Dip Studio History

Some milestones we had on our way:

• MipTV - Cannes 2007
  Amazing, unbelievable story for us back then. We won a contest that was held during international media-market MipTV 2007.
  And it really seemed that "Content 360" contest was made by "big guys" to have a breath of fresh air, new innovative ideas, to become better.
  We have won a nomination sponsored by BBC with our Cont-ACT project fully responding to industry and contest demands.
  It was much later revealed that neither contest or its ideas and projects were not much of a value to its organizers (and that no bank would accept our large fake cardboard award cheque). But at that time the air, the sea, Nice and Cannes, excitement and a huge load of self confidence became our best prize. This participation and this victory has changed us and highly influenced our future.
  
  
• London Ad:Tech 2007
  It was our first ever specialized indurstry event. We came to take a sneak peak on what we hoped to actively participate in later on. What sells.
  European advertising market made an impression. Sure enough we weren't anywhere near ready to participate in the event - we brought nothing to it and were quite a zero from services and market approach perspective. We had no services and no marketing. We were just a plain production team of folks that were totally driven by demand. Fresh ideas, quality execution - and that's it.
  It was a great event and with our eyes and ears wide open it was a great value for our business.
  
  
• BarCamp Baltics 2008 Riga
  We came to Riga to have a grasp of what's going on on a Baltics level for web development innovations. Our office is right nearby in Vilnius, so it was not too much of a journey.
  BarCamp is not in a format where you could expect a lot of products or market news and we were aware of that. We were looking for bright ambitious people and really, really fresh ideas. And indeed, we've seen some people out there. But that was about it.
  
  
• London Ad:Tech 2008
  It was the day we were in. If not the upper league - but definitely in this market playing along with some major players. We've been better than some and worse than many - but it didn't matter as long as we were on the same field. It only added up to our motivation to become better. Much better.
  
  
• Kiyv 2008
  Right after we came back from the west - we went east. From Ad:Tech in London - to Kyiv, Ukraine.
  We were invited by Think! McCann Erickson Ukraine to lead a two-day online advertising master class. And it went great, we enjoyed the city and some thirty employess seemed to enjoy our viral marketing, targetting, social media talks. Great experience anyway.
  
  
• Future Of Web Apps London 2008
  FOWA is a Carsonified event that we attended without any slightest idea on why we want or need to be there.
  We've became victims to the hype and though there were a lot of bright, very bright, uber bright people - the event as such was quite empty and meaningless.
  
  
• EuroPython 2008
  Python is an animal and a programming language. We like both. There are few other languages and snakes we like (like PHP, RoR, Corn Snake) - and there's plenty of languages we can't stand. But the conference was right nearby in Vilnius - so we couldn't miss it. And we didn't.
  
  
• Paris Ad:Tech 2009
  We came to Paris because.. it was cool. Paris in spring. Online advertising conference. Why not?
  European online advertising market feeling is much stronger in Paris when compared to London (witch is very much US-influenced).
  Paris Ad:Tech outlined the state of European market for us. Such a tiny outline. We've met a few interesting people - but most of them were from London or States. Facebook was great and MySpace was starting to stink.
  
  
• New York - The 99% conference by Behance 2009
  Success is only 1% your idea. Some might say it's a very dieatary success, low-fat, organic, no additives - if there are anything but bright ideas, fresh takes and sparkling approaches in all those 99%.
  But NYC conference wasn't about the exact proportion. It was about the result - and about all possible ways real people achieved it, stepping all those necessary steps after their initial ideas. It wasn't a conference - but a pack of case studies, stronger or weak - but at the same level of reality.
  It was a day long contrast shower. Creative, amazingly creative people were sharing their stories to some hopefully similary creative people. Stories on the achievement part. Those vital 99%. It was a great place to be.
  
  
• San Francisco Ad:Tech 2009
  Ad:Tech San Francisco is yet another major event in our company life. Uncomparable, massive, shining and strong. We've benchmarked our achievements with the world's strongest market.
  And... we were lost in translation, lost in comparison, lost in innovation, lost by any other means - but even this failure was a part of the plan. We do learn from our failures and while it's probably not the best way to go - but it's the only one that worked for us so far.
  We'll improve, get stronger, get better, get back.
  
  
• London Ad:Tech 2009
  
  
• London - Technology for Marketing and Advertising 2010
  
  
• San Francisco - Web 2.0 Expo 2010
  
  
• London - Technology for Marketing and Advertising 2011