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Random Acts of Stimulation

Dave Smith — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:16:07 +0000

Stimulant recently asked Engine Digital to submit 5 examples of random things that inspire us on a daily basis. The only caveat was that we couldn’t choose anything related to advertising in any way, shape or form. You wouldn’t think it would be that difficult but since almost everyone here at Engine lives and breathes [...]

Engine Digital Named One Of The Biggest

David Look — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:54:25 +0000

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 [...]

Art & Copy: A Look Into The Ad Business

Stephen Beck — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:15:42 +0000

I had the chance tonight to attend a screening of the recently released Art & Copy documentary presented by BCAIM as part of Advertising Week. This is at times a humorous yet down to earth look inside the advertising business, from the perspectives of some of the biggest names in the agency world. The film provides [...]

SWISS WATER® Process Campaign Named Favourite of 2009 by Direct Marketing

David Look — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:05:05 +0000

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.” [...]

Crafty Cupcakes

Stephen Beck — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:11:03 +0000

We started 2010 off with a little thank-you to a few our clients in the form of cupcakes. These tasty treats are the handy work of Lyndsay at Coco Cake – a local cupcakery (is that a real word?!), and are our way of saying, ‘clients, you sure helped to make 2009 a swell year!’ Interestingly, [...]

This Internet Thing is Truly Massive

Stephen Beck — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:28:12 +0000

The Internet, no longer just a series of tubes, continues to expand and attract a broader, more global audience. Server uptime and performance monitoring service, Pingdom, has pulled together a list of Internet statistics. These are hefty numbers that indicate just where things (or more specifically, the general public) are headed. Some of the more impressive [...]

Nothing But Good News in SoDA’s 2010 Digital Marketing Outlook

Stephen Beck — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:57:06 +0000

SoDA 2010 Digital Marketing Outlook – released today! The Society of Digital Agencies released their 2010 Digital Marketing Outlook today and it’s packed full of great survey data from hundreds of executives from major global brands, traditional and digital agencies, and vendor / service providers. Some key stats and points of view that have caught my [...]

Will Average Internet Users Say They Binged.It?

Stephen Beck — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:00:58 +0000

Whenever one of the big tech co’s does something even remotely of interest, and even more often when it’s under the radar, the tech blogs light up with speculation and criticism instantly. Even when it’s as insubstantial as the Microsoft Bing.com team’s recent internal use of their new Binged.It URL shortener. Microsoft seems far less concerned with [...]

People News @ Engine

Stephen Beck — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:34:57 +0000

The Engine team added some strategic muscle with new hire Lewis Zimmerman who brings to the agency a solid yet diverse skill set covering design, development, and start ups. As he puts it “I’m curious about Art, Technology and Economics. Politically, you’ll find me postmodern.” Lewis will be filling a new hybrid role, covering both Strategic [...]

Chym.In – We’re Cooking Up Something Awesome!

Stephen Beck — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:36:26 +0000

Web Apps are fun. Especially when they’re useful. We’ve been working on a few concepts over the past year, and this one has begun to evolve. We’ll be working to jam this out in the new year and when we’re ready to launch we’ll be sure to make some noise. For now though, we’re keeping [...]