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Our gig marketplace activates spirits, wine, and CPG brands.","elevator_pitch":"Our marketplace currently provides gig work to 4000+ Brand Ambassadors who \"activate\" brand activations for the food, beer, wine, and liquor industry. When our customers need great representation for \"food tastings/liquid to lips\" or \"trade show brand ambassadors\" or \"festival field representatives\" they know to hire the DRAGONS from Dragon Spirits Marketing!","story":"Dragon Spirits Marketing (a Capital Factory validated company)\u0026nbsp;has created the #1 Brand Ambassador Gig Marketplace that solves the massive problem of matching amazing, growing brands with educated, curated, and passionate brand ambassadors at 1000’s of brand activations across the US. In order to scale and provide top-level brand ambassadors (Dragons) for brands with brand activations all over the U.S., we created our in-house marketplace platform,\u0026nbsp;aptly named\u0026nbsp;The Dragon Engagement Network™ (DEN), in 2018. Our DEN has catapulted us to new levels - because now it enables brands to source curated gig workers - brand ambassadors we affectionately call Dragons - DIRECTLY - for a multitude of brand activations, while giving Dragons a place where they can learn, grow, and have fun, telling the stories of great brands - all with a\u0026nbsp;dependable, high-paying source of income, paid on a weekly basis.What is Brand Activation?Brand Activations build brand purpose, consumer action, and emotional connections through several types of brand experiences such as trade shows, street teams, special events, in-person sample campaigns, and in-store (grocery stores, liquor stores) demo samplings. Brand Activations are vital for brands who want to engage and interact with their customers directly - building brand awareness and loyalty to their brand and products. According to the Association of National Advertisers and PQ Media’s report “The U.S. Brand Activation Marketing Forecast 2016” “Spending on brand activation marketing in the U.S. rose 5.5 percent in 2015 to more than $560 billion, accounting for almost 60 percent of advertisers’ budgets, according to a groundbreaking new study by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) in partnership with PQ Media... the report also projected that activation spending will top $740 billion by 2020”Today, the Brand Activation Industry Spends Over $2 Billion\u0026nbsp;Every Single Day!This space, called the Brand Activation Industry, spends over 2 BILLION DOLLARS EVERY SINGLE DAY to promote their products because it is the ideal way for brands to introduce themselves to consumers at “liquid to lips” or “food to mouth” type of brand activations as well as “in-person experiences” like festivals and trade-shows.Gig-Work Thriving and\u0026nbsp;Dragon Spirits Marketing will be a LEADER!There are thousands of gig workers looking for great brand ambassador positions, but many have never experienced an effective system to find the best opportunities that pay well, fast, and don’t hire just a pretty face. Unlike UBER for drivers, or FIVVER for creatives, no one has created a killer marketplace for this overlooked, GIANT part of the gig economy - the brand ambassador gig workforce. UNTIL NOW THAT IS!Brand Activation Historical HiccupsThe MASSIVE PROBLEM in brand activation is trying to be at 1000 places at once. For one, brands can’t pay full-time employees to participate in every event because it’s simply not cost-effective. Secondly, and the more pressing issue, is it is really hard to find, educate, and impart a brand’s culture on part-time workers - gig workers if you will - and effectively transform these gig contractors into bonified ‘Brand Ambassadors.’How we fundamentally transformed and changed\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;Brand Activation IndustryWe have changed the brand activation industry by rebuilding it to its core. 🐉\u0026nbsp;We made the brand activation industry more inclusive\u0026nbsp;🐉\u0026nbsp;We are\u0026nbsp;a gig company that does good for ALL gig workers (over 8 years now)🐉\u0026nbsp;We created the most\u0026nbsp;powerful and comprehensive marketplace and learning\u0026nbsp;technology platform currently available in the marketInclusivityCreating brand activation experiences is NOT\u0026nbsp;about looks; it’s about having the right Dragon culture fit, the passion to learn and share brand stories and products, and the drive to offer an incredible brand activation experience.\u0026nbsp;We are a\u0026nbsp;gig company that does good.\u0026nbsp;Being a brand ambassador (BA) is gig-work. We strongly believe gig-workers are the bloodline of many businesses like ours. BA's need to be respected and treated as crucial partners. Our Dragon Culture🐉\u0026nbsp;Curating, supporting, educating, and elevating Dragons to be and do their best🐉\u0026nbsp;We pay our Dragons weekly and provide ample\u0026nbsp;educational and support tools for successful brand activation.🐉\u0026nbsp;We offer meaningful gigs that are fun and immersive. This is NOT dropping off food or people from point A to point B. This is telling the story of a great brand, most of the time family-owned brands, and convincing consumers to take the products into their homes and hearts.🐉\u0026nbsp;Dragons are paid WEEKLY - never missing a week of pay in 8 years.🐉\u0026nbsp;Dragons averaged $26/h pay in 2019. Most of our gigs offer the opportunity to earn commissions, too.\u0026nbsp;🐉\u0026nbsp;We recognize and award exceptional Dragons every week with our Dragon on Fire™ award, providing an additional financial incentive as well as public praise.\u0026nbsp;🐉\u0026nbsp;We have implemented a\u0026nbsp;Dragon Discord community to make sure we all thrive together as a Dragon family, helping each other out with answers to questions, solutions, and camaraderie.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Our CULTURE is everything. Our 5-year goal:\u0026nbsp; In the future, brands will no longer hire brand ambassadors, they will instead hire Dragons, as we make the word \"Dragon\" ubiquitous with a quality brand ambassador for all types of\u0026nbsp;brand activation.\u0026nbsp;ScalabilityOur comprehensive brand ambassador gig marketplace\u0026nbsp;and educational technology (The Dragon Engagement Network™ or DEN for short) has helped us scale all over the USA. Our DEN has catapulted us to new levels, enabling brands to source curated gig workers - brand ambassadors we affectionately call Dragons - DIRECTLY!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;With a multitude of brand activations, Dragons have a place where they can learn, grow, and have fun, telling the stories of great brands - all while earning a dependable high-paying income!With the DEN, our clients can log in at any time to see overall statistics about how Dragons performed on an individual level, or see key data metrics over a span of 2 to 1000 events on a macro level. Plus, the DEN works great for big brands and small brands - whether our customers are doing one event every 60 days, or 60 events every day. The DEN is a powerful tool, but our true differentiation lies in how we integrate technology with how we curate, develop, and support our brand ambassadors. This enables us to craft a rewarding culture for our ambassadors - which leads to happier Dragons - and in turn, higher sales for clients - and better experiences for their customers. Application and Curation ProcessDragons apply and receive automated communication of the application process. Part of the application process is taking a culture test before being interviewed by one of our Dragon Management.Dragon UniversityBrand and Category Education for the Dragons to excel at brand activations.Brand Activation SchedulingBrands can easily upload and manage 1 to 1000’s of brand activations events across the USA.\u0026nbsp;Booking DragonsDragons select the brand activations they want to work and/or brands can select Dragons for their brand activations.Dragon Badges\u0026nbsp;We are gamifying the way Dragons learn and earn badges to help elevate their knowledge and passion of brands for the ultimate brand activation experience.Dragon Pay RateFor the first time ever, Dragons can set their own pay rate and in addition to earning commissions.Dragon IndexesBrands can easily see Dragon sales numbers, awards, badges, and other pertinent information.Analytics and Reports that MatterBrands have access to on-demand reporting of any markets across the USA to ensure brand activation programs are working or need to be adjusted. Streamline 3-Tier Channel CommunicationAnyone on the team including any retail, distributor, and brand partners are able to be added to the DEN to streamline communications on all brand activations. Dragon SupportOur support and tech teamwork fiercely provide help, guidance, and support for any of your needs, concerns, and requests. Dragon Traction + AccomplishmentsOur focus on customer service and educated brand ambassadors has enabled us to grow nearly 100% by word of mouth - and propelled our revenue growth past 7-figures over the past 2 years combined, despite the fact that half of 2020, we were out of business due to COVID-19. The Brand activation industry is primed for Dragon Spirits Marketing to take charge because no one has more than 1% market share in this space - and we can easily be the market leader within 18-24 months at our current projections for growth.Our Client PartnershipsWe have secured a roster of over 200 clients. Here is a sample of some of our current client brand activation partnerships.Explosive 2021\u0026nbsp;ExpansionIn 2021, we have expanded our brand activation services from 3 (in Jan 2021)\u0026nbsp;to over 30 states. Distilled Spirits Council and Dragon Spirits Join ForcesThe Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) today announced on September 02, 2021 that Dragon Spirits Marketing is joining Spirits United as a partner member, growing the platform’s reach and influence on issues important to the spirits industry. “As brand representatives for many of our favorite spirits products, Dragon Spirits Marketing is a perfect fit for Spirits United,” said Chris Swonger, President \u0026amp; CEO of DISCUS and Responsibility.org. “Its ‘Dragons’ promote products across the country, and now, with their help, we can spread the word about the most pressing issues facing spirits producers, retailers, and consumers. We are excited to partner with Dragon Spirits Marketing and look forward to growing our collective voice.”This graph contains forward-looking projections that cannot be guaranteed.Revenue Growth and Projections🐉 Right now we are averaging gross margins of 40%+ on 500+ events a month. 🐉 With software enhancements, we can easily grow that to 10,000 events a month all across the country. With your investment in Dragon Spirits Marketing, we will be focusing on these key areas:Build More Features🐉\u0026nbsp;Hire 2-3 software developers for DEN🐉 UI/UX Upgrades🐉 More support as we scale nationallyLegal + Insurance🐉\u0026nbsp;Legal permits - alcohol promotion in some statesSales/Marketing Outreach🐉\u0026nbsp;WeFunder Lead Generation!🐉 Partner with additional\u0026nbsp;trade associations - such as\u0026nbsp;Naturally Austin and DISCUS🐉 Inside/outside sales personnel in key markets🐉 Social media/advertising spendOur Dragon's GuildOur 9-person team has been together an average of 5 years - demonstrating our commitment and passion to be the best brand activation platform for our clients and our Dragons.Our AdvisorsWe are very blessed to have an amazing team of advisors that continue to\u0026nbsp;catapult Dragon Spirits Marketing as the #1 Brand Ambassador Gig Marketplace. In ClosingWe will exponentially scale and solidify the #1 Brand Ambassador gig marketplace in America - a smart investment that values the hard work of great Brand Ambassadors, delivers measurable, effective marketing to our clients, and delivers a fantastic return to our investors.We are confident that our company will make a better world for gig workers, while supplying brands with the best possible Dragons to tell their story...and ultimately put fantastic products in people’s hands and minds.If you want to make the world a better place by giving gig workers better opportunities for great quality work, helping brands tell their story effectively, and making a lot of money while doing it - Then this is the investment for you.Exit Strategy and ROI ExpectationsYou may be wondering how you are going to get a return on your investment with Dragon Spirits Marketing. The reality is that there are multiple pathways, and though there is a risk, we believe we have the evidence to show you why a substantial Return on Investment is likely.With your investment, Dragon Spirits Marketing will be an ideal acquisition target for a variety of companies, especially as it surpasses 1% market share, which we are on track to do by 2023. This type of M\u0026amp;A outlook is easily justified by the staggering numbers behind gig-economy acquisitions in the past few years:🐉\u0026nbsp;Favor acquisition by HEB🐉\u0026nbsp;Fiverr acquired “Working not Working”🐉\u0026nbsp;LGC Hospitality acquisition of ShiftGig🐉\u0026nbsp;Target acquisition of ShipT for $550M🐉\u0026nbsp;IAC Acquiring Care.com for over $500M🐉\u0026nbsp;The creation of large SPACs specifically looking for disruptors in this spaceAs you can see, it is not just related companies making acquisitions - traditional non-gig companies are buying up gig-economy startups as a way to expand and reach new markets. As we grow, companies we are already working with such as large chains (Total Wine and More, Whole Foods, Kroger, etc) or distributors (Southern Glaziers, RNDC, Mexcor) will be interested in leveraging our network to outpace their competitors. Additionally, freelancing platforms such as Upwork and TaskRabbit may view this as a strategic acquisition target, considering automated access to Dragon’s higher-paying jobs at a time when low-paying gig-economy jobs are taking considerable flack (Dragon Spirits Marketing averages a little over $26/h in pay for Dragons)!It is also worth mentioning that your SAFE note will convert to equity with any funding event or acquisition, paying out investors based on the valuation cap explained in the terms of our fundraiser. 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Make sure to get your investments in before then or you’ll miss out on the opportunity to fly with the Dragons!\u0026nbsp;This is the last chance for Friends, Family and the public to invest in Dragon Spirits Marketing!We’d like to humbly thank our 140 investors one more time for raising $370,000+ with us. We are eager to exceed expectations as we continue to ignite the fire of our Dragons, brands, and supporters! We are so ...","published_at":"2022-04-30T18:56:45Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/155134","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/155134"},{"id":155086,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:155086","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"2 Days Left to Invest!","preview":"Don’t miss out! Only 2 days left to invest in Dragon Spirits Marketing! We’ve already grown so much this year, adding over 92 Dragons to the DEN! We can't wait to grow even more with all of your help and show you all how much more we can do.We hope you will join our 130 investors in our mission to change the gig economy for the better and make Dragon Spirits Marketing the #1 Brand Ambassador agency in the game! Book time with our CEO and Head Dragon if you have any further questions or concer...","published_at":"2022-04-28T20:16:09Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/155086","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/155086"},{"id":154997,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:154997","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"4 Days Left to Invest!","preview":"The countdown continues! Only 4 days left to invest in our Wefunder campaign, don’t forget to share our raise page with your friends and family, we want you to be a part of the change in the gig work economy!We are forever grateful to our 123 investors for helping us raise $330,000+, and we cannot wait for all of you to see what we do with it. We hope to make y’all proud! Cheers!🥂Join our 92 newest Dragons and our 123 amazing investors in the change of the Gig Economy!Book time with our CEO a...","published_at":"2022-04-26T18:51:04Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/154997","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/154997"},{"id":154794,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:154794","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"8 Days Left!","preview":"Two days down, another eight to go! Thank you to our 121 investors for allowing us to raise $320,000+. We are so overjoyed to have you all join us on our journey to improve the lives of our gig workers and be the best in the Brand Activation Gig Economy. Take pride in this investment knowing that our team is taken care of! Just this year we partnered with ICBA to offer our Dragons health benefits \u0026 resources! We don't just speak, we act, and we listen to our Dragons.\u0026nbsp;In other news, you j...","published_at":"2022-04-22T17:23:41Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/154794","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/154794"},{"id":154793,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:154793","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"10 Days Left to Invest!","preview":"We have had such an amazing experience here on Wefunder! We are so honored to have met so many people who believe in our mission and company. Unfortunately, just like all good things, it must come to an end.We would like to thank our 120 investors once again for helping us raise over $300,000! With only 10 days left in the campaign, we cannot wait to see what happens! Remember, our campaign will be ending April 30th, 2022! Our goal is to meet $500,000 before close, and we would love for you t...","published_at":"2022-04-20T19:52:40Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/154793","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/154793"},{"id":154391,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:154391","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"🎺300k THANK YOU!🎺","preview":"We are extremely honored to announce that we have officially reached $300k in the raise with 117 investors! Thank you all so very much for your choice to invest in our company!We have some great news for all of our new investors! Here's a quick video update for everyone. We have decided to change the goal of our Wefunder from $1m to $500k, Lamar discusses why this is a great thing in the video!Thank you all again for seeking change in the gig economy with us, we are eager to continue our effo...","published_at":"2022-04-07T21:58:55Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/154391","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/154391"},{"id":153361,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:153361","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Thank You for Investing!","preview":"We would like to thank each and every one of our 106 investors for allowing us to raise $274,650 so far! We hope you will enjoy being apart of the Dragon Wing!Feel free to share our story with anyone you think who may want to hear! We greatly appreciate all of the help we can get and the help we have received through this raise!If you have any further questions or concerns that the raise page doesn't answer, feel free to schedule some time with Lamar Romero, our Founder \u0026 CEO here:\u0026nbsp;https...","published_at":"2022-03-05T01:53:41Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/153361","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/153361"},{"id":153288,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:153288","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Benefits and Resources for Our Dragons","preview":"So we did a thing here at Dragon Spirits Marketing that we are really proud of. We found a way to bring gig workers access to financial and health services. We are pretty confident that we are the only company in our space that does this. We just released a PR Release for you to read all of the details. We are very excited to offer our well deserved active Dragons a free membership to the Independent Contractors Benefits Association. Learn more...","published_at":"2022-03-03T01:32:35Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/153288","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/153288"},{"id":152803,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:152803","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Thank You!","preview":"Dragon Spirits Marketing would like to thank all of our 93 investors for allowing us to raise $254,300 thus far! We are so excited to see how much farther we can go.We ask that if you have any friends or family who may be interested in investing in the change for the gig economy, you share our page with them.\u0026nbsp;If you have any further questions or concerns that the raise page doesn't answer, feel free to schedule some time with Lamar Romero, our Founder \u0026 CEO here:\u0026nbsp;https://calendly.co...","published_at":"2022-02-18T23:08:26Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/152803","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/152803"},{"id":152799,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:152799","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Metropolitan Breakfast Club Speech- Lamar Romero","preview":"We'd love for you to check out this 40 minute video of Lamar Romero discussing the ups and downs of his business journey! From his career with Dell up until now, he will take you on a roller coaster of emotion. It's also filled with some helpful tips for starting your own business. Make sure to tell us what you think in the comments!","published_at":"2022-02-17T16:45:10Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/152799","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/152799"},{"id":152479,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:152479","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"New Podcast with Lamar Romero","preview":"Check out this awesome 40 minute podcast of our CEO and Founder, Lamar Romero discussing In-Person Brand Activation with Dragon Spirits Marketing!Umai Marketing's Alison Smith and Karin Samelson had some amazing questions for Lamar that even we hadn't thought of! Don't miss this in depth discussion!https://umaimarketing.com/blog/23-navigating-in-person-brand-activations-with-dragon-spirits-marketing/","published_at":"2022-02-03T18:30:31Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/152479","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/152479"},{"id":152271,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:152271","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"New Milestones!","preview":"Can you believe we have 85 Investors totaling $227,550 already?!🤯🐉We are so very thankful for all of our investors for helping us to reach our goals!We're so close to our next milestone of $250k, and we can't wait to see who else will join the Dragons! If you love what we're doing and want to get more people involved, we'd be honored if you'd share a link to our page!Still have questions or concerns about investing with us? Schedule some time with our CEO and Founder, Lamar Romero!https://cal...","published_at":"2022-01-25T23:53:17Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/152271","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/152271"},{"id":151751,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:151751","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"About Dragon Spirits Marketing in 3 min.","preview":"Lamar put together this quick three minute video to tell you all about DSM and what we love to do!We hope you learn more about us, but please always feel free to comment with any questions. We'd love to answer them!","published_at":"2022-01-05T00:58:23Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/151751","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/151751"},{"id":151707,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:151707","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"How you can make your return from DSM!","preview":"Check out this quick 2 minute clip of our CEO, Lamar explaining how you can make your return when you invest with Dragon Spirits Marketing!We would be honored if you chose to invest in the changes we seek!","published_at":"2022-01-03T21:06:48Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/151707","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/151707"},{"id":151414,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:151414","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"$225k+ Milestone!","preview":"We have reached over $225k in our fundraiser so far! We cannot thank you all enough!We are so thankful to our 50+ Investors who chose to fly with the Dragons! We appreciate that you all saw our goals, and are helping us to reach them! We are so excited for this journey forward with you!Our next milestone is $250k! We would love for you to consider joining the Dragons in flight! We would be honored to have you.","published_at":"2021-12-30T23:43:04Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/151414","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/151414"},{"id":151373,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:151373","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"🐉🎺Dragon On Fire🎺🐉","preview":"Dragon on Fire this week, Zach is really after that precious Dragon Gold!🐉 He sold 🥂SEVENTEEN🥂 units of Tequila Campo Azul: Blanco, Reposado, And Anejo at Spec's Wines, Spirits \u0026 Finer Foods in Temple, Texas!🐉 He has completed 🔥EIGHT🔥activations with 63% goals hit!🐉 He has only been with us for ✨THREE✨ months, what a boss?!You're a real fire ball, Zach! We're honored to have you with us!🐲Thank you for flying with the Dragons!🐲🍻CHEERS!🍻#dragonspiritsmarketing #dragononfire #proudmoment #branda...","published_at":"2021-12-29T01:43:09Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/151373","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/151373"},{"id":151324,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:151324","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Happy Holidays!","preview":"DSM would like to wish you all very Happy Holidays! We hope you all have the best time with your friends and family, we are so happy to celebrate these wonderful holidays with you!#dragonspiritsmarketing #merrychristmas #dragonchristmas #happyholidays #holidayseason #dragonholiday #christmas2021","published_at":"2021-12-24T22:33:08Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/151324","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/151324"},{"id":151271,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:151271","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"🐉🎺Dragon News🎺🐉","preview":"Christmas seems to have come early for the Dragons!🐲 We've had a RECORD BREAKING year! Our revenue almost exceeding $1M! Let me hear a loud Dragon Roar for our Clients and Dragons who make this magic happen!🐲 We had a record- breaking customer billing at almost $50k in just one month!🐲 We're almost at our next goal of $350k on Wefunder thanks to all of our amazing investors! Can you help us get there?🐲 We are steadily\u0026nbsp;growing, now with 6,000+ Dragons!🐲\u0026nbsp;Our biggest ever update to the...","published_at":"2021-12-22T19:32:25Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/151271","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/151271"},{"id":151206,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:151206","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"🐉🔥Dragon on Fire🔥🐉","preview":"We select a \"Dragon on Fire\" weekly to acknowledge our hard working Brand Ambassadors, or Dragons, placing them in the spotlight for their accomplishments. Usually posted on our socials every Monday, we've decided we should share them here as well, so that you, our investors, can see the amazing talent you help nourish. Remember our \"Dragon Fire\" is more than our great technology, it is the inspiring and progressive motivation within our amazing, tenacious Dragons as well.🔥🎺Check out this fir...","published_at":"2021-12-21T00:05:50Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/151206","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/151206"},{"id":151108,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:151108","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"❄️🐉Dragon Christmas Party🐉❄️","preview":"The whole crew had a blast at our 8th Annual Christmas party! We even got to hang out with some of our amazing investors! What a great way to spend the evening with the Brace?Thank you guys so much for getting us closer and closer to our goal! We can't wait to see you again!","published_at":"2021-12-16T00:45:02Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/151108","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/151108"},{"id":150657,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:150657","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Radivision Partnership","preview":"Dragon Spirits Marketing is happy to announce our partnership with Radivision's Pitch Planet!This awesome website allows you to create a sort of social media profile for your fundraising campaign. You can link any social media platform you have, your investment information and websites, and your business's website! They also allow you to upload videos and make posts to your wall.\u0026nbsp;Check out this great innovative tool here: https://radivision.com/pitchplanetFeel free to click around our pr...","published_at":"2021-11-30T18:11:15Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/150657","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/150657"},{"id":150518,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:150518","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"🐉📯DSM Updates📯🐉","preview":"We are excited to let you guys in on the progress we've been making!🐲 We have over 5,000 Dragons now in our Dragon Engagement Network Platform!🐲 We have expanded our Brand Activation services to over 40 states!🐲 We now have 18 employees and growing!🐲 We have launched a Wefunder Fundraising campaign- Dragons can invest in Dragon Spirits Marketing for as little as $100!Thank you all so much for flying with us to this point, and further. We could not do this without your endless support!","published_at":"2021-11-18T22:44:51Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/150518","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/150518"},{"id":150385,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:150385","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"5 Minute Dragon Spirits Marketing Presentation","preview":"We heard that eight minutes might be a bit too much information for one viewing, so we decided to condense our original video to focus on what matters. Here is a five minute presentation of what Dragon Spirits Marketing does, and what we believe in.\u0026nbsp;We hope you enjoy!","published_at":"2021-11-12T20:09:15Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/150385","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/150385"},{"id":150359,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:150359","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Veterans Day Appreciation!","preview":"Today we honor our soldiers. They risk their lives to ensure us freedom and peace within our country. It is rarely a thought that they give to themselves, as these people are the unselfish. They leave their homes, families, their lives to serve us. Today we thank you, Veterans. Thank you to those who have given life or limb for our country, thank you to those who have lost friends in service, thank you to those who gave many years to our military and retired, and thank you to those who still ...","published_at":"2021-11-11T22:54:27Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/150359","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/150359"},{"id":149871,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:149871","type":"FeedItem::Update","visibility":"public","title":"Louie Nguyen: About Dragon Spirits Marketing","preview":"Lamar Romero tells Louie Nguyen all about Dragon Spirits Marketing; what we do, our mission, and our history. Find out what we believe in, and how we think we can change the brand activation industry and gig economy in this 10 minute interview.","published_at":"2021-10-26T18:27:36Z","author_name":"Lamar Romero","url":"/feed/149871","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/149871"}],"q_and_a":[{"id":175828,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:175828","question":"Hi, interesting business and great traction! Could you please tell us more about your business model and your profit margin? Thank you.","author_name":"Lea C","votes":1,"created_at":"2021-10-25T22:14:44Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/dragon.spirits.marketing#question-175828","answers":[{"id":175858,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:175858","answer":"Hi Lea, thank you for the great question (and our first question)! :) I wanted to note that we do have some of our financial data on our storyboard towards the very bottom. However, to answer your question directly, our revenue model is a transactional revenue model where the more brand activations we complete, the more money we make! Our goal for revenue is to complete 10,000+ brand activations a month as we continue to scale our in-house software aptly named the Dragon Engagement Network™. We were actually profitable in the month of August 2021! As such, we are \"flirting\" with profitability on a month-to-month basis. However, my goal with our raise is to forego profitability as we scale the business to garner international success. Our gross margins are around 40% currently, but as we scale volume, gross margins will actually go down. Why? So we will be super price competitive to our clients while paying our amazing Dragons better than everyone else in our industry, even as we already average $26/h pay! I hope that answers your question, please let me know if you need more data. Best Regards, Lamar Romero Chief Executive Dragon - Dragon Spirits Marketing Inc. http://DragonSpiritsMarketing.com","author_name":"Lamar Romero","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-10-26T01:50:08Z"}]},{"id":249546,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:249546","question":"With the Regulation of \u0026nbsp;Crowdfunding deals the amount we can invest per year across this platform will hit the limit, so We were wondering if you have provisions to accept alternative outright financing. With that, we can cover over 60% of your target raise. Kindly reach out to me at\u0026nbsp;HornbeckInvestment@protonmail.com\u0026nbsp;so we discuss further.","author_name":"Hornbeck George","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-06-07T02:47:06Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/dragon.spirits.marketing#question-249546","answers":[]}],"faq":[{"question":"Hi, interesting business and great traction! Could you please tell us more about your business model and your profit margin? Thank you.","answer":"Hi Lea, thank you for the great question (and our first question)! :) I wanted to note that we do have some of our financial data on our storyboard towards the very bottom. However, to answer your question directly, our revenue model is a transactional revenue model where the more brand activations we complete, the more money we make! Our goal for revenue is to complete 10,000+ brand activations a month as we continue to scale our in-house software aptly named the Dragon Engagement Network™. ..."}]}}}