Lean and Mean POWERSHiFTER plays with big boys, makes BIV list for 1st time
For digital marketing agency POWERSHiFTER, it pays off being lean and mean. For the first time the Vancouver agency was named to the Business in Vancouver ‘s Biggest Graphic Design Firms in B.C. list. POWERSHiFTER is 25th on the list. “They changed the way agencies are measured this year,” said Creative Director and founder JP Holecka. “Instead of the number of employees, they’ve measured gross billings.” POWERSHiFTER currently has just eight employees but earnings approaching seven figures. The agency expanded from five... Read more »
Masters of our own domain!
POWERSHiFTER is happy to announce that our long lost domain of powershifter.com and the company have been reunited after an extended period of separation. The domain was once owned casually by founder JP Holecka as a placeholder for future and undecided plans. It was on one of his journeys of discovery through Europe that the domain ownership lapsed and the two would be separated for over ten years thereafter. The domain was never used for anything other than affiliate links... Read more »
QR codes – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
As someone that runs a digital agency, I must admit I have mixed feelings on the use of QR codes in general. I like the concept in theory, and I am seeing them more and more in market, promoting a whole list of products and services. The principle is a solid one, and you would think that the abundance of smart phones equipped with both cameras and onboard software to process the QR codes would bring leads and customers through... Read more »