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clients with strategic planning and high level creative and is a member of soda the society of digital agencies . 2 contents 1 history 1.1 2004 2006 1.2 2007 2010 1.3 signature reserve 1.4 2011 2013 1.5 2014 present 2 awards 3 references 4 external links history edit 2004 2006 edit phenomblue was founded in 2004 by joe olsen and jimm wagner . as one of the earlier digital agencies at the time phenomblue offered services including visual effects animation services and software development . noted for its quality of work phenomblue was commissioned by advertising agencies for digital effect services . 3 2007 2010 edit as the need for digital advertising and marketing demand increased phenomblue served as a technology partner for major advertising agencies including acquity group razorfish barkley cramer krasselt crispin porter bogusky draftfcb grey global group moxie and tribal ddb . 4 through agency partnerships phenomblue produced interactive websites and high end graphics for major brands including gatorade nike diet coke playtex mcdonald s and budweiser . 5 signature reserve edit a think tank for special in house and innovation projects signature reserve has completed three projects to date movie lotto page and daydreamer . unveiled in february 2012 movie lotto encourages and incentives movie goers for arriving early through a mobile game that interacts with the movie screen . 6 with daydreamer iowa school for the deaf students created music utilizing a kinect and their own bodies . 7 page is an augmented reading experience for ios that enhances not disrupts focused study . 8 2011 2013 edit phenomblue became a brand experience agency partnering with clients to deliver full service strategy branding and creative work . 9 phenomblue s current and past clients include gogo inflight internet guitar center newegg mutual of omaha oriental trading company tums bellevue university and university of nebraska lincoln . 10 phenomblue ceo joe olsen also developed drop kick ventures a unique model to out innovate the competition while fostering a culture that encourages evolution . 11 in may 2013 phenomblue moved into a new space at aksarben village designed by tackarchitects . an open floor plan and the overall design condenses employees workspace to emphasize collaboration . 12 president and ceo joe olsen spoke at cannes lions in june 2013 . 13 2014 present edit today phenomblue is a connected communications firm . 14 awards edit phenomblue has been recognized as a small agency of the year or agency of the year for three consecutive years by imedia . 15 phenomblue was also named one of imedia s 25 west coast agencies to watch in 2011 . 16 phenomblue.com was a finalist in the 2013 webby awards . the agency has received additional recognition from the webby awards 17 the sxsw interactive awards the addy awards and microsoft s phizzpop design challenge . 18 my wild kingdom was awarded mobile of the day by the favourite website awards fwa . 19 i smell brains a mobile app by phenomblue was named mobile of the day by the favourite website awards . 20 fwa also recognized phenomblue s work on moppet mashup a microsoft surface experience created for big omaha in may 2009 21 and watchmebloom.com created for college of saint mary . 22 the go big virtual tour created for university of nebraska lincoln was recognized in the 2013 nebraska addy awards . 23 movie lotto was a 2012 digital out of home awards finalist . 24 in 2009 phenomblue was named tech company of the year by the aim institute . 25 tackarchitects who designed phenomblue s omaha office in aksarben village was awarded the american institute of architects aia nebraska s design award of merit for interiors for the office s funky fun hip rad space . 26 phenomblue also partnered with aksarben village and the aksarben village master owner s association to develop a branding campaign and website overhaul for the entertainment and shopping community . 27 references edit elliot stuart 20 june 2011 . news from the advertising industry . new york times . retrieved 28 june 2011 . society of digital agencies soda adds agencies to its roster . montreal news today . retrieved 28 june 2011 . adams steven 17 february 2011 . 2011 summit preview joe olsen of phenomblue . nebraska entrepreneur . retrieved 28 june 2011 . davidson dusty . cornstalks tuesday may 28 . silicon prairie news . retrieved 28 june 2011 . adams steven 17 february 2011 . 2011 summit preview joe olsen of phenomblue . nebraska entrepreneur . retrieved 28 june 2011 . wolfgang chris march 14 2012 . phenomblue think tank produces movie lotto daydreamer . silicon prairie news . retrieved march 14 2012 . yowell paige september 13 2012 . phenomblue s daydreamer helps hearing impaired make music . omaha world herald . retrieved september 13 2012 . page tomorrow awards . tomorrow awards . retrieved august 15 2013 . boettcher ross 6 july 2011 . phenomblue seizes golden opportunity . omaha world herald . retrieved 6 july 2011 . williams david september 20 2013 . phenomblue offering an experience in aksarben village . b2b magazine . retrieved september 20 2013 . author guest . the lab labyrinth what makes a good digital innovation incubator november 28 . wired uk . retrieved 4 december 2012 . williams david september 20 2013 . phenomblue offering an experience in aksarben village . b2b magazine . retrieved september 20 2013 . adobe instagram . instagram . retrieved june 12 2013 . phenomblue about . phenomblue . imedia agency awards . imedia agency awards . imedia connection . retrieved october 23 2013 . imedia 25 2011 west coast agencies to watch . imedia . retrieved 2 august 2011 . origitano zach . phenomblue wins two webbys . ne creative . retrieved 28 june 2011 . phizzpop . visit mix . retrieved 28 june 2011 . my wild kingdom app wins fwa mobile of the day award . the wall street journal . may 6 2013 . retrieved may 6 2013 . fwa mobile of the day . fwa . retrieved 12 december 2011 . schreiber danny . work by archrival & phenomblue recognized by webby awards . silicon prairie news . retrieved 28 june 2011 . watch me bloom . favourite website awards . retrieved 28 june 2011 . go big virtual tour aaf nebraska addy winner s site . aaf nebraska . 2013 finalists . digital out of home awards . retrieved 2012 . check date values in access date help member news omaha technology award recipients named . greater omaha chamber . retrieved 28 june 2011 . 2013 aia nebraska design awards . retrieved october 4 2013 . gonzalez cindy july 11 2013 . aksarben village launches new website . omaha world herald . retrieved july 11 2013 . external links edit phenomblue official website omaha world herald phenomblue seizes golden opportunity july 2011 silicon prairie news sharing success with the west phenomblue opens los angeles office june 2011 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title phenomblue & oldid 738000933 categories advertising agencies of the united statesinternet 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