Lt. Matthew Hertzfeld is public information office for the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department

Social Media in the Public Sector: An Interview with Lt. Matt Hertzfeld of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department

Last year, Hanson partnered with the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department to develop a beautiful, responsively-designed website, along with a presence on Facebook. They’ve been tremendously successful, thanks in no small part to Lt. Matt Hertzfeld, Public Information Officer. He recently took the time to chat with us about his experience developing the department’s digital properties and some of the lessons he’s learned.
Social Media in the Public Sector: An Interview with Lt. Matt Hertzfeld of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department
Social Media in the Public Sector: An Interview with Lt. Matt Hertzfeld of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department,
Hanson welcomed the Toledo Web Professionals to the June 12 meetup

Toledo Web Professionals on AWS

Pizza and PowerPoint were on the menu at our offices last Wednesday night for the June meetup of the Toledo Web Professionals. This month, it was our privilege to both host the event and provide one of our own as the speaker. Steve Bumbaugh, a director of engineering here at Hanson, gave a presentation about Amazon Web Services (AWS), including an overview of AWS and how we use these services for our clients.
Mindy Withrow
Mindy Withrow, Managing Director of Strategic Planning
iOS Stats insights from Hanson Developed Apps as of April 2013

iOS Stats: Insights from Hanson-Developed Apps

Apple is known for keeping mum about new products in development and user stats. That's why there's a whole industry on the web devoted to rumors about what Apple has in the pipeline. And it's certainly their prerogative as a business strategy. But the downside is that it offers developers little insight into app usage, operating system versions, or even the devices used.
Maria Simmons
Maria Simmons, Software Engineer
Chris Kujawski, Senior Metrics and Media Strategist
Charles Ryder, Director of Design
Social media panel at the 2013 Sebo Series

Social Economics at the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship

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.
Mindy Withrow
Mindy Withrow, Managing Director of Strategic Planning
Jason Follas talks about HTML5 Canvas Element

Toledo Web Professionals Explore the HTML5 Canvas Element

On March 13, Hanson was proud to host this month’s meeting of the Toledo Web Professionals. Forty-plus designers, developers and other creative professionals from the Toledo area crowded into our purple conference room to hear Jason Follas of Perficient, Inc. speak about designing interactive applications and games with the HTML5 canvas element.
Toledo Web Professionals Explore the HTML5 Canvas Element
Toledo Web Professionals Explore the HTML5 Canvas Element,
Hanson takes the Bing it on Challenge

Hanson Takes the Bing it On Challenge

Have you seen the Microsoft TV ads suggesting Gmail users are being “Scroogled”? Or the ones where people on the street are given blind tests to reveal whether Bing or Google is their preferred search engine?
Hanson Takes the Bing it On Challenge
Hanson Takes the Bing it On Challenge,
crossword made of terms used at digital agencies

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.
What is a Digital Agency?
What is a Digital Agency?,
You Are Here Toledo mobile app

You Are Here Project Featured in HOW Magazine

This week, we’re giving a well-deserved shout-out to our local AIGA chapter and Hanson's mobile app development team. Last summer, Hanson designed a mobile app and website to support the AIGA Toledo and The Arts Commission public arts project known as “You Are Here Toledo.” Inspired by the familiar “you are here” dot on directories, the project was an installation throughout the city of 100 large, outdoor dots by area artists highlighting Toledo’s landmarks.
Mindy Withrow
Mindy Withrow, Managing Director of Strategic Planning
Steve Hanson at BGSU Fall 2012 Commencement

Video: Steve Hanson on Photography, Business and Life

Last month, Steve Hanson had the honor of giving the commencement address at his alma mater, Bowling Green State University. He started his career as a photojournalist, and over the years, he says, "I've learned that some of the important tips for being a good photographer also hold true for life."

Happy Holidays from Hanson Inc.

2012 is drawing to an end but---despite the Mayan prediction---the world isn't! We're wrapping up some great projects and preparing for an exciting new year...
Happy Holidays from Hanson Inc.
Happy Holidays from Hanson Inc.,