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Staying Dry at SXSW Days one and two of the SXSW Interactive conference left most feeling more than slightly damp. I was able to keep dry with the help of my rain boots, Charles River and Longchamp bag. I’m sure that everyone’s SXSW Survival guide in 2013 will include a reminder to bring an umbrella or poncho! Above Jessie, Jenny and I snapped a quick picture in between running to panels.   — Contributed by Stephanie Ignacio

Staying Dry at SXSW

Days one and two of the SXSW Interactive conference left most feeling more than slightly damp. I was able to keep dry with the help of my rain boots, Charles River and Longchamp bag. I’m sure that everyone’s SXSW Survival guide in 2013 will include a reminder to bring an umbrella or poncho! Above Jessie, Jenny and I snapped a quick picture in between running to panels.  

— Contributed by Stephanie Ignacio

Bye Bye SXSW

Today’s our last day at SXSW interactive and this week has gone by FAST. I’m hitting the road back to Houston tonight with plenty of lessons learned and great information to bring back to our agency and clients alike. 

A few things I learned:

  • In order to build a celebrity brand (or really, any brand) online, your brand must stay true to it’s authentic self. 
  • There are currently 38,000,000 charity asks online each year.  That’s a lot of folks competing for fundraising dollars! 
  • In order to find a Return On Investment for social media, you have to first know your goals.  If your goals include community building and engagement, than you can absolutely say, yes, there is an ROI in social media. 
  • There’s no hiding things on the internet.  If your brand or (person) is willing to be online, you must be honest and transparent.  

For more lessons learned from the whole team, be sure to read back through the blog! 

— Contributed by Jenny Selber

@canwenetwork bus This bus was one big moving party. After our first long day at SXSW Jessie and I were unsure of where to go. All of a sudden we saw a huge double decker party bus, careening around the convention center, blasting “Party Rock.” The signage on the outside declared this moving party the @canwenetwork bus. We jumped on and got a full tour of downtown. While it was a really fun party and great marketing for them, I’m not sure that I got any networking done on the bus. — Contributed by Stephanie Ignacio

@canwenetwork bus

This bus was one big moving party. After our first long day at SXSW Jessie and I were unsure of where to go. All of a sudden we saw a huge double decker party bus, careening around the convention center, blasting “Party Rock.” The signage on the outside declared this moving party the @canwenetwork bus. We jumped on and got a full tour of downtown. While it was a really fun party and great marketing for them, I’m not sure that I got any networking done on the bus.

— Contributed by Stephanie Ignacio

The View from Inside Rainn Wilson’s Brainstem A few of us had the pleasure of listening to Rainn Wilson at the Austin Convention Center on Saturday. From spirituality, to the Internet — to even smashing acoustic guitars on stage, Rainn led a very interesting presentation centered around SoulPancake, a website he founded to create conversation and help people “chew on life’s big questions.” It was comedic, strange and downright weird, but I loved every second of it. — Contributed by Britney Munguia

The View from Inside Rainn Wilson’s Brainstem

A few of us had the pleasure of listening to Rainn Wilson at the Austin Convention Center on Saturday. From spirituality, to the Internet — to even smashing acoustic guitars on stage, Rainn led a very interesting presentation centered around SoulPancake, a website he founded to create conversation and help people “chew on life’s big questions.” It was comedic, strange and downright weird, but I loved every second of it.

— Contributed by Britney Munguia

Day four at SXSWi: Our fourth SXSW rebus puzzle shirt! Watch out for our team wearing them around the conference!

Day four at SXSWi: Our fourth SXSW rebus puzzle shirt! Watch out for our team wearing them around the conference!

Day three at SXSWi: Can you guess today’s rebus puzzle? Come find us and we’ll give you the answer! © Integrate Public Relations, LLC

Day three at SXSWi: Can you guess today’s rebus puzzle? Come find us and we’ll give you the answer!

© Integrate Public Relations, LLC