We did it.
After 27 years of making things for other people, we finally managed to make a proper showreel for ourselves.
It’s a classic agency case of the “cobbler’s children have no shoes” that anyone who works in an agency will understand! Agencies are very fast environments where client work has to come first. Ebow is a perfect example of a customer-focused, everything is built around the client. Deadlines happen. New projects arrive. Somebody says, “We really should update our own showreel.” Everyone agrees enthusiastically, cheers even. Except for those in the know. It’s how I imagine “We’re going to build a new website” announcements go down in businesses around the world.
And then another year passes.
But this time we actually did it. A new Ebow Digital showreel.
So what does a digital agency showreel actually do?
It’s a fair question as the answer is broad and each agency tends to define itself on its own set of services. Some focus on media, some web design, some social media and so on…
Search for a digital agency in Dublin and you’ll find lots of us describing ourselves in all sorts of ways: digital agencies, creative agencies, social media agencies, web design agencies, branding agencies, digital marketing agencies, technology companies, performance agencies and probably several descriptions invented since I started writing this sentence. It reminds me of The Usual Suspects, and I think it confuses clients the world over.
At Ebow Digital, a little like the bunch of lads above, we’ve never fitted particularly neatly into any one box, hence in our Agency Manifesto we reference being “box-free”
Our work sits across what we call our Four Corners of Excellence: Strategy, Design, Technology and Marketing.
And that’s really what our showreel is about.
Not just making things that look good, although I like to think we are known for making stuff look good, but bringing different disciplines together to build brands, solve problems, change behaviour, create better digital experiences and deliver tangible results. Today our work stretches from being a branding agency to web design, web development, digital marketing, SEO, AI Search, social media marketing, content, campaigns, UX and technology. Lots of technology. Lots of complex builds. That still look good.
So back to the showreel. It contains a selection of some recent work we’re proud of, but most of all it shows our range, and that “however you play, we play your way”. We love to challenge ourselves and we lovessss to try our hand at various disciplines. Challenge us, we’ll rise to it!
With more than a quarter of a century of work behind us, getting everything into one showreel was never going to happen.
So this isn’t everything. It’s a taster. The sizzle and not the whole (Superquinn please) sausage.
Over the years we’ve worked with major brands, ambitious businesses, government organisations, not-for-profits, universities, tourism destinations, financial services companies, healthcare organisations and plenty of people doing interesting things that don’t fit neatly into any category. The work has included many award winning agency projects, websites and digital platforms, branding and identity, national public-health campaigns, digital marketing, social media, content, animation, UX, technology and more.
Different clients. Different audiences. Different problems. Same agency.
Exactly how we like it.
The interesting stuff happens when everything works together: The Battle for Hearts and Minds.
If you’ve spent any time around Ebow, you’ve probably heard us talking about this. I make no apologies for banging on about it.
It’s important.
Looking for a digital agency in Dublin?
Well, this is also an SEO-friendly blog post, so we were going to put things in a keyword friendly way eventually 😉.
But seriously, if you’re looking for a digital agency / digital marketing agency that can bring strategy, design, technology and marketing together without turning your project into an inter-agency game of Chinese whispers, we’d love to talk!
We’ve been helping brands win since 1999.
We can help you win too.
Enjoy the show.
❤️🧠
Dave.
A little bit about me:
I founded Ebow in 1999. Since then, technology has changed beyond belief. But people haven’t changed nearly as much. That’s ultimately where our Battle for Hearts and Minds comes from: understand people first, then use strategy, design, technology and marketing to give them something worth thinking and feeling.
Read more about our history in The Story of Ebow.
Go ahead and connect with me on LinkedIn.
Or just check out our showreel…again….