2008-11-21 21:11:38 -
avVenta Worldwide Opens State of the Art Digital University, Training Over 1,000 New Students in 12 months
Milestone Demonstrates Company's Explosive Growth in Digital Marketing and Commitment to Developing Global Digital Talent
Charleston, SC (November XX, 2008) - avVenta Worldwide, the global leader in digital production and interactive services, announced today that it formally opening a dedicated digital university, named
avVenta University, and is currently training over 1,000 students in 2009. The program, in partnership with several affiliated Costa Rican government agencies, has developed into a full scale digital university with a dedicated 15,000 square-foot facility, over 150 state of the art dedicated Mac and IBM workstations designed to recruit, train and develop digital production and interactive marketing experts. This facility was designed to meet avVenta's growing global demand for digital production, marketing and advertising solutions.
According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), advertising spending grew at over 15 percent in the first half of 2008. The recent economic downturn has spurred advertisers and advertising agencies to aggressively seek more cost-effective and efficient ways of delivering interactive solutions. 'We are seeing advertising firms and global brands move to our model at an unprecedented pace,' said Jay Noce, CEO of avVenta Worldwide. 'Clients have learned that it is not simply having an office in a lower-cost area, but it must be scalable and offer skilled digital talent. At avVenta, that's what we are all about-and that's why our clients trust their largest brands with us.'
avVenta Worldwide has partnered with leading technology companies (Adobe, Microsoft, Pointroll and Motif), and is employing best practices from some of the top advertising and IT firms in the world. This focused training program will create and deliver a focused curriculum that instructs students in the core areas of digital technologies: rich media, digital production, creative design, flash animation, and Web development.
'Strong training and continuous employee development are a key part of our business strategy. Our clients have to deliver more engaging and accountable digital marketing and advertising solutions in order to remain competitive,' said Charlene Gruhn, Executive Vice President of avVenta Worldwide. 'By building a strong pipeline of next-generation digital experts who are well-versed in all the latest technologies and applications such as widgets, 3-D animation, applets and rich media, we're ensuring that we have best-in-class resources for the ongoing shift to digital marketing.'
'We congratulate all of our 2008 graduates, new hires and our partners for this achievement that not only showcases the talents and expertise of our graduates, but also demonstrates our mutual commitment to further developing a skilled, specialized workforce that will enable avVenta meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. The number of new students we have already scheduled to train in 2009 is a testament to the success of our partnerships, world class trainers, and the program,' added Jay Noce.
'avVenta is a great partner for us, and based on our success thus far, we are expanding this rewarding program through next year and into other parts of the country,' said Rodolfo Soto, Executive Director of DiTC (Digital Interactive Training Company, an avVenta strategic partner). 'The success and number of graduates we have seen in such a short amount of time illustrates the competitive nature of the program and the opportunities we have created for our local workforce to learn important technical skills and gain employment from one of the world's leading digital production companies, avVenta.'
About avVenta Worldwide
avVenta Worldwide is a privately held company that specializes in digital production and Interactive Services, two distinct domains that support digital/interactive marketing strategies. The company provides its services through its digital production and rich media services arms, avVenta Worldwide and Studio V. The company has strategic partnerships with a number of technology and services firms including IBM, Microsoft, Digitas, Adobe, Pointroll, Web Trends and many others. Founded in 2005, avVenta employs more than 480 employees in offices in four countries. Headquartered in Charleston, the company has international offices in San Jose, Costa Rica, Kiev, Ukraine, and London, UK. avVenta, along with its related companies, has won a number of awards for its outstanding work with clients, including three from Microsoft: Partner of the Year, Solution Company of the Year, and eCommerce Solution Provider of the Year. For more information, please visit www.avventa.com.
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