1981
1980sA communications foundation.
Paul founded Chargois Communications, building the experience that informs his approach to business messaging today.
Meet Paul Chargois
I navigated the first internet boom. Now I’m navigating what’s next.
An early internet adopter in 1997. A communications background that came before it. A practical approach to helping local businesses get found and stay in touch.
Experience with perspective
Technology changes. Good communication still matters.
In 1997, Paul Chargois helped bring Southeast Texas online through SoutheastTexas.com. That experience meant learning how businesses could use a new medium to connect with their communities—and adapting as the internet changed.
Today, Texas Marketing Communications brings that perspective to another period of change. Online search, customer questions, and automated follow-up create new opportunities. The challenge is choosing what is actually useful for your business — and putting it to work with care, with a real person reviewing every change.
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A perspective built over time
From communications to the internet to AI.
More than four decades of communications, local media and practical marketing. Filter the timeline by decade to follow the path from 1981 to today.
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1991
1990sA communications practice grows.
Chargois Communications became a steady local practice, helping Southeast Texas businesses reach customers through radio, print and direct response.
1997
1990sAn early move onto the internet.
SoutheastTexas.com launched on February 14, 1997. Paul navigated the growth of a local online platform through the internet’s first major wave.
2005
2000sA regional online presence matures.
SoutheastTexas.com grew into the region’s dominant local media presence, connecting thousands of Southeast Texas businesses and readers through classifieds, jobs and community profiles.
2014
2010sTexas Entrepreneur of the Year.
Paul was recognized for outstanding entrepreneurship by the Texas Small Business Division and Southeast Texas Economic Foundation.
2015
2010sA new chapter.
The sale of SoutheastTexas.com marked the close of one chapter—and carried forward years of lessons about serving businesses online. Paul also served as Chairman of the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce.
2023
2020sExperience applied to what’s next.
Texas Marketing Communications launched, helping businesses connect marketing fundamentals with practical, software-assisted, human-approved tools, clearer websites and more consistent follow-up.
Awards & community leadership
A record of achievement. A commitment to community.
Entrepreneurship, creative work, and service have shaped Paul Chargois’s career—and the perspective he brings to every client.
2014
Texas Entrepreneur of the Year
Recognized for outstanding entrepreneurship by the Texas Small Business Division and Southeast Texas Economic Foundation.
2015
Chairman, Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce
Led initiatives supporting local businesses and economic growth.
ADVERTISING EXCELLENCE
Multiple advertising awards
Honored multiple times by the Southeast Texas Advertising Federation for excellence in advertising and marketing.
2012
Saint Anne Catholic School board member
Served on the board of Saint Anne Catholic School in Beaumont, Texas, contributing leadership and community service.
Practical guidance. Personal attention.
You shouldn’t have to chase every new tool.
Start with your customers, your priorities and the gaps in your current marketing. Then choose the services and systems that support those needs. Paul helps keep the conversation grounded in what your business can actually use.
Clarity
Understand the recommendation.
Know what work is proposed, what is included and how it connects to your business priorities.
Consistency
Keep moving between big ideas.
Build a manageable rhythm of content, follow-up and improvements, with time to review what is happening.
Your next stage starts here
Let’s find your next best move.
Tell Paul where your marketing stands today—and where you want your business to go.