Member Blog Posts in "media"

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