Danielle Hatfield

Recipe: 2 Ingredient Chocolate Crunch Bars

Danielle Hatfield's 2 ingredient chocolate crunch bars

Y’all know by now that I love to hack recipes for a few reasons. 1. because I’d like to think I can make them better and 2. I know I can make them cheaper. After my husband snuck in a few packages of Nestle Crunch bars into the shopping basket this week, I was determined…

If you would have told me 4 months ago how much I would love this vegan, sugar free, chocolate-avocado frosting … I would have laughed right in your face. Who the hell makes chocolate icing with avocado?! Well, I do! Even my dear husband likes it and that says a lot! I can’t wait to make another gluten…

Danielle Hatfield's Easy Crock-Pot Onion Soup

We all need an easy recipe to make long days less stressful. This onion soup recipe, featuring Better Than Bouillion, is one of my favorites (and not just because it tastes amazing!). Be sure to save your onion bags to make a dish scrubby that you can use to clean your crock-pot when you’re finished. Check…

Last night I had a great conversation about the road we are all traveling with social media and the dangerously thin line of private vs. public. We talked about many things, but one topic that came up that we all agreed on, was the sheer speed and quality (or lack of) information we all share…

One quick google search for cyber Monday deals and you will first see results from big name brands like Best Buy, Macy’s and Walmart. We all know those brands and feel safe shopping with them both on and off line. But what about brands we may not know that well or scams that trick you into…

I talk Facebook Schemes with Lechelle L Yates of WFMY 2WTK

Recently I sat down with Lechelle Yates of local CBS affiliate WFMY News 2 to talk about Facebook Schemes. You see, Lechelle spent some time talking to folks who fell victim to some of these schemes and it made me realize that not only are the scammers getting more crafty, we the users need to…

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Swimming in Stress

If you own your own business you know how terribly unforgiving it can be. It’s tough. It’s scary. It’s exciting. It’s infuriating. It’s rewarding. At times the stress can be overwhelming. . . especially when you try so hard to do, be and give with little thought to your own well being. It can often…

Not educating your brand advocates is like shooting blanks. You or your team can have the best of intent, but unless you pack some POW in your brand messages . . . well, you’re wasting your time & money. This is the POW information your brand advocates need . . . ‘P’articulars Be sure to…

On AOL PR, Truth And “On the Record”

Eric Schonfeld shines a light on PR cluelessness in his article On AOL PR, Truth And “On The Record” for Tech crunch. “PR is not supposed to be fiction and spin. At least not all the time. Occasionally the communications professionals at companies, particularly publicly traded companies, are supposed to actually tell the truth. And perhaps help journalists…

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DIY: Creating Your Own Closet Office

Our closet office - a quiet place to write

Our library closet has been on my radar as a potential quiet work space for quite some time. For the last 3 years it has been the home of shoes and purses. . . that was until recently. I decided that having a private place to write blog posts, take a phone call or simply…

I was recently reading this post : Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for ‘irreversible collapse’? and the follow up: Did Nasa fund ‘civilisation collapse’ study, or not? on how our civilization, regardless of what nationality you are is on the verge of collapse. Sensationalist? Maybe, maybe not. What does this have to do with Goodwill…

I don’t know exactly how I came across Karen Templar’s blog . . . it just happened. I believe it was divine intervention and it began while I was looking for yarn spun thick enough to make quick work of a blanket using the gigantic knitting needles I began making over the weekend. I still haven’t…

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As I sit here this morning and process through the online maelstrom surrounding Jared Fogle, the grassroots social media/brand spokesperson from Subway, I see vicious comments and quips being posted at a dizzying rate…even from people that I thought wouldn’t be so quick to pick up a pitchfork and torch. There is something I want…

I know y’all are going to get sick of me bitching about inbox spam but DAMN. It’s like the spam dam broke and all the smarmy sales pitches are flooding my inboxes. Every. Last. One. LinkedIn, Email, Facebook, Twitter, and yes, even my post office box. . . gah. Just. Fucking. Stop. Two things. 1. This type…

Whether you have 1 employee or 1000, here are 7 ways to empower them to become brand evangelists. Educate your employees on how to properly use social media. Give your employees clear examples and detailed instructions on where you need their help and A. Don’t get frustrated that your employees aren’t sharing your content when you don’t make the time…

WAIT! Before you hit send on that status update, I encourage you to carefully consider if it should be a blog post. *brace yourselves for some tough love* Yeah I know, you hate writing f*cking blog posts.Well – tough shit. “It takes too long.” “It’s not my job!” “What’s the point?” Look, if you’re not willing…

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