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Introducing the new Big Big Design

by Cynthia Closkey, March 3, 2014

Launching a new website is exciting for everyone. There are cheers and congratulations, plans of posting news and blog entries, and promises of updating galleries and portfolios And yet, in all the years I’ll been building websites (14 years!), I’ve seen relatively few companies and organizations work actively with their sites and keep them fresh […]

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Cynthia on Awesomecast #187: Chasing the Podcasting Dragon

by Cynthia Closkey, February 26, 2014

I had the tremendous good fortune to be a guest on the Awesomecast podcast this week, talking tech with host Michael Sorg, regular John Chichilla, and fellow guest Hutch Bailie Jr. We talk about Netflix and the Netflix Drone Youtube video. We discuss the WWE Network. We discuss streaming devices and apps in general. We […]

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Always Be Selling: Tips for small business sales

by Cynthia Closkey, January 6, 2014

Sales tips for small business owners, building on the ideas in an article at Signal vs. Noise

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Why be social?

by Cynthia Closkey, November 15, 2013

I spoke on a panel for Leadership Butler County today, talking about social media. This is a great panel every year, with Joe Taylor of Armstrong and Keith Graham of the Butler Eagle each talking about their respective media. You can download my presentation as a Keynote file or a PDF with presenter notes. Feel […]

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Social media and grieving, changing norms

by Cynthia Closkey, August 13, 2013

Last week I was quoted in an article about social media and grieving, “A time to tweet? Sharing personal experiences on social media,” by Jenny Wagner in the Beaver Valley Times (subscription required). Cynthia Closkey, president of web communication firm Big Big Design, said everyone has his or her own level of comfort for sharing personal […]

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Find Your Voice: A Content Management Workshop

by Cynthia Closkey, August 10, 2013

Yesterday I spoke at the Steel City Solutions Conference, an all-day conference for nonprofits held by HandsOn Tech and Pittsburgh Cares.

My topic was how to develop a content strategy and use it in your communication, particularly your website and social networks but also throughout your internal and external communication.

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