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2nd Brain Collective Podcast with Jerry Norris of The Fledge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After graduating with a degree in statistics from the University of Michigan, Jerry Norris started his career with the Unisys Corporation and Cascade Engineering. He became an expert in management systems across a wide variety of industries. Jerry’s next projects involved building and selling multiple companies and creating management systems that operate in 172 countries. He is currently the CEO of GAIA, which connects global professionals.

But Jerry’s current passion is helping startups form in the Lansing area. He is co-founder of the Grand Ledge Fledge, a startup incubator and accelerator, and he serves as the Business Acceleration Consultant for the Lansing Economic Area Partnership.

On this episode of 2nd Brain Collective, Jerry chats with the hosts about how he helps entrepreneurs in Mid-Michigan!

Guest Post: Using WordPress for Your Business Website? Top Tips for a Professional Look

There are about 75,000,000 sites operating on WordPress. While starting a business website using that site and its resources can be very simple, it can be pretty difficult to make it look professional if you’re not too experienced with it. With a little practice and some trial and error, you’ll get the business website you need to attract customers and look professional. If you are struggling to make yours look great, then here are some things you may want to consider doing.

Create a Domain

Your business needs its own domain name to look professional. If you already have a domain name, then it is easy to map it to your WordPress site. Otherwise, you can choose a domain name in your WordPress settings. Choose one that will be easy for your customers to remember. Most businesses find that domains that are short work best.

Make It Easy to Scan & Read

You may find that you spend hours writing text for your website filled with useful information for your readers, but if they cannot read it because of your background and chosen text, then you have wasted your efforts. Instead, make sure to choose a font like Arial, Courier or Verdana. Use a font that is large enough to be read easily. Use subheadings to break content up into bite-size pieces. Limit your color choices so that your page does not look too busy.

Use Images

A picture can really help deliver your message to your targeted audience. Choose copyright-free images that deliver a bold message. Usually, you will want to use images that span your post’s entire width. Using photos throughout your posts may help hold your viewer’s attention. Look for photos that will cause your viewers to have an emotional reaction.

Work with a Team

You may have many different responsibilities, so designing your own website may not be at the top of your list. Hiring a creative team, like the one at Ballantine, can help you succeed in making a professional looking website. Whether you’re looking to vamp up your creative marketing in NJ or wherever your business may be located, you should be able to find a professional to help you. This is an important thing to consider as they will most likely be trained in many techniques that you aren’t skilled at but may want to utilize for professional effect. Know that creative marketing starts with understanding what is possible, so that you can convert lookers into buyers.

Create Permalinks

A permalink is a static permanent link to each page on your WordPress site, and it is important to go into your settings and use them each time you update your site. When you create them, others can link to your content, so it increases the number of people that see your great information. Permalinks also allow you to share your content on social media. You can use permalinks in direct marketing and email marketing

There are many successful businesses out there that use WordPress for their site platform. By using the above tips, you’ll be able to look professional and join their ranks.

 

 

Hannah Whittenly is a freelance writer and mother of two from Sacramento, CA. She enjoys kayaking and reading books by the lake..

#BetterCallPaul – 6th Annual Deucey Award Winners

The 6th Annual Deucey Awards have come and gone and we have the winners! Most Informational – Triterra Most Inspirational – Cristo Rey Community Center Most Entertaining – Dimondale Business Association Best Video of the Year – Pleasantview Medical Care Facility Thanks to everyone who participated. And thank you to the winners for allowing us to tell these great stories.

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2nd Brain Collective Podcast – Belinda Thurston of Just B Yoga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belinda is trained in several types of yoga and tai chi and her studio offers a welcoming environment for the LGBTQ community, plus-sized students, trauma survivors, and many others in the Lansing community.

Belinda also enjoyed a long career in the newspaper industry as Assistant Managing Editor and Digital News Director at the Lansing State Journal, as well as time at the Dallas Morning News and USA Today.

Belinda and Just B Yoga are an active part of the community. In 2012, Just B Yoga was honored as a Michigan Hometown Health Hero. In 2013, Belinda Thurston received the Woman of the Year Award from the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing.

Join us on this episode of the 2nd Brain Collective as Belinda talks about how she balances business, life, and digital media and the importance of remaining present in her work.

Guest Post: 5 Tips on How to Utilize Your Social Media Marketing on Brand Loyalty

It takes time to utilize your social media marketing, and at the same time maintain your customer’s loyalty through your brand —especially when your company is young. In a recent study, Forbes found that 62% of millennials say that if a brand engages them on social networks, they are more likely to become a loyal customer. The number accumulated based on this study is on a leap; customers want your brand to connect with them with ease and through different social media platforms since most of your customers use social media daily.

Building and maintaining brand loyalty are one of the central themes of research for marketers for a very long time. Marketers have utilized various means to keep the loyalty of their customers. One of the new methods is social media marketing. Social media marketing has a significant impact on the technology of the generation today; it not only holds easy access of communication but, social media marketing can also help utilize the transaction between two parties in just a few clicks.

No one ever said mastering social media marketing was easy. Once you’ve entered this realm of social networking, many consumers expect an open line of communication — much like how users can reach friends, family members and other specific resources with a single message. Utilizing social media can help your company and brand to have a more precise definition and advocacy. This way, you will gain more leads through different social media platforms.

Utilize Your Social Media Marketing

    Before you begin creating social media marketing campaigns, consider your business goals. Starting a social media marketing campaign without a social strategy in mind is like wandering around a forest without a map, you might have fun, but you’ll probably get lost. Having a concrete plan that will adapt to the credibility and advocacy of your brand will be readily seen by consumers that they could have access easily whenever in need. Here are some tips for you to consider how to utilize your social media marketing on brand loyalty:

  1. Social Media Content Planning – Content is the most important element in creating an effective brand that a company will be able to market to a different audience. Social media marketing strategies such as keyword research and competitive research can help your presence on social media to expand and reach through consumers based on the content that will interest them. It is also best to always discuss with your content team the different plans and proposals that you are aiming for your social media marketing strategy.
  2. Social Content Adaptability – Content is one of the most important elements in a social media marketing plan since every audience is interested in new content that will benefit and give them new interest. Blending in with the trends and having a literate content seems to be a hard thing to make, but, with proper training and SEO awareness, the material produced, will eventually follow to the aim of the marketing plan.
  3. Considering Your Audience – “Interests,” according to Facebook, allow you to target people specifically interested in a subject related to your product. For example, you could focus people interested in your competitors or your broader market segment, or magazines and blogs covering your market. Considering your audience on what type of content they are looking for will allow your social media page to reach them and expand more to a broader community.
  4. Having a Consistent Brand Image – Different social media platforms allow your business to project your brand image and promote your brand in a cost-efficient but right strategy. While each platform has its unique environment and voice, your business’s core identity — whether it’s friendly, fun, or trustworthy — should stay consistent to gain more of your customer’s loyalty.
  5. Measuring Success with Analytics – To track down the success of your social media strategy, you may use Google Analytics to measure your movement on your social media platforms. This will also allow you to determine on which plans are better off replaced, and to search more suitable techniques to gain more views on your social media webpage.

Social media marketing not only increases brand recognition, and with utilizing your social media can make a huge difference in having an excellent communication towards consumer and the business or accumulates better performance with your website’s search engine ranking.

A well-engineered and content-wise social media page can lead more users to subscribe and tune in to your site without any hesitation. Social media marketing also enables you to differentiate between the accessible content and outdated content; you are also able to measure conversion through a myriad of promotions placed on your social media platforms. It is from such findings that you create the right channels for generating profits.

In creating brand loyalty, you must listen to customers, promote customer reviews, and think like your customers. Social media management tools make your social media marketing easier by allowing you to engage and connect with your followers right from your ho

mepage. As long as you stay active and committed to the community on your social media platforms, this will provide you with more exposure and develop the brand loyalty you need in the modern business world.

 

Dana Mia Kim is a former business consultant turned into an online marketer. She has worked with several industries such retail, hospitality and fitness companies which helped her to gain knowledge and experience in these fields.

#BetterCallPaul March 2018 Recap

This past month saw some great videos created for Consumer Professional Credit Union, Child and Family Charities, Michigan RivALZ and DayStarr Communications. Check out the full version of these videos on our UnoDeuce Multmedia YouTube Channel!

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Paul has been a visual storyteller for as long as he can remember and decided to turn that into a career. He chose video as his medium and his award winning style has been seen nationally as well as praised locally. A self-proclaimed community proponent and pro-Michigan advocate, he owns and is creative video strategist for UnoDeuce Multimedia which is celebrating its 6th year in Lansing. Paul was just recently awarded the 2015 Entrepreneur Institute Micro-Entrepreneur of the Year.

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2nd Brain Collective Podcast – Tony Willis of LEAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in communications and public relations, Tony Willis continued to involve himself in the Lansing community. After a few years at the MSU Federal Credit Union, Tony took on the role of Director of the New Economy Division at the Lansing Economic Area Partnership. He helps businesses tap into all of the resources in Greater Lansing through pitch competitions, incubators, and acceleration opportunities.

Currently, Tony helps coordinate a monthly event called The Hatching, where local leaders help promote and support new entrepreneurs. To date, The Hatching has created 29 local businesses, 52 jobs, and over $240,000 in follow up funding.

Tony enjoys spending time with his family and taking advantage of all of the cool activities that Lansing has to offer. On this episode of 2nd Brain Collective, Tony talks about how he helps build a business friendly community!

Guest Post: How Can Your Business Benefit from a Video Wall?

Businesses today are adopting the best cutting-edge technology to have an advantage over their competitors. Visual audio technology such as the Video Wall is one of the modern innovation that is revolutionary and offers lots of benefits to your business. They are immensely captivating to the eye and that what makes businesses prefer them to win more customers.


If you are looking for the tool that will improve the ambiance of your workplace, promote your brand and display marketing data or information to the customer, investing in a Video Wall can solve these problems. Here is a list of other wonderful benefits that your business can enjoy by installing this invaluable tool in your workspace.

  1. Displays higher quality of content

The primary reason for the existence of Video Walls is definitely the ability to deliver sizeable content that is of high quality through a large logical screen. This technology allows the user to achieve unrivaled resolution power, as the image quality increase with every single display screen added to the Video Wall. Compared to projectors they give superior brightness, image quality, and better contrast ratio. This unique feature makes them fit for use in space with plenty of light.

      2. Flexible display with multiple variations

Though many Video Walls are connected to a single source of content feeding the large screen display, they can also be used for other complex functions other than just enlarging the size of the content. This is a digital age technology that is accompanied by programs which can be obtained from any licensed software. They are quite useful as they allow you to enhance productivity through content management. They also allow your business to display content in different shapes and sizes according to the physical arrangement of the Video Walls.

     3. Active for longer and long-lasting

Video Wall systems are designed to be more than just a large logical screen. They are built to be operational for longer duration and also to last longer. Unlike their counterparts the projector, this tool requires minimum maintenance as the Video Walls do not contain parts that can easily wear off with time.


You may be lured to choose the alternative of a projector as they are cheaper and simpler to install, but it is expensive in the long run as you will need to change the bulb occasionally. This alternative also limits your business activeness as projectors require downtime after a specific duration. Video Wall is the undisputed digital signage option for any business that wants to function 24/7 with low future maintenance cost. 

     4. Works amazing with interactivity

The other cool benefit you enjoy is the amazing ability to interact with this technology through using touch screens for your logical display. Video Wall processors enhance the interactive capability by guaranteeing a smooth and fluent display of content when the Video Wall is being operated by multiple users at any given moment. This tool is highly engaging and can be used to browse through maps, search for data and also for fun activities like playing video games.

Video Walls are truly one of the best tools when it comes to digital signage application. Any business can benefit from this amazing technology especially if you are looking for better engagement with customers through informative content.

 

Mia Clarke is part of the content and community team at Userful.com, experts in all things video wall and display solutions. When Mia is not spreading the word about video walls she is often found discovering the great outdoors, walking or cycling.

 

#BetterCallPaul – Meet Sam

Meet Sam Loomis, our newest Video Production Intern

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Paul has been a visual storyteller for as long as he can remember and decided to turn that into a career. He chose video as his medium and his award winning style has been seen nationally as well as praised locally. A self-proclaimed community proponent and pro-Michigan advocate, he owns and is creative video strategist for UnoDeuce Multimedia which is celebrating its 6th year in Lansing. Paul was just recently awarded the 2015 Entrepreneur Institute Micro-Entrepreneur of the Year.

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2nd Brain Collective Podcast – Jesse Goldberg-Strassler of the Lansing Lugnuts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jesse Goldberg Strassler’s long career in sports radio broadcasting took him to Massachusetts, Alabama, Illinois, and finally to Michigan. As the voice of the Lansing Lugnuts, Central Michigan University’s women’s basketball team, and local high school football games, Jesse is a prominent voice in the mid-Michigan sports community.

In addition to his live sports broadcasting, Jesse writes for Ballpark Digest and is the author of two books, The Baseball Thesaurus and The Football Thesaurus. On Saturday mornings he serves as the co-host of “The Pep Rally with Doc and Jesse” on The Team 92.1 FM.

On this episode of the 2nd Brain Collective, Jesse discusses his career in sports journalism, shares his thoughts on the future of radio, and tells a few hilarious stories about what can go wrong during a live broadcast.

Learn more about Jesse Goldberg Strassler:

Website
Twitter
LinkedIn – Jesse Goldberg-Strassler

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