San Antonio #socialmadness winners esd and associates, a full service digital creative agency, and Firstmark Credit Union are showing the country why San Antonio is a social media force. The two companies are hosting a Tweetup Wednesday, July 25, 2012 from 5 – 7p.m., at Silo Elevated Cuisine & Bar on Austin Highway. The San Antonio Social Media Tweetup will bring  dozens of local businesses together, joining forces to make it to the next level of a nationwide competition.
esd and associates won the local round of the first-ever #socialmadness social media contest for the small business category while Firstmark Credit Union won the medium company category. Now the two businesses are rallying together to take on the nation.  The national winner receives $10,000 for the charity of their choice. esd and associates has chosen Morgan’s Wonderland as their charity.
“We wanted to host this Tweetup for a few reasons,” said Michelle Julazadeh, Social Media Strategist for esd and associates. “First of all, we wanted to create a space for the most vocal San Antonio business professionals to come together and share ways to grow online and become even stronger thought leaders. But more importantly, we want to create conversation, share strategies and put San Antonio on the social media map.”
These sentiments are echoed by Firstmark Credit Union, esd’s event co-sponsor.
“We couldn’t have come this far in the Social Madness contest without the support of other San Antonio businesses and fans,” said Firstmark Marketing Promotions Manager, Kelley Farwell. “This event will be a great way to say thank you and rally the best and brightest online local networker to help the San Antonio winners get to the top of the national competition.”