You know when you wake up and you can’t get out of bed no matter how many times you tell yourself you need to? Yeah, that’s your body and mind telling you to TAKE A BREAK. Although you may not have the luxury of being able to take a day off work or school, that doesn’t mean you can’t do …
It’s easy to make mistakes when doing inbound marketing, but it’s also part of the process. While you should always go for gold, coming up with a foolproof strategy at first shot is an impossible standard to live up to. As you begin your immersion into this other side of marketing, where the focus is on pulling people in (hence …
Odds are you’ve heard millennials are an impatient, rude, and lazy generation. While every generation has its bums and its over-achievers, it’s not fair to point fingers. These three ugly characteristics can be a good thing for society — if you don’t believe me, keep reading. We are impatient – we don’t like being told what to do, but who …
Cameras are no small investment. I compare it to buying a car: you do your research on makes and models, how new or used would you like to go, then you go and spend a bunch of money on it while having a stroke as you watch your bank balance go down. Find a purpose for your purchase With big …
When I go out to dinner, I look around to see a majority of people hiding behind a screen. I’m sure a lot of people (including me), find it frustrating when trying to talk with someone who can’t look up from their phone. For those of you with iPhones, you may be aware of the Screen Time feature in …
At Michigan Creative, a lot of our videos end up being placed on websites and released onto social media. Here’s an up to date guide on what you need to know about posting videos on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook Posting onto Facebook, not embedding. We always recommend that when you post a video on social media, you upload the video …
Dog-friendly workplaces are becoming more common nowadays as owners start to take their furry children with them everywhere. Studies have confirmed benefits of bringing a dog to work. I can say first hand: bringing my puppy to work makes the day a lot less stressful. According to an article on Purina’s website, spending as little as 30 minutes with a …
About a week prior to beginning my internship with Michigan Creative, I touched down on US soil after 4.5 months of studying abroad. For 4 days a week, home was Budapest, Hungary, and the other 3 were spent traveling throughout different countries across Europe. About an hour into my flight back to Detroit, I began to think about how I …
In the quest for better product awareness and a bigger bottom line, companies of all stripes can always benefit from effective email marketing solutions. Michigan Creative, a savvy digital marketing firm in Lansing, offers some of our favorite, strategies for achieving a better open rate. Quality Content This is really where it all starts, and it’s simple cause-and-effect: the more …
It was a late February evening and while I’m no stranger to the winter weather, having grown up in Central Pennsylvania, I sure wasn’t ready for Michigan. It was snowing sideways… literally sideways and I thought to myself, “This is a joke, right?” Well, here we are the snow subsided, I’ve had a chance to explore a bit, and my …
