Guest Columns

Social Media Impact Undervalued By Nearly 100 Percent: Adobe

SAN FRANCISCO - The use of last-click attribution, the most common attribution model used by marketers, may cause marketers to undervalue social media's website impact by up to 94 percent, the Adobe Digital Index report contends. The report provides marketing, e-commerce and retail executives with critical digital marketing insights. The study evaluated how marketers measure

By |2012-03-28T00:00:00-04:00March 28th, 2012|Archive, Guest Columns|

Consolidation May Hurt SBA Mission

GRAND RAPIDS - The federal government should pursue strategies to eliminate duplication and waste among its agencies. However, the proposal to combine the U.S. Small Business Administration with five other agencies will not achieve this objective and will harm the government's efforts to assist small businesses. President Obama proposed last month to consolidate six federal

By |2012-02-17T00:00:00-05:00February 17th, 2012|Archive, Guest Columns|

Report: Online Lead Capabilities Produces Four Times Business Growth

RESTON, Va. - A new report from Hinge, which provides branding and marketing for professional services, has announced companies generating 40 percent of their leads online grew four times faster than businesses without online lead capabilities. Surveying companies with an average of $54 million in revenue and over 300 employees, the study titled "Online Marketing

By |2011-12-01T00:00:00-05:00December 1st, 2011|Archive, Guest Columns|

Moroun’s Money Writes Sad Tale For State

ANN ARBOR - You might not think finger-pointing could make a sound of its own, but it does. High, thin and very penetrating. And it could be heard all over Lansing after last week?s vote in the Senate Economic Development Committee sunk ? at least temporarily ? the much-debated project to build another bridge connecting

By |2011-10-25T00:00:00-04:00October 25th, 2011|Archive, Guest Columns|

Liquid Web On A Roll ? Growing In Michigan

LANSING - Matt Hill started Liquid Web as a high-schooler living in Holt. The Web-hosting firm now has nearly 300 employees, and adds more each month. Liquid Web is one of mid-Michigan?s biggest success stories. Launched in 1997, the managed Web-hosting company serves more than 20,000 clients in 120 countries. In 2009, it opened a

By |2011-09-27T00:00:00-04:00September 27th, 2011|Archive, Guest Columns|

Know Before You Grow: Key Resources For Learning About Your Customers And Competitors

WARREN - Whether you're starting a business, introducing new products or services, or adding locations, it's always a good idea to first do your research. Informed decisions make the best decisions, and ? especially when credit is tight ? we often need to show that we have a solid understanding of our target markets. Unfortunately,

By |2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1st, 2011|Archive, Guest Columns|

Your Online Address: A Threat and an Opportunity

WARREN - The company that manages the global Internet address system ? the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ? recently approved two changes to the domain name system that could significantly impact your online business model. One represents a potential threat to your company's brand identity that can be avoided with prompt action.

By |2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1st, 2011|Archive, Guest Columns|

Big Ideas, Small Budgets: How Small-to-Midsized Firms Can Tackle Huge Marketing Campaigns With Limited Resources

WARREN - Because our marketing and media company is based out of Lansing, we see a lot of negativity when it comes to our state. To combat this view, we put together a two-week social media road trip to give the state a much-needed PR boost. During ?#MeetMichigan with @m3_group,? we visited all 83 counties

By |2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1st, 2011|Archive, Guest Columns|