AdHack's James Sherrett got a dreaded post-lunch time slot at the Banff Venture Forum this afternoon. Not a problem - his energetic presentation was laden with sample ads that were created on the AdHack platorm (including a Techvibes print ad) and kept the audience's attention.
AdHack is people-powered advertising. Anyone can create an ad. Anyone can buy an ad. Like eBay for advertising, AdHack creates a community and marketplace for ads. We connect ad buyers and ad creators and help them both win.
AdHack is meant to be disruptive. They plan to turn the advertising industry on its head by giving small and medium-sized businesses access to top-notch advertising creative & talent without the slow delivery and high costs of traditional advertising agencies. I can testify to the value - the print ad we had created on AdHack cost a fraction of what graphic designers quoted us and was delivered by my deadline.
WTF is AdHack?! from AdHack on Vimeo.
AdHack has a $1 Million seed round planned for Q1 of 2009.
AdHack is a community and market for people-powered advertising. Anyone can create an ad. Anyone can buy an ad. Like an eBay for advertising,... [more]
Rob Lewis
Rob is the President of Techvibes Media Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Techvibes.com.
His diverse background includes stints in International Trade Finance, Web Development, and Enterprise Software and he is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Simon Fraser University.
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