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Webinars Are Broken. Here’s Why ChannelSales.Pro Thinks It Has A Better Webinar Package

ANN ARBOR - Most companies already know webinars can work. The numbers back it up. According to industry research, 91 percent of B2B professionals prefer webinars as a way to consume business content, while 73 percent say webinars are one of their top sources for high-quality leads. Even more compelling, webinar leads can cost a

By |2026-05-06T19:17:26-04:00May 6th, 2026|mitechtv, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

AI, Algorithms And A $110B Megadeal: How The Warner-Paramount Merger Could Reshape News in Michigan and Beyond

DETROIT - The $110 billion merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global is being framed as a Hollywood power move. In reality, it may be something far more consequential: a shift in how news, entertainment, and information are produced, distributed—and increasingly, decided by machines. The deal brings together a massive portfolio that includes CNN,

By |2026-04-25T13:00:38-04:00April 25th, 2026|New Products, New Products / Contracts, News|

Raising Wages Isn’t Working—Here’s What Michigan Retailers Are Doing Instead

DETROIT - Michigan retailers don’t have a hiring problem. They have a retention problem. Hiring is expensive. Turnover is what’s killing margins. Across Southeast Michigan, employers say they can find workers—but keeping them is a constant struggle. Employees leave within weeks or months, forcing businesses into a cycle of hiring, training, and starting over. More

By |2026-04-22T09:34:13-04:00April 22nd, 2026|Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

How Michigan Retailers Can Reduce Employee Turnover Without Raising Wages

ANN ARBOR — If you run a retail business in Michigan, you already know the cycle: You hire someone.You train them.They leave. And you’re right back where you started. Again. This isn’t just frustrating—it’s quietly draining your business every single month, says Bill Shaw, managing partner of Genus Credit Services, in a video interview on

By |2026-04-16T18:00:41-04:00April 14th, 2026|mitechtv, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Europe’s New Border Rules Could Disrupt Michigan Business Travel

DETROIT - For Michigan’s auto industry, travel to Europe isn’t optional — it’s operational. Executives, engineers, and suppliers move constantly between Detroit and key European hubs like Munich, Paris, and Turin. But a major shift underway across Europe’s borders could quietly disrupt that flow — adding delays, tightening rules, and introducing new compliance risks for

By |2026-04-07T17:07:46-04:00April 7th, 2026|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Michigan Retail Owners: If You’re Constantly Rehiring, This May Be Why

ANN ARBOR — If you run a retail business in Michigan, you already know the cycle: You hire someone.You train them.They leave. And you’re right back where you started. Again. This isn’t just frustrating—it’s quietly draining your business every single month. The Real Problem Isn’t Just Wages Most retail owners assume turnover comes down to

By |2026-04-01T13:35:39-04:00April 1st, 2026|Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

ChannelSales.PRO Expands Marketing Offerings To Include Video-As-A-Service

DETROIT - Channel Sales .PRO has expanded its offerings to now include what CEO Rick Beckers describes as Video-as-a-Service Marketing. He appears on MITechTV to explain. Beckers said video is not replacing the written word, but it is making a significant impact on how people find and consume the products and services that they want

By |2026-03-31T15:10:36-04:00March 31st, 2026|mitechtv, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Workforce Stability Becoming A Priority For Cannabis Retailers

DETROIT — Cannabis dispensaries across the United States are facing a growing workforce challenge: retaining employees in a rapidly expanding but still evolving industry. Many cannabis provisioning centers operate with large hourly workforces, including budtenders, retail managers and support staff. While the industry has created thousands of jobs, many smaller operators struggle to offer traditional

Davenport University Lands a Comedy Legend for President’s Final Gala

GRAND RAPIDS — If you’re going to throw one last gala before riding off into retirement, you might as well bring in someone who knows how to own a stage. That’s exactly what Davenport University is doing. The university’s annual Excellence in Business Gala on May 2 at DeVos Place will feature Emmy- and Tony-winning

By |2026-02-16T19:34:47-05:00February 16th, 2026|Business, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

State Champs Sports Network Expands Coverage Of High School Sports

SOUTHFIELD - WDIV Detroit 4 has partnered with STATE CHAMPS Sports Network to expand its coverage of high school sports in Metro Detroit, including more than 50 live game broadcasts. Lorne Plant, vice president of Operations at parent copany Yelllow Flag Productions, in this video iterview, also talks about how the alliance with the Detroit

By |2026-02-23T13:13:54-05:00February 16th, 2026|mitechtv, New Products, New Products / Contracts|