News, News & Insights 28 Aug 2013 What can your phone do for you? You hear about them almost anytime mobile activation advertising is mentioned: QR codes. But what has developed into an easy to use and effective way for small businesses to take… smz-blog No Comments
News, News & Insights 15 Aug 2013 The new era of TV Perhaps DVR services spawned this phenomenon when they allowed users to record several episodes of the same show, sit down and catch upon all of them at once. It allows themes,… smz-blog No Comments
News, News & Insights 18 Jul 2013 Lymburner promoted to Account Manager at SMZ. Troy, Mich. (July 18, 2013) — Jamie Michelson, president of SMZ (Simons Michelson Zieve Advertising Inc.), announced the promotion of Nicci Lymburner at the Troy-based agency. Lymburner was promoted to the… smz-blog No Comments
News, News & Insights 11 Jul 2013 Vine & Instavideo: microvideos that are changing the world In a very basic sense, Vine and Instavideo are apps that allow you to record micro-videos to share with your friends and followers. Beyond that, they are slightly different beasts. Instavideo allows you… smz-blog 2 Comments
News, News & Insights 03 Jul 2013 Branding that captures the real thing is timeless If you'd like to sell the world a whatever, take a tip from Coke: The fundamental things apply, across time and distance. The beverage brand is reintroducing itself in Myanmar,… smz-blog 2 Comments
News, News & Insights 01 Jul 2013 SMZ welcomes more summer interns. From left to right: Phillip Fattore is a recent Michigan graduate. He is a sportswriter/journalist and is interning with the copywriting team this summer. Natasha Guimond joins the creative team… smz-blog No Comments
News, News & Insights 14 Jun 2013 Don’t let email control your day. The recent arrival of one of Randall Dean’s (The Email Sanity Expert) Timely Tips was perfect timing. His tip on how best to use or not use “Reply All” arrived… smz-blog No Comments
News, News & Insights 13 Jun 2013 SMZ welcomes summer interns SMZ is pleased to announce the addition of summer interns Rachel Broder to the traffic department and Abbie Lennox to the social media team. Both will be seniors this fall at U… smz-blog No Comments
News, News & Insights 06 Jun 2013 Marketing starts in the womb Ok, maybe that’s up for debate but the impact on my own children clearly began at an early age. The shift from spoon-fed pureed spinach to craving … no, demanding… smz-blog 1 Comment
News, News & Insights 15 May 2013 Is Big Data driven by small nuisances? Marketers today are obsessed with Big Data. We love talking about the analytic horsepower needed to crunch all of the data. But how much of the data is horse@#$%? In… smz-blog No Comments