Category Archives: Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations

Baffling Budget Beatdown: Axe to Fall on Michigan Film Incentive?

February 21, 2011 – 1:29 pm

If you care about this issue, visit Tell Rick on Facebook or Rick’s Wrong (About the Michigan Film Industry Tax Credit). You can also try to contact your legislators and impress upon them the importance of this tool to Michigan’s future. If you have more ideas, post them in the comments below! The budget process [...]

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Michigan Culinary Tourism

February 21, 2011 – 9:44 am

Mack-in-touch Apples by ( Jennifer ) A month ago, Absolute Michigan participated in the the Creating Michigan Culinary Destinations conference (read our live blog) where the Michigan Culinary Tourism initiative was launched. For the video below, we spoke with Melody Johnson of the International Culinary Tourism Association, keynote speaker Ari Weinzweig of Zingerman’s, Linda Jones [...]

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Imported from Detroit: Chrysler scores a Super Bowl Ad Touchdown

February 7, 2011 – 10:11 am

Despite the fact that the Lions kept their membership in the Never Make a Super Bowl Club current, the Motor City made an appearance in Super Bowl 45 with a pretty impressive commercial for Michigan-based Chrysler. USA Today’s cool Super Bowl Ad Meter has the ad in the middle of the pack in terms of [...]

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Lansing’s Rosie the Riveter: Geraldine Hoff Doyle

January 4, 2011 – 6:55 am

The Lansing State Journal noted the passing of the woman who was the inspiration for the “we Can Do It” poster from WW II. The article begins: Her face became the symbol of women’s empowerment, and her death is the end of an era. Geraldine Hoff Doyle of Lansing, the woman behind an iconic image [...]

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Win $2500 in the I Love Michigan Video Contest

December 28, 2010 – 9:22 am

I LOVE Lake Michigan by lorijohernandez The Prima Civitas Foundation is a non-profit economic & community development collaborative that seeks to help the State of Michigan re-invent itself for the 21st century by creating the network that is necessary for local, regional, and state growth in today’s knowledge-based economy. They’re offering a $2500 prize in [...]

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Michigan Businesses using social media

July 8, 2010 – 10:11 am

Grand Rapids Chalk Flood 2009 by RichardDemingPhotography The Detroit News has an interesting feature on how Michigan companies are learning to use Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and other social media sites. Social media advertising is projected to climb 68% to $7.5 billion this year and jump to $38 billion by 2015, so it’s definitely something [...]

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Michigan Business Photo Winner: Vintage Michigan by Stacy Niedzwiecki

June 17, 2010 – 6:41 pm

Our panel evaluated submissions based on subject matter and photographic technique and has selected Vintage Michigan by Stacy Niedzwiecki as the winner in our Michigan Business Photo Contest. The Legendary Dog ‘n Suds Drive-In located in Montague Michigan. It has been the sole surviving Dog ‘n Suds Drive-In for the state of Michigan, and opened [...]

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Supporting Michigan Business: It’s a local thing

June 10, 2010 – 8:24 am

“Going local does not mean walling off the outside world. It Means nurturing locally owned businesses which use local resources sustainably, employ local workers at decent wages and serve primarily local consumers.” ~Michael H. Shuman, author of Going Local The People of Detroit: Happy Cream by Noah Stephens The 7th Annual Local First Street Party [...]

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Pure Michigan takes you behind the scenes of “Fresh”

April 26, 2010 – 6:35 am

Pure Michigan takes you behind the scenes of the filming of their new “Fresh” TV spot. The spots are done by McCann Erickson and it’s amazing to see what 30 seconds requires. Many more videos from Pure Michigan TV at YouTube. Share this:

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Tim Allen co-opts Pure Michigan, declares for Governor

April 1, 2010 – 9:21 am

April Fools Day 2010 LANSING, MI APRIL 1, 2010 In a shocking move, longtime Michigan resident and Pure Michigan spokesman Tim Allen has announced both his takeover of the popular Pure Michigan ad campaign and his candidacy for Michigan Governor. Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer explained how this all came about in a 9 [...]

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