EYeka
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{{Infobox company
| name = eYeka, S.A.
| logo =
| type = Private
| foundation = Paris, France (2001)
| location_city = Paris
| location_country = France
| key_people = Gilles Babinet (President)
François Pétavy (CEO)
| homepage = [http://www.eyeka.net/ www.eYeka.net]
[http://en.eyeka.com/ www.eYeka.com]|
}}
eYeka (/aj kɑ/) is an online crowdsourcing and co-creation platform that allows brands to announce and conduct contests through the Internet.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2015/07/27/eyeka-creates-crowd-sourcing-marketing-platform/#34d7e1b77709 "eYeka Creates Crowdsourcing Marketing Platform"]. Forbes, Jul 27, 2015 Bruce Rogers. Companies create sets of questions, called "community briefs" or "call-for-entries", to which people can respond by submitting visual creations.{{cite book|author1=Fernando J. Garrigos-Simon|author2=Ignacio Gil-Pechuán|author3=Sofia Estelles-Miguel|title=Advances in Crowdsourcing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WrclCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA21|date=8 May 2015|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-18341-1|pages=21–}}
Development
eYeka was founded in Paris, France, in 2006 by Gilles Babinet and Frank Perrier as an online platform that enabled brands, media, content owners, and mobile operators to operate their own media.[https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2008/apr/14/elevatorpitcheyekapitchesf Elevator Pitch: Eyeka pitches for its part of the mobile TV space], The Guardian, Jemima Kiss 14 April 2008{{clarify|date=August 2016}} The name "eYeka" was chosen as a combination of the English word "eye" and the Egyptian word "ka", meaning spirit. The company received its seed funding of €5{{Nbsp}}million from Ventech, DN Capital, and SFR Développement SAS. The French venture capital firm, I-Source, became an investor in January 2010, and eYeka raised €3{{Nbsp}}million in its second round of financing.[https://techcrunch.com/2010/01/15/eyeka-raises-e3-million-for-crowd-sourcing-ad-campaigns/ Eyeka raises €3 million for crowd-sourcing ad campaigns], Techcrunch.com 2010/01/15 In 2010, eYeka opened offices in London, the United Kingdom, and Singapore.
Over time, eYeka's focus changed from operating user-generated content channels to hosting creative contests online.[http://spendmatters.com/2016/06/17/eyeka-wip-of-the-week/ "eYeka: WIP of the Week"]. Spend Matters, Andrew Karpie, June 17, 2016 Since 2008, eYeka has exclusively hosted online co-creation contests for brands and nonprofit or public organizations. Its first community participants were photographers and videomakers. By December 2010, eYeka had about 100,000 members.[http://www.capital.fr/bourse/communiques/co-creation-triple-100-pour-eyeka-552015 Co-création: Triple 100 pour eYeka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110318/http://www.capital.fr/bourse/communiques/co-creation-triple-100-pour-eyeka-552015 |date=2016-03-04 }}, Capital.fr Companies use the material posted by the members to guide new product development,[http://www.gfktechtalk.com/2011/02/22/co-creation-and-crowd-sourcing-a-powerful-tool-for-npd/ Co-creation and crowd-sourcing: a powerful tool for NPD], Gfktechtalk.com 2011/02/22 to gather marketing,[http://www.marketingmanagersinfo.co.uk/articles/eyeka-delivers-creative-crowd-sourcing-to-big-brands.aspx eYeka Delivers Creative Crowd-Sourcing To Big Brands], Marketingmanagersinfo.co.uk and/or to obtain user-generated content.[http://www.brandingmagazine.com/2011/09/12/tag-heuer-unveils-new-link-watch-with-stunning-consumer/ TAG Heuer Unveils New Link Watch with Stunning Consumer’s Videos], Brandingmagazine.com 2011/09/12
In early 2011, eYeka launched in San Francisco and New York City[https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/19/eyeka-launches-in-the-us-so-big-brands-can-crowd-source-creative-feedback/ Eyeka launches in the US so big brands can crowd-source creative feedback], Techcrunch.com 2011/01/19 and increased its membership to about 150,000. In late 2011, Japanese advertising agency Asatsu-DK acquired exclusive distribution rights for eYeka's platform in Japan. The company's sales increased by about 80% in 2011, and eYeka secured a venture loan through Generis Capital Partners for expansion into Brazil, Mexico, and Korea.[http://www.rudebaguette.com/2012/02/13/eyeka-secrures-e2-5-million-80-growth/ eYeka secures €2.5 million after 80% growth], Rudebaguette.com 2012/02/13
In 2011, eYeka launched an online interface called "beYond", which allows client organizations to find, manage, and share crowdsourcing projects.
In April 2012, eYeka was selected as a winner of Red Herring's Top 100 Europe Award.[http://www.redherring.com/red-herring-europe/2012-red-herring-europe-finalists/ "Europe 2012 Finalists"], Redherring.com In 2012, eYeka organized a contest to support UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day.[http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/multimedia/photo-galleries/world-press-freedom-day/finalists-and-winners-of-the-eyeka-competition-in-support-of-wpfd/ Finalists and winners of the eYeka competition in support of World Press Freedom Day], Unesco.org
In 2015, the company employed about 50 people.[http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news13920.htm Co-Creation Agency eYeka Consolidates Business Model], Mrweb.com By this time, it had posted about 400 contests; it had 200,000 content creators from 94 countries and a number of corporate clients.[http://www.research-live.com/news/new-business/unilever-expands-its-involvement-with-eyeka/4009925.article Unilever expands its involvement with eYeka | News | Research]{{Cite web |url=http://www.adasiaonline.com/2013/06/eyeka-signs-partnership-deal-with-unilever/ |title=eYeka signs partnership deal with Unilever {{!}} ADAsia |access-date=2013-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007134742/http://www.adasiaonline.com/2013/06/eyeka-signs-partnership-deal-with-unilever/ |archive-date=2013-10-07 |url-status=usurped }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.eyeka.net/ eYeka.net (corporate website)]
- [http://en.eyeka.com/ eYeka.com (community platform)]
Category:French companies established in 2001