The Economy of SXSW: Music, Film and Media [Infographic]

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By now you must be familiar with SXSW, the annual conference combining music, film and interactive (media) in sunny Austin, Texas. The folks behind RetailMeNot, an Austin based startup that pushes a “coupon community” has created this infographic to give our readers an idea of what the conference means to the economy.

Infographic by RetailMeNot.com

For those of you in Austin, they’ve a special page featuring coupons to use while you’re there.

Story by Courtney Boyd Myers

Courtney Boyd Myers is the founder of audience.io, a transatlantic company designed to help New York and London based technology startups gr (show all) Courtney Boyd Myers is the founder of audience.io, a transatlantic company designed to help New York and London based technology startups grow internationally. Previously, she was the Features Editor and East Coast Editor of TNW covering New York City startups and digital innovation. She loves magnets + reading on a Kindle. You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter @CBM and Google +.