What We Do for the Community
- Networking
- We serve as a communications conduit by forwarding relevant and vital information to our prospective local audiences.
- We interface with City of Houston public relations staff to disseminate information and to cooperate with city initiatives.
- We organize networking events to strengthen the bonds that make Houston a great place to live and work and play.
- We refer entities in need of new media solutions to contributing local vendors.
- We build and maintain relationships with outside social media resources to bring the benefits home to Houston.
- Standards
- We maintain and publish freely a list of standards and best practices for new media applications.
- We design processes and business systems around the answers to the question “What makes word of mouth work?”
- We track and contribute to all significant web 2.0 service and networking initiatives, especially where they can touch the lives of Houstonians.
- We volunteer to coordinate communication (PR) for community events
- Education / Awareness
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- We educate the community on best methods to leverage new media platforms to meet their needs to the greatest extent possible.
- We promote local community awareness and participation in new media initiatives – strength in numbers
- We feature local commercial vendors who assist local businesses, large and small, to design and implement effective new media strategies, including but not limited to Public Relations, Marketing, Radio/TV/Print Media **
- We guide contributing businesses to identify new business opportunities, increasing jobs
- We feature all local commercial vendors who contribute frequently and regularly to our cause and supported causes
- We maintain list of resources
