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I recently had the privilege of seeing Jim Hiller (the founder of Hiller’s Markets) speak at an early morning event hosted by Crain’s Detroit Business.

The Salute to Entrepreneurs event honored five companies for their entrepreneurial spirit. The companies ranged from an herbal tea company being run out of a church to a $100 million auto supplier. Jim was the keynote speaker.

Jim began his speech by telling the 250 plus attendees that he was so inspired by Monique Sasser (Nikki’s Ginger Tea) that he was going to carry her products in all seven of his stores. They had met for the first time that morning.

This post originally appeared on the Crain’s Detroit Business Second-Stage blog space. Dave Haviland’s excellent article, “Scaling Up Fast,” especially in context of the upcoming Crain’s Workshop, has me thiinking a lot about tipping points lately. I think of the “tipping point” as that point in time in which a business ceases being an entrepreneurship [...]

Like many forward-thinking companies out there, traditional media organizations have found that integrating social media into their operations has its benefits. In just a few years, new media has allowed journalists and outlets to touch their respective audiences on a more frequent basis, extend the reach of their content and build new relationships.

Crain’s Detroit Business’ “Why Detroit” contest gives Identity an opportunity to tackle one of Metro Detroit’s biggest challenges. The Identity team recently participated in Crain’s Detroit Business’ creative contest that challenged agencies and other creative minds to develop a campaign that would attract and retain 20-something creative talent to/in our region. As a firm that [...]

Identity Places as Finalists in Crain’s Detroit Business Advertising and Viral Marketing Contest Congratulations to our graphics, Web development and social media teams: Our entry in Crain’s Detroit Business’ creative talent retention contest is among the final four, with winners to be announced in May: In December, Crain’s Detroit Business in partnership with Birmingham-based ad [...]