Connecting the Dots / An Agency Blog

It’s starting to feel a bit like award season around here or something. First Beck & Gallagher tamed the “lions” of the media industry and were rewarded by being “Ones to Watch” over at Marketing Magazine, and now Business in Vancouver is throwing accolades our way by citing Engine as the 11th biggest Web Development Agency in British Columbia.

So shame on us for thinking our new 7-inch bullet proof glass, complete with hot tub, laser alarmed, temperature controlled, disaster proof trophy cabinet that takes up a large part of our Gastown studio, a bit over the top. It actually might not be big enough, especially since the Lotus Awards are tomorrow night.

There have been many great duo’s over the history of pop-culture, fiction, and of course media. Henrik & Daniel, Laurel and Hardy, Jan and Dean, Simon & Garfunkel, oh and let’s not forget Siegfried & Roy. (hah!)

Well it looks like we’ll be adding another duo to the list of greats, since our very own Beck & Gallagher were included on an impressive list of young people leading the way in the marketing industry from 10 to an unprecedented accommodation of 11.

Beck & Gallagher, as in Stephen Beck and Richard Gallagher, both Founding Partners and Creative Directors here at Engine Digital, have been named to Marketing Magazines “Ones to Watch” list for 2009, or in this case, “two to watch.” Since one couldn’t be mentioned without the other in regards to the success of another benchmark year at Engine Digital, the folks at Marketing Magazine decided to include the pair in their exclusive list.

All of us here at Engine Digital get the opportunity to marvel at the expertise of these guys in action every day so it’s nice to have their efforts appreciated by, and along with, their peers in the industry.

Congratulations to all the other “Ones to Watch,” and especially Beck and Gallagher, who will be receiving complimentary lion taming lessons as a gift from the rest of the staff here at Engine.

Engine Digital, recently increased its head count with the additions of award-winning Designer and Web Strategist, Sean Mitchell, and Interactive Producer, Justine Kwong.

“As we grow the agency team,
it’s great to see the level of
expertise continue to rise.”

As a recent contract resource to Engine Digital, Sean will now assume the role of Interactive Production Manager, bridging the agency’s creative and development teams, overseeing innovation, and quality control of digital campaigns and web strategy work. Sean will also assist with client strategy on key accounts including TELUS. Prior to joining the firm, Sean provided strategy, design, and development for a list of international clients including Acura, Adidas, OfficeMax, Purina, Rogers, Scion, Veer, and Yahoo!

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