ROYAL OAK - SmartFinds Marketing has launched the auto dealership conquest sales program, SmartOne. The program combines both digital marketing process with digital marketing technology tasks to reach a hyper-targeted audience around the dealership's store with six marketing segments instead of the usual three for most conquest programs. Listen to Melih Oztalay, CEO of SmartFinds
ROYAL OAK - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer updates what’s happening with drones - also called quadcopters - with federal legislation. The commercial market has solidified - part 107 rules - that mandate what you can and cannot do with commercial drones. The Federal Aviation Administration reversed its previous rule change and now again requires
ROYAL OAK - Lawrence Technological University Dean of Students Kevin Finn talks about LTU’s transition from commuter to residential school, with yet another dorm that will house another 300 students, upping LTU’s residence hall occupancy to near 1,100 students living on campus. Some 4,200 students attend LTU. LTU also is expanding its sports programming with
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Google removed roughly 60 apps that contained hidden pornographic malware from its Play Store after a security research company found the code. Many of the games were aimed at kids. Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies reported the malware on Friday. Dubbed AdultSwine, the malware displayed pornographic images that looked like ads but
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Jan. 22, new Michigan Venture Capital Association Chairman Mark Horne will talk about his vision for the private equity finance group. Inforum’s Tember Shea will interview inGAGE Master Class participant Kylee Guenther, CEO of Spectalite, an advanced engineering materials supplier for bamboo fiber composites. Red Level Help Desk
ANN ARBOR – Mark Horne, CEO and Managing Partner of Plymouth Growth Partners, has been appointed Chairman of the Michigan Venture Capital Association. Horne previously served as an MVCA board member and member of the MVCA events committee. “Mark’s passion for working with Michigan’s entrepreneurial and investment community will be invaluable as we continue to
DETROIT — Nexteer Automotive, the Saginaw-based developer of electric steering technology, announced the expansion of its advanced steering technology suite at the 2018 North American International Auto Show. “While these industry-leading innovations can each stand on their own merit, the real game-changer is the combination of technologies in a single suite of technologies,” said Jeff
LIVONIA — Roush, the Livonia-based automotive technology provider, said it has purchased the largest powdered metal 3D printer in the world, the Xline 2000R. The company said the machine has a “build envelope” — the cube in which three-dimensional structures can be built, one thin layer at a time — of 800 by 400 by
LANSING - Legislation introduced in the Michigan House on Thursday would create a state-run bank, which could help those in the medical marijuana business deal with their profits and more efficiently pay the state its taxes. As new medical marijuana regulations unfold, the drug is still illegal on the federal level, meaning businesses cannot put
LANSING - The Midwest was well represented in the list of 20 finalist cities and regions for the second Amazon headquarters, but Detroit was not one of the Midwest cities chosen, and the primary reason was an issue Governor Rick Snyder has talked about all through his administration: talent resources. In a conference call, executives from the
