PrintGlobe Press Release
Date: January 2, 2002
Contact Information: Jack Talley, Director of Marketing
512-454-5985
PrintGlobe Inc. Selected To Promote Statewide De-Regulation Effort For Texas
Austin, TX - PrintGlobe Inc., an Austin-based business printing and graphic design company, helped launch the state of Texas into the new world of electric de-regulation. After interviewing several prestigious regional marketing firms, ERCOT (the Electric Reliability Council of Texas) selected Printglobe to be its partner in marketing ERCOT and the de-regulation effort to Texans.
PrintGlobe began the campaign by designing a bold, new logo and brand for ERCOT. Subsequently, PrintGlobe has created virtually all of the printed communication media used to promote the statewide de-regulation program as well as ERCOT to the press and the public. Materials produced so far include: informational and recruiting brochures, press folders, media kits, banners, promotional items, as well as ERCOT's corporate identity materials, media specific advertising . Additionally, PrintGlobe was selected to design and has completed the expansive, new ERCOT website.
PrintGlobe recently assisted ERCOT in putting together its Holiday Gala in December, held at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Austin and attended by over 300 assorted employees and dignitaries. PrintGlobe designed, printed and mailed the invitations, selected and procured their holiday gifts, and handled the wrapping and delivery of the gifts.
Heather Tindall, Director of Communications for ERCOT confirms that PrintGlobe provides superior service with a complete product offering.
Says Tindall, "I can't begin to express what a relief it is to have a partner like PrintGlobe! I end each work day with complete confidence that what I have asked them to do will not only be completed by deadline, but that they will assure us the best quality, the best value, and customer service that always goes 'beyond the call of duty. The staff at PrintGlobe has become family to ERCOT . . .which shows how often we interact with them! Our wish is truly their command! There is nothing that they cannot make happen for us! They have proven time and again that there are no lengths to which they will not go to see that our needs are met in an exemplary fashion. I could not do what I do without PrintGlobe at my side! They are essential to the success of practically every project I undertake."
About ERCOT
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) is the corporation that administers the state's power grid. ERCOT serves approximately 85 percent of the state's electric load and oversees the operation of 70,000 megawatts of generation and 37,00 miles of circuit transmission lines. ERCOT is one of ten regional reliability councils in North America. Its members include retail consumers, investor and municipally owned electric utilities, rural electric co-ops, river authorities, independent generators, power marketers, and retail electric providers.
About PrintGlobe
PrintGlobe was established in 1995 as Corporate Communications of Austin, and changed names in October of 2001 to reflect the company's leadership position in the burgeoning market of web-based printing procurement. PrintGlobe has continually expanded the boundaries of the traditional print shop product lines to include marketing, promotional and advertising specialty products, web site design, signage and trade show graphics. With a client list totaling more than 1200 companies and organizations, PrintGlobe continues to bring marketing communications solutions to a wide variety of the nation's leading firms. For more information, please contact Jack Talley at 512-454-5985 (jack@printglobe.com), or visit www.printglobe.com.
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