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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Companies also use social networking sites in the hiring process, and increasingly, to do innovative advertising (such as the recent Jack in the Box campaign). Sam earned a BA in Communications Arts and Sciences from Michigan State University. What are the risks and rewards? Can social networking be a money-maker for companies?

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Principles For Low-Budget Marketing Strategies Every Startup Should Know

YoungUpstarts

The Chrysler’s ATL (Above the Line), “Eminem commercial” — that cost around 12 million $— is a perfect example of a well-focused, mass marketing campaign. It honors the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit, cradle of many worldwide talents, including the multi platinum rapper and the multinational car brand.

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Janesville – A Story About the Rest of America

Steve Blank

When I got out of the Air Force after Vietnam, I lived in Michigan and I installed process control systems in automobile assembly plants and steel mills across the industrial heart of the Midwest. Janesville, tells the story of laid-off factory workers of a General Motors factory that’s never going to reopen.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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We have seen the damage that this share structure can cause over the long run, said Anne Sheehan, head of corporate governance for California State Teachers Retirement System, a big public pension fund. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Faulted for Michigan Oil Spill.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Opinion: Noonan: The Romney Campaign Needs a New CEO. Opinion: Noonan: The Romney Campaign Needs a New CEO. Write to Deborah Gage at deborah.gage@dowjones.com. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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New Power: An Interview with Henry Timms

Startup Lessons Learned

As a result, Giving Tuesday has morphed into all sorts of different hashtags and different campaigns around the world. University of Michigan turned Giving Tuesday into Giving Blueday, and they used it to raise $5.5 It's very opaque in terms of how it's governed and how the algorithms work. million last year.

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

But at this point, our government is so backward, dysfunctional and unresponsive that it’s not even on the agenda. So, when I was researching my book, I looked into what actually happened to the manufacturing workers in Michigan, Indiana and in the South. Then the government says ‘hey, great news!