This recognition was given in honor of our 3D Wonderwall building projection show at the 2012 Mayfest, sponsored by Cricket Communications. (Check out the show here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omllVGe1uxA)

More recently GuRuStu did another 3D projection; this time projecting on ORU’s newest building, The Armand Hammer Student Center. (Check out the students’ reactions to our show here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4IHvVQxT6Q)

The biggest change we have experienced these past few months is moving our offices to downtown Tulsa’s evolving East Village District. GuRuStu recently purchased 100 ft. of 3rd Street. Since we have moved, not a day in our district has been merely stationary. Will Rogers famously said, “If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a minute and it’ll change”. This statement also applies well to downtown Tulsa’s development. With the countless additions and transformations to our own building projects, there have also been numerous developments in the areas surrounding us.

We can hardly contain our excitement for East Village District and downtown as it undergoes more change. While envisioning what is in store for our city’s future, one thing is sure, it feels like this coming summer will shine a little brighter for Tulsa.

We enjoyed great music and delicious foods from several local restaurants! Our dear friend Judi Grove took home two awards, first a Tulsey Award for the Civic category and then much to her surprise (but of no surprise to anyone else) the Entrepreneur of the Year award. Congratulations Judi! We love you for all your hard work on Turn Tulsa Pink!

Tulsey Awards recognize the entrepreneurial heroes, pioneers, and innovators of Tulsa who significantly impact the local economy. The Tulsey Awards Ceremony is the flagship entrepreneurial celebration during Tulsa Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Citizens nominate deserving entrepreneurs for a Tulsey Award through the website, www.thetulseys.com in 10 categories: Civic, Emerging, Arts & Entertainment, Franchise, Green, Interactive, Legend, Serial, Young and Restaurateur. All entrepreneurs nominated and accepted into the public voting process are automatically entered into the Entrepreneur of the Year category.

Tulsey Award winners receive a hand-cast bronze Golden Driller statuette, symbolizing the entrepreneurial excellence of Tulsa.

We wish to thank everyone involved in making the Tulsey Awards possible.

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GuRuStu Group

Shannon Harris is the newly elected President for the Tulsa Wedding Society. You might also recognize her from her long time family business, Ann’s Bakery, a Tulsa icon since 1938. Pictured with Shannon is Tru Daugherty, Graphic Artist at GuRuStu Group.

Thanks Tru for a great job!!

Last year we designed a new mobile app for Mayfest (mayfestmobile.com). The app allows visitors to quickly fine show times, food vendors, and artist locations.

This year GuRuStu Group designed a new website for Mayfest (TulsaMayfest.org). Plus, in honor of Mayfest’s 40th Anniversary, GuRuStu Group is producing a 3D “muve music wonderwall”, sponsored by Cricket Communications. We hope you will come out for Mayfest and watch as the 320 S. Boston Building is morphed into a three-dimensional work of moving design.

Read more about it here….
http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20120410_269_0_TiersM451659

and here….
http://www.fox23.com/content/greatdaygreencountry/story/Tulsa-Mayfest-2012/IasdPh1cFEuEgA3Wj64sQw.cspx

(Post updated May 23, 2012)
And here’s how it turned out!
Mayfest Wonderwall produced by GuRuStu Group. Special appreciation goes out to Cricket Communications for sponsoring this project!!

Saturday Night’s Show – Roof Top View

Grand Finale – Saturday Night’s Show – Street View

It was a fun night in downtown Tulsa at El Guapo’s as friends and local celebrities gathered together to wait tables and show their support of this very worthy cause.

Judi Grove (Tallulah) of Turn Tulsa Pink organized this event (and many others) to increase awareness and to raise much needed funds to fight cancer.

GuRuStu Group is happy to help with the Turn Tulsa Pink annual events. Visit their mobile app to find out what’s going on next. http://www.gopinkmobile.com

More than 120 young professionals were nominated by mentors, peers and community leaders for this honor. A panel of judges selected the top 40 honorees based on their professional and personal achievements. We are very proud of Stuart’s accomplishments.

Recently, the Tulsa Community Foundation began their 501 TechNet Program, designed to assist eligible non-profits with branding, marketing, and website design.

TCF partnered with the GuRuStu Group to develop a streamlined process that yields websites which incorporate recognized best practices specific to the non profit sector.

1st, 2nd and 3rd Place winners in the 2011 Top Dog fundraising competition.

Congratulations to Mary Green, Daniele Holland and Karishma Caiado for being the top fundraisers in the online fundraising competition for the Tulsa SPCA. Also pictured are County Commissioner Karen Keith, Beverly McDaniel and Stuart McDaniel of the GuRuStu Group.

1st place this year went to Mary Green, owner of K9-Manners & More, who raised an awesome $2,913.50 for the Tulsa SPCA.

http://www.tulsadogwalk.com

After expenses, we were able to give the Tulsa SPCA a check for $6,300.  Thanks to everyone who sponsored the event and to all those who volunteered to help! Your support goes a long ways in providing love, shelter, and food for all the animals in the Tulsa SPCA’s care.

GuRuStu Group is owned by Stu McDaniel, a member of the Rotary Club of Tulsa. Sponsored by industry leader Haas & Wilkerson Insurance, the professional competition draws entries from among the world’s top festivals and events. Winning entries came from organizations as diverse as the 500 Festival, Indianapolis, Ind.; Bayou City Art Festival in Houston, Texas; Dublin Irish Festival, Dublin, Ohio; MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival, Fort Worth, Texas; Issaquah Salmon Days, Issaquah, Wash.; Portland Rose Festival, Portland, Oregon and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, Cali International contenders included such diverse event organizations as Canada Place, Canada; Ham Pyeong Butterfly Festival, South Korea; World Gourmet Summit, Singapore; Edmonton Heritage Festival, Canada; Ludwig Van Beethoven Easter Festival, Poland; Rotterdam Festivals, The Netherlands; Festival Lent, Slovenia and Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore.
Awards were handed out in 69 different categories in total including Best TV Promotion; Social Media Site, Event Program; Commemorative Poster; Overall Sponsorship Program; Environmental Program; Educational Program, Children’s Programming; Media Relations Campaign; Overall Merchandising Program; Festival & Event Management Degree Programs to the highest award reflecting the best overall festival & event in the world – the Grand Pinnacle.
“We would like to congratulate all of our Pinnacle winners for their outstanding entries into this year’s competition,” says IFEA President & CEO, Steven Wood Schmader, CFEE.
Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) is The Premiere Association Supporting and Enabling Festival & Event Professionals Worldwide. For a complete list of winners and more information on the IFEA, go to www.ifea.com.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….The GuRuStu Foundation is pleased to host the 2nd Annual GuRuStu Tulsa Dog Walk & Pet Fair, to increase awareness of animal cruelty and raise funds to benefit the Tulsa SPCA.

Every day, thousands of animals all over the world are mistreated, either through neglect or deliberate brutality. Tulsa SPCA is committed to raising awareness about the abuse endured by innocent animals across the globe and to educating citizens about laws pertaining to animal cruelty and how to report it. Through their efforts, there is hope for every animal in a harmful situation to live a better life. This community event highlights the “Homeward Bound” and “Happy Trails” stories experienced by previous Tulsa SPCA rescued animals. The organization’s mobile adoption unit will be in place at the event to bring further exposure to the homeless animals currently housed at their shelter.

We are thrilled to host this event, benefiting the Tulsa SPCA. It includes a short, approximately 1 mile Dog Walk, followed by a Pet Fair. The Pet Fair is stocked full of fall fun with live music, food, a kids zone, pet contests, local celebrity guest speakers, a silent auction and door prizes every 15 minutes.

Come out and enjoy the fun! Enter your dog in one of the pet contests. We have a dog costume contest and a “Do you look like your dog?” contest. First and second place will be awarded in both dog contests.

This year’s local celebrity guest speakers are County Commissioner Karen Keith, Kristin Tallent from FOX23, Judi Grove of TURN TULSA PINk, Tammy Wise, AKA Mobius Whip of the Green Country Roller Girls, and Shirely Johnson with her dog Ely Johnson (spreading love one paw at a time).

Register online at http://www.tulsadogwalk.com

When you register, you will be prompted to build an online fundraising page. Build your page and include a photo of you and your dog. Then share your page via email and Facebook with all your friends. See if you can raise the most money for the Tulsa SPCA. If you raise the  most money, you will receive a ton of prizes plus the title of TOP DOG 2011. Second and Third place also win trophies and prizes.

Watch for the GuRuStu Group on Sat. Oct 29 at the BooHAHA Parade on Brookside. We will be in the parade along with the Tulsa SPCA and their mobile adoption unit. Walking with us in the parade will be Oklahoma Author, Kristin Cast and her dog. Kristin won the TOP DOG competition in the 2010 GuRuStu Tulsa Dog Walk & Pet Fair. She and her dog raised $5260 for the Tulsa SPCA. Her dog will be walking along side our Gustur Mutt float (event mascot) and he will be wearing a red cape that says “TOP DOG” because he really is a top dog for helping to raise so much money.

We hope you will join us for this fall event that takes place at LaFortune Park Gardens, near 51st & Hudson in Tulsa.  The Dog Walk starts at Memorial High School parking lot and ends at the Gardens just behind the library at 51st & Hudson.

Visit the website http://www.tulsadogwalk.com and register online.

You can also support a walker, donate, or find out how to be a vendor or a sponsor all from the website.

We hope we can count on your support of the Tulsa SPCA.

The GuRuStu Group is a branding, marketing and website design firm located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The award winning GuRuStu Group has the most impressive team of experienced graphic artists, programmers, copy writers and social media specialists working in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If you are looking for a Tulsa advertising and design firm to handle your branding, advertising, marketing, SEO or social media management needs in and around the Tulsa area give the GuRuStu Group a call. We welcome you to browse our website at http://www.gurustugroup.com to learn more about us and the many services we offer.

The GuRuStu Group is an interactive media and design firm located in the heart of downtown Tulsa. We can help you with all graphic design and media needs, from radio to television and all printing needs from logos to business cards, from magazine ads to billboards. We can build a custom website to serve your individual needs and match it to your already existing branding or we can develop your new branding at the same time. All websites designed by the GuRuStu Group come with a user friendly content management system, namely WordPress. When you contract with the GuRuStu Group to build your website, you will own your code and you will be able to easily manage and update your site on your own. Your satisfaction is our top priority because when you look good so do we.