Fuel Industries was a Canadian online interactive and marketing agency. Founded in 1999 by Mike Burns, Jeff Doiron, Dave Ozipko and Brian Nesbitt, Fuel Industries employed over 150 people and had offices in Los Angeles and Seattle.
Fuel Industries won a number of awards including Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence Awards for Advergame of the year as well as numerous Digital Marketing Awards and Flash in the can awards.
Fuel Entertainment was a division of Fuel Industries specializing in the development of Fuel's own entertainment properties, such as SparkCityWorld.com, a gaming portal and virtual world for preteen girls, and Sideway: New York, a graffiti-themed video game released on the PlayStation Network.[1] Mike Burns had the idea for the girl-themed virtual world on his twin girls' birthday, as it said in the newspaper.
Fuel Industries revenues doubled in 2006 from the previous year, and has continued to grow into a custom production shop and creative studio. Andrew Wing was appointed the Co-CEO of the company in 2011, to lead alongside Mike Burns.[2]
In 2015, Fuel announced the creation of its Playground division, an internal lab focusing on emerging technologies and innovation.[3]
Fuel Industries received numerous awards for both its work in advergaming and branded entertainment. In 2012, Fuel won best in Branded Entertainment at the Digi Awards for its work with McDonald's Europe on its virtual world Happy Studio.[5] In 2008, Fuel won Gold at the London International Awards for its work on Sexy Subaru with Tribal DDB,[6] as well as several FWA awards and three shortlists for Flash in the Can Awards.[7]
In 2007, Fuel won Best Game, Best Canadian Studio and Best Convergence at Flash in the Can.[8] The same year, Fuel became a Webby Awards Honoree[9] for its work on the American Dad Vs. Family Guy Kung Fu advergame.
In 2006, CEO Mike Burns was a recipient of the Ottawa Business Journal's Forty under 40 award - recognizing him as one of silicon valley north's most noteworthy up and coming entrepreneurs.[10]
In 2012 Mike Burns and Ryan Valley (Director of Sales) re-located to the Los Angeles office.
On May 28, 2013, the Alamogordo City Commission (in the state of New Mexico) granted Fuel Industries six months of access to a landfill rumored to contain Atari video games. The purpose is to film a documentary about the burial and to excavate the dump site.[11] On April 26, 2014, hundreds of Atari E.T. The Extraterrestrial game cartridges were unearthed, mixed in with trash and dirt scooped by a backhoe.[12]
Atari: Game Over won Best Documentary at the 2015 Streamy Awards[13]
fuel, industries, canadian, online, interactive, marketing, agency, founded, 1999, mike, burns, jeff, doiron, dave, ozipko, brian, nesbitt, employed, over, people, offices, angeles, seattle, typeprivateindustrybranded, entertainment, advergaming, servicesfound. Fuel Industries was a Canadian online interactive and marketing agency Founded in 1999 by Mike Burns Jeff Doiron Dave Ozipko and Brian Nesbitt Fuel Industries employed over 150 people and had offices in Los Angeles and Seattle Fuel IndustriesTypePrivateIndustryBranded Entertainment amp Advergaming amp ServicesFounded1999Defunct2017HeadquartersOttawa Ontario CanadaKey peopleMike Burns CEO Andy Wing CEO Jeff Doiron Founding Partner Dave Ozipko Founding PartnerProductsDigital EngagementImmersive Web ExperienceCustom Application DevelopmentVideo Audio productionNumber of employees150 2013 Websitewww fuelindustries com Archived 2012 Contents 1 Overview 2 Recognition 3 References 4 External linksOverview editFuel Industries won a number of awards including Digital Entertainment amp Media Excellence Awards for Advergame of the year as well as numerous Digital Marketing Awards and Flash in the can awards Fuel Entertainment was a division of Fuel Industries specializing in the development of Fuel s own entertainment properties such as SparkCityWorld com a gaming portal and virtual world for preteen girls and Sideway New York a graffiti themed video game released on the PlayStation Network 1 Mike Burns had the idea for the girl themed virtual world on his twin girls birthday as it said in the newspaper Fuel Industries revenues doubled in 2006 from the previous year and has continued to grow into a custom production shop and creative studio Andrew Wing was appointed the Co CEO of the company in 2011 to lead alongside Mike Burns 2 In 2015 Fuel announced the creation of its Playground division an internal lab focusing on emerging technologies and innovation 3 In 2017 Fuel declared bankruptcy 4 Recognition editFuel Industries received numerous awards for both its work in advergaming and branded entertainment In 2012 Fuel won best in Branded Entertainment at the Digi Awards for its work with McDonald s Europe on its virtual world Happy Studio 5 In 2008 Fuel won Gold at the London International Awards for its work on Sexy Subaru with Tribal DDB 6 as well as several FWA awards and three shortlists for Flash in the Can Awards 7 In 2007 Fuel won Best Game Best Canadian Studio and Best Convergence at Flash in the Can 8 The same year Fuel became a Webby Awards Honoree 9 for its work on the American Dad Vs Family Guy Kung Fu advergame In 2006 CEO Mike Burns was a recipient of the Ottawa Business Journal s Forty under 40 award recognizing him as one of silicon valley north s most noteworthy up and coming entrepreneurs 10 In 2012 Mike Burns and Ryan Valley Director of Sales re located to the Los Angeles office On May 28 2013 the Alamogordo City Commission in the state of New Mexico granted Fuel Industries six months of access to a landfill rumored to contain Atari video games The purpose is to film a documentary about the burial and to excavate the dump site 11 On April 26 2014 hundreds of Atari E T The Extraterrestrial game cartridges were unearthed mixed in with trash and dirt scooped by a backhoe 12 Atari Game Over won Best Documentary at the 2015 Streamy Awards 13 References edit Sideway New York IGN retrieved 2022 04 01 Fuel injects new vision names co CEOs Fuel hits the playground with new technology division Pilieci Vito 2017 08 21 Ottawa s Fuel Industries looks to recharge after insolvency founder gone Ottawa Citizen The Digi Awards Cap off Another Successful Year Showcasing Canadaa s Leaders in Digital Media nextMEDIA Connecting You to Business Opportunities in the Digital Media Industry Archived from the original on 2013 10 07 Retrieved 2013 09 09 London International Awards FITC Awards 2007 Archived from the original on 2007 06 09 Retrieved 2007 06 06 The FITC Awards Archived from the original on 2007 06 09 Retrieved 2007 06 06 Webby Honorees Recipient Profile Mike Burns Forty Under 40 Goldsmith Alex 30 May 2013 Alamogordo approves Atari excavation KRQE LIN Television Corporation Archived from the original on 30 May 2013 Retrieved 31 May 2013 Atari s E T the Extraterrestrial cartridges found in landfill CBC News 5th Annual Winners amp Nominees The Streamy Awards Retrieved 2016 08 16 External links editOfficial Website Archived 2012 Performance Marketing Agency Digital Marketing Agency Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fuel Industries amp oldid 1154696984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
