Schipul – The Web Marketing Company Receives AMA Houston 2009 Tech Sector Marketer of the Year Award

Schipul promotes Web marketing, social media for companies, nonprofits and government through comprehensive marketing initiative

HOUSTON, March 16, 2010 – Schipul – The Web Marketing Company (www.schipul.com), a leading provider of Web marketing and social media consulting services, was recognized last night as the top Houston Tech Sector Marketer for 2009 by the American Marketing Association’s Houston Chapter. Schipul was an early adopter of social media tools that have dramatically changed the communication landscape and has been an outspoken advocate for strategically and ethically integrating social media into marketing strategies.

Approximately 200 Houston-based companies, organizations and institutions were nominated by their industry peers, marketing leaders and chapter members for their innovative and effective marketing programs. As the winner in its Tech Sector Marketer category, Schipul was among the 40 Best of Category winners announced last night during a ceremony at the Alley Theatre. The award was determined by a vote of AMA Houston members combined with votes from a panel of local marketing professionals.

“As each year goes by, our Web marketing activities move more and more into the mainstream of marketing, so this recognition illustrates that our efforts meet the high standards of the best marketers in Houston,” said Schipul – The Web Marketing Company founder and President Ed Schipul. “We thank our customers most of all for giving us the opportunity to show how the Web and social media tools can build brands and connect with their communities.”

The Marketer of the Year Award nomination recognized Schipul – The Web Marketing Company’s encouragement and facilitation of the Personal Brands of its employees (www.schipul.com/personalbrands). With community building at its core, the firm’s employees -- fondly referred to as ‘Schipulites’ -- are involved in numerous arts and nonprofit organizations, including Only in Houston, which promotes the city’s creative community, and Houston NetSquared, a nonprofit technology organization.

The Schipul team uses multiple blogs, Twitter, Facebook, a speakers bureau, in-person and Web-based training, videos and photos to educate businesses and nonprofits about the power of the Web and social media. Its inaugural SchipulCon ’09 attracted nearly 200 marketers and public relations practitioners.

About Schipul - The Web Marketing Company

Schipul – The Web Marketing Company developed and builds on the Tendenci Web marketing application, a powerful online tool with over a half million people logging in during the past year and millions of users overall. Schipul is based in Houston, and provides marketing services on the Internet to more than 300 organizations from a variety of service industries in local, national and international markets. Schipul’s nonprofit clients include the Web Analytics Association, Houston Zoo and the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, among many others. Additional information about Schipul is available at www.schipul.com and www.tendenci.com.

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