Real-World Case Studies and Customer Success Stories with Shorthand

Shorthand helps the Rutgers University Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice share research and stories across three campuses. Before Shorthand, research... on racial justice was siloed and hard to access. With Shorthand, the institute creates engaging visual stories and newsletters that connect faculty, students, and the public. Their 2022 newsletter received over 1000 views, helping more people learn about their work. The platform gives the institute creative control and supports collaboration.
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Shorthand helps the University of Cambridge create engaging visual stories to attract top students and researchers. The university uses Shorthand... to showcase research, history, and tributes, including their most-read story about Stephen Hawking. Readers spend an average of 10 minutes on these stories, showing strong engagement. Shorthand's visual storytelling tools make content more memorable and help Cambridge grow its audience. The platform is easy to use and supports creative communication for education.
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Shorthand helped the University of Queensland speed up digital story creation for marketing, communications, and e-learning. The team now produces... visually rich stories in just two to four hours, without needing designers or developers. Engagement increased dramatically, with readers praising the beautiful stories. Shorthand's interface made it easy to standardize content and deliver interactive online magazines. The university also uses Shorthand for e-learning, with analytics showing average dwell times over five minutes.
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Shorthand helped Leeds Beckett University boost engagement with digital storytelling. The university saw a vastly improved open rate and more... re-shares for their annual review. Dwell time on pages increased. Shorthand made it easy to create visually rich stories and gather data on reader engagement. The platform changed how the team shares research and news online.
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Shorthand helped Imperial College London boost feature story engagement. After nine months, stories saw 142% more unique pageviews and 50%... higher average time on page. The university used Shorthand to create immersive digital stories and digitize their alumni magazine. The platform's ease of use and strong onboarding made adoption simple for multiple teams. Regular training and flexible content blocks enabled creative storytelling across the university.
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Shorthand helped Cambridge Assessment International Education boost teacher resource engagement. Their 'Getting started with...' series saw an average time on... page of 20 minutes for Language Awareness and 10 minutes for other resources. The Assessment for Learning resource had over 75,000 views in 18 months. Shorthand made it easy to create polished, accessible content for teachers in 160 countries. The team praised Shorthand's user-friendly interface and mobile responsiveness.
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Shorthand helped British Council create engaging digital stories for exhibitions. They used Shorthand to combine media into rich online narratives.... The tool enabled virtual exhibitions like Inside Heatherwick Studio, which saw over 20,000 social media shares and an average time on page of more than 3.5 minutes. Shorthand's features let British Council extend the life and impact of their exhibition content. The platform made it easy to display visuals and interactive elements online.
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Shorthand helped Perform Group speed up content creation and improve story engagement. Before Shorthand, updating article templates was slow and... needed developer help. With Shorthand, teams launched stories faster and saw longer engagement times. Mobile performance improved, supporting 75% of their traffic. Shorthand is now used across all Perform Group brands for editorial and commercial content.
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Shorthand helps Seven West Media's MINT team create immersive sponsored content for brands on PerthNow and The West Australian. The team uses... Shorthand to build custom stories and features, delivering high page views for advertisers. Each immersive guarantees at least 20,000 page views, and feature articles guarantee 10,000. Clients are happy with the results and often return for more projects. The platform is easy to use, reliable, and helps the team meet design deadlines quickly.
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Shorthand helped Sky News cut story production time from months to days. The team now creates immersive, interactive digital stories... without developers. Shorthand enables fast, visually rich journalism for events like the Brit Awards and major investigations. Sky News uses Shorthand for data storytelling, multimedia, and foreign reporting. The platform gives flexibility and impact beyond their standard CMS.
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Shorthand helped Stuff, New Zealand’s largest online news provider, create over 100 immersive visual stories since 2018. Before Shorthand, Stuff... published few longform features due to high development costs. The platform enabled designers to build interactive stories without coding, speeding up production. Stories made with Shorthand see high engagement, with most getting over 70,000 pageviews and readers spending two to three minutes per story. Stuff uses Shorthand to support its strategy of building public trust through impactful digital storytelling.
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Shorthand helped Nese Media create high-quality visual web content. Lars Ørjan Nese found Shorthand easy to use and full of... features. He switched from other platforms because Shorthand made storytelling simple and fast. The platform improved his workflow and let him focus on visuals. Clients liked the mock-ups he made with Shorthand. He values the support and the ability to work without coding.
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WWF uses Shorthand to create immersive, media-rich stories for supporters. They transformed annual reports and research findings into engaging digital... experiences. The platform's simple editor lets more staff contribute to storytelling. WWF used Shorthand's developer tools to add interactive features. Their stories now include full-screen images, video, and interactive elements to boost engagement.
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Shorthand helps ActionAid create immersive digital stories and landing pages. ActionAid saw higher engagement rates and lower bounce rates after... switching from custom CMS templates to Shorthand. The platform saves time and money by removing the need for custom coding. ActionAid uses Shorthand to share stories with child sponsors and for campaigns like 'Women by Women.' Feedback from supporters is very positive. Shorthand enables visually rich content without design skills.
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Shorthand helped mothers2mothers move from printed annual reports to digital storytelling. The non-profit now creates engaging, interactive reports and campaigns... that reach more stakeholders. Feedback from donors and supporters has been overwhelmingly positive. The team finds Shorthand easy to use and values its responsive support. Shorthand enables mothers2mothers to showcase their impact in a creative, accessible way.
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Shorthand helped the Marine Stewardship Council create high-impact digital campaigns and immersive stories. MSC used Shorthand to launch a digital... cookbook that reached over 1 million pageviews and 500,000 unique users. The platform enabled global teams to build interactive, multilingual content for sustainability and education. Shorthand made it easy for MSC to duplicate, translate, and adapt stories for different regions. The solution improved campaign speed and storytelling quality for MSC's mission-driven work.
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Shorthand helped EU Neighbours East boost engagement and reach with visual storytelling. Their Family Connections Photo Contest story got 82,000... pageviews, with 80% from Eastern Europe. The team used Shorthand to streamline content production and showcase regional stories. Collaboration improved as specialists worked together in one workspace. Shorthand's support and features enabled creative, impactful campaigns for their nonprofit mission.
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Shorthand helps Harpoon, a London-based digital agency, create engaging visual stories for clients like Honda and the European Council. Harpoon uses Shorthand... to build immersive, interactive content without relying on developers. The platform gives journalists control and flexibility in digital storytelling. Harpoon produced acclaimed projects like the Blue Cookbook and Stronger Together using Shorthand. The agency values Shorthand's continual development and creative possibilities.
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Shorthand helps Smarthinking Inc. create stunning visual web content for luxury real estate, hospitality, and private club clients. The agency... uses Shorthand to build immersive stories and engaging campaigns. They leverage multimedia features and QR codes to deepen audience engagement. Clients see thousands of views and high completion rates on content. Smarthinking Inc. reports overwhelming positive feedback and strong results from using Shorthand.
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Shorthand helped Bell Media Group create immersive digital stories for their client, Total Experience Learning at Albright College. BMG used Shorthand... to make interactive content for a VIP donor event, replacing static PDFs with engaging visual stories. The platform was easy for both non-coders and designers to use. Clients loved the Shorthand stories and used them for teacher training and presentations. BMG found Shorthand flexible and impactful, helping them stand out and delight their clients.
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Shorthand helped BCM Group, a marketing and advertising agency, deliver immersive visual stories for clients without custom coding. The platform's drag-and-drop... features enabled fast project delivery and creative experimentation. BCM Group saw excellent dwell time and strong engagement on published stories. Shorthand also streamlined internal processes and improved client satisfaction. The agency values the seamless partnership and flexibility Shorthand provides.
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Shorthand helps Arizent create immersive editorial content for their digital media brands. The team uses Shorthand to speed up publishing,... boost audience engagement, and win awards. Designers and editors build multimedia stories, business pitches, and internal presentations without developers. Arizent saw a significant increase in pageviews and active engagement time. Their "Pay Day" story won the 2018 GDUSA American Web Design Award.
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Shorthand helped the Sydney Opera House create immersive visual stories and interactive experiences. The content team used Shorthand to build... photo essays and virtual escape rooms, including 'Trial of wisdom' and 'The disappearing act.' Their escape rooms saw over 10,000 attempts in two weeks and kept high engagement for 18 months. The average time-on-page for the first escape room reached 13.5 minutes. Shorthand enabled a small team to deliver world-class digital storytelling without coding.
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Shorthand helped the Barbican create digital experiences, including a virtual exhibition that drew over 10,000 online visitors. The Barbican's small... content team used Shorthand to build multimedia stories without developer help. This platform let them scale content production and reach global audiences. Shorthand became central to their digital content strategy, enabling fast, branded publishing. The Soundhouse project showed strong engagement and international reach.
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Shorthand helps Opera Australia create visually rich digital stories. The team uses Shorthand for digital cheat sheets, immersive brochures, and... behind-the-scenes features. Shorthand's intuitive platform lets them experiment and improve audience engagement. During lockdown, they used Shorthand to bring their archives to life. The digital brochure makes it easy for audiences to explore the season's performances.
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