At the Houston Fast 100 award ceremony, Schipul - The Web Marketing Company was ranked #67 of the 100 fastest growing companies in Houston.  We would like to send out warm congratulations to all of the Houston-area busineses who made it to the Houston Business Journal''s Houston Fast 100 list.

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Schipul - The Web Marketing Company is pleased to have been nominated for the Houston Fast 100 Award.

The Houston Fast 100 Award, sponsored by the Houston Business Journal, honors 100 of the fastest growing companies in Houston.  The businesses are ranked according to their past 2-year growth and are required to be headquartered in the Houston area and be a minimum of five-years-old.

Such recognition is especially meaningful to Schipul as we continue to help businesses, associations and non profit groups grow and connect in our local Houston, national and international communities. Be sure to check out the Open Source! 

The Houston Fast 100 awards will be awarded on September 14th, 2007.

Our Mission is to Connect and Organize the World's People. Do Good.

Schipul - The Web Marketing Company is pleased to have been nominated for the Houston Fast 100 Award.

The Houston Fast 100 Award, sponsored by the Houston Business Journal, honors 100 of the fastest growing companies in Houston.  The businesses are ranked according to their past 2-year growth and are required to be headquartered in the Houston area and be a minimum of five-years-old.

Such recognition is especially meaningful to Schipul as we continue to help businesses, associations and nonprofit groups grow and connect in our local Houston, national and international communities. 

At the Houston Fast 100 award ceremony, Schipul - The Web Marketing Company was ranked #67 of the 100 fastest growing companies in Houston.  

Our company is fortunate to work with a group of amazing clients and is regularly challenged by the innovation and growth of our Houston business community.  While our Houston Fast 100 award is something to celebrate, we are even more honored by being given the trust of an incredible community!

After a recent trip to the Austin SXSWi (South by Southwest Interactive) festival, Schipul's Katie Laird joined fellow technology advocate Kelsey Ruger on the Business Maker's Radio Show to discuss her experience at the event.
 

The importance of the Web user was an exceptionally important concept in this year's SXSWi event.  Whether through simplified and 'user-friendly' interfaces and design or via useful tools such as Flickr and Shadows, it has never been more important for technology developers and users to focus their efforts on connecting humans to data and humans to other humans.

This socially-focused online world is a far cry from the 'read only' Web 1.0 of days gone by.  Users are empowered with tools like del.icio.us to not only manage and organize their bookmarks (or favorite Web pages and content), but to share their findings with other users, discover new online content and join online communities that have similar interests.

With other technologies like blogging, podcasting and wikis, users are given active voices in the Internet community.   A Web site is no longer just a company brochure or static group of pages, it is a place to post your opinions, to comment and connect with strangers from around the globe, to collaborate with friends and co-workers in different physical locations and to find a wealth of information with a touch of humanity.

Schipul – The Web Marketing Company and Houston Theater District were honored with the Best Arts Website award in the 2006 WebAward Competition for www.houstontheaterdistrict.org. 

Houston Theater District is home to nine world-class performing arts organizations and is second in the United States of number of concentrated theater seats in the downtown area (with 12,948 live performance seats and 1,480 movie seats).

The Houston Theater District Web site is dedicated to promoting the rich cultural life of Houston and to keeping Houstonians connected with the arts community.   The site is powered by Schipul’s Tendenci® association management software, which empowers users to keep track of showtimes, receive special promotions, sign up for newsletters and find hotel, parking, restaurant and other entertainment choices on the interactive site.

 The WebAwards are produced by the Web Marketing Association (WMA).  This annual award offers recognition to Web sites that set the standard for Web development and design.

Entries were judged on design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, and use of technology.  A complete list of the winning sites can be found at the WebAward Web site at www.WebAward.org.

Schipul – The Web Marketing Company, a worldwide provider of Web marketing solutions, has acquired the assets of Aim Managed Hosting, a Houston-based provider of managed hosting solutions to small- to medium-sized businesses. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Established in 1999 by Arthur Chong, Aim Managed Hosting has built a solid reputation in the education, human resources, steel and banking industries. Mr. Chong has accepted a position on the management team at BMS Solutions as manager, Professional Services.
Schipul – The Web Marketing Company has been providing Web hosting solutions since 1997. The company will seamlessly transition the customers of Aim Managed Hosting with an emphasis on security, stability and personalized customer service. 

“We wish Arthur well and are thrilled that this strategic acquisition gives us the opportunity to add to our customer base and showcase Schipul’s Web marketing solutions for businesses,” said Ed Schipul, president and chief executive officer of Schipul – The Web Marketing Company. “At the end of the day, our customers rely on the Schipul team to ensure their Web site is live and functions properly, so delivering reliable and secure Web hosting is among our core services.” 

Schipul currently provides Web hosting services to more than 150 businesses and associations around the world, most of which are powered by Schipul’s proprietary Tendenci® Web operating system.

About Schipul – The Web Marketing Company
Schipul – The Web Marketing Company developed and builds on the Tendenci® association management software. Schipul is based in Houston, and provides marketing services on the Internet to a variety of service industries in local, national and international markets. Schipul’s clients include Clear Channel Exhibits, National Pharmacy Technician Association, The Children’s Fund, Wolff Companies and DPK Public Relations. Additional information about Schipul is available at www.schipul.com and www.tendenci.com.

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Schipul - The Web Marketing Company ranked #5 in the Houston Business Journal's 'Largest Web Design and Development Companies' list by total revenue in 2005.

With the release of 79 Web sites in 2005, Schipul also ranked #13 in the 'Number of Unique Web Sites Created in 2005' listing and #4 in the 'Total Number of Employee' listing.  The Web site company lists were compiled by the Houston Business Journal to document the changes within the Houston Web Development community.

With ongoing updates to Schipul's Tendenci Association Management Software and a rapidly growing Search Engine Marketing team, we look forward to 2006 as an even stronger year for client satisfaction and growth.  Many thanks to our wonderful Schipul web marketing, web design and search engine clients who make all of this possible!

The Baltimore Sun published an article reviewing the garage rock band the Arctic Monkeys' Internet and blog-fueled success.  Reporter Rashad Ollison discussed the impact of the online media hype and importance of product (band) market positioning with CEO Ed Schipul:

"Ed Schipul runs Schipul - The Web Marketing Company, a firm in Houston, Texas, that analyzes various online trends. Given today's madly fickle, Internet-enhanced pop music scene, he suggests that overexposure would kill the group. Instead of lashing out at the media hype machine, he says the band should "do something more constructive with the hype, like funnel the attention to a charity or something."

"With my company, we talk about positioning in the mind of the consumer," Schipul explains. "If a band like the Arctic Monkeys doesn't bring something unique, then they will drift off in the minds of consumers. They need to have something that will resonate beyond the hype to last. ... It would be smart for them to come up with a sound, a niche, a category and promote that. The bigger the category, the bigger the band, like grunge and Nirvana in the '90s.""

Click here to read the entire article on the Baltimore Sun's Web site.

The Society for International Affairs (SIA), a non-profit educational organization that provides information related to the federal export and import regulatory process, now offers many new, highly interactive capabilities with the launch of its revamped Web site, www.siaed.org. 

Powered by Tendenci membership management software (www.tendenci.com), the site features quick and easy online event registration, an online e-tail store and employment opportunities of interest to the international trade marketplace.

The SIA Web site serves as a central component of the organization’s effort to provide a forum for the exchange of information on the export and import process.

Tendenci’s “all in one” Web based platform offers Content management to permit SIA to update its site with the latest educational information and details about the organization’s upcoming conferences, an online calendar for easy-to-access event promotion, online event management to track payments and organize attendees, and a membership directory that is easy to self-update and manage. 

Tendenci’s integrated  capabilities enable anyone who wants to stay updated on international trade to subscribe to automatically receive word of site updates as they happen.

Tendenci also makes it easy to develop and distribute electronic newsletters, create an online job board or business directory, post articles, news releases and podcasts, post surveys to keep track of changing attitudes and offer Web-based continuing education courses.

“For those involved in international trade, knowledge is critical, and what makes our new Web site so powerful is that it will be easier for our community of users to share knowledge,” said Matthew Doyle, SIA’s Director of Communications.  “With Tendenci, we acquired key functionality that enables us to track our members’ interests and better respond to their needs.” 

Tendenci is developed and marketed by Schipul – The Web Marketing Company (www.schipul.com), a leading worldwide provider of Web-based solutions for membership organizations. 

About Schipul – The Web Marketing Company

Schipul – The Web Marketing Company developed and builds on the Tendenci® membership management software. Schipul is based in Houston, and provides marketing services on the Internet to a variety of service industries in local, national and international markets. Schipul’s clients include Clear Channel Exhibits, National Pharmacy Technician Association, The Children’s Fund, Wolff Companies and DPK Public Relations. Additional information about Schipul is available at www.schipul.com and www.tendenci.com.

About the Society for International Affairs

The Society for International Affairs, Inc. is a volunteer, nonprofit, educational organization that was jointly formed in 1967 by US Government and Industry.  SIA provides a forum for the exchange of information related to export and import licensing. Additional information is available at www.siaed.org.