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TEDxDetroit Returns Nov. 6 At Masonic Temple – Tech, Entertainment, Design

DETROIT  –  TEDxDetroit is focused on the latest in the worlds of technology, entertainment and design – and sharing with strong ties to Detroit - a fresh batch of speakers and performers steal the show Nov. 6 at the Masonic Temple. “So many fantastic ideas got cut,” said Terry Bean, executive producer of TEDxDetroit and

By |2019-10-06T16:03:17-04:00October 6th, 2019|IT in the D, Social Media|

GVSU Begins 2nd Cohort Of Digital Marketing Pro Development Program

GRAND RAPIDS -  Grand Valley State University will begin its second cohort of a unique digital marketing professional development program that offers industry-recognized certification in platforms like Google Analytics and HubSpot. The program will begin September 3. Offered by GVSU's Center for Adult and Continuing Studies, it's operated in partnership with GreenFig, an Oregon company that

By |2019-08-20T20:10:00-04:00August 20th, 2019|Social Media, STEAM|

June 18 Webinar: Convert Website Visitors To Leads And Sales With Powerful Results

BIRMINGHAM – SmartFinds Marketing will be hosting a webinar June 18 at 9 am to educate business owners on how to make their websites more effective to existing website visitors. The webinar will be presented by Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartFinds Marketing. Mr. Oztalay is a 25-year digital marketing veteran, industry author, and speaker. “Businesses tend

By |2019-06-13T19:01:07-04:00June 13th, 2019|News, Social Media|

Melih Oztalay SmartFinds Webinar June 18 – Social Media Training For Business

ROYAL OAK - Melih Oztalay, president of SmartFinds Marketing in Birmingham, announces a free June 18 webinar that will teach businesses on the Internet how to more effectively use social media marketing. https://soundcloud.com/mike-brennan-841872555/e173-melih-oztalay-smartfinds-webinar        

By |2019-06-13T17:30:11-04:00June 12th, 2019|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, Social Media|

Tom Lawrence, Mr. YouTube, To Share Knowledge April 29 At IoT Tech Connect

ROYAL OAK - Tom Lawrence, founder of Lawrence Technology Services, talks about his panel at IoT Tech Connect on April 29 that will show how local entrepreneurs are using social media to extend their reach, grow their brand and increase profits. The moderator is Terry Bean, CEO of Motor City Connect. Also on the panel

By |2019-04-14T18:16:55-04:00April 14th, 2019|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, Social Media|

Offers And Promotions On Social Media Don’t Influence Millennials

WASHINGTON - There is a generational difference in the content that influences people to visit a company's website from social media, a new survey contends. Images are more likely to persuade millennials to click through to businesses' websites from social media (33%), while offers/promotions are more likely to influence baby boomers (38%). So says Visual

By |2019-02-10T15:30:27-05:00February 10th, 2019|New Products / Contracts, Social Media|

Proven Ways For Auto Dealerships To Attract Customers To Their Store

BIRMINGHAM, MI - Dealerships continue to struggle attracting local consumers to their stores with the increase in marketing channel competition.  The problems range from other brand competition to competition from within the brand.  Other sources include in-brand marketing channels from Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3. This doesn’t mean a dealership cannot find marketing

By |2018-10-05T09:40:06-04:00October 5th, 2018|Guest Columns, Social Media|

Fake News Detector Algorithm Works Better Than A Human

ANN ARBOR—An algorithm-based system that identifies telltale linguistic cues in fake news stories could provide news aggregator and social media sites like Google News with a new weapon in the fight against misinformation. The University of Michigan researchers who developed the system have demonstrated that it’s comparable to and sometimes better than humans at correctly

By |2018-08-22T09:56:18-04:00August 22nd, 2018|Featured, Social Media|

SmartOne – Auto Dealership Local Marketing Guarantees Sales Results

BIRMINGHAM, MI – What if I told you SmartOne is a advanced digital local marketing auto dealership program with proven results that increase a dealership’s awareness among local active vehicle buyers. What if I told you this program SmartOne also is co-op compliant with OEMs, and that it increases service center appointments and profits as

By |2018-09-23T04:59:05-04:00August 13th, 2018|Guest Columns, Internet, Social Media|

Data Privacy, Ads Drive Customer Dissastisfaction In Social Media: ACSI

ANN ARBOR — Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter have the least satisfied users in social media, according to the latest data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index 2018 E-Business Report. Customer satisfaction with social media as a whole fell 1.4 percent to a score of 72 on the ACSI’s 100-point scale, ranking it among the bottom

By |2018-07-26T15:21:26-04:00July 26th, 2018|Announcements/New Products, Social Media|