by Ernesta Rossi | Social Media, Social Media Training | 0 Comments
In a recent blog post, Twitter for Customer Service – Questions from the Front Line #1, we shared some common questions we received from attendees during one of our recent Twitter for Customer Service sessions. The second most asked question was: “Must we...
by Karen Barker | Blog, Design | 0 Comments
I came upon an astonishing statistic the other day. It claimed that professionals spend 51% of their time managing information instead of acting on it – reinforcing the fact that decision makers are dealing with information overload day in and day out. The challenge,...
by Ernesta Rossi | Social Media, Social Media Training | 0 Comments
The Advantis team recently delivered our ‘Twitter for Customer Service’ training session to front-line customer support personnel at a municipal transit organization. Over the three-day training session many questions were raised by attendees – in particular they were...
by Advantis Communications | Blog, Social Media, Social Media This Week | 0 Comments
Here is your weekly social media update, brought to you hot and fresh by the Advantis team! If you’re not familiar with these updates, check out the inaugural post, Social Media this Week, for more information. LinkedIn Gets a Little More Personalized Platform:...
by Karen Barker | Blog, Design | 0 Comments
It used to be that a graphic designer’s vernacular included ‘bluelines’ and ‘colour keys.’ Typography was laid down on art boards using Letraset while the designer hunched over a drafting table. If years ago as a business-to-business marketer you wanted to promote a...
by Advantis Communications | Blog, Social Media, Social Media This Week | 0 Comments
Here is your weekly social media update, brought to you hot and fresh by the Advantis team! If you’re not familiar with these updates, check out the inaugural post for more information. Va-va-Vivoom on Vimeo Date: February 28, 2013 Platform: Vimeo Update: Vimeo...
by Cyrus Mavalwala, ABC, MC | Blog, CommsCrusaders | 2 Comments
Whenever I travel for work I try to squeeze in opportunities to catch-up with colleagues with whom I don’t get to see every day. Such was the case when I was speaking in Chicago on how to Act Like An Agency. It was in this beautiful and windy city where I had the...
by Advantis Communications | Blog, Social Media, Strategy | 1 Comment
In the last few days, two big brands’ Twitter accounts (Burger King and Jeep) have been hacked. While some steps taken deserve a pat on the back, there seemed to be a lack of action from both parties as the wildfire blazed. We’re hoping this is the end of the...
by Cyrus Mavalwala, ABC, MC | Blog, Media Relations | 0 Comments
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7gSDqNH1zw&list=PLoK4VPAvqPYx95788jt4Z0s88AiEsPiFQ&index=1[/youtube] A common frustration I hear from business executives is that they feel like their company is the best kept secret in their industry. Nothing is...
by Advantis Communications | Blog, Social Media, Social Media This Week | 0 Comments
Social media changes faster than this crazy Canadian weather, so we don’t expect you to have each and every new platform or feature nailed down. We’ll do that for you! Weekly, the Advantis team will dig through the social media madness and post any updates that are...
by Cyrus Mavalwala, ABC, MC | Blog, Social Media, Strategy | 0 Comments
You thought about it in 2011. You talked about it in 2012. And now, to advance your career, you should just do it in 2013! Invest in social media education that is 😉 If you know me, you know I’m passionate about how new strategies, technologies and processes that help...
by Cyrus Mavalwala, ABC, MC | Blog, Random, Video | 0 Comments
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrDPX2rkkL8[/youtube] We heard that Santa had left the North Pole to finalize his naughty or nice list. So the Advantis team seized the opportunity to try and find the real Santa. Watch as we tackle one of the most...
by Ernesta Rossi | Blog, Media Relations, Social Media | 0 Comments
The Advantis team recently returned from yet another successful content creation and development project and we’d like to share some key learnings. A long-time client invited us again to join them at Autodesk University 2012 to secure media coverage, to create content...
by Karen Barker | Blog | 0 Comments
Communicating in a clear and engaging way should always be our goal as communicators. The challenge, of course, is to make highly complex subjects interesting. Good graphic design helps immensely. In fact, good design can make your content make sense! When hundreds of...
by Cyrus Mavalwala, ABC, MC | Blog, CommsCrusaders, Social Media | 0 Comments
I’ve got a great job. As the Founding Partner of Advantis Communications, I have the pleasure of meeting a lot of smart communication professionals. Over the years I’ve met many communication professionals from around the globe — whether it’s for client work,...
by Advantis Communications | Social Media | 5 Comments
“Whatever we possess becomes of double value when we have the opportunity of sharing it with others.” – Jean-Nicolas Bouilly The above quote rings true when applied to the realm of social media, and whether your social media focus is B2B, B2C or strictly...