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Getting to KNOW mobile marketing

Susan Mickelson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:21:50 +0000

We’ve been hosting KNOW seminars for a while now.

In 2009, SimmonsFlint explored the importance of social media.

HatlingFlint helped businesses navigate the digital maze.

And similarly, WestmorelandFlint and Flint Communications hosted seminars featuring author, social media expert and Flint consultant Jay Baer.

Last week we held our 2011 SimmonsFlint KNOW seminar in Grand Forks. This year’s event featured three experts from across the Flint Group, specifically focusing on how mobile technology affects consumer actions.

Kim Kemmer, senior planner and market research manager at Prime Contact (part of the Flint Group), discussed how mobile marketing is part of a smarter marketing plan.

Libby Hall, digital strategist for the Flint Group, talked about the mobile trends of social media, exploring how social and emerging media tie into consumers’ mobile usage.

Wrapping up the seminar, Flint’s digital marketing specialist Eric Piela explained some of the current digital buzzwords and trends on the horizon, helping to uncover the potential business use of these new tools.

Nearly 40 marketing professionals from the Greater Grand Forks region and throughout North Dakota and Minnesota attended the 2011 SimmonsFlint KNOW seminar. Thanks to all who attended!

Kim shared research that suggests more than half of those surveyed preferred to access the Internet from their smart phones for everything from shopping to social media. We’re curious: are you reading this from a computer, a tablet, a smart phone or something else?

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Action Summit ~ The Next Evolution of Aviation

Dave Roby — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:34:05 +0000

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Action Summit # 4 The Next Evolution of AviationMay 20-21, 2010

Alerus Center
Grand Forks, ND

For more information and to register : ResearchCorridorSummit.com U.S. AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF TO KEYNOTE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ACTION SUMMIT IN GRAND FORKS, N.D.U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, will deliver the keynote speech at the 2010 Red River Valley Research Corridor Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Summit on May 20 and 21, 2010, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D.“Our region has become a center of unmanned aviation activity with the Grand Forks Air Force Base, the Fargo Air National Guard, the Center for Aerospace Technology, and the Customs and Border Protection Service all operating unmanned aerial vehicles. The Grand Forks Air Force Base is also going to be home to both Predators and Global Hawks in the near future,” U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan said.“I am thrilled Gen. Schwartz is coming to Grand Forks, as we showcase the growing opportunities for UAS operations and education there,” Dorgan said. “Air Force innovations are driving the future of unmanned systems, and we’ve worked to lay the foundation for the Red River Valley to become a national hub for unmanned aircraft activity. It’s now time to build upon this foundation and expand these initiatives.

”Spotlight on Evolution of Research, Training, Deployment and employment at UAS Summit

Change is a constant on all sides of the UAS equation – whether for military, scientific, law enforcement or civilian applications. This year’s summit will focus on current initiatives and emerging trends in education, training, research, technology and business.

Special sessions will focus on the outlook for jobs and career opportunities.

Confirmed speakers include Peter La Franchi, Shepard Group Limited who will talk about Business Opportunities in North America and the World and then lead a discussion comprised of leaders in the industry.

Summit sessions will focus on the future of UAS in the 21s century, airspace integration and building a regional UAS industry.

For agenda updates and the latest on the summit visit researchcorridorsummit.com

Summit Sponsorship/Exhibitor Opportunities Put You on the Radar Screen

The UAS Action Summit in 2009 was a huge success with over 300 experts, policymakers, industry leaders, technology innovators, and regional business leaders from 21 states in attendance. This year’s summit is shaping up to be an even bigger, more exciting event as North Dakota is poised to become a leading hub of UAS activity in the United States.

To become a sponsor and/or exhibitor go to researchcorridorsummit.com

To Register for the Summit and for Accommodations

Registration is available online at researchcorridorsummit.com. Early bird registration for the summit is $175, which includes meals, materials and the networking social. The registration fee goes to $225 on May 5th, so register early. Student registration is free.

The Alerus Center is connected to Canad Inns Destination Center. Call (701) 772-8404 to make your room reservation. You can also register online at canadinns.com/stay/grandforks.php .

Don’t Miss Thunder Over the Red River:
2010 Grand Forks Air Force Base Air Show
Saturday May 22nd

The 391th Air Refueling Wing is hosting their first airshow since 2006 at the Grand Forks AFB. This event will feature unmanned aircraft demonstration flights along with the USAF Thunderbirds, the U.S. Army Black Daggers Parachute Team, the US Navy F/A -18C Hornet demo and many others. For more info go to grandforks.schultzairshows.com/

Register now for the Research Corridor’s UAS Action Summit at researchcorridorsummit.com. Registration is $175 until May 5th. Students are free.

Dr. Delore Zimmerman, President and CEO of Praxis Strategy Group in Grand Forks and Fargo, N.D. with affiliate offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento, California and Accra, Ghana, West Africa, has served as the Coordinator of the Red River Valley Research Corridor since 2004. Praxis has been awarded 9 Small Business Innovation Research Awards.

Praxis Strategy Group is a partner with the Flint Group

New Geography Named to Planetizen’s Best of 2010 List

Dave Roby — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:18:56 +0000

A public policy news and information website published by Praxis Strategy Group of Grand Forks, N.D., has been named as a top site for 2010.

It was inevitable that certain voices that reject the current belief system of urban planning – people like Wendell Cox, Joel Kotkin, and Michael Lind – would band together.

Grand Forks, ND (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 16, 2010 — A public policy news and information website published by Praxis Strategy Group of Grand Forks, N.D., has been named as a top site for 2010.

Planetizen, recognized as one of the world’s most popular urban planning websites, included newgeography.com on its 2010 list of the best planning, design and development websites for 2010. The sites named to the annual list are said to represent some of the top online resources for those interested in planning, design and development.

Websites are nominated by Planetizen readers and staff and judged against a common set of criteria including content, design and usability.

In citing NewGeography.com, judges commended its fair and balanced content, even though it sometimes goes against the grain of popular thinking among planners: “It was inevitable that certain voices that reject the current belief system of urban planning – people like Wendell Cox, Joel Kotkin, and Michael Lind – would band together. What wasn’t inevitable is that their collaboration would be readable, fair, and dare we say, balanced. With a bent towards the libertarian, Kotkin and crew cover urban issues, housing, politics and the suburbs with a hefty dose of demographics and GIS maps.”

Launched in 2008, NewGeography.com includes analysis and commentary on economic development, demographics, economics, politics and other public policy issues. It features writing and research from authors across the U.S., Europe, China and New Zealand and publishes an annual “Best Cities for Job Growth” in partnership with Forbes.com.

Praxis Strategy Group is a partner with the Flint Group

Red River Valley Research Corridor ~ Life Sciences Action Summit ~ February 19, 2010 Fargo, ND

Dave Roby — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:43:31 +0000

Co-hosted by U.S. Senator Byron L. Dorgan and the Red River Valley Research Corridor. Fargo, ND, February 19, 2009

This year’s summit will focus on developing and strengthening the Red River Valley’s burgeoning life sciences industry. Presenters including entrepreneurs, financiers, researchers, and scientists from the region and around the nation will discuss and explore actions the region can and is taking to foster strong, sustainable growth in the life sciences sector.

More about the Life Sciences Action Summit

River Valley Research Corridor Action Summits

The Red River Valley Research Corridor and U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan work in cooperation with leading economic, science and technology-based organizations in North Dakota and the Great Plains region to organize action summits.

Action summits are high-impact conferences that have a razor-like focus on specific research and technology development opportunities in the region. The summits are intended to:

Facilitate learning, networking and collaboration in the region.
Connect with key partners in business and government from outside the region in a highly focused and purposeful manner.
Showcase science and technology-based capabilities and initiatives in the Corridor.
Engage key players inside and outside the region to put a focus on what do we do now and in the future to make the Red River Valley Corridor an epicenter of research, development and/or production in this particular science and technology field.

Previous Research Corridor action summits have focused on hydrogen energy, venture capital, radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, polymers and coatings, life sciences, animal identification systems and unmanned aircraft systems.

The Red River Valley Research Corridor is an independent non-profit corporation committed to catalyzing and promoting science, technology and engineering initiatives that create new opportunities in the region

Red River Valley Research Corridor Coordinating Center

Dr. Delore Zimmerman, President & CEO of Praxis Strategy Group in Grand Forks, Fargo & Los Angeles, California was named to serve as the Coordinator. Delore has over twenty years experience working with companies in technology and information industries, universities and local development groups. Since its founding Praxis has been awarded 8 Small Business Innovation Research Awards.

Praxis Strategy Group is a partner with the Flint Group.

5 Question Friday with Kim Kemmer, Senior Planner at Prime Contact

Andy Reierson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:30:14 +0000

For today’s Flint Group “5 Question Friday” interview we sit down with Kim Kemmer, Senior Planner at Prime Contact. Prime Contact is a division of the Flint Group that specializes in market research. They work with Flint Group clients to provide actionable customer and competitor intelligence.