There are a few things I love in this world, and two of them are social media and coupons, so imagine my happiness when Pyxl signed a cool new client, FlutterToday. Simply put, FlutterToday is a locally owned and operated online community that gives users a deal a day to East Tenneesee-area restaurants, bars, nightspots, attractions and events (with discounts from 50-90% off)!

What a night to be a member of the Pyxl team last Saturday as we ventured out downtown for the 45th Annual Addy Awards, presented by the American Advertising Federation of Knoxville. Just in case you missed the festivities, it was a fun night filled with great music, great food, great friends and great work by very talented agencies in Knoxville. The main highlight of the evening came when we were announced as a Gold Addy recipient for our website, thinkpyxl.com!

As of yesterday, Foursquare opened its doors to all cities and towns globally. In the past few months, Foursquare had been growing rapidly in larger metros around the world…and now we’ll be able to experience the phenomenon in Knoxville. But what is Foursquare? And more importantly, what does this mean for Knoxville businesses?

We talk a lot about how powerful social media is and how Twitter can be used in some really interesting ways, so I think the Knoxville Challenger tennis event is an interesting case study. To sum up the details — last month’s Knoxville Challenger brought together professional tennis players from across the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia. And while this 6-day USTA event was…

At Pyxl, we have been working hard for the past several months with the Knoxville Challenger board for the USTA professional event. We have been working to increase awareness around the event through social media and public relations and to make all the marketing materials look as great as possible by using our fantastic design team – and all of that hard work is starting to pay off. The event, which has hosted players like Andy Roddick, James Blake and Leyton Hewitt as they grew as professionals, has raised over …

Pyxl team members are working to help local charities, despite the downturn in the economy. With the slow economy, many local charities are hurting as resources become more scarce and the needs of the local community are growing. One organization familiar to everyone is the Salvation Army, who has excellent local and national programs. The Salvation Army has been in the news recently working hard to raise funds to continue to help the local community. Due to their hard work, they’ve been chosen as the beneficiary of the 2009 Knoxville …