Talk:Rock Candy Media

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Sources

@Chetsford: Not to pile onto the list of Austin Business Journal sources, but here are others to consider (not included in current article):

• https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/profiles-strategies/2019/01/annie-liao-jones-of-rock-candy-media-doesnt-mince.html
• https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2019/01/03/journal-profile-squeamishceos-shouldn-t-bother.html
• https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/creative/2016/02/austin-ad-agency-to-open-office-in-los-angeles.html

This one says RCM is among the 50 fastest-growing companies based in Austin:

• https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/09/05/2017-fast-50-the-fastest-growing-companies-in.html

I'm not entirely should if this one would be considered a press release derivative or not:

• https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/257161/rock-candy-media-teams-with-geomedia-and-launches.html

Other sources:

• http://austin.culturemap.com/news/innovation/08-21-13-new-pug-in-plug-in-turns-every-webpage-into-pug-page/#slide=0
• "85 women to know: ABJ unveils 2017 Profiles in Power award nominees", Austin Business Journal  Done
• https://books.google.com/books?id=JX1TCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT330&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false
• https://digiday.com/marketing/good-idea-agency-offers-diet-version-services-lure-clients/?is=1

This source confirms the name of the chief operating manager:

• https://www.americaninno.com/austin/inno-news/the-18-biggest-tech-hires-and-departures-in-austin-from-april-2018/  Done

There are others discussing leadership changes, though not C-suite personnel:

• https://www.americaninno.com/austin/inno-news/the-top-tech-hires-and-departures-in-austin-from-march-2018/
• https://www.americaninno.com/austin/inno-news/the-top-austin-tech-and-startup-hires-and-departures-in-october-2018/

Not sure if this helps or hurts, but I wanted to share given the deletion discussion. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 18:52, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

LexisNexis sources

LexisNexis has some sources, some of which may be duplicated above:

• "Journal Profile: Squeamish CEOs shouldn't bother calling Annie Liao Jones of Rock Candy Media; Advice from Rock Candy's boss may be hard to swallow; That's good, she says" (Austin Business Journal, January 3, 2019)
• "How can Austin tech companies become more diverse? Voices from inside the industry" (Austin Business Journal, September 14, 2017)  Done
  • I've incorporated this source into the article's prose. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 20:05, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
• "Austin's lack of tech diversity not unique, but it's likely costing companies money and hampering the city's economic growth" (Austin Business Journal, September 14, 2017), to clarify, this is not the same source as above

---Another Believer _(Talk) 19:58, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

There are several others, but mostly passing mentions, notifications of agency of record selections, confirmation of personnel changes, etc. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 20:42, 8 March 2019 (UTC)