PossitivelyPittsburghLive, Techno Granny & Warner Brothers Sends You to the Movies...FREE!

Techno Granny & Warner Brothers

                 Sends You to the Movies...FREE!

 Positively PittsburghLive and Techno Granny have become just become a promotional partner  to distribute  gofobo.com  tickets for upcoming movie screenings here in Pittsburgh. 

Techno Granny  is always looking for ways to make Pittsburghers 

SMILE...and smile they will with her new promo partnership with Warner Brothers and gofobo tickets.  With every new Warner brother show in the Burgh..  Positively Pittsburgh Live Fans have a chance to grab 25 pairs of tickets and get into the movie free. With the cost of popcorn and snacks what a great way to save money and enjoy a night out. 

The first offering is "The Rite" on Friday, Janaury 28,2011.  The movies stars

  - Stars Anthony Hopkins in a compelling psychological thriller about good vs. evil. Rated PG- www.what-do-you-believe.com

TechnoGranny and PPL  guests will receive 50 seats (25 pairs; each email address limited to receive 2 seats each); for the  Pittsburgh preview of  The Rite:  7:30 pm Tues., Jan. 25 – AMC/Loews Waterfront.

Prospective guests  will need to sign up (an easy and quick process) at gofobo.com  to become a member. (go to http://www.gofobo.com/rsvp for screenings). Then when you  enter zip code for Pittsburgh.  Screenings available will appear.  When asked for code for The Rite Jan. 25, enter

TECHGRY7ZM

The first 25 (2 tickets each) will then have tickets available to download/print.  When those 50 seats are gone, a message will appear noting screening tickets are no longer available.  Seating first come first served; not guaranteed; suggest arriving 1 hour ahead.

At the entry to the theatre at screenings, a Warner Brothers staffer will scan the bar code on the ticket/s.

Register now, have a night out on Techo Granny and see ya at the movies--FREE!

PositivelyPittsburghLive Talkcast, Pittsburgh LinkedIn Groups 8-9-10

Positively Pittsburgh Live! 8-9-10


LinkedIn Groups

Have you ever considered why linkedin users start linkedin Groups? Tonight's Guests are LinkedIn Group Managers.



Today’s Guests

Shannon D. Martinez, Cheers, Pittsburgh

Eric Pursh, Marketing Pittsburgh

Meenakshi Kapoor, NAWBO Pittsburgh and ASAWE (Association of South Asian Women Enterpreneurs)

Curtis and Cassandra Brown, Mobile Marketing in Business Engage and Inform

Shannon D. Martinez

• An award winning sales leader and payroll expert

• A BS in Marketing from Southern NH University

• “Sold” her way up the corporate ladder

• Regional Account Manager at Payroll Solutions in Whitehall, responsible for sales and marketing in the Pittsburgh Area



LINKEDIN GROUP: CHEERS, PITTSBURGH

I started my linked in group to

• Inform people about CheersPittsburgh.com

• Increase my professional and personal credibility

• Extend my sphere of influence

• Establish myself as a leader in Pittsburgh event information and where to go



CheersPittsburgh.Com

One of the many reasons I started CheersPittsburgh.com is to give businesses and individuals a free resource. Businesses are able to list their establishments and events at no cost on our online directory. CheersPittsburgh.com is “Pittsburgh’s where to go and what to do website!”



Shannon Martinez

Cheers, Pittsburgh!

412-428-9570

shannon@cheerspittsburgh.com





Curtis and Cassandra Brown

• Husband and wife team, owners of Jireh Mobile since 2005



LINKEDIN GROUP: MOBILE MARKETING IN BUSINESS...ENGAGE & INFORM

• Now up to 74 members, several are from other countries

• 200th member gets free text messaging for a year

• Inform people about Jireh Mobile



“Facebook is friends and people you went to college with but you can’t do business with them. We wanted to engage and inform people about Mobile Marketing, how to use it and how not to use it.”



Jireh Mobile



• A mobile marketing solutions company

• Firmly established itself as a leader in interactive mobile campaign and database management.

• Examines mobile marketing, social media trends and placing high priority on the end-users experience







Eric Pursh

• Degree in marketing and MBA (with a concentration in marketing management)

• Over 13 years’ experience in industry.

• Social media junkie



LINKEDIN GROUP: MARKETING PITTSBURGH

I created the Marketing Pittsburgh group to:

• Facilitate networking between marketing and communications professionals and small business owners that are trying to develop business in the Pittsburgh area.



Gemini Media Group

• A copy, scan, and print center

• Provides document services to Pittsburgh’s legal, non-profit and business communities

• Offer related marketing services that include



o graphic design and desktop publishing

o print brokerage

o print-on-demand solutions

o self-publishing assistance

o mailing and variable data

o social media marketing consulting

o electronic media/eBook creation

o Ad specialties/promotional items



Eric Pursh

412-715-6262

eric@gemini365.com

Gemini Media Group LLC

www.gemini365.com

Marketing Pittsburgh

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1802808





Meenakshi Kapoor

• President Elect of NAWBO Greater Pittsburgh (National Association of Women Business Owners)

• Owner of Symphony Enterprises LLC

• A Member of Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)



“It is all about relationship and getting connected. No business works without connection and LinkedIn is all about finding connections and contacts.”



LINKEDIN GROUP: ASAWE (Association of South Asian Women Entrepreneurs).



• Bringing women business owners who are from south Asian countries to one platform

• Help them promote their business

• Help each other by supporting and giving suggestions

• Members from Srilanka, India, Nepal, US, and Pakistan





LINKEDIN GROUP: NAWBO GREATER PITTSBURGH

• Business owners getting connected with each other

• Find potential business and resources among group members



Meenakshi Kapoor

Symphony Enterprises LLC

412-437-1064 (Tel)

www.symphonyenterprises.com





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Delana Flowers is a Positively Pittsburgh Live reporter, an independent writer and owner of Ingenuity by Delana Flowers ©, writing effective copy so you don’t have to. Services include copywriting for newsletters, blogs, ad copy, marketing pieces, articles, reviews, invitations, postcards, flyers and more.

PositivelyPittsburghLive, Pittsburgh Sweetheart Stories, 2-15-10

Positively Pittsburgh Live Talkcast Notes 2-15-10

Pittsburgh Sweetheart Stories

hosted by Good News Reporter

Joanne Quinn-Smith

aka TechnoGranny

Can life stay sweet when you’re in business with your sweetie?


3 Pittsburgh couples say absolutely yes!!


Hear their stories from pre-betrothal to post business.

Charles and Janet Pelligrini of F Tambellini and Peak Performing Properties

“You know how you lose a good customer? Marry her!” –Charles Pelligrini


She was the girl next door. They lived in the same neighborhood, attended the same high school, were in the same marching band. Yet 10 years would go by before they’d truly discover each other. Their romance began on one of the many nights that Janet and friends went to dinner at Tambellini’s. This particular night guess who their server was? Charles Pelligrini!! After serving Janet and her friend s, he invited them to the bar for drinks. He then proceeded to invite Janet to a personal tour of the Banquet Room. They never made it to that Banquet Room because Charles stopped at the office and got up the courage to ask her out to lunch. And so it began.

By their second date Charles began declaring that he would marry Janet and 3 years later he did. 20 years, 2 children and 2 businesses later, they are still very happily married

Tambellini’s has been in business for 60 years. Charles’ mother, a matriarch, was is one of the founders of this family owned business. Therefore, Janet not only married into the family but also into the business. This could have put Charles in an awkward position as he would be doing business with his mother and his wife. There would definitely be the potential for in-law conflict among these two women. “…but they get along beautifully!” He says.

Tambellini’s is the couple’s primary business and Peak Performing Properties their secondary business together. “It’s great doing business with your spouse!” Says Janet.


For information about F Tambellini go to http://www.eatzuchini.com/

or call 412-391-1091 for reservations

For information on Peak Performing Properties go to http://www.peakperformingproperties.com/




Eva and Scott Kerschbaumer of Esspa Kozmetika

“I’m really fortunate to have met someone I could build a business with.” – Scott Kerschbaumer

Eva came to Pittsburgh from Budapest, Hungry at time when Scott was very frustrated with dating. He was working on a movie when the lead actress mentioned a young lady she’d met at a hair salon. Scott was thrilled about the prospect of meeting someone who was new to the country, new to the area and new to him.



Scott and Eva were set up and their first date required him to take her AND her 3 Hungarian house mates. They all went to dinner and Scott attempted to make conversation. Despite the language barrier, pregnant pauses, stares and strange looks, Scott continued talking. It paid off because that night became the start of a life time commitment. About 2 months later Scott and Eva became housemates and a year and half later they were married. 10 years of marriage has brought them a son and a successful business.



Eva knew that her very creative husband would have a business but she didn’t know if she would be part of it. Scott had no doubt that she would be a great business partner. Both agree that they work well together because they naturally balance each other out.

“He gets the people in the door and I make sure they come back,” says Eva, “It wasn’t planned and I wasn’t sure it was a good idea.” But it’s been 8 years and Esspa Kozmetika has grown from 3 employees to 40.


The spa has been voted the best spa in Pittsburgh every year since 2005. It won 3rd best spa in the US in 2008. Skin inc magazine International named Esspa Kozmetika the Best of the Best in the in 2008. It was recommended by DaySpa Magazine, the leading publication in the industry worldwide. This spa is 1 of 12 founding members of GreenSpa.

For more information about Esspa Kozmetika go to http://www.esspa.net/

Or call 412-782-3888 for reservations



Kristen Holloway and Captain Charles Querriera of Operation Troop Appreciation

“I think of all the soldiers who have received gifts from OTA over the years and can’t believe any could have been as wonderful as the gift I got from OTA – my soulmate and best friend.”


– Kristen Holloway Querriera


Her charity organization, Operation Troop Appreciation had been in operation for about a year when a wish list came in from a tank captain in Baghdad. The captain wanted clothing and shoes to give the Iraqi children he encountered in addition to supplies for his troops. Kristen was struck by his request and after sending what he asked, she and Captain Querriera continued to correspond. Through email and the occasional phone calls from overseas, something beautiful began to form.

He invited her to visit him in Los Angeles during his mid-tour break and they were inseparable thereafter. He had two more tours in Iraq before he returned to the states for good. During this time their friendship deepened and they couldn’t wait to see each other again. They dated long distance between Pittsburgh and Kansas and then Pittsburgh and Los Angeles for 2 years. Then on Valentine’s Day 2008, during a visit to Pittsburgh, Captain Querriera proposed. Four months later, on June 14 – Flag Day – they were married on a beautiful beach in the Bahamas. “He must have loved me a lot to leave sunny California and move to Pittsburgh!” Says Kristen.

They’ve been married for nearly 2 years and Captain Querriera is now in business school in addition to helping Kristen with Operation Troop Appreciation.


Kristen is the Executive director and founder of Operation Troop Appreciation. OTA seeks to ease the burden of deployment on soldiers by supplying them with things to make their time a little easier. The organization is run by volunteerism and donations. Kristen’s work with OTA has earned her an award from President W. Bush. He late invited her to the White House to join him as he gave a speech on volunteerism.

For more information on Operation Troop Appreciation go to http://www.operationtroopappreciation.org/



To hear this episode of Positively Pittsburgh Live in its entirety go to http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=323861&cmd=apop









Delana Flowers is a Positively Pittsburgh Live reporter, an independent writer and owner of Ingenuity Copywriting ©, writing effective copy so you don’t have to. Services include copywriting for newsletters, blogs, ad copy, marketing pieces, articles and reviews.