A message from the president of AMA Houston
STEPPING BACK FROM THE EDGE
It’s a funny thing when you try something out for the first time. Regardless of the amount of thought and planning you put into it, you never quite know how it will turn out…until it turns out. That’s pretty much how our day started on February 14th – the date of AMA Houston’s first-ever, full-day marketing event, MarketingEDGE.
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March Member Spotlight – Mike Hagan
Where do you work, and what does your company or organization do?
After working for 35+ years for some great companies like Coca-Cola & the YMCA, I started Marketing & More Consulting 6 months ago, a marketing, branding and customer experience consulting firm that can help good companies exceed their goals by creating customized business and marketing solutions that deliver remarkable experiences to their customers.
Briefly describe your job.
I operate a virtual agency…our permanent staff is small but our team of customer-focused partners is extensive by design to provide our clients the specific services they need. We offer brand strategy; customer experience and service design; copywriting; market research insight; employee training; web site design and hosting; text messaging; printing; media planning, buying and production; public relations and event planning.
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February Board Member Spotlight – MaryJane Mudd
Where do you work, and what does you company or organization do?
I am the Director of Global Communications for Bristow Group Inc., the leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry. We have major transportation operations in the North Sea, Nigeria and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as well as most of the other major offshore oil and gas producing regions of the world, including Alaska, Australia, Brazil, Russia and Trinidad. In addition to providing helicopter transport services for energy companies and others, Bristow is a leader in search and rescue (SAR) services. Specially outfitted SAR helicopters operated by highly trained Bristow pilots have rescued more than 7,000 people in the U.K. alone. Search and rescue helicopter service is currently provided in the Netherlands, Norway, Trinidad, Australia, Russia and Brazil. Overall, Bristow operates a fleet of over 550 aircraft and has 3,300 employees in 20 countries, and in a typical week runs 6,235 flights and carries around 37,000 passengers.
Briefly describe your job.
I’m responsible for the creation and implementation of Bristow’s global marketing, PR, internal and external communications programs designed to build and strengthen our reputation in the industry. This includes internal and external branding, crisis communications and proactive media relations.
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AMA Houston Establishes Grant in Honor of Richard Laurence Baron
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n December 2011, Houston and the marketing community lost a member near and dear to its heart. Richard Laurence Baron (affectionately known as ‘RLB’) was a vibrant and vital member of the AMA Houston community. In addition to his clever blog contributions, his booming voice, beaming smile and warm hugs at almost every event were a hallmark of his larger-than-life presence.
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