Member Blog Posts in "public relations and communications"

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

To Email Market or Not to Email Market?

posted on January 18, 2010

My focus this week is on email marketing. I have a new blog posting about it:We all get tons of email newsletters in our inboxes these days, leading some business owners to think that email marketing is a nuisance and has no place in their own marketing campaign. Is that the best way to think about it? Or is that throwing out the baby with the bath water? To read the full blog, go to http://outres.net/blog/?p=21 Read more »

Author: Abigail Mahnke

Top 20 Responses from Programmers and Support Techs to Software Issues

posted on January 5, 2010

First things first…Happy New Year! I wish you ALL much prosperity in 2010. For my first blog post in 2010 I decided to lighten things up a bit. We software folks get so frustrated when things don’t work as they should. Read more »

Author: Keith German

Austinites share their 2010 social media predictions

posted on December 27, 2009

At Austin's Social Media Breakfast earlier this month, 10 different people with expertise in the social Web took about 3 minutes each to tell a packed house what they thought would happen in social media in their field during the next 12 months. 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

Hows Your Recession Going?

posted on November 16, 2009

What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger Read more »

Author: Pete Monfre

Why You and Your Business Want to Get Geeky in March 2010 at SXSWi

posted on November 12, 2009

There's a great opportunity coming up in March 2010: an annual world-class tech conference where you can immerse yourself in the wired future, today. It's South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) right here in Austin, and the Early Bird price of $450 will go up after this Friday, November 13, 2009.Why do you need to be there? 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