Nearly 2,000 people attended the 14th annual Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run and Party benefiting The Trail Foundation. The event is TTF’s largest annual fundraiser, and the money raised is critical to help the nonprofit organization fulfill its mission to protect, enhance, and preserve the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail. To view photos from the event, click here. Read more
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Freedom Solar recently installed more than 530 kilowatts of solar power on seven locations of Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries, the largest and oldest privately owned funeral company in San Antonio. Read more
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Our new PR assistant Tiffany Winters is a third-year student at the University of Texas- Austin, majoring in corporate communications with a concentration in business and a minor in Spanish. We’re excited to have her join the Brenda Thompson Communications team! Get to know her through this brief Q&A…
Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run and Party benefiting The Trail Foundation, the nonprofit organization that protects and enhances the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake, will take place Thursday, June 8, at its new location at the former Seaholm Power Plant. The Run and the Party are separate ticketed events; both beginning at 8 p.m. Read more
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Our client Jurassic Car Wash recently debuted the first coin-operated mechanical, animatronic dinosaurs in Central Texas. The two museum and exhibition quality dinos are a Styracosaurus and a Tyrannosaurus Rex— each 12 feet long and 6 feet tall— at the wash’s location at 4809 South Congress Avenue.
View KVUE News’ coverage here, read the Austin American-Statesman’s article here, and keep reading to learn all the dino-mite details about the latest attraction at Jurassic Car Wash. Read more
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Emancipet will celebrate 18 years of serving pets and their people and share the organization’s vision for the future at their annual luncheon on Monday, May 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Our client The Trail Foundation, the nonprofit organization that works to protect and enhance the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail, the 10-mile path through the heart of Austin, has named a new executive director. Read more
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ThunderCloud Subs and Emancipet are teaming up for the second annual #ThunderPets campaign. When you make a $5 donation to Emancipet at any ThunderCloud Cloud store April 17-30, you’ll get a #ThunderPets bandana for your dog or cat to wear around town. The bandanas are available in small or large, and yellow or blue this year.Read more
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American Underdog: the story behind Emancipet and Tito’s partnership in the New York Times
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Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run and Party Photo Recap
/in Client News, Front Page ArticleNearly 2,000 people attended the 14th annual Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run and Party benefiting The Trail Foundation. The event is TTF’s largest annual fundraiser, and the money raised is critical to help the nonprofit organization fulfill its mission to protect, enhance, and preserve the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail. To view photos from the event, click here. Read more
Client Mike Haggerty, co-owner of ThunderCloud Subs, featured in the ABJ’s Face2Face series
/in Client News, Front Page ArticleWe’re excited to announce that our client Mike Haggerty, co-owner of ThunderCloud Subs, was the most recent guest for the Austin Business Journal’s prestigious monthly Face2Face interview series. Find out more on the ABJ’s website at http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/06/09/get-inside-story-on-iconic-austin-chain.html. Read more
Freedom Solar helps historic funeral business leap into 21st century with rooftop solar
/in Client News, Front Page ArticleFreedom Solar recently installed more than 530 kilowatts of solar power on seven locations of Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries, the largest and oldest privately owned funeral company in San Antonio. Read more
Meet our new PR assistant, Tiffany Winters!
/in Front Page Article, NewsOur new PR assistant Tiffany Winters is a third-year student at the University of Texas- Austin, majoring in corporate communications with a concentration in business and a minor in Spanish. We’re excited to have her join the Brenda Thompson Communications team! Get to know her through this brief Q&A…
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Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run and Party benefiting The Trail Foundation is June 8
/in Client News, Front Page ArticleMaudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run and Party benefiting The Trail Foundation, the nonprofit organization that protects and enhances the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake, will take place Thursday, June 8, at its new location at the former Seaholm Power Plant. The Run and the Party are separate ticketed events; both beginning at 8 p.m. Read more
Rawr! Client Jurassic Car Wash debuts Central Texas’ first coin-operated animatronic dinosaurs
/in Client News, Front Page ArticleOur client Jurassic Car Wash recently debuted the first coin-operated mechanical, animatronic dinosaurs in Central Texas. The two museum and exhibition quality dinos are a Styracosaurus and a Tyrannosaurus Rex— each 12 feet long and 6 feet tall— at the wash’s location at 4809 South Congress Avenue.
View KVUE News’ coverage here, read the Austin American-Statesman’s article here, and keep reading to learn all the dino-mite details about the latest attraction at Jurassic Car Wash. Read more
Emancipet’s 18th anniversary luncheon May 15
/in Client News, Front Page ArticleEmancipet will celebrate 18 years of serving pets and their people and share the organization’s vision for the future at their annual luncheon on Monday, May 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Read more
The Trail Foundation appoints new executive director
/in Client News, Front Page ArticleOur client The Trail Foundation, the nonprofit organization that works to protect and enhance the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail, the 10-mile path through the heart of Austin, has named a new executive director. Read more
Get a $5 ThunderPets bandana to support Emancipet at any ThunderCloud, April 17-30!
/in Client News, Front Page ArticleThunderCloud Subs and Emancipet are teaming up for the second annual #ThunderPets campaign. When you make a $5 donation to Emancipet at any ThunderCloud Cloud store April 17-30, you’ll get a #ThunderPets bandana for your dog or cat to wear around town. The bandanas are available in small or large, and yellow or blue this year. Read more
Check out the beautiful story in The New York Times about the partnership between our client Emancipet and Tito’s Handmade Vodka, #vodkafordogpeople, which begun before either was a national brand.
T Brand Studio and all those involved on the piece did a fantastic job! A preview excerpt is copied below, and you can read the entire story (entitled “American Underdog: How One Nonprofit Is Aiding Animals and Owners in Need”) online at http://paidpost.nytimes.com/titos-handmade-vodka/american-underdog.html. Read more