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From winning the staff appreciation award in 2021, Sid Carrizales is now celebrating her 10 year anniversary with TXADPR! Click the link in our bio to read more about her journey!
Interviewer: Vanessa Rubio
Author & Editor: Allyson Stresow
Texas Media & Analytics partnered with Yahoo and Kingsford Charcoal for our Advanced Media Strategies course this spring.
Weâre so proud to announce that 5G&G was selected as the Spring 2026 Overall Pitch Winner!
Congratulations, Owen Hughes, Vanessa L. Rubio, Myles Byars, Jonathan Moreno-Cedillo, Leonel Lopez, and Jaden Phung! Thanks for your hard work this semester!
To end our day of agency tours, @walrusnyc Owner and CCO Deacon Webster invited us in to talk about their always smart and funny work. đ¤đ #txc #worksandrewards
Texas Media & Analytics partnered with Yahoo and Kingsford Charcoal for our Advanced Media Strategies course this spring.
Weâre so proud to announce that Sixth Spark Strategies was selected as the Pitch Runner-Up!
Congratulations, Astrid Rojas, Haley Smith, Julia Rabelo, Hannah Crow, Emorie Brouillette, and Kilee Shafer!
Our second stop on TXCâs day of agency tours in @wknyc , part of the largest independent agency network in the world. Many thanks to @ausfont for hosting us! đ¤đ #txc #worksandrewards
Meet Joey Williams, Director of Marketing for University Marketing and Communications at UT Austin.
Tap through to learn more about his journey and career.
Read the full spotlight at the link in our bio. đ¤
Texas Media & Analytics partnered with Yahoo and Kingsford Charcoal for our Advanced Media Strategies course this spring.
After completing their pitches, Erica Bang, Cielo Parras, Aleksandra Dominguez, Graysen Baxter, Ainsley Nelli, and Tatom Hoffmann were selected as the winners of our Best Deck Design award.
Their deck was well-designed with striking, on-brand visuals, and it clearly communicated their ideas to the client.
Congratulations, team!
Texas Media & Analytics partnered with Yahoo and Kingsford Charcoal for our Advanced Media Strategies course this spring.
After completing their pitches, the Best Media Placement award was given to Mahider Moges, Zayneh Razzak, Kiara Alves, and Ruth Par.
Their placement was creative, on-brand, and it absolutely delighted the judging panel.
Spring 2026 has been a semester full of momentum. đ From a 1st place finish at NSAC to 9 campaigns built with strong, unified brand systems, each agency brought their ideas to life in a way that feels real, thoughtful, and ready for the world, from fully developed brand worlds to strategic storytelling and polished campaign rollouts. We are incredibly proud of every team and everything they created this semester.
Thank you to our faculty, clients, and every agency for making this possible. Hookâem forever! đ¤
Texas Media & Analytics partnered with Yahoo and Kingsford Charcoal for our Advanced Media Strategies course this spring.
After completing their pitches, Elevate & Co. was selected as the winner of our Best Insights award.
Congratulations to Alison Chahda, Faith Harris, Allyson Foulkrod, Kevin Tavan, Emilia Fong, and Luisa Suarez on this award.
If you havenât met our TXADPR Director Matt Eastin, introduce yourself to him in the halls! đ
Dr Eastin has been our director for about 7 or 8ish months now, listen to our interview with him and PR Junior, Vanessa Rubio!
Good luck on your finals and if you are done, enjoy your summer TXADPR students!đ¤
This Spring, Texas Media & Analyticsâ Advanced Media Strategies course, taught by Theresa Andrews, partnered with Yahoo to create a Strategic Communication Plan for Kingsford Charcoal. Seven student agency teams identified key audience personas, developed a comms platform for the brand, created innovative media placements, and remained within the clientâs multimillion dollar budget.
A huge thank you to John Wagner and Yahoo for partnering with Professor Andrews to provide these students with such valuable, real-world pitch experience.
