May
27
Compucast Web Media Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Compucast Web Media, a New Orleans-based full-service internet design and marketing firm, is proud to announce the celebration of their 15th year serving clients with a complete range of web site solutions.
In 1994, Judy and Marc Weitz decided to create a web site — ExperienceNewOrleans.com — to promote the positive side of New Orleans and help visitors plan their trips. Having been online since the 80s, she was increasingly surprised at the negative perception so many people had of New Orleans, and was determined to change it as much as she could by showcasing the best of our great city.
Over time, as the need for internet marketing grew, Compucast stayed on top of the ever-changing field of internet technology and online marketing and continued to provide online services to businesses who contacted them for help.
ExperienceNewOrleans.com evolved into the comprehensive site that is visited by millions worldwide. Today, Compucast designs sites for all businesses and specializes in the New Orleans hospitality industry with several flagship web sites promoting the New Orleans businesses it represents (including NewOrleansRestaurants.com, WeddingsInNewOrleans.com, NewOrleansKids.com, NewOrleansCoupons.com, MardigrasNewOrleans.com) assisting visitors, tourists, and business travelers planning their trips to the area.
Compucast Web Media has shared their internet expertise in popular publications such as Hot Wired Magazine, Meckler Media’s Publication: Internet World’s Internet Broadcasting and Southern Hospitality Magazine and is often called upon to participate in local seminars on internet marketing due to their working experience in the area. Recent radio interviews include the BBC (Mardi Gras morning annually) and the Disney Channel on “What Kids Should Know about Mardi Gras”. They are known as the internet webcasting firm that broadcast the annual (and the first) Mardi Gras LIVE.
Judy was awarded “Small Business Champion of the Year” for the State of Louisiana in one of 6 categories, and was selected as one of 5 finalists as “Woman Business Owner of the Year” through NAWBO. She was asked to meet with the Director of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, at his request during a post-Katrina visit to New Orleans. Upon introduction, Chertoff called Judy “the poster child of business preparedness” due to her uninterrupted service – for extended periods of time at no charge — to so many businesses during and after Katrina as one of only two New Orleans web sites to stay online.
