There’s something so invigorating about being on a university campus, especially when you’re participating in an event to inspire current and future business leaders. That’s what happened last Friday when the Hanson team and over 650 registered guests descended on the campus of Bowling Green State University for the 2013 Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship.
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What is a Digital Agency?
We didn’t invent the term digital agency, and we’re certainly not the only company that uses it to describe themselves. But it’s a term that sometimes spawns questions. Just what is a digital agency? And what exactly do we do? To answer these questions, it might help to explore other terms we could use—and why we choose not to use them.
Intranet Governance: Intranet Best Practices, Part 4
Thanks to all of you who have been following along this four part series on best practices in intranets. Now in this final installment, it’s time to talk about how to manage it all: intranet governance.
On Collaboration and Recognition: Intranet Best Practices, Part 3
In part one of this blog series, we established how intranets standardize work processes and connect employees to others who can help them do their jobs. In part two, we looked at some of the best search, personalization, communications, training and support features of effective intranets. Yet another prime feature of great intranets is the opportunity for collaboration and recognition.
Features of the Best Intranets: Intranet Best Practices, Part 2
Intranets exist to help standardize work processes and connect people to others who can help them succeed. In part one of this series, we noted that all the content and features of your intranet must deliver business and strategic value. In today’s post, we look specifically at some features found in the best intranets.
The Essential Intranet: Intranet Best Practices, Part 1
Does your organization see its intranet as essential? An easy way to find out is to ask yourself, “What if this section of the site did not exist? What would be lost?”
Memes, Community and the Evolution of Communication
Have you seen the latest Dos Equis commercial? It quips that the most interesting man in the world “has inside jokes with complete strangers.” Beyond the inherent funniness of the concept, it made me laugh for a different reason—the enormous irony that the Dos Equis guy has become one of the most popular memes ever, and the fact that memes are, indeed, an inside joke with complete strangers…
The KBIS 2012 Digital Experience
KBIS, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, is the best place to experience the newest and coolest kitchen and bath products and technology. Every year, one or more Hansonites hit the show floor in support of clients exhibiting there. As their digital partners, we pay close attention to the technology used to support the products and draw visitors into the exhibits. Here are a few observations I made this year from the floor of Chicago’s immense McCormick Place…
SlideShare: 4 Strategies for Developing a Unified Digital Experience
The last five years have seen amazing technological growth and maturity in the digital world. Hardware and interfaces are more interconnected and people have these amazing devices in their pockets. All content that matters is now ones and zeros in the cloud. Data is moving faster than ever, people can be online every waking moment. It’s seriously incredible how richly we can connect people to brands today with technology…