PLYMOUTH - When I first began integrating social media into my job responsibilities about seven years ago, I?a seasoned PR professional with nearly 20 years of experience under my belt?felt like a rookie. And in a way, I was a rookie. Learning how to effectively align public relations objectives with social media was a whole
DETROIT - Our next event will be a Pink Slip Party on Thursday, March 19th at The Majestic Theater. If you?re not familiar with our Pink Slip Party events?you should be. They?re on a whole different level from our casual networking social events like the one we have at Blackfinn. Our PSP events see as
ANN ARBOR ? Michigan League of Conservation Voters (Michigan LCV) Executive Director Lisa Wozniak released this statement following the introduction of a clean energy package Tuesday: ?We applaud the leadership of state legislators putting forth a clean energy plan that will build on our success so far. Michigan?s commitments to clean energy have driven $2.9
DETROIT - If you handle public relations within a sales organization, you?re likely considered overhead. While you can argue that an effective media relations strategy leads to sales, you cannot always prove that the customers who came into your store to buy your products or services did so because of what they read online or
DETROIT - To say that the state of business and economy in Metro Detroit is in peril is an understatement to say the least. Never have I seen such a mass of people without work in this town, notice traffic lately on I-75 and 696? That?s right, there hardly is any anymore. So in times
DETROIT - Congratulations, you?ve made it past the first hurdle. You?ve gotten past the gatekeepers, resume screeners, candidate tracking systems, and have gotten a call or email that someone would actually like to talk to you about hiring you for a job that they have open. Now, let?s not kid ourselves ? even though you?ve
WASHINGTON DC - In an op-ed piece published on Wired.com Wednesday, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission laid out his proposal to treat both wired and wireless data services as public utilities under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. If Wheeler's rules pass, broadband providers - like Verizon and AT&T - will
WASHINGTON DC - Tom Wheeler, chairman of the FCC, wants to reclassify broadband as a utility in order to protect the open Internet. Wheeler confirmed Wednesday that he intends to bring wired and wireless broadband services under utility-style rules based on Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. He said Title II would bring
LANSING - Cyber jobs are a hot topic right now for most age groups in America. Over the past year, I?ve received many calls from parents with 16 - 18-year-old young adults heading off to community colleges or universities asking for general guidance on cybersecurity careers. I also get contacted via a social media websites
LANSING - Tech entrepreneurs are on the rise in Michigan and playing an increasingly prominent role in Michigan?s economy, with the number of tech start-up companies in Michigan more than tripling over the past four years, says a top executive at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. ?No other state does what Michigan does to fund