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The Innovator’s Road Trip is a project that has been produced and created by Colin Browning, Jim Storer, Jeff Cutler and John Johansen.  In addition to the #iRoadtrip team, this trip is not possible without the support of sponsors.  If you have enjoyed our blog and learned something, please support our wonderful sponsors.  Thank you!

- Colin & Jim

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 213,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company’s wholly owned brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford’s products, please visit http://www.thefordstory.com.

Ripple6™ helps marketers and publishers implement their business strategy through social media. The company provides an enterprise white label social media platform to create consumer engagements and relationships, enable social marketing, generate consumer insights, and facilitate commerce and collaboration. It is easily customized to incorporate a brand’s look and feel for integration into an existing web site or to create an entirely new site. Ripple6 a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), is based in New York and its list of clients and partners includes Procter & Gamble, Meredith Corporation, and General Mills. For more information, visit www.Ripple6.com.

Powered creates social marketing programs that help brands connect and build relationships with their customers through managed online communities. Unlike other marketing programs, online communities allow businesses to engage with customers through a combination of expert content and online community interactions. Throughout the Customer Lifecycle – from Awareness to Advocacy – clients achieve measureable results with real-time data and insights.  Our leading-edge, integrated technology platform coupled with years of experience building successful online communities sets us apart.  We define the right community strategy, develop professional content, and deliver insightful program analytics to help clients meet their marketing objectives. Innovative global brands including HP, iVillage, Atkins,  RadioShack, and Sony rely on Powered for intelligent social marketing programs that drive sales, build brand loyalty and deliver a significantly higher ROI than other marketing programs.

New Marketing Labs is dedicated to solving your online marketing and social media challenges. We approach this in two ways. On one side, we are an events and education organization, producing learning and networking opportunities like the Inbound Marketing Summit and New Marketing Bootcamp events, not to mention our webinars and online learning opportunities.

Liveworld is the go-to social media marketing agency and technology provider for everything Fortune 1000 companies need to leverage the power of social networking to build their brands and their business. We’re the only online community provider company that offers a complete solution to create success in the online community space. Find out about the LiveWorld team, check out what’s happening in the Social Voice Community, or learn about our solutions for creating vibrant online communities.