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The great (professional) name change debate

10/04/2013 by Deanna +

Oh hey blog. Haven't written on you in awhile. As my friend Angie said in her latest blog post, major life milestones have been happening: Took over as president of 85 Broads (Pittsburgh Chapter). I will be writing more about this kickass organization. Meantime, learn all about us here and then join! Helped with PodCamp Pittsburgh again (it's happening tomorrow -- October 5!) Got a new job

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Filed Under: Life & Such Tagged With: 85 Broads, name change, Pittsburgh, wedding

The Pittsburgh Dirty Girl Mud Run Recap

06/11/2013 by Deanna +

Well, I survived!  As I mentioned, this past Saturday I ran The Dirty Girl Mud Run, the original women-only national mud run series where ladies run, walk or crawl over and through obstacles and experience the muddiest and most fun-filled day of their lives. I went with a friend, and we had so much fun! Before We arrived at the Fayette County Fairgrounds about an hour and a half before our wave

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Let's Get Visual: Using Images to Amplify Your Social Media Strategy

06/03/2013 by Deanna +

The other day, I had the opportunity to present at Visit Pittsburgh's yearly social media conference, "Tweet, Like + Be Social," at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. This all-day event included some stellar presentations from the ladies of eatPGH, ModCloth, Simply Fluid , YELP Pittsburgh and more. In my presentation, I talked about how important visuals are in social media. Did you know the brain

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Filed Under: PR & Marketing Insights Tagged With: instagram, social media, social media strategy, visual marketing

Let's get dirty: The Pittsburgh Dirty Girl Mud Run

05/10/2013 by Deanna +

I've always been a bit hesitant at races that include more than just running (such as those that include paint or fire). Running is hard enough, why add the nuisance (and danger) or jumping through a firey hoop or getting paint thrown in your face? Nope, not for me thanks. But, I recently had a change of heart when I received an email from the Dirty Girl Mud Run. The Dirty Girl Mud Run is the

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Filed Under: Health & Fitness Tagged With: Dirty Girl, Dirty Girl Mud Run, Pittsburgh, races, Running

Why "surprise and delight" is still a tried and true tactic in social media

05/03/2013 by Deanna +

If you've worked in any capacity of marketing, PR or advertising, you've probably heard, used or implemented the phrase and practice of "surprise and delight." Whenever social media really took off (from a business perspective), giving your customers free stuff was THE thing to do. And today, as social media grows up and evolves, it's still a great thing to do, to a point. If you work in the

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Filed Under: PR & Marketing Insights Tagged With: aetna, marketing, pretzel crisps, social media, surprise and delight, taco bell

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