The lighting of the Zilker Tree will take place in Zilker Park. The Zilker Tree Stands 155 feet tall and is composed of 39 streamers, each holding 81 multicolored, 25 watt bulbs, totaling 3,309 lights. At the top of the tree, a double star measures 10 feet from point to point. The double star displays 150 frosted bulbs. This unique…
Blogging. It has become extremely popular lately, and why not – it gives people an opportunity to share their thoughts and expertise with the world. It gives people the ability to have their words show up in print for anyone to read. That’s pretty cool for the average person. However – with companies – blogging is even cooler. It not…
Marketing tips may not seem like that important of a blog when you have the election and the economy to talk about; however it is because of the impending election and the current state of the economy that marketing is a very important topic of discussion. With no one feeling too certain about the future, it is time to take…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN, TEXAS, October 20, 2008 – Full Moon Design Group, an Austin-based marketing communications and design firm, today announces the completion and release of the book, The Smile Never Fades: Caring and Sharing by Bill Bastas. Proceeds from this wonderful collection of memories go to helping breast cancer survivors. Full Moon Design Group is proud to be…
I’m pleased to announce that I have released my newest Austin real estate market report for September 2008. While home prices in Austin are up 1.5% for the year, the number of homes sold is down 22% and withdrawals are up 34%. Homeowners seem to be taking their Austin homes off the market rather than taking less. The good news…
So far through August of 2008 Austin real estate has seen home sales volume drop 23% while Austin home sold prices are up 2% for single-family homes within the city limits. A high withdrawal rate combined with these statistics indicate that many people are able to “stay put” rather than taking a loss on the sale of their home. This also indicates that people have…
Non-profits operate just like any other business – well aside from the fact that they don’t make a profit. All of the non-profits proceeds go to paying bills, paying employees, and then going to help the people they were founded to help. Non-profits’ budgets are traditionally tight and have become even tighter in these trying economic times. Non-profits do, however,…
The Presidential race isn’t just about the politics, the views, and the party affiliations. The presidential race is actually all about branding. Presidential Race Isn’t Complete Without Slogans The branding of a presidential candidate starts with the slogan, which typically portray that candidate’s platform. Slogans are very grassroots in that they get repeated; they appear on posters, flyers, billboards and…
Social media, it seems, is one of the hottest topics these days. Everyone is talking about Twittering, FaceBooking, Digging, Flickring, and Stumbling Upon. With all this talk about all of these sites, you many begin to wonder to yourself, “what does the term ‘social media’ mean anyway?” Social media, according to Wikipedia, is defined as the use of electronic and…
Austin, Texas – Aug 28, 2008 – Full Moon Design Group announces that they have recently added a blog to their website, www.fullmoondesigngroup.com. Co-founder Katie Osborne says, “The web has become a powerful research tool for the consumer and in return a powerful marketing tool for businesses. People are going to the web to research and find solutions to their…
