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Social Media for Crisis Communications
posted on June 7, 2010
One of the best uses of social media is to engage the public directly, with the latest information available, when there is a crisis. An organization should build their brand reputation and online network before something blows up, rather than showing up to engage only after some disaster occurs.(People do notice Johnny-come-latelies on the social Web.) Read more »
Author: Sheila Scarborough
Oprah, You Are Killing Me
posted on May 23, 2010
So I heard that adding to your list of yo-yo dieting, waffling between yelling “DON’T SPEND ANOTHER SUMMER FAT” and sheepishly admitting “I guess I was talking the talk but not walking the walk”, and creating fad diets out of materials that are meant to be health at every size, you and your television network are now planning a reality show in which you’ll go inside an eating disorder treatment fa Read more »
Author: Ragen Chastain
Pattern Productions at SXSW!
posted on March 9, 2010
Hello NetworkInAustin Friends! Our short film, The Alligator was selected to play in the SXSW AFS Member Showcase this Saturday, March 13, 2010! The screening will take place at the Hideout Theater in downtown Austin at noon. Here's a link to a map. Here's a link to our trailer. The Hideout Theatre is pretty small, so you might want Read more »
Author: Jeff Marrow
Giving a Web site more Web 2.0 features
posted on January 18, 2010
If you're thinking about making your static company Web site a little more interactive and interesting, you might enjoy some of these suggestions.... Read more »
Author: Sheila Scarborough
It's Tax Season, Are Your Investments In Order?
posted on December 10, 2009
Around tax time, your attention is particularly focused on your finances and assets. The current status of the economy can be unsettling and knowing how you can be prepared has become very important. As you start working on your taxes, you’ll probably be reminded of some of the milestones that occurred during the previous year. Did you recently move? Has your relationship status changed? Did you have a baby? Are you now taking care of your parents? Did you get a raise at work or change jobs? If any of these milestones have occurred in the Read more »
Author: S. Todd Harris
Finding Communications, Design and Web Talent in Austin
posted on December 7, 2009
Does your business need some help from writers, designers, communicators or perhaps tech people? During Tim Hayden's recent MOLS session about social media, one audience member asked where to find Web-savvy people to make his Web site mobile-friendly (as Tim was suggesting in his presentation.) I began to think about how often I'm asked where to find good talent in Austin, specifically people who are proficient in online work. Read more »
Author: Sheila Scarborough
What's a Good Social Media Move for a Business? Facebook!
posted on November 10, 2009
(A version of this post was originally published on Sheila's Guide to the Good Stuff.)I'm often asked by businesspeople and other professionals what I would recommend as a good first step in learning how to communicate with social media. More and more these days, I immediately mention a Facebook Page. Read more »
Author: Sheila Scarborough
A life without risk is a life without growth
posted on November 9, 2009
Looking back over the years I can see that my path has been what one might call “the road less traveled”. For me, risk and reward are inexorably linked and I have never worried about the possible consequences of zigging where most people zag. Of course this is the mindset of an invincible young man. As I grow, uh…, more mature, I can see that the risk I took so effortlessly was far more than I needed to shoulder. Read more »
Author: Pete Monfre
Place your thoughts and prayers on a letter to the Fort Hood Soldiers
posted on November 6, 2009
Spoke to the Scott & White's Director of Marketing and here is the address to touch the wounded soliders with encouraging letters: Scott & White Healthcare"Chaplains Office"2401 S. 31st StTemple, Texas 76508 Show compassion through action!
Author: Omarr Guerrero
High Growth Firms Spend Limited Budgets Differently From Lower Growth Peers
posted on October 23, 2009
Just read a study that shows that high growth firms in professional services categories invested in marketing activities very differently from their lagging peers. Here's how it breaks down: High Growth Firms put more emphasis on: Read more »
Author: Pete Monfre
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