TROY - Join Automation Alley for the official launch of the National Association of Manufacturers’ 2018 State of Manufacturing Tour. State and local manufacturers, business leaders and students will join NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons as he delivers the NAM State of Manufacturing address. The NAM’s annual tour has become the flagship event for
Caston Thomas, CEO and founder of InterWorks Technology in Rochester is both a standing tech expert and co host for he show but he is also an excellent commentator on security on the Web. So we took special note of his response to an article by another security expert on the degree of information that Google has about each of
LANSING - If you’re an inbound marketer, you know that sinking feeling. You wake up, stretch, start your coffee, and check your phone—only for your stomach to drop at that horrible phrase “algorithm change.” Depending on how long you’ve been in the game, you’ve ridden the ups and downs of the Facebook and Google algorithms as
GRANDVILLE - Managed Service Provider has named two long-time employees Vice Presidents to Business Development and Sales. Ken Zimmer, a Trivalent employee since 2000, has been named Vice President of Business Development. “Ken has been instrumental in helping Trivalent develop client relationships in West Michigan as our Sales Director, and this promotion allows him to
KALAMAZOO – Educators from Southwest Michigan were recognized last week with Catalyst Education Awards during Catalyst University, a daylong leadership event hosted by the regional economic development organization Southwest Michigan First at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo. The Catalyst Education Awards received applications from teachers, principals and entire schools from across Southwest Michigan, competing in
COSTA MESA, Calif - Could social media be realizing its true calling as the ultimate customer service channel? According to the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Wireless Customer Care Full-Service Performance Study overall satisfaction is highest when customers ask questions or make requests of their wireless carriers via social media. “Personalized feedback, rapid-fire response time and interaction
ROYAL OAK - M2 TechCast Co-Hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush both attended the press preview days at the North American International Auto Show and in this podcast shared their observations, including the future of Autonomous Vehicles a big theme in the basement of Cobo Center where 57 auto mobility companies showed off their latest
ROYAL OAK - Multiple themes at the North American International Auto Show featured autonomous startups in the basement for the Automobile-D show sponsored by PlanetM, but upstairs where the auto industry was showcasing cars available now, not so much, said Auto Expert David Cole, chairman of AutoHarvest in Ann Arbor. The other theme was a
ROYAL OAK - We hear a lot of talk about electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles, but in reality on the floor of the North American International Auto Show were chock full of full-sized pickup trucks, big Sports Utility Vehicles, and flashy gas guzzling sports cars, said Michelle Krebs an analyst with Autotrader,. Auto makers will
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Jan. 29, cybersecurity expert Caston Thomas, CEO and founder of InterWorks Technology, will talk about cybersecurity threats to the Internet of Things. Michigan Small Business Development Director Keith Brophy will interview an entrepreneur helped by his SBA-backed program. Managed Service Provider Rick Beckers, CEO of CloudTech1, will announce
