Mike Blalock

Current

President at Post Oak Publishing, Inc. / www.HoustonNewcomerGuides.com
Chief Business Dude at Poetic Systems, LLC

Past

Project Manager at Marcoa Publishing

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Recommended

4 people have recommended Mike

Connections

216 connections

Industry

Publishing

Websites

Mike Blalock’s Summary

We publish newcomer and relocation guides for people moving to Houston. We send real-time online leads to our advertisers through www.HoustonNewcomerGuides.com.

Mike Blalock’s Specialties:

Sales, marketing, leadership, community involvement, up and coming web guru.

Mike Blalock’s Experience

President

Post Oak Publishing, Inc. / www.HoustonNewcomerGuides.com

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

September 1996 — Present (13 years 3 months)

We publish free newcomer and relocation guides for West Houston, Northwest Houston, Northeast Houston, Fort Bend, Texas 288 South and Clear Lake.
Chief Business Dude

Poetic Systems, LLC

(Publishing industry)

1995 — Present (14 years )

VP Marketing. Really started in 2008 but want to list Post Oak Publishing, Inc. first.

Poetic Systems is a web design, development and strategy group based in Houston, Texas. Our team offers a diverse set of skills and creativity in web design, application development, graphics, search engine optimization and social media. We boast a young, innovative group of individuals who understand that being on the cutting edge is essential to success in the tech world.

They created, implemented and continuously enhance www.HoustonNewcomerGuides.com. We are currently # 1 on Google for the search terms "moiving to Houston" and "Houston relocation". We have online ads, real-time leads, a current blog / news page, online videos and a very functional back-end database.
Project Manager

Marcoa Publishing

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

October 1993 — September 1996 (3 years )

Worked on and created the Clear Lake newcomer guide, The South Montgomery / Woodlands Chamber of Commerce Membership DIrectory and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Map and Membership Directory. Also managed the Austin newcomer & relocation guide.

Mike Blalock’s Education

The University of Texas at Austin

BS , Advertising , 1987 — 1992

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Chi Fraternity, Silver Spurs Honorary Service Organization

Additional Information

Mike Blalock’s Websites:

Mike Blalock’s Interests:

Sales and marketing training, golf, poker, sports, a keen awareness of the Houston marketplace, maximizing customer returns through distribution, community involvement and online exposure.

Mike Blalock’s Groups:

Board Member - Sales and Marketing Council of GHBA, Board member - Houston Relocation Professionals, Houston Association of Realtors, Women's Council of Realtors, Board member - Silver Spurs Alumni Association, over 15 Houston-area Chambers of Commerce.