LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

All About TOLA

General News Sites for TOLA
I’m a newspaper guy – I watch videos to relax, but I can get more news more quickly via text-oriented sites. I like to scan the relevant site below in advance of an important call or trip to see if anything major is happening, and to help build rapport by knowing something local, like how the local sports team is doing.
 

• Dallas Morning News

• Houston Chronicle

• Austin American Statesman

• San Antonio Express News

• New Orleans Times Picayune

• Oklahoma City – The Daily Oklahoman

• Tulsa World

• Baton Rouge

• Little Rock – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

• NW Arkansas (home of Wal-Mart)

• Monroe, LA (home of CenturyLink)

Key Verticals in TOLA

Oil & Gas

(ExxonMobil, Phillips, Valero etc.– 17 of the 25 public companies in Texas – plus Shell-US, BP-US, etc.)

• American Petroleum Institute

• Rigzone

• Petroleum Industry Data Exchange

Telco/Networking

(AT&T, CenturyLink etc.)

• Fierce Telecom

• Telecoms

Retail

(Wal-Mart, Whole Foods, JC Penney, HEB, Neiman Marcus, etc.)

• National Retail Federation

• Convenience Store News

• Retail Industry Leaders Association

• Texas Retailers

Banking

(Comerica, BOK, Frost, Prosperity, etc.)

• Texas Bankers Association (skews larger)

• Independent Bankers Association of Texas (skews smaller)

Legal

(Baker Botts, Vinson & Elkins, Locke Lord etc. plus Corporate)

• Texas Lawyer

• Corporate Counsel

Manufacturing

(Dell, TI, Bell Helicopter, Toyota etc.)

• National Association of Manufacturers

• Texas Fact Sheet

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CPG/Wholesale

(Sysco, Kimberly-Clark, Tyson etc.)

• Grocery Manufacturers Organization

• CPG Matters

• Oklahoma

• Louisiana

• Arkansas

RESOURCES