IABC Houston

IABC/Houston Honors Executive, Member Communicators of the Year

noemail@iabchouston.com — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Houston chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) named Dr. Giuseppe Colasurdo, dean of The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, its Executive Communicator of the Year. David B. McKinney, ABC, APR, Communications Manager at Shell Oil Company’s Deer Park refinery and chemical plant, was named Member Communicator of the Year. The prestigious awards were presented April 24 at the organization’s annual Bronze Quill Awards banquet at the Junior League of Houston. Dr. Colasurdo, who is also the H. Wayne Hightower Professor in the Medical Sciences, is the ninth recipient of the award, which recognizes excellence in leadership, management, and communication skills. Recipients are chosen for their achievements in initiating, directing, supporting, or sustaining outstanding and effective communication programs and demonstrating solid understanding and support of communication within his or her organization with the highest professional and ethical...

IABC/Houston Announces Deadline for 2007 Bronze Quill Awards

noemail@iabchouston.com — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Houston Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Houston) is seeking entries from Houston area communicators for the 2007 Bronze Quill Awards. The early bird deadline of February 2 features a reduced entry fee, and the final deadline is February 9. The theme for the 2007 Awards is “Communications That Soar.” Bronze Quill is IABC/Houston’s annual competition for communication professionals, with more than 90 potential winners judged in 27 categories recognizing excellence in publications, communications campaigns, and marketing products. The competition is open to IABC members and non-members and includes categories for college-level student entries. Winners will be recognized April 12, 2007, at the Awards Gala, to be held at the Junior League of Houston. IABC/Houston is also seeking nominations for its 8th annual IABC Executive Communicator of the Year Award, which recognizes a top-level business or organizational leader...

IABC/Houston Seeks Nominations for Prestigious Executive Communicator of the Year Award

noemail@iabchouston.com — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Houston Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Houston) is seeking nominations for its 8th annual IABC Executive Communicator of the Year Award, which recognizes a top-level business or organizational leader who displays understanding and active support of communication. Awards Chair Ginger Bertrand, president of Bertrand Communications, Inc., encouraged companies and organizations to nominate their executive communicators for consideration in this category. “This award focuses on those in leadership roles who positively impact their organizations through effective communication,” she said. Bertrand noted that the annual award has recognized a series of outstanding executives in Houston, including last year’s recipient, J. William (Bill) Boyar, chairman of Boyar & Miller Law Firm. Other previous recipients of the award include: Jackie Martin, former president, the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast; Steven L. Miller, chairman...

A SALUTE TO HOUSTONS COMMUNICATIONS ALL STARS

noemail@iabchouston.com — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:00:00 GMT

BANQUET HONORS 2006 BRONZE QUILL WINNERS WHO: IABC members, Bronze Quill contest participants, honored guest, and all communication professionals. WHAT: Join IABC/Houston for a night of food and fun as it presents A Salute to Houstons Communications ALL STARS at the 2006 Bronze Quill Awards Banquet honoring 2006s Bronze Quill winners. Sponsored by the Houston chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators, this annual competition is open to all Houston area professionals and students who produce work in the preceding calendar year. The awards recognize excellence in organizational communication and include multiple divisions and categories. WHEN: August 24, 2006 6 p.m. WHERE: Champions Pavilion at Minute MaidPark 501 Crawford Houston, TX 77002 RESERVATIONS: www.iabchouston.com MEDIA CONTACT: Nicole...

IABC Houston Wins International Awards

noemail@iabchouston.com — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:00:00 GMT

Awards include Communication Awards of Excellence and Professional Development, Finance and Leadership Awards of Merit Houston, TX – March 10, 2006 – The Houston chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) has been awarded four awards for outstanding chapter management. IABC Houston won an award of excellence in the Communication category and awards of merit in the Professional Development, Finance and Leadership categories. The awards were announced at the 2006 Leadership Institute conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. IABCs Chapter Management Awards recognize the leadership abilities, management skills, creativity and teamwork of outstanding volunteer chapter leaders worldwide. Awards are presented in three divisions: small, mid-size and large chapters. Within those divisions are six categories: membership marketing, professional development, financial management, leadership development, communication, and community and...

Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? Persuading Customers When They Ignore Marketing

noemail@iabchouston.com — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:00:00 GMT

IABC/HOUSTON JULY PROGRAM Title: Waiting for Your Cat to Bark? Persuading Customers When They Ignore Marketing What: Starting from the premise that customers behave more like cats than Pavlovs dogs, this internet marketing consulting teams new book examines how emerging media have diluted the effectiveness of mass marketing. Marketing communicators need to redefine how they interact with customers –- and take greater advantage of interconnected media channels. Find out how to: Accelerate the persuasive momentum that drives your customers to take action. Plug big holes in your marketing message both online and off. Use to your advantage the increased control customers have in this emerging marketplace. Come get retooled and learn how these pieces fit together using Persuasion Architecture, a framework for making all your marketing channels work together. Who: Bryan and Jeffrey Eisenberg are the inventors of Persuasion Architecture and leading experts in...

Communications Pro Earns Accreditation Designation

noemail@iabchouston.com — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 14:00:00 GMT

Communication Pro Earns Accreditation Designation SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 14, 2006) – Pegge Bogle, of Houston-based Pierpont Communications, has earned the Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) designation by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). IABCs accreditation process measures the strategic abilities and technical skills of a communicator, and is a critical step in a communicators career growth. Achieving accreditation demonstrates to fellow communicators, and to present or perspective employers and clients, that an important milestone in professional development has been attained. The process consists of rigorous evaluation that identifies and recognizes the highly qualified, well-rounded communicator through a review of their portfolio of work, and written and oral examinations. Candidates meeting the exacting requirements of the process earn the designation Accredited Business Communicator (ABC). Most candidates find that the...

IABC Houston Honors 2005 Executive Communicator of the Year

noemail@iabchouston.com — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:00:00 GMT

Clark Baker, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Houston, Embodies Communication Excellence HOUSTON, TX August 29, 2005 - The Houston Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) awarded its prestigious Executive Communicator of the Year Award to Clark Baker, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Houston, at the chapters annual Bronze Quill Awards Banquet Thursday, August 25, 2005, at the Houston Hilton Post Oak. One of the things that stood out most about Baker, according to IABC Executive Communicator Judge Susan H. Burnell, APR, was that He wanted to take communications to a higher level, so he made the organizations Director of Communications a direct report. This alignment was a real plus for the organization, the director, the communications profession, and, I think, what our award should celebrate. IABC/Houstons Bronze Quill recognizes outstanding achievement in a broad variety of communications initiatives including annual reports,...

American Association of Port Authorities Presents Crisis Communications

noemail@iabchouston.com — Tue, 03 May 2005 20:00:00 GMT

The American Association of Port Authorities are putting on a pair of hard-hitting, interactive communications workshops in Galveston, June 7-8.

The June 7 session will be a crisis communications drill; the June 8 session will be a simulated commission meeting on a tough, waterfront land-use development issue.

Both sessions are designed to put professional communicators through the rigors of communicating under pressure.

If any IABC members are interested in participating, AAPA will give them the AAPA "member" rate. For more information on the AAPA web site Click Here.

To read a flyer about the event, Click Here.

Fournet Presents Winning and Wacky Ways to Kick-Start Creativity at International Conference of Creativity Association

noemail@iabchouston.com — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 22:00:00 GMT

Houston, TX — Advertising and creativity consultant Joe Fournet, President and Creative Director of Ideas & More, and President of IABC/Houston, presented a session entitled "Winning and Wacky Ways to Kick-Start your Creativity" during the recent 2005 International Conference of the American Creativity Association (ACA) in Austin, Texas.

As Joe explains, "When’s that next great idea going to hit you? Can’t think clearly? In this session you get your brain rejuvenated, your imagination tingling and your creative juices flowing again. These techniques work regardless of what aspect of the creative process you’re involved."

The ACA, with membership throughout the US and in more than 15 countries, has been a primary resource for learning and applying creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and ideation theory, tools, and techniques for more than a decade.

Based in Sugar Land, Texas, Ideas & More is an advertising and marketing consultancy specializing in creative strategy, concept development and copywriting.

IABC chooses Tendenci

noemail@iabchouston.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2003 16:00:00 GMT

IABC chooses Tendenci™ for web management of the IABC Houston Chapter site. HOUSTON, TX – October 9, 2003 – The International Association of Business Communicators of Houston, IABC Houston, has selected the Tendenci(r) Membership software developed by Schipul to manage their organizations website content and performance tracking capabilities. IABC Houston is an information network dedicated to serving communication professionals locally, nationally, and throughout the world. Business professionals can gain access to communication resources, tools, and services needed for effective communication efforts. Tendenci provides IABC a robust atmosphere capable of performing the necessary online transactions needed to communicate among the large network of members. The Tendenci™ software was chosen because it best met the needs of the organization. The software handles calendar and scheduling services, job bank and resume uploading functionalities, large online newsletter...