About Avalon MIS

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In 1998 Financial Planning magazine wrote a cover article called "The Brave New Web".  That article begin with these two sentences "One of Laura Scroggins clients is a woman living in Japan.  The two women have never met, nor have they spoken on the phone." 

Marketing Specialists

Avalon MIS is a digital marketing agency specializing in the creative use of technology to help clients accomplish their business objectives. Avalon MIS is experienced in digital strategy, interactive marketing, web design, ecommerce web development, and eLearning. With over 20 years combined experience in digital strategies & planning, we balance your business goals with customer needs to create engaging customer experiences and increase your visibility.

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  • Web Development and Design
  • Content Management Systems
  • eCommerce and Strategic IS
  • HTML and CSS
  • Drupal, Joomla, Moodle, and WordPress

Laura Scroggins is the founder and general manager of Avalon MIS and has been an independent consultant, developer, and advisor since the 1990's.  Ms. Scroggins has a Master's degree in business administration and an undergraduate degree in economics. She has taught over 100 university business and technology courses while on the faculty for the California State University System. 

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Industry Praise

  • Featured in cover article - “A Brave New World” Financial Planning Magazine®
  • Featured in article - “To Link or Not to Link” Financial Planning Magazine® (Official Magazine of the International Association of Financial Planning)
  • Subject of highlighted profile - “One Woman’s Web Philosophy” Financial Planning Magazine®
  • Featured in article - “Are You Getting Referrals From These Professionals?” Horsesmouth.com®
  • Subject of Case Study - “How an FA (Financial Advisor) Cornered the Divorce Market” Horsesmouth.com®

Professional Presentations

  • 2011 Drupal Camp LA at University of California at Irvine: "Huff, Puff, and Webonomics" and "She Codes Like a Girl"
  • 2009 San Diego Drupal Camp (SANDCamp) at Platt College: "Module Madness"
  • 2008 Drupal Camp LA at Los Angeles Conference Center: "Drupal Intranets, Extranets, and Project Managers: Create more than Web sites"
  • 2007 Drupal Camp LA at AOL® in Beverly Hills: "Using Drupal to Manage Projects"
  • 2007 Bay Area Drupal Camp (BADCamp) at University California Berkeley: "Using Drupal to Manage Projects"

Publication Reviews

  • Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (manuscript), Bodie, Merton, and Crawford, Prentice Hall.
  • Finance: Investments, Institutions, and Management, 2/e. Stanley G. Eakins, Addison-Wesley.
  • Retailing Management, 1/e. Levy & Weitz, McGraw Hill.

Academic and Community Education

  • University Faculty Member
    100  Upper division courses
    California State University Chico
    Humboldt State University
  • Workshops, Seminars, and Training
    • Second Saturday Divorce Seminar
    • Personal Selling
    • High Tech Investing for Women

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Sustainable
Create and support sustainable products and services.
Affordable
Competitive and consistent pricing strategies is in the best interest of the client.
Focused
Online marketing programs that focuses on the fundamentals: products, price, promotion, and placement.
Ethical
Ethical services that considers the client, the employees, and all other constituents.

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Late 2000's: Avalon MIS becomes the company name for all marketing and MIS services offered by Laura Scroggins, and replaces the name SLO Bake.
Mid 2000's: Laura Scroggins opens a regional brand offering the same services as SLO Bake. The company serves the San Luis Obispo (SLO) and Bakersfield (Bake) markets. Tea Leaf Media becomes exclusive brand of Laura Scroggins.
Mid 2000's: Jack Reilley and Laura Scroggins begin offering community media and CMS programs services under the Tea Leaf Media brand.
Early 2000's: Given the success with FinancialFuture.com, Ms. Scroggins decided to focus on Internet marketing. All other business and financial services are dropped from her offerings.
Late 1999's: By the end of the 1990's Laura had added a variety of business and financial services and began dba New Pacific Advisors, LLC. FinancialFuture.com was the company's primary Website which was featured on the cover of Financial Planning magazine.
Early 1990's: Avalon MIS started as a marketing firm in the early 1990's in Chico California. Founded by Laura Scroggins while teaching marketing at California State University Chico, the services focused on creating marketing and business plans.