Showing posts with label pure michigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pure michigan. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

How To Celebrate Social Media Day 2015 in Michigan

In case you missed it, June 30 is Social Media Day which was started by Mashable in 2010 and continues to be celebrated around the world.

In Michigan we're celebrating Social Media Day hard with our own hashtag #SMDayMI with a campaign lead by Pure Michigan, the state's travel and tourism guru, and supported by Governor Rick Snyder.


Snyder, aka @onetoughnerd, supports #SMDayMI so much that he has proclaimed June 30th Social Media Day statewide in an effort to foster a digitally savvy population that through social media platforms will create a vibrant community for citizens to communicate with each other, universities, organizations and municipalities throughout the world.


In another effort to bring Michiganders together digitally on #SMdayMI +Pure Michigan is hosting a giveaway to celebrate all of the great Michigan companies, brands, and people on Twitter.


@PureMichigan is asking you to take to your Twitter account and tweet about which Michigan-centric social media account is your favorite to follow and why along with the #SMDayMI hashtag. By tweeting your answers you are eligible to win a Pure Michigan sweatshirt. Who doesn't love free stuff?


If Snapchat is more your thing, check out the new Pure Michigan Snapchat account (@pure-michigan). They're promising great snaps from all over the Mitten, delivered right to your phone. So if you're like me, stuck inside at a desk, you can now live the Michigan adventure life vicariously through Pure Michigan.

Looking for more great ways to keep up with everything Michigan on social media? Check out these suggestions thanks to #SMDayMI:







Follow more of the #SMDayMI party on Twitter all day long for lots of great goodies!
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Friday, March 6, 2015

#313Dlove Break The Internet


Help change the national (and global) narrative of Detroit. We may be succeeding but to the rest of the world we may still be seen as a warning for failing economies rather than the success story we rightfully deserve. Share Detroit success stories on Twitter on March 13 at 3:13 pm EST using #313Dlove!

The 313Dlove movement began on March, 13 2012 with a tweet and the hashtag #313Dlove—a hashtag that went on to trend worldwide as people from around the world shared their love for the City of Detroit. Since then #313Dlove has continued to trend every year on March 13, the date that matches the city’s famous area code.

More information on 313Dlove.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Why #MichiganIsAuto


As I sit here on the showroom floor from Press Preview of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS)—surrounded by shiny new cars, world renowned members of the press, and auto execs and industry professionals from around the world—I am in absolute awe that all of this is taking place in Detroit.

Detroit is often the butt of jokes in the media and we're always a bit of an underdog but there is one thing Detroit does well and that's automotive. This is where it all started. We are the Motor City and building cars is in our DNA. So of course it makes sense for NAIAS to call Detroit home for over a century.

Preview Week at NAIAS is a magical place to be. It starts off with two jam packed days of press conferences with over 50 vehicle debuts. In attendance are more than 5,000 journalists from all over the world as well as all the movers and shakers of the automotive industry.

From dawn until well after dusk, Detroit is over taken by NAIAS. When the press conferences end for the day and the showroom floor closes and preview week attendees move to other venues for afterparty after afterparty. The lights are bright, the music is loud, and the cars are the guests of honor. The momentum never slows. The Motor City never sleeps.

With all of this excitement I am also surprised to find myself, not only a minority as a female but also, a minority representing a younger generation in the automotive industry. This is because there is a serious talent pipeline issue going on around here and I don't understand why.

We Have the Tools
Michigan is home to 16 universities and colleges with nationally ranked undergraduate engineering programs, four of which also have nationally ranked graduate programs. We're educating them. So what's the problem?

The younger generations want to be a part of the tech industry. And sadly, they don't see automotive as a high tech industry and, even worse, they don't see Michigan as a viable place to live and have a career. Both are bad news for Michigan's number one industry.

Auto: World's Largest Tech Industry
The automotive industry is the world's largest global industry. If you look at cultures around the world, not all of them have the latest iPhone or Surface Pro to Google from, but in every country you will see automobiles. And these vehicles are on the forefront of technology. In fact, today's cars have more computing power than the system that guided the Apollo astronauts to the moon. In addition, the typical new-model vehicle comes with 100 million lines of code and includes more code than Microsoft operating systems. And all of this originates in Michigan.

We are the Center of the Automotive World
Michigan remains the epicenter for auto-related research and development where key industry players from around the world have facilities to remain at the forefront of innovation.

Michigan is home to 375 automotive Research and Development (R&D) centers, 120 of which are foreign-owned proving that Michigan is known as the home of automotive around the globe. Fifteen U.S. and foreign-owned automakers have R&D facilities in Michigan accounting for $8.9 billion or 76 percent of $12 billion in U.S. R&D business—leading the nation in automotive related R&D.

In fact, we have a long standing history of leading the way. Between 1964 and 2012, Michigan accounted for more than 27 percent of the automotive patents issued nationwide, averaging one automotive patent earned in Michigan per day for 49 years straight. This outpaces every state in the nation by more than 300 percent.

Auto Has Something For Everyone
From engineering to design and communications to accounting, there is something for everyone in automotive. Being part of one of the largest, if not the largest, global industries means they're recruiting people with all types of background. Not only do they need electrical, mechanical, and design engineers but they need people in supply chain and sales, office administrators and healthcare professionals, fork truck drivers and lawyers. It takes a village to make a car. 

Have I changed your mind yet?
I've done my best and I'll continue to fight the good fight. I can't think of any other place I would want to work than right here in automotive and for the sake of Michigan's economy,  I hope this notion catches on. But if you still need more convincing, head over to Twitter and Instagram and search out the #MichiganIsAuto hashtag. 

During the NAIAS, the Detroit Regional Chamber and MICHauto will be sharing the #MichiganIsAuto hashtag, creating a buzz around all that is happening at the show and promoting Michigan automotive industry as a whole. They are asking for everyone to step up and be a #MichiganIsAuto ambassador throughout the month of January.

Whether it’s the state’s manufacturing know-how, automotive infrastructure, or the engineering talent to drive future innovations, use the #MichiganIsAuto hashtag to showcase the reasons why Michigan is the epicenter of the industry to the world.

A selected winner at the end of each week will be chosen to receive a $500 gift card. For more info visit www.MICHauto.org.


MICHauto is a key economic development initiative of the Detroit Regional Chamber, dedicated to promoting, retaining and growing the automotive industry in Michigan. The program serves as the unified voice of Michigan’s automotive industry, providing a platform for various automotive stakeholders to collaborate on matters related to advocacy, awareness, business attraction, and talent attraction and retention.

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

5 Key Facts about Detroit's Tech Hub

Just as Detroit is rebranding itself as a city, its tech community is also on to something new. Detroit is starting to recieve more and more national recognition for its new and ever-growing tech hub in addition to its rebounding, technologically advanced automotive industry. 

If you continue to doubt that Michigan, Detroit in particular, is the new epicenter for technological development then maybe these statistics will change your mind.


These statistics come from Automation Alley, a technology business association and business accelerator dedicated to growing the economy of Southeast Michigan and enhancing the region’s reputation around the world. Automation Alley offers talent and business development programs and services to tech-focused businesses of all sizes — from startups to large corporations — to help them grow and prosper.

Since its founding in 1999, Automation Alley’s membership has grown to include nearly 1,000 businesses, educational institutions, government entities and nonprofit organizations from the city of Detroit and the surrounding eight-county region. Automation Alley provides a variety of exclusive benefits to its members to help them succeed, including networking opportunities, meeting space and public relations tools. Automation Alley also serves the general business community in five key areas: entrepreneurial services, talent development, international business services, product lifecycle management, and defense and manufacturing.

Automation Alley collaborates with regional partners to provide its members and clients with the best business resources available, to drive local economic growth, and to positively influence the stories being told around the globe about the people and businesses of Greater Detroit.
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Friday, July 6, 2012

Off the Grid

Hello my friends! It's that time of year when Michiganders unplug and head north to the majestic forests and crystal clear lakes of the Upper Peninsula. Gadgets and the internet are no match for the gorgeous, natural beauty of the UP.

I too will be held captive by the lure of Northern Michigan and "off the grid" for the next 8 days. The boyfriend and I plan on a lot of bike riding, Geocaching, hiking, swimming, kayaking, and bonfires! Don't miss me too much!

Here's a little catch up of last year...
how to start off a roadtrip
boyfriend on Mackinaw Island
me, kayaking

Don't miss me too much! Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @katelynshelby to keep up with my occasional tweets and pictures!
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