Connecting the Dots / An Agency Blog

Being of the adventurous sort, we’d like to take this opportunity to unveil our new travel blog! Since so many of our dear Engineers are often out of the studio on various sojourns throughout the globe, we decided to build a fun, light-hearted way of tracking their EVERY MOVE. It’s a Tumblr and it’s easily updatable via mobile.

We’ll be putting it to good use immediately in Austin, TX for SXSW! Just think, right from the comfort of your home or desk you’ll be able to watch Engine Digital hobnob with the superstars of the internet, attend an endless stream of parties, and witness technological advancements that will change the world as we know it, all under the wonderfully arid Austin lone star sky. It wasn’t easy to find volunteers to accept this task, but we’ve assembled a team and we’re on our way.

It’s called HBWT! or Have Blog Will Travel. Please follow it so we don’t miss our home too much.

Before we begin please put your headphones on and press play on the above video.

Good times here at Engine Digital H.Q. in Gastown! We just found out that Engine Digital has been named to the “Biggest Ad Agencies in Metro Vancouver” list by Business In Vancouver Magazine. Check out the current issue here.

We’re also in the midst of full on Olmypic fever since the horn in the harbour just signaled more gold for Canadian Maelle Ricker in Women’s Snowboard Cross.

What a great afternoon. We’ve got the Daft Punk on while working hard at getting to the top of that list, and we’re cheering on Canada for more gold!

Wow! We’re so busy with 2010 that we’re having trouble keeping track of the accolades that are still rolling in from 2009. Which, in all honesty, is just fine with us.

The SWISS WATER® Process, along with Engine Digital, was featured in the December 2009 issue of Direct Marketing Magazine for our “Relax. Enjoy. Awaken.” campaign as being one of the best of the year. Our relationship with the fine folks at Swiss Water started back in 2008, and the campaigns that we’ve launched since then have far exceeded expectation from both a marketing perspective and as a heavy hitter on the awards circuit.

Unfortunately, Direct Marketing is a print only magazine, but you can still download a copy of the issue that features The Swiss Water campaign via PDF with this link.

What you are about to witness is the gold standard by which all agency greetings cards will be judged.

Without delay we give you the Engine Digital Big Xmas Idea.

Update:
Thanks for the links in!

• Bannerblog
• SurfTheDeepEnd – Fathom
• AgencySpy

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.