Market Leverage, @MarketLeverage | Blog Orlando
Ted Murphy is by far the best presenter this morning at Blogorlando. He is loud and passionate! :)
Jessica Murray, Membership & Community Manager | Word of Mouth Marketing Association
I've seen Ted speak at several conferences including BlogWorld, WOMMA Summit, WOMM-U, TechCrunch and others and I'd absolutely recommend him as a speaker. Nothing about Ted is boring or canned, and he's always eager to share his unique industry knowledge with others. He does an excellent job of weaving in WOM worthy moments into his presentations so the audience will never forget what they learned.
Brett Tabke, Founder and CEO | Pubcon
Ted is a phenomenal speaker who possess the rare combination of authentic game-changing insight into social media and search along with some of the best delivery skills in the industry. Our attendee surveys consistently feature Ted among the top echelon of Pubcon speakers.
Event Appearances (42)
Seven Ways to Fail Magnificently - Shared ideas that fell flat and the lessons I learned the hard way
SXSW 2013 Austin, Texas
2013-03-08
Emerging trends, innovations and opportunities created by Internet technologies.
iSummit 2012 Orlando, FL
2012-09-18
Your Blog Creates Value; It's Up to You to Unlock That Value
Blog Orlando Orlando, FL
2012-09-25
Can Buy My Love - The art and practice of paid editorial is rife with controversy, but navigating the landmines successfully can deliver loyal endorsements and qualified reach.
Pivot NYC, NY
2010-10-18
The Social Media Snowball - Using Blog Posts, Diggs, Stumbles, Tweets and other social media tools and tactics to create a virtual snowball of traffic and exposure.
ECMTA Keynote New Orleans, LA
2008-04-28
New Web 2.0 Tools and Ways to Use Them
Cincinnati AMA Marketing Summit Cincinnati, Ohio
2008-08-28
State of Social Media Sponsorship: 2010
Modern Media Man (M3) Summit Atlanta, GA
2010-09-11
Business + Unique Internet Platforms = Monetized Strategies
Internet Technology Summit 2010 Orlando, FL
2010-06-22
Social Media, Social Sharing, Social Commerce: Disruptors or Opportunities?
Ataway Exchange 2013 Orlando, FL
2013-05-15
Watersports Industry: Roadmap to SEO & Social Media Success
WSIA Summit in the Snow 2013 Steamboat, Colorado
2013-03-06
Using Social Media to Drive Demand
7th Annual Sales & Marketing 2006, East: A Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange Boston, MA
2006-07-12
What’s Next in Social Networking: Pinterest & Other Emerging Social Media Platforms
Digital Media Wire: Mobile & Social Entertainment Summit at the Digital Media Conference (East) NYC, NY
2012-06-28
Building Better Relationships Using Digital Media
The B.I.G. Summit Orlando, FL
2009-11-19
The State of Social Media Sponsorship (SMS) 2012
PubCon 2013 New Orleans New Orleans, LA
2013-04-24
Keynote Address
AIGA Orlando In Control Web Design Conference Orlando, FL
2010-02-23
How to Earn Money with PayPerPost
OOA: Future of Online Advertising NYC, NY
2007-06-07
How to Earn Money with PayPerPost
AlwaysOn Media Conference NYC, NY
2007-01-30
Overview of IZEA and PayPerPost
AlwaysOn Stanford Summit 2008 Palo Alto, CA
2008-07-23
What's New in Digital Advertising
Ad 2 Orlando: Digital Adversting Panel Orlando, FL
2013-02-16
Host & MC - Social Media/Online Marketing in Central Florida
Trucks & Tech Orlando, FL
2013-04-25
How Digital is Transforming Social Media
ad:tech New York NYC, NY
2009-11-05
Benefits of Social Media Marketing
Digital Hollywood Santa Monica, CA
2010-05-03
Reputation Monitoring and Management
Pubcon Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
2008-11-12
Name that price! How much is your tweet worth?
BarkWorld Expo 2012 Atlanta, GA
2012-10-26
Gaining the Attention of Top Brands: What you need to know from the 2012 State of Social Media Sponsorship Study
BlogWorld & New Media Expo New York
2012-06-07
How to Succeed (and fail) When Compensating Social Influencers
WOMM-U Chicago, IL
2013-05-21
The Social Media Symphony
AAF Central Texas: Fashionably Fresh Ideas Texas
2008-08-22
Developing Your Brand
IZEAFest 2009 Orlando, FL
2009-10-02
SocialSpark Beta 2
IZEAFest 2008 Orlando, FL
2008-09-11
Marketing Bloggers; Advertiser Only Session; Social Spark Overview
PostieCon Vegas Las Vegas, NV
2007-11-10
Social Media Sponsorship
Agency BootCamp on Social Media Chicago, IL
2009-06-11
Leveraging the Podcast to Build Marketing Messages
Corporate Podcasting Summit San Francisco Bay, CA
2006-06-20
The Last Breakfast: Changing Landscape of Social Media
Create Chaos 2008 Orlando, FL
2008-10-13
The Future of Search Advertising
Dallas Ad League Industry Breakfast Dallas, TX
2007-09-27
How to Start a Creative Businesses from the Ground Up
Doterati: Juggling Business and Creativity Orlando, FL
2008-10-13
Practical Strategies for Boosting Email Response Rates
A Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange Phoenix, AZ
2006-01-26
SponsoredTweets: Rules of Engagement
O’Reilly Twitter Bootcamp New York
2009-06-15
Can Marketers Buy Social Buzz?
OMMA Hollywood Hollywood, CA
2009-03-23
FTC Regulations: Dispelling the Myths
PRSA Orlando Professional Development Workshop & Monthly Luncheon Orlando, FL
2010-05-20
Never Too Young, CEOs under 30
Red Herring North America San Jose, CA
2008-05-12
WeReward
TechCrunch Disrupt NYC, NY
2010-05-24
PayPerPost: Creation, Challenges & Perseverance
SOBCon Chicago, IL
2010-05-01
Sample Talks (5)
The Robots are Coming
How organizations can leverage software and hardware to become both more efficient and creative.
Team Up : Bring the Awesome
How to empower your employees to become awesome team members.
Can Buy Me Love : The Rise of Influencer Marketing
How to leverage social media influencers to build your brand and spread your message.
Building Your Personal Brand
How to build a personal brand through online and offline marketing tactics.
7 Ways to Fail Magnificently
An inspirational look at my biggest failures and what I have learned.
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