Shorthand: Use-Cases, Insights and Reviews | 2025 Cuspera

Shorthand helps ActionAid create engaging digital stories for donors and supporters. Before Shorthand, ActionAid relied on custom coding, which was slow and costly. With Shorthand, they build immersi...ve content faster and at a lower cost. ActionAid uses Shorthand for campaigns like Women by Women and for landing pages, leading to higher engagement and lower bounce rates. Feedback from supporters is very positive, and the team saves significant time on content creation.
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Shorthand helps Arizent create engaging digital stories for their business and media brands. The content team wanted a fast, flexible way to publish complex feature-length work. Shorthand lets them d...esign immersive stories quickly and push creative limits beyond their CMS. All art directors use the tool for editorial, pitches, and internal presentations. Arizent saw higher pageviews and more active engagement time. Their stories won awards, including the 2018 GDUSA American Web Design Award.
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Shorthand helped BCM Group, a marketing and advertising agency, create immersive visual stories for their clients. Before Shorthand, BCM Group struggled with building custom content experiences under... tight deadlines and budgets. Shorthand's drag-and-drop features let them experiment with design and deliver projects quickly, without custom coding. The platform improved internal processes and client engagement. Clients responded with excitement, and BCM Group saw excellent dwell time and engagement on published stories.
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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 even...t, 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 Bonhams, a world-leading auction house, create more engaging digital stories. Before Shorthand, Bonhams struggled with a rigid ERP-based publishing system. Shorthand gave their marke...ting team flexibility and ease of use, letting them publish over 490 stories without developer help. The onboarding was fast and simple, with minimal training needed. Bonhams increased engagement and organic traffic, meeting or exceeding all their KPIs after twelve months.
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Shorthand helped British Council create engaging digital stories for their exhibitions. They used Shorthand to combine media into rich online narratives. The tool enabled virtual exhibitions like Ins...ide Heatherwick Studio and Saints Alive. British Council saw an average time on page of over 3.5 minutes and about 20,000 social media shares for one story. Shorthand made it easy to display full-screen images, videos, and interactive content. This expanded their online content and increased audience engagement.
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