For Release: July 12, 2005Media Contact: Chris Kochmanski (734/944-8705, chris@design-hub.com)DesignHub Creates Marketing Materials for CAR’s Management Briefing SeminarsSALINE, MI – DesignHub, Inc., a creative services and marketing firm headquartered in Saline, has provided the Ann Arbor-based Center for Automotive Research (CAR) with a coordinated set of promotional materials for CAR’s 40th Annual Management Briefing Seminars (MBS), to be held August 1-5, 2005 at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Traverse City, MI. DesignHub has created the MBS 2005 Web site and brochure, ads for print and online media, conference signage, and the session book for attendees’ day-to-day reference during the event. DesignHub’s first task on MBS 2005 was to help develop the theme for the conference: “Strategies for Turbulent Times.” The firm created a thematic illustration and type treatment, then consistently carried through this design in all conference materials. DesignHub also developed the “40 Years” insignia, which has been added to the Management Briefing Seminars’ logo to note the 2005 event’s special anniversary. The Management Briefing Seminars are widely recognized as the automotive industry’s premier executive conference. This year, over 1,200 industry leaders will gather at MBS to share strategies and insights, and attend educational sessions on topics including manufacturing, changing business dynamics, low-volume production, workforce strategy, healthcare challenges, and powertrain design. Dr. David Cole, CAR’s chairman, will moderate the three-day Automotive Briefing, focusing on “Is There Calm After the Storm?”, August 3-5. More than 80 senior executives will address MBS 2005. Speakers include: George Dettloff, president, SKF North America; Frank Ewasyshyn, executive vice president, manufacturing, Chrysler Group; Mark Gaffney, president, AFL-CIO; Bill Kozyra, president, Continental Teves; Rodney O’Neal, president and chief operating officer, Delphi Corp.; Jim Press, president, Toyota Motor Sales, USA; Peter Rosenfeld, executive vice president, procurement and supply, Chrysler Group; John Sanderson, CEO, Siemens VDO Automotive; John Smith, group vice president, global product planning, General Motors Corp.; and Yoshimasa Yamamoto, vice president, powertrain, Nissan Motor Co. Details on MBS 2005, including the conference agenda, answers to frequently asked questions, information about sponsors and exhibitors, and online registration, can be found at http://www.cargroup.org/mbs2005/index.htm, the Web pages developed for CAR by DesignHub. Information on CAR and MBS 2005 can also be obtained directly from the Center for Automotive Research at 1000 Victors Way, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. Phone: 734/662-1287. Fax: 734/662-5736. E-mail: dschilz@cargroup.org. DesignHub works with clients on branding, Web sites, brochures, annual reports, newsletters, advertising, direct mail, packaging designs, and exhibit signage, as well as marketing strategies and plans. Principals of DesignHub include: Karen Ragland, business manager and account executive; Ted Chesky, creative director and graphic designer; and Chris Kochmanski, marketing strategist and copywriter. The company was founded in 1999. In addition to the Center for Automotive Research, DesignHub’s clients include the Ann Arbor IT Zone, Ann Arbor SPARK, Architectural Media Systems, Berry Moorman PC, Carr Engineering, Chelsea Community Hospital, Child Care Network, Concordia University–Ann Arbor, Electrocon International, General Dynamics, Homeowner Services of America, MapInfo Corp., Motawi Tileworks, NanoBio Corp., Peters Building Co., Phoenix Contractors, Picometrix Inc., Qualigence Inc., Saline Area Chamber of Commerce, Saline Business Development Association, Saline Celtic Festival, Samson Senior Properties, SignGraphix Inc., Sircon Corp., Thomas B. McMullen Co., Travis Pointe Dental Group, the University of Michigan’s Congenital Heart Center, and others. Further information is available from DesignHub, 135 East Bennett, Suite 12, Saline, Mich. 48176. Phone: 734/944-8705. Fax: 734/944-8735. E-mail: info@design-hub.com. Online: www.design-hub.com. |
