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 …
I first started working for Michigan Creative in June of 2018. Although nervous to start, I knew I’d fit in after conversations with CEO, Brian Town, and research I had done. Before I knew it, I had a desk in Michigan’s capital, went to SBAM events, created inside jokes with my new co-workers, and worked as Brian’s assistant. (Or as …
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 …
Lately, social media is all about photos, video, and reaching your followers and consumers with relatable, visually aesthetic content. Just by that description, writing doesn’t often fit the bill. But why is that? It’s been thought that writing and creating content to be read is becoming less and less popular – dying, even. Unless you live under a rock, you’ve …
Health: mental, physical, emotional. It’s something you’re probably tired of reading and talking about, but hear us out on this one. It’s something that controls your life, even when you don’t think it might be. Your health is crucial to be thinking about, day in and day out. It has a huge affect on your business, whether or not you’re …
We’ve all been there. Everyone has felt, at one time or another, like there was no way we could do or create or write a single thing, like all brain function has been exhausted. We’ve all felt stuck, and that really stinks because that’s our job at it’s core at Michigan Creative. What can you do when you seemingly lose …
As some of you may know: I am the Social Media Manager at Michigan Creative, which I love. As the majority of you may not know: I am also a part-time Mary Kay Consultant for fun. Through Mary Kay, I’ve been able to learn so much about business and leadership through our weekly meetings and training sessions. It’s great to …
Getting dressed up to go mingle with professionals and network with them is pretty much a love-it or hate-it scenario. As a socially awkward introvert who spends most of her time indoors, curtains drawn and perusing the Internet, I personally am on the hate-it end of the spectrum. On the bright side, it doesn’t have to be quite as bad …
Mission statements are a fun exercise to do for any business. Captain Kirk’s mission was to go “where no man has gone before.” Ferris Bueller believes that “life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”Even the adorable tear-jerking alien from Lilo and Stitch knows that “Ohana means family, family …
As many of our clients know, here at Michigan Creative we hold our standards high, while our environment remains relaxed. Our CEO Brian Town and COO Melissa Meschke have created an incredibly laid back culture, which inspires and motivates its workers. Michigan Creative trusts their staff and holds them accountable for the work they produce, while encouraging them to work …
