Cracking the Connection Code

“Never talk to strangers, " sound familiar?  Your mother always told you not to talk to strangers and now your boss is sending you out to talk to strangers on ...Continue Reading

Marketing and the Mind

One of the most under-studied but exceedingly useful forms of marketing study has to do with how the brain reacts to marketing stimuli.  We’ll take a look at how the ...Continue Reading

Building the Narrative

When we present our ideas, we are in essence making an argument.  We are making our case to the audience like a lawyer to a jury.  But how many of ...Continue Reading

How Young B2B and Professional Services Firms Build Their Business

For most young business-to-business companies and professional services providers, the best new prospects come from referrals and networking.  But why wait for referrals to come? And why just hope that ...Continue Reading

Designing & Delivering Great Presentations

Everybody has to communicate every day.  Whether it be one-on-one, with small groups, or to large audiences, we all have a story to tell to an audience that needs to ...Continue Reading

What’s in Your Tool Kit?

What’s in Your Tool Kit?Finding out can make you better at what you do Each of us carries a personally unique tool kit. We all have one, ...Continue Reading

The State of AnnArbor.com

Do you know the state of AnnArbor.com? Join us as the President and CEO of AnnArbor.com, Matt Kraner, discusses the progress and challenges of Ann Arbor’s leading digital newspaper in ...Continue Reading