io in the News: The Tennessean

March 06, 2012

Partner Mitch Powers discusses iostudio's dedication to the American solider and its support of Operation Yellow Ribbon in his piece, "Military Is Good Training for Business World" featured in the Opinion pages of The Tennessean.

io Events: Tedx Nashville

March 06, 2012

iostudio is pleased to announce its sponsorship of Tedx Nashville, an independently organized TED event for curiously minded, educated Middle Tennesseans who are influencers in their fields. 

This third annual event entitled "Impact - Making a Difference" will take place on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Distinguished leaders in technology, entertainment, design, science, art, education, government, public policy, healthcare and other areas will share their remarkable thoughts and ideas focused on creative, positive changes in our society. 

io in the News: Nashville Business Journal

March 06, 2012

The Nashville Business Journal, Music City's Business Source, has featured iostudio in its "10 Minutes to Better Business" case study.  Reporter Annie Johnson discusses the parallels of military organizational structure to iostudio's corporate structure with iostudio partners: Ed Brown, Mitch Powers and Chris West.

io Events: South by Southwest (SXSW)

March 01, 2012

iostudio will be heading to Austin, Texas, March 9-13 to attend the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference, an annual gathering that fosters creative and professional growth across the entire online industry, from marketing to programming to communications and everything in between. 

The io team will host two events at the conference, gathering together representatives of our two home cities: Nashville and Washington, D.C.

io Awards & Recognition: 47th ADDY Awards

February 27, 2012

iostudio walked away with 22 awards this past Saturday at the 47th Nashville ADDY awards.  Over 400 people from 60 agencies attended the awards ceremony, held at the Limelight Entertainment Venue. 

iostudio won 8 Gold awards and 14 Silver, including a Best of Show - Print award for Time Sheet Posters in the Agency Self-Promotion category.

io Welcomes: Rob McKinnie

February 27, 2012

iostudio is pleased to announce the hire of Rob McKinnie, who will join the iostudio team as a Senior Art Director.

McKinnie joins iostudio from Possible Worldwide, a leading digital shop out of LA, where he managed digital campaigns and global product launches for Dell and Alienware computers.

Prior to Possible Worldwide, McKinnie served as an Art Director at GSD&M, an advertising firm in Austin, Texas.  There, he worked on top brands including: AT&T, Southwest Airlines, BMW, Koehler and Norwegian Cruise Lines. 

iostudians in the News: Mike Schaffer on the Importance of Rebranding Your Facebook Page

February 02, 2012

Mike Schaffer, iostudio’s director of social media, sat down with Debbie Friez, editor at BurrellesLuce, to discuss the University of North Dakota’s decision to rebrand its Facebook page.

Schaffer weighs in on his experience and advocates a well-developed communications strategy, which includes clear messaging, a transition timeline, integrated marketing, a content strategy and a “like” campaign.

io Welcomes: Andrew Geisler

February 02, 2012

iostudio is pleased to announce the hire of Andrew Geisler, who will join the iostudio team as a media planner.

Geisler will be responsible for leading the traditional and digital media planning needs for iostudio and its range of clients in the consumer, nonprofit and government sectors.

io in the News: Nashville Post Names iostudio as Best Employer in 2011

February 01, 2012

Nashville Post, Nashville’s premier business publication, has named award-winning creative shop iostudio as a best large company employer for 2011.

The publication partnered with The Work Institute, a Nashville­-based, nationally recognized employee research company, to manage the voting process.

Companies were selected based on employer benefits (including monetary and non-monetary benefits), culture and opportunities. Further, company employees were tasked with rating their job satisfaction in 30 specific areas. The results were separated into company size and three large, three medium and four small companies emerged from the competition. 

io New Work: California Tortilla

December 27, 2011

Fast-casual restaurant chain California Tortilla selects iostudio to lead their efforts in consumer, business-to-business and franchise public relations initiatives, while also consulting on social media endeavors.