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source : http://springwise.com/weekly/2009-12-03.htm#spudaroo

Like other crowdsourcing websites, Canadian startup Spudaroo aims to connect businesses with talented 'crowds' of creatives.

This time, the focus is on the written word rather than graphic design. Launched in October, Spudaroo allows small business owners and entrepreneurs to tap into a growing community of freelance copywriters, authors and business writers to crowdsource submissions for business plans, presentations, press releases, newsletters, web content and more.

How it works?
Clients outline their project requirements, upload any material to be used as part of the project and set the amount of prize money they're willing to pay. Writers then review project briefs and submit their entries. When the contest period ends, the contest holder selects a winning entry, the winner transfers copyright and final materials to the client, and Spudaroo transfers the prize money to the winner. Prize money minimums range from USD 75 for articles and blog content, to USD 450 for user guides and manuals. In addition to the prize money, the cost per posting is a USD 20 listing fee, plus a 10% prize handling fee (maximum USD 30). The site also caters to job hunters by facilitating resume and cover letter writing contests.

Spudaroo offers clients the advantage of having writers compete to deliver high-quality submissions on schedule. Spudaroo's founder Kate Hiscox explains: “Spudaroo was created because it was a service that we would use. A couple of times we used companies that claimed to specialize in producing business plans or sales material. We'd meet, discuss and hand over some money for them to get started, but the results rarely met our expectations. So it was time to level the playing field for our business and others just like us.”


Website: www.spudaroo.com
Contact: sup@spudaroo.com

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source : http://springwise.com/weekly/2009-12-03.htm (Spotted by: Lori Webb)

Bigger Picture is a Danish company that aims to help make meetings, workshops and conferences more effective by capturing what transpires in them visually rather than with words.

Specifically, the company's graphic artists distill the business data, information, knowledge and ideas presented at a meeting and transform it into a powerful visual presentation.

The resulting picture can be in various formats—both analogue and digital—and for various purposes, including summarization, presentations or dialogues.

Either way, the result can increase the value of the time spent at such events, the company says.

Bigger Picture includes Ikea, Novo Nordisk, Kraft and the World Wildlife Fund among its list of clients.


It seems safe to say that companies and organizations will always be on the lookout for better ways to capitalize on the exchange of ideas that meetings are intended to enable. For graphic designers and other artistic entrepreneurs, meanwhile, this could be a promising new line of work.

Website: www.biggerpicture.dk
Contact: ole@biggerpicture.dk

Commentaires

A première vue, ce cabinet combine deux offres distinctes
- une offre de prestation de facilitation graphique en réunion
- et de mise en image de rapports ou présentations Powerpoint tels Duarte (Slidology)
Que l'on peut regroupe sous le terme de plus en plus répandu de Visual thinking