It was an innovation-filled year for the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership with new events like Picklesburgh and the launch of BetaBurgh. Learn more.
Finding Your Voice: A Social Media Content Development Workshop
Are you a registered Pittsburgh nonprofit that wants to connect your mission with your audience through social media? Do you want to engage on Twitter or Facebook, but you’re not quite sure what to say? Join Big Big Design’s own Cynthia Closkey for a content development workshop hosted by HandsOn Tech Pittsburgh and Google Pittsburgh. HandsOn Tech, part of PittsburghCares, was … Read More
Upcoming workshop: Be Findable!
Next Wednesday, I’ll be giving a workshop for local business owners as part of Butler Downtown. Be Findable! See How to Make Your Business Show Up in Local Search Results
Webinar: Blogging for Business – April 27
With so many kind of social media and online networks, is good ol’ blogging still useful for business? Yes! This webinar, intended for independent professionals and business owners, will cover the basics of why and how to create a blog for business, and then how to go beyond the basics to make something amazing. Why blog, how to start, where … Read More
Upcoming: “Nonprofit Blogging for Profit”
I’m teaching another course in the CCAC Nonprofit Academy, this one titled “Nonprofit Blogging for Profit.” In this workshop, we’ll discuss the ways that blogging can benefit your organization — it’s a fantastic complement to your existing outreach and community-building efforts. I’ll show you how to go about planning a blog and give you a range of options for setting … Read More
Upcoming: “Creating a Website for Your Nonprofit”
I’ll be teaching a few courses in the CCAC’s Nonprofit Academy program this Spring. The first will be “Creating a Website for Your Nonprofit.” This 3-hour course is designed to bring the Nonprofit organization into the world of technology by creating or updating an existing website for the organization. Student will learn various options in creating a website – the … Read More
Recommended: Pittsburgh SEO Workshop
Our friends at Lunametrics are offering a one-day SEO workshop this week, and there’s still time to sign up. Want your site to show up at the top of Google but don’t want to spend a fortune to get it done? Here’s something most SEO consultation companies won’t tell you: You can do it yourself. The workshop will be on … Read More
Registration Open for August 6th Workshop
Are your web-savvy employees wondering when you are going to “get it” and start harnessing social networking? We are offering a workshop that helps busy executives to understand Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and the impact any online conversations can have on every facet of their business. We would love to introduce you to these new tools, provide a live demonstration, and … Read More
PodCamp Pittsburgh 3
It’s back! Pittsburgh’s social media conference returns for the third year running, with great sessions, awesome networking opportunities, and unexpected unexpectedness. PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 will take place on October 18 and 19, 2008, with a meet-and-greet the evening of October 17. WHEN: October 18 and 19, 9am to 4pm each day WHERE: Art Institute of Pittsburgh, 420 Boulevard of the … Read More
AMA Pittsburgh Marketing Mixer at Six Penn Kitchen
Meet local marketers and enjoy the downtown scene. When: Thursday, June 12, from 5:30 to 7:30p Where: Six Penn Kitchen, 146 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh Who: Anyone, plus members of the American Marketing Association’s Pittsburgh chapter How much: $20 for food, two drinks, and unlimited mingling Enhanced mingling is courtesy of The Famous Grouse, Scotland’s oldest working distillery, whose reps will … Read More
Pittsburgh Blogfest 14
Spring has sprung, the grass is riz. I wonder where the bloggers is. They’re getting ready for Pittsburgh Blogfest 14! If you’ve been curious about blogging, podcasting, and other social media — and if you’ve wondered how to integrate social media into your business marketing efforts — Blogfest is a friendly, informal setting for talking with people who share that … Read More
DevHouse Pittsburgh #4 — BBQ House Party
DevHouse Pittsburgh is "the premier Pittsburgh-area hackathon event that combines serious and not-so-serious productivity with a fun and exciting party atmosphere." We’re about rapid development, ad-hoc collaboration, and cross pollination. Whether you’re a l33t hax0r, hardcore coder, or passionate designer, if you enjoy software and technology development, DevHouse Pittsburgh is for you. DevHouse is not a marketing event. It’s a … Read More