Social media firm wins two awards

Step Ahead Inc. has been recognized by two national organizations for its creative public relations and social media marketing work. The Squeaky Clean blog, which Step Ahead designed and maintains for Charleston-area cleaning company Castle Keepers, received a Gold Award at the MarCom Awards, an international competition for marketing and communication professionals. Additionally, the Society for New Communications Research recognized Step Ahead with a Commendation of Merit for the Twitter Beach Bash it hosted in the spring for MyrtleBeachHotels.com, a group of oceanfront hotels and condos in Myrtle Beach. At the bash, Twitter followers were invited to answer trivia questions via Twitter for a chance to win prizes at the Myrtle Beach resorts.