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News September 15, 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA 101: Keep it current

If you’re wondering how to improve your Twitter and Facebook engagement, one simple way is to connect your posts to current events. That doesn’t mean making crass connections with humanitarian…

MMR Staff
Sep 15, 2015
News September 15, 2015

Orange launches mystery product competition

Orange Amps has organised a competition giving entrants the chance to win the first versions of its next 'mystery' product. Five winners will get the first five of the new…

MMR Staff
Sep 15, 2015
News September 15, 2015

Paiste backs Global Rockstar competition

Paiste is supporting the world’s largest online music contest  - Global Rockstar. The annual contest offers local music stars a global stage to present their work, as well as various…

MMR Staff
Sep 15, 2015
News September 14, 2015

Shure Hosts Second Annual Golf Outing

On June 27, 88 golfers and 110 dinner guests came together to support the Merit School of Music at the Second Annual Shure Invitational Golf Outing. The event was held…

MMR Staff
Sep 14, 2015
News September 11, 2015

TOP TEN: Worst DJ handles

Impossible to vouch for the authenticity of all of these, but this lot are available if a special little someone is having a birthday party soon...      10: DJ Osteoporosis9: DJ…

MMR Staff
Sep 11, 2015
News September 11, 2015

Collings signs D'Addario NYXL exclusive

D'Addario has partnered up with Collings Guitars, which will exclusively use D'Addario's NYXL strings on its electric models. Introduced last year, D'Addario's NYXL strings feature a newly engineered, break-resistant, high-carbon steel core…

MMR Staff
Sep 11, 2015
News September 11, 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA 101: Be consistent

The second of our short series of social media hacks, looks at the importance of treating your all your profiles as you would your brand... Choose a consistent name across all…

MMR Staff
Sep 11, 2015
News September 10, 2015

FMIC Names Kaplan First Ever Chief Digital Products Officer

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has hired Ethan Kaplan as its first chief digital products officer. Kaplan will be tasked with building a new global digital products division to support…

MMR Staff
Sep 10, 2015
News September 10, 2015

Tom Bedell Presents at World Forestry Congress

Tom Bedell is currently in Durban, South Africa participating in the World Forestry Congress.   Now in its 14th Year and with a focus of “Forests and People: Investing in…

MMR Staff
Sep 10, 2015
News September 10, 2015

Sweetwater Donates Metronomes for CPR

Sweetwater recently joined forces with the Fort Wayne Fire Department to enhance health and public safety in the City of Fort Wayne.   Announced at a press conference on August…

MMR Staff
Sep 10, 2015
News September 10, 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA 101: Say it again, and again

We know that quite a lot of smaller businesses in MI struggle with the how and the why of using social media to expand their reach, so we asked Fastflash…

MMR Staff
Sep 10, 2015