(INDIANAPOLIS, IN January 29, 2009) - Rainmakers, Indiana’s fastest growing business association, presented Pat Coyle founder of Smaller Indiana with the Rainmaker share award at the 6th annual Rainmaker of the Year Awards January 27th at the Ritz Charles in Carmel. This award is presented annually to an individual who is not a member of the association but clearly demonstrates the Rainmaker “S.H.A.R.E.” philosophy.
Coyle is recognized for his contribution to the Indianapolis business community with the creation of Smaller Indiana, www.smallerindiana.com. The online community has grown to more than 4,400 members, is in the top one percent of web sites worldwide and is a go-to resource for Hoosiers seeking information on arts, culture, business, events, etc.
In a presentation recognizing Coyle, Rainmaker president Lorraine Ball said, “The ‘H’ in S.H.A.R.E. stands for hospitality. Through the creation of Smaller Indiana Pat has clearly made our community a more welcoming place, where creative people can connect and find outlets for their ideas.”
About Pat Coyle:
As President of Coyle Media, Inc., Coyle leads the charge into Web 2.0 strategies for sports marketing and other industries. His company owns and operates thought-leading properties in sports, (Sportsmarketing20.comTM, patcoyle.net), and economic development, (smallerindiana.com™). In addition to publishing its own content, Coyle Media performs paid consulting for sports teams, venture capital firms, and several corporate clients.
Coyle founded Smaller Indiana, an online social networking community, in 2008 as a way to help creative people share ideas. A year later, with 4,400 members, the people from all over the world visit Smaller Indiana. He also founded Sports Marketing 2.0, an online community which has become a digital think-tank for sports marketers in the Web 2.0 world. This community has grown through word-of-mouth, and now has over 3,700 members.
Prior to launching his own online organizations Coyle was the Executive Director of Digital Business for the Indianapolis Colts for five years. Coyle and his team designed, built and launched mycolts.net, a social network for Colts fans, one of the first full-featured, team-based online communities in pro sports; created myindianafootball.com, a one-of-a-kind Web platform for Indiana high school football teams; introduced Geo-targeted, CPM ads to Colts Websites, the Colts are perhaps the only team in pro sports utilizing ad serving technology in this manner; and helped earn the Colts a reputation as one of the most innovative interactive teams in sports.
Coyle earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Hamilton College in 1988. Pat and his wife, Amy, and their five children reside in Indianapolis.
About Rainmakers:
Founded in 2002, Rainmakers is a business to business professional networking organization which is committed to helping individuals, meet learn and grow for more information go to: www.gorainmakers.com.
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