"We see some positive signs, some potential that there's stabilization in Michigan's economy," said Farbman Group CFO Andy Gutman. "We'll hire one or two more (grads) in the next 90 days."
Now that Twitter is making it easy to embed tweets in any website
using a standard pullquote format, those 140-character comments may
become more weighty. "The very nature of allowing and encouraging
content to be embedded points to the expectancy of longevity of content
-- and the belief that it must have real value," said Jennifer L.
Cherry, vice president of Marx Layne.
Marx Layne was responsible for the concept development, design and coding of the website; additionally, the full-service agency designs mobile websites for its clients.
Robyn Gorell of Marx Layne & Company has written the first chapter of the recently-published “PR News’ Guide to Best Practices in Nonprofit Communications Volume I.”
To stay ahead of the technological curve, Marx Layne & Company has launched a mobile website; the full-service marketing and public relations agency is also designing such sites for its clients.
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams came to Detroit on April 6 to film a piece for its upcoming Green Week Environmental Series. The segment, which will air the last week of April, will focus on cities around the world becoming more bike-friendly, particularly for commuters. Thanks to the Greenways Initiative, a program of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, more than 80 miles of trails have been created to date in the region and Detroit.
Walmart Foundation has donated a traditional barber chair to Grace
Centers of Hope, Oakland County’s largest homeless shelter. The chair
will was officially installed on April 6 at Grace Centers of Hope in
Pontiac.
There to present the barber chair and observe the first haircut was
Lindsay Huddleston, senior manager, public affairs and government
relations for Walmart. Receiving the donation was Pastor Kent W. Clark,
CEO of Grace Centers of Hope. The barber chair will assist the
individuals who come to Grace Centers for shelter and programming.
Beginning Thursday, March 25, new and existing Verizon Wireless customers with
Android 3G smartphones and BlackBerry 3G smartphones can get Skype
mobile in a number of ways.
Grosse Pointe, Mich. — More than 66 Grosse Pointe South Choir students
recently had the opportunity to travel to Greece for a series of show
choir performances. Students were exposed to the history and culture of
the region while sharing their vocal and dancing talents. The eight-day
adventure, which began on February 12, had students, parents,
chaperones and school staff touring Athens and Crete, performing at six
venues.
As account assistant, Platonas is responsible for supporting public
relations strategies for clients in the retail, restaurant and
hospitality, events and professional service industries.
Metro Home Health Care recently donated more than $2,400 to the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries to benefit those in need this holiday season. The donation will feed more than 1,200 people served by the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries.
Communities are managing to move forward with their greenways efforts by utilizing grant programs, development authorities and treating these projects as investments in the future -- opportunities to increase their municipalities' quality of life and bolster their attractiveness.
McDonald’s customers and metro Detroiters are invited for a meet andgreet on Fri., Nov. 20 with actress, author and cosmetic owner,Catherine Hickland. Hickland is best known for her role as LindsayRappaport on ABC daytime drama “One Life to Live” for the past elevenyears.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Starting Thursday, and continuing until all spots
have been filled up, Medical Weight Loss Clinic (MWLC; www.mwlc.com),
which includes 34 clinics throughout Michigan and across northern Ohio,
is offering its medically supervised weight loss program at no cost to
unemployed individuals.
There's a lot to like about Detroit Fish Market , a fairly new restaurant nicely nestled among the merchants of "Paradise Valley" (formerly Harmonie Park), just south of Comerica Park.
BINGHAM FARMS, Mich. — A talent management agency with offices in Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles has acquired a Michigan-focused competitor and plans to expand its film division following the deal.
Plake will be at Don Thomas Sporthaus to meet fans and sign autographs on Saturday, November 7 from noon until 2 p.m., before attending In Deep with his fans.
They were a familiar sight at auto shows not that long ago, models clad in tight miniskirts or uncomfortable heels and gowns, smiling and posing fetchingly. They recited from scripts, if they spoke at all.
Livonia Phoenix LLC, an entity consisting of real estate companies Grand/Sakwa Properties, Lormax Stern Development and Konover South, has announced the groundbreaking for new Livonia Marketplace retail center. The former Livonia Mall site is set to be transformed into a state-of-the-art open-air retail center, anchored by Wal- Mart and featuring more than 325,000 square feet of retail space.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.—Verizon Wireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, announced today that its integration of Alltel’s billing system and retail operations is progressing as planned and that Alltel customers, who have already begun benefitting from changes implemented since the January merger, will soon see additional results of the integration.
Detroit mayor makes remark during announcement of a $15M school to be built on Detroit riverfront.
Jennifer Mrozowski / The Detroit News
Detroit -- Mayor Dave Bing on Wednesday expressed his support
for creating myriad educational options in the city in addition to
Detroit Public Schools.
Work has begun on the renovation of the Albert Kahn-designed Franklin
Furniture building in the East Riverfront district. The building will
become a University Prep Science & Math High School.
Detroit (WWJ)
-- The new University Prep Science and Math High School will be built
on Detroit's riverfront. The Community Foundation for Southeast
Michigan and Thompson Education Foundation announced the new school
will be supported with $15 million in initial commitments.
Was it that hard to find the building in the back? Was it those glass
doors with “MARX LAYNE” in bold letters or the hard marble floor? As I
opened the glass door, two significant movers and shakers of the
company greeted me. Pearl and Grand, both considered two of the
friendliest office dogs, were sniffing my purse and around my leg. I’m
thinking to myself, “What did I get myself into?” Eager and anxious in
the same breath, I was ready to embark on a world I had never
experi¬enced before: the world of public relations.
A program of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is designed to link communities in a seven-county region and to enhance the region’s landscape.
This weekend thousands of people are visiting downtown Detroit to enjoy the 2009 NCAA Men’s Final
Four. Hundreds of thousands more will see our downtown on television and read
about us in print and online.
The NCAA and the Detroit Local Organizing Committee (DLOC)
did an absolutely fantastic job of making this an event not just for fans of
the NCAA Men’s Final Four, but for all to enjoy. Best yet, all fans, even those
without tickets to the championship games, will experience the excitement –
with free admission to three days, yes, three days, of world-class
entertainment.
Marx Layne Marketing and Public Relations was retained by Bacco
Ristorante of Southfield to write, design and maintain the popular restaurant’s Web site, www.baccoristorante.com . The announcement was
made by agency managing partner, Michael Layne .
The graphically
pleasing and informative Web site includes six instructional cooking
videos with owner and acclaimed chef Luciano Del Signore.
“The
inclusion of cooking videos in the Web site invites visitors into the
kitchen and provides simple instruction for preparing some of Bacco’s
classic Italian dishes,” said Layne. “Bacco is clearly one of the
finest Italian restaurants in the region. The new Web site reflects the
true essence of the restaurant’s ambiance and authentic, Italian
cuisine,” he said.
Marx Layne & Company attended the Great Lakes Wind Conference held at Cobo Hall in Detroit.
If you were unable to attend, please enjoy some of the event's highlights.
SAN FRANCISCO: Clean tech companies are mobilizing their communications to take advantage of President Barack Obama's pledged investment in solar, wind, and biofuels. According to an analysis by the Center for American Progress, the more than $800 billion recovery package passed by the House of Representatives January 28 included $71 billion for clean energy programs, an additional $20 billion for clean energy tax incentives, and could create 459,000 jobs by late 2010.
Michael Layne, partner at Marx Layne PR, said his firm is helping its wind clients, including Franklin Wind Energy Group, conduct a broader outreach to dispel the myth that wind power must be expensive. The messaging stresses that Franklin Energy uses small wind towers that can be installed on the rooftops of commercial buildings, forgoing the need to build costly wind farms. “We're at the very beginning,” he said. “We haven't launched a communications campaign, but we're mobilizing to do so in the next month to educate very targeted audiences.”
MS: Since 1987, Marx Layne & Company has provided results-focused
public relations counsel to a broad spectrum of clients. Drawing on a
synergistic mix of marketing disciplines, we help clients maximize
awareness and make a measurable impact locally, regionally, throughout
North America and abroad. Our proven ability to design and launch
successful campaigns, develop creative communications solutions and
exceed client expectations has earned us a reputation as a valued
partner and industry leader.
Franklin Company Gets Rights To New Micro Wind Turbine
Franklin-based Franklin Wind Energy Group LLC has purchased the exclusive United States manufacturing and marketing rights for a new type of micro wind turbine. The U.S. rights for the wind turbine were purchased from VBine Energy of Canada.
Mezzo-soprano DENYCE GRAVES, best known for her appearances on the stages of the world's greatest opera houses, will make her Detroit classical music recital debut Saturday, January 24, 2009, presented by the Chamber Music Society of Detroit at Seligman Performing Arts Center. The Seligman Performing Arts Center is located at 22305 West 13 Mile Road (at the corner of Lahser and 13 Mile Roads), Beverly Hills, on the campus of the Detroit Country Day School.
Marx Layne & Company today announced it has been named public relations agency of record for Detroit’s Winter Blast, produced by Jonathan Witz & Associates.The announcement was made by agency managing partner Michael Layne.
Marx Layne & Company—a full-service marketing and public relations
agency— today announced it has been named public relations agency of
record for Franklin Wind Energy Group LLC. The announcement was made
by agency partner Michael Layne.
Marx Layne & Company, a full-service marketing and public relations agency, today announced that it has been named the agency of record for the Detroit Fish Market @ Paradise Valley . The announcement was made by agency partners, Michael Layne, Michael Szudarek and Frederick Marx.
Marx Layne & Company—a full-service marketing and public relations agency—today announced that Jennifer L. Cherry has been promoted to the position of Account Supervisor. In this role, Cherry will be responsible for overseeing multiple account teams in addition to providing media relations, social media and communications strategies for clients in the retail, real estate and professional services industries.
Michigan Entrepreneur is a weekly television talk show featuring businesses from start-up to stellar. The program for the Week of November 3, 2008 features Michael Layne, co-founder and partner of MarxLayne & Company.
We are all familiar with famous courtroom scenes from classic films
and television shows-'And Justice for All,' 'Perry Mason' and 'L.A.
Law' spring immediately to mind-where a particular attorney wins over a
judge, jury and the entire courtroom with brilliant oratories and
arguments as to the innocence of their client. But, how often is a
counselor shown adeptly handling a television crew or newspaper
reporter hungry for a story and comment from the client.
Readers of CORP! MAGAZINE— Michigan’s largest business magazine — have named Farmington Hills-based MARX LAYNE & COMPANY as one of Michigan’s “best” through its “Best of Michigan Business” competition.
