Motivated. Rejuvenated. Inspired. Those are all words I heard people use when they were describing how they felt after PodCamp 6. Attendees were ready to start new blogs, create more (and better!) content, explore new social media tools, and generally were determined to start kicking some ass. So how’s that working out for [...]
Read moreMy Podcamp Experience: Leveling Up I first learned about Podcamp Pittsburgh in 2009, when everyone in my Twitter feed started using an unfamiliar hashtag. What was this #PCPGH4, and why didn’t I know about it? Finally, I found a link and began to explore. Once I realized that PodCamp was free to attend, that they [...]
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5 Easy Steps to Increase Pittsburgh Small Business Revenue Using Social Media Marketing in today’s world is much different than it was ten years ago. Everyone and their brother are now doing everything online from shopping to watching TV episodes and even shifting their marketing strategies to allow a larger budget to build a stronger [...]
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Sharing the PodCamp Experience This was the first year I felt I needed PodCamp. I have always considered myself a marketing innovator, but in 2011, something happened. In 2011, for the first time in my life, the World was moving faster than I was. In the past, I felt I was always one step ahead [...]
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Sharing the PodCamp Experience If there is one thing I take away with a breath of excitement after attending PodCamp, it always comes down to this one word…sharing. Sure, if you know what PodCamp is, you realize it’s purpose is to share information, ideas, and input on all things internet and digital media-related. Want to [...]
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I’ve been thinking about neighborhoods and neighbors lately. One of the things I love about Pittsburgh is its neighborliness. From what I’ve seen Pittsburgh has some of the friendliest people in the world. They make good neighbors, and Fred Rogers was the exemplar par excellence. It’s sort of a city with a small town feel, or [...]
Read moreWe’re fond of calling PodCamp Pittsburgh an “un-conference,” but that term only means something if you know what a conference is. Most of us do. They’re (usually) dull, dry, stuffy and bland, with dozens of strangers languishing in a hotel ballroom, trapped in their banquet chairs, desperately avoiding eye contact. Not so at PodCamp Pittsburgh. [...]
Read moreOne of the most-used phrases in social media is an invitation to “join the conversation.” But what are we all talking about? In some cases, brands are listening to what their customers are saying about them (and their competitors), and trying to get better at doing business. In other cases, citizen journalists are redefining what [...]
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