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6 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout

David Barker — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:10:00 GMT

This infographic from The Simple Dollar will help you identify the symptoms of burnout as well as consider how to avoid the stress that typically precedes burnout at work.

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Six Free Places to Visit in the Lansing Area on Mother's Day

David Barker — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:15:00 GMT

Are you going to be in the Lansing area for Mother's Day? Looking for free places to take Mom? MessageMakers is here to help you out.

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Create Ideas with This Mother's Day Checklist

David Barker — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:23:00 GMT

If you’re having trouble coming up with Mother’s Day ideas, we found a checklist and three simple methods for creating a memorable day for your mother.

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Big Foot Films Takes Finalist Honors in the 48 Go Green Film Competition!

Tina Ray — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:19:00 GMT

Big Foot Films stakes out another 48-hour film competition, this time with an environmental focus. Enjoy From the Heartland!

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Film Festivals, Events and the People Who Plan Them

David Barker — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:55:00 GMT

Take a look at this interview with Karen Dalzell, who ran Tribeca Film Festival for 8 years. What can we learn about event planning, especially film festivals?

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A Restaurant's Take on Event Planning

David Barker — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Like most things in life, the success of an event is based on one important factor: planning. Without preparation and research, event management can become sloppy and unfocused.

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How to Make a Better Video with B-Roll

David Barker — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:08:00 GMT

If you’re making a video, you want it to look as professional as possible. Shooting B-roll footage is one of the best ways to support a story shared via video.

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5 Tips for the Best Internship Experience

David Barker — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:42:00 GMT

If you’re looking for the best internship experience, it’s going to take more than just choosing the first place that sounds good. Remember: An internship will be a chance to gain valuable experience as well as build a case for a potential job. No matter where you go, these tips will help you get the most out of your internship.

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Summer Internships Available!

Tina Ray — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:46:00 GMT

Do you need a summer internship in finance, graphic design, marketing, video production or writing? Join us in Old Town Lansing!

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How to Make an Impression in Corporate Event Management

David Barker — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:20:00 GMT

A few tips for making your next corporate event a hit.

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Teaching Others with Multimedia

David Barker — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:23:00 GMT

Time to learn about a theory that will help you get your point across when giving a presentation.

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What the U.S. Marines Can Teach Businesses About Leadership

David Barker — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:52:00 GMT

What are the traits business leaders should cultivate to be successful? A few simple rules taken from the United States Marine Corps can help you figure out how to best lead your organization.

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2 Simple Lessons for Increasing Donations with Video

David Barker — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:35:00 GMT

What are the 2 primary principles in creating great, effective nonprofit fundraising videos? Simple, person-oriented storytelling can be the best way for an organization to increase donations.

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6 Reasons Your Organization Should Use Livestreaming Video

David Barker — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:35:00 GMT

Why should your organization consider a video livestream? What situations make livestreaming most viable as a communication choice?

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How Do You Cover Up Dead Time Seamlessly – While Building Value?

Tina Ray — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:28:00 GMT

Even a carefully scheduled event sometimes has an element outside your control run a few minutes late. How do you adjust – and use it to enhance the experience?

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4 Minutes on Experience Design

Tina Ray — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:14:00 GMT

Enjoy this 4-minute video overviewing what experience design is.

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Producing the End of the World: The 2012 Mid-Michigan Addy Awards

Tina Ray — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:40:00 GMT

An apocalypse-themed awards show is a unique event production challenge. But where else can you find breakdancing hazmat workers and Mayan zombie puppets?

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Tip: Quickly Adjust Projection with Color Bar Desktop Backgrounds

Tina Ray — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:38:00 GMT

When you're setting up projection for video input from a computer, one quick way to adjust the visuals is to set the desktop background as color bars.

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Harley-Davidson Video Takes Best in Show at Addy Awards!

Tina Ray — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:24:00 GMT

The best news from the Mid-Michigan Addy Awards: Made in York, a video we produced for Harley-Davidson, won a Gold Addy & Best in Show: Broadcast.

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FoodBank PSA Wins Silver Addy!

Tina Ray — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:02:00 GMT

7 Million Pounds, a video MessageMakers produced to promote donations to FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties (New Jersey), received a Silver Addy.

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East Lansing Film Festival PSA Wins Addy Award!

Tina Ray — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:14:00 GMT

More great news from Addy-land: the PSA MessageMakers produced for the 2011 East Lansing Film Festival (ELFF) also won an Addy Award for its quality!

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Thanks for Coming Out to MINGLE!

Tina Ray — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:35:00 GMT

Thanks to all who were able to attend the MINGLE networking event at MessageMakers last night! Click through for details and photos from the event.

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Addy Win for "The Power of Michigan"

Tina Ray — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:07:00 GMT

The Power of Michigan, a video produced by MessageMakers as part of Michigan’s 2011 inauguration celebrations, received an Addy Award. What's the story?

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Enjoy Winter 2012 48/5 Entry "Running from Romance"

Tina Ray — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:22:00 GMT

Team Tell Stories reminds us that there are worse things than being single on Valentine's Day with their ELFF 48/5 entry "Running from Romance."

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Come MINGLE at MessageMakers!

Tina Ray — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:11:00 GMT

Join MINGLE at MessageMakers on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 6-9 pm for a free popcorn social & networking discussion!

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