Social media teams tend to be decentralized - a motley mix of in-house experts, off-site consultants and international partners. The result: Confusion, rogue tweets, and off-message posts are almost inevitable. The worst gaffes live on in social media infamy. Ryan Holmes badconfusionconsultant share on social
Pizza made me who I am. In the summer of 1998, I dropped out of college and started a pizza restaurant called Growlies in my hometown in rural Canada. My seed money: a credit card with a $20,000 limit. Ryan Holmes 000callcanada share on social
Providing better computer science education in public schools to kids, and encouraging girls to participate, is the only way to rewrite stereotypes about tech and really break open the old-boys' club. Ryan Holmes boybreakclub Change image and share on social
Social media, for all of its limitations, is rarely irrelevant. The stream of updates on your Facebook page, for instance, is algorithmically engineered to be darn-near irresistible. Ryan Holmes algorithmicallydarnengineer Change image and share on social
The basic idea of email has remained essentially unchanged since the first networked message was sent in 1971. And while email is great for one-on-one, formal correspondence, there are far better tools for collaboration. Ryan Holmes basiccollaborationcorrespondence share on social
Early in my career, I was involved with engineer-led projects, where designers came in late in the game and were expected to put lipstick on an existing code base. This almost never works. Ryan Holmes basecareercode Change image and share on social
Sales teams use social media to generate leads and track clients as they move through the sales funnel. Operations and distribution teams forecast supply chains, while research and development squads brainstorm product ideas. Ryan Holmes brainstormchainclient share on social
No surprise that, as companies have adopted social media en masse, demand for software and applications to manage and monitor social use has exploded. Ryan Holmes adoptapplicationcompany Change image and share on social
One of the most important principles I've learned is, every so often, just drop everything. Stop racing from one party to the next. Ryan Holmes drophaveimportant Change image and share on social
I think that Vancouver as well as Canada needs a boot camp for young entrepreneurs. We have already seen tens if not hundreds of people put their names forward to be involved in the program, and we just think this is an amazing way to accelerate what they're doing. Ryan Holmes accelerateamazeboot share on social
