It’s not often that Hollywood lends its name to an internet startup. The payoff can either be tremendous (think Google) or not so great (insert any number of failed startups).
Either way, it’s not guaranteed, nor is it immediate. Hollywood pay scales are used to both. So SaysMe, a new startup that offers you, the consumer, a chance to create your own ads and air them on tv, bucks the trend with funding from celebrity joke-star Ashton Kutcher among others. The starting point for SaysMe is the 2008 elections. For a fee, you can sponsor an ad and have your name run at the end in token of your sponsorship. Or, if you’re feeling creative, you can make an ad entirely. You can choose the market you want your ad aired in and within 48 hours SaysMe will send you a confirmation of when it’ll air.
SaysMe.tv In Their Own Words
“SaysMeTV is a website that gives individuals the opportunity to use TV to make an enormous difference in their politics, in their local community… and beyond. The 2008 election is just around the corner and the Internet has enabled bloggers of every affiliation to become as powerful in political circles as candidates, journalists and pundits. SaysMeTV wants to further empower citizens by letting them make their voices heard on TV as well as the Internet. Sign up for SaysMeTV, choose an ad featuring your candidate or issue of choice, select a network, and personalize your ad. With just a few simple clicks, you can put an ad on TV! Then you can distribute or embed your personalized ads anywhere on the Internet.”
Why SaysMe.tv It Might Be A Killer
SaysMe lets users contribute to the dialogue rather than having to sit back and be harangued with a million messages till you’re sick of the whole political process in general. SaysMe puts the power of advertising back into the hands of you, the consumer.
Some Questions About SaysMe.tv
SaysMe has a lot of potential, but so far it’s nothing new. Will its user generated ads come to fruition? Will it be successful? 
