RT: Armor People Link Twitters it way to “Small Business of the Month”

Published on Monday, February 08, 2010

Armor People Link a leader in the Brampton business community for more than 35 years is recognized for its leading edge implementation of social networking tools like Twitter in the staffing & recruiting industry.

Brampton, Ontario, Canada February 8, 2010 – Armor People Link is named “Small Business of the Month” by the Brampton Board of Trade for its innovative use of social networking tools like Twitter in the staffing and recruiting industry.

Armor People Link recently demonstrated its strength in leveraging social networking at the HRPA 2010 Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by initiating and leading a dynamic Twitter network around the hash tag or keyword #hrpa2010. This Twitter network developed over a period of three weeks connected thousands of participants at the show and generated more than 500 twitter message per day from participants at the show. “We used a variety of social networking techniques to build the popularity of the hash tag #hrpa2010 and then directed participants to our real-time stream of events on our TalentFinder blog (http://www.armorpeoplelink.com/talentfindr), said Geoff Clendenning Vice President Business Development for Armor People Link. In addition to generating a great deal of user content the #hrpa2010 network also facilitated the ability of show participants to network virtually, thus allowing new connections to be made that otherwise might have never taken place.

The implementation of the #hrpa2010 network is the first time Twitter has played a significant role in the HRPA experience and the company believes it is the first to use Twitter in this way in the Canadian HR industry. “We we’re very pleased with the outcome of the show and the enthusiastic participation we received from other Twitter participants. We’re looking forward to replicating this success with other staffing and HR related conferences throughout the year.” Geoff Clendenning, V.P. Business Development.

Armor People Link will be formally recognized as the Brampton Board of Trade “Small Business of the Month” in the February issue of the board’s newspaper “TradeTalks” and during the Board of Trade’s After Hours event at Playdium in Missisuaga on February 23rd, 2010.

Armor People Link

Armor People Link provides temporary, contract and permanent staffing solutions to large and small companies through out Brampton and the GTA. They offer a range of professional and administrative solutions including: temporary office & clerical, sales admin., customer support, and data entry staff; as well as contract engineers, logistics & supply chain specialists, and permanent executive search.

Founded by Lou Duggan (President BBoT 1987-88) in 1971, Armor grew to become a leading temporary staffing and recruiting firm in Brampton and the GTA. A recipient of numerous awards throughout its history, including: Lou Duggan as “BBoT Business Person of the Year” in 1997 and the “BBoT Outstanding Business Achievement Award” in 1998.

Armor is now in the hands of the next generation; Andrea Duggan, daughter of Lou Duggan and her husband Geoff Clendenning have rebranded the company as Armor People Link. Recognizing the impact of social networking technologies and understanding the pending influence of the echo boomers, Geoff & Andrea re-launched the company web site (www.armorpeoplelink.com) and implemented the latest in social networking technologies’ including: two blog sites, TalentFindr and CareerFindr, as well as Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook. “These new tools allow us to respond more quickly to our clients needs by connecting us to a broader and more diverse community of candidates” says Andrea Duggan Director of Talent Management. “This technology is tightly integrated into the lives of echo boomers and will play a big role in how they build their careers, we need to be part of that” says Geoff Clendenning, V.P. Business Development.

The Brampton Board of Trade

The Brampton Board of Trade is an independent, not-for-profit business organization that has served the needs of businesses in Brampton since 1887.

The Board of Trade is the voice of business and is actively working on behalf of members to represent their interests with various levels of government. Whether a home-based operation or a large multi-national company, we are here to represent you. We identify issues and lobby all levels of government on your behalf and that of the Brampton Business community.

More than 1,200 members stand behind the Board's activities because they understand the need to be connected within their community.

Contact:

Geoff Clendenning, Vice President Armor People Link 905-567-6855 Ext. 203 http://www.armorpeoplelink.com

Andrea Duggan, Director Armor People Link 905-567-6855 Ext. 201 http://www.armorpeoplelink.com

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