Zilker Media

PR | Digital Marketing | Platform Development Zilker Media was founded to help clients make a positive impact and, along the way, to provide them with the most enjoyable agency experience they will ever have. We specialize in PR, digital marketing and platform development and we are often utilized by authors, speakers, thought leaders and brands looking for an experienced, innovative and enjoyable agency experience – one that integrates everything needed to succeed in the new media landscape under one roof. Zilker Media’s roots are in an award-winning agency, Shelton Interactive, founded by Zilker Media Founder & Chairman Rusty Shelton in Austin in 2010. The agency represented some of the world’s most well know authorities and brands, managed the launches of more than 35 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, was named one of the top 10 marketing agencies in the country in 2015 and 2016 by research firm Clutch and led digital strategy for some of the biggest bestsellers of the past few years, including The One Thing, by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan, The Confidence Code, by Claire Shipman and Katty Kay, Big Data, by Kenneth Cukier and Viktor Mayer-Schonberger, One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp, Take the Stairs, by Rory Vaden, How The World Sees You, by Sally Hogshead, Eat Move Sleep, by Tom Rath, Winning From Within, by Erica Ariel Fox and many, many others. Our namesake, Zilker Park, was founded in 1917 and remains the life-blood and gathering point of our vibrant city, hosting iconic Austin events such as Austin City Limits, Blues on the Green, Zilker Kite Festival and Trail of Lights, and is the home of famous Barton Springs. Our team grew up at Zilker Park and to this day we’re not only regulars there but we continue to be inspired by the creativity and community the park inspires in Austin and beyond.