Jun
11
Through the countless resumes received and interviews conducted in society, being remembered by a business professional can be very difficult. With an average of 1,750,000 individuals graduating from college each year, how many of those grads are going after your dream job? Professional Networking is a way for job seekers to connect and converse with [...]
May
30
One of the hardest aspects of professional networking, aside from making quality connections, is maintaining relationships with your connections. It might seem simple to stay connected in a digital marketing driven society filled with countless social networks – when really the adverse is often true. Like other job related items, professional social networking requires persistence. [...]
May
22
Whether it’s mingling at professional associations, conventions, socials or with colleagues, the job of networking is never done. Sure, you may already have a career, but that’s no excuse to stop forming new relationships or nurturing the old ones. When building a business, you can’t rely solely on old contacts; you have to make new, valuable connections [...]
May
20
In today’s digital age, job seekers and businesses alike are learning to adapt to a changing professional networking environment. Though it may seem unnatural at first to familiarize yourself with the Internet and social media in a professional way, these venues open up doors to connect with people unlike before. Professional Networking for Job Seekers [...]
Apr
25
Any good journalist will tell you journalism is people centric. What, where, when, why’s all are support for the most important piece of any story – the WHO. People look to the news and mass-media to find out about other people as a basic human drive to be social. We seek out stories, and every [...]
Apr
25
Matthew Altruda is highly regarded for his contributions to building a strong local music scene in Ann Arbor. During his April 24, 2013 LA2M presentation he shared his vision, “to make Ann Arbor the greatest music city in America,” and tips for bands to become successful. View the story “LA2M Recap: Let’s Make Ann Arbor [...]
Apr
19
Time and time again, we find that social media is changing the way we work. Social media platforms have an immense ability to influence specific outcomes such as the acquisition of new customers, a new sale, recommendations and referrals. This could also be displayed as a change in sentiment between products and innovations, an increase in [...]
Mar
14
People are always looking for ways to solve their problems. What visitors of the web really want is content that describes the issues and problems they face and details on how to solve those problems. Instead of simply focusing on designing websites that look good, the goal for marketers should be to create user experiences [...]
Mar
11
Content is at the heart of all things digital and without content the internet would not exist. Likewise, regularly updated content is at the heart of your online presence, and without it you don’t exist. Why? Because stagnant websites and blogs don’t rank well in search, and social profiles without posts have almost no way [...]
Mar
06
Reading sites like Mashable or Adage, and scanning your Twitter feed for news is a daily ritual for many of us in the digital media field, and quite possibly a labor of love. Yet, not everyone feels this love affair (dare I say addiction) with staying in the loop; not everyone processes and adopts new [...]