Tag Archives: women

Branding Lessons from the “Sweetest” Wine on the Shelf

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By Emily Valentine (@ebvalentine)
Just before the holidays, I invited a friend over for a glass of wine and asked her to bring a bottle of her choice. When she arrived at my doorstep bearing a bottle of Cupcake Chardonnay, I couldn’t help but smile. This must’ve been exactly what the Cupcake marketing team [...]

Women in Wine: Drinking our Way to the Top

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By Pia Mara Finkell (@piamara)
Ten years ago, I landed my first gig in the wine industry at a small, but respected wine magazine. Coming out of an all-women’s college known for its influential alumnae (Gloria Steinem, Julie Child, Sylvia Plath, etc.), I don’t remember ever feeling intimidated by what I was told was [...]

Women Snubbed in Top Ten Speakers List, Industry in General

In a “blog post” listing the top ten social media speakers, The Speakers Group (TSG) listed voices for “your consideration.” Not one of the speakers was a woman, highlighting a much larger social media services industry problem where women are often overlooked for top speaking gigs, and don’t rank as well as men.
Ironically, this [...]

The Women of BlogPotomac

Ticket Update: Approximately 30% of the 150 paid-for BlogPotomac seats have already been sold since tickets officially went on sale two weeks ago. At the current pace, BlogPotomac (June 12 at the State Theatre in Falls Church) will be sold out by April 1.  Don’t miss out, register today!  Any profits from BlogPotomac 2009 [...]