This holiday season we roasted a special batch of coffee – to share with our clients and collaborators, and of course to enjoy ourselves too! Huge thanks to our friends at Bloom Coffee for their help with the roast. Here's how we made it:
Come see us at MessageMakers as we celebrate our 40th anniversary, and we'll look forward to sharing a cup!
A Hand-Made World to Celebrate the Season
We had a lot of fun building the MessageMakers world out of paper. We did it to express appreciation for our creative community, to say “Thanks!” to our clients for a wonderful year, and to challenge ourselves to try something special.
MessageMakers’ documentary film Second Shift is connecting with new audiences, as the story of Lansing’s Keep GM campaign continues to develop.
Second Shift tells the story of the Lansing region’s campaign beginning in 1998 to retain GM manufacturing.
MessageMakers president Terry Terry was awarded the James Madison College Distinguished Alumni Award. The Distinguished Alumni Award is given to alumni who have attained the highest level of professional accomplishments.
Terry delivered the commencement address for the 2015 James Madison graduating class on May 9, 2015 at the Wharton Center.
MessageMakers worked with the Michigan Chamber Foundation to put on the Michigan Chamber Foundation Legislative Reception and Annual Dinner on May 12, 2015. Carly Fiorina was the keynote speaker and answered serious questions from the host, Frank Beckmann.
MessageMakers president Terry Terry was recently interviewed about the company for a web video series produced for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Here's the video:
See more interviews like this on the SBDC Capital Region YouTube channel.
MessageMakers produced the A/V for Gov. Rick Snyder's inauguration to a second term on January 1, 2015. Here's a quick look at the proceedings:
CATALYST: Capital Region Prosperity Project is coming on Tuesday, October 21st at the Lansing Center from 8:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Business owners, young professionals and community activists are invited to join others from Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties to be a catalyst for rapid, positive progress towards prosperity for our region, and to contribute to a five-year Economic Prosperity Plan.
Join us for the 2014 Michigan Bluesfest! The festival includes live performances from many bands including Sharrie Williams, Champagne & the Motor City Blues Crew, Greg Nagy, and The Big Boss Blues Band.
What to expect? An expansive beverage tent, music clinics, Kidzbeat, ethnic food vendors, and most importantly – 5 STAGES of LIVE music!
The festival will be held the weekend of September 19th & 20th, Friday & Saturday.
Our president Terry and two friends at Lansing JazzFest. Photo by GrandJazzFest.
Lansing JazzFest celebrated its 20th anniversary on August 4th in Old Town Lansing. After a crazy hailstorm in the late afternoon, JazzFest welcomed the sunset and an audience of over 10,000 people with live music, local food, and delicious beverages.
