Code Labs

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the COO of Leo Burnett Open hub dedicated to managing in Colombia "Grupo Bolívar" with Davivienda Bank and Seguros Bolívar, with more than 100 people in the team

For what projects/services did your company hire Code Labs, and what were your goals?

In the team we make developments according to the needs or campaigns that we work such as landings, websites, custom software and cloud computing services. Our goals have quality developments under the established schedules and work on innovative projects according to the needs of the campaigns

How did you select Code Labs and what were the deciding factors?

We found in code lab the best partner more than 9 years ago, to meet the challenges we have of custom software developments, web platforms, etc., about 4 years ago we integrated an in-house team specialized in IT led by code labs having the best results.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

There are many projects that have different processes, from the beginning of a campaign where landings are developed with informational objectives, sales or generating experiences to brand websites. all projects have their schedules and their QA process

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

From code labs we have a senior leader and 9 developer engineers

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We have had very good results with innovative and quality products in the established times, that is why we have been working for so many years. Several of these developments have had very good results contributing to our client's business, which I cannot share due to confidentiality.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

The Code Labs team is very organized in their projects, they have management tools and they comply with the schedules.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We have direct contact with the leaders of code labs, we have their support and they always find solutions to our needs. They are very professional and transparent

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

His work is so professional and quality.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Digital producer with a large international advertising aency

For what projects/services did your company hire Code Labs, and what were your goals?

We designed a custom interactive website with deep social media integration where users could enter their name and the site would find other names within your name.

How did you select Code Labs and what were the deciding factors?

Through word of mouth recommendations and a pitch/bidding process, we landed on Code Labs as our partner of choice!

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Based on a simple design comp and a dream, Front and back end development from Code Labs helped us bring our vision to life!

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Not entirely sure, I interfaced with the project manager and 2 lead developers, but I’m sure there were more people behind the scenes.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The project was extremely well received by the client (a nonprofit). Our campaign won a Cannes Lion Silver in the Digital category as well as a Facebook award in 2017.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

Mostly handled through traditional tools - email, calendars, etc

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The ease of workflow despite a great distance between us and some language barriers really made this project a success. Deadlines were never missed, communication was clear, and the work looked great!

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

A couple minor hiccups along the way with bugs and such, but all to be expected in any project!

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the director of interactive production at WOW MKTG. I oversee the creation and development of websites, applications, ad units, and campaign landing pages.

For what projects/services did your company hire Code Labs, and what were your goals?

Our company was in the process of rebranding from Wow Factor to WOW MKTG and wanted to use the full solar eclipse as a way to transition. We needed to build a campaign site that would connect to the progress of the solar eclipse in real time.

The site would show our old branding and reveal the new branding after the eclipse peaked.

How did you select Code Labs and what were the deciding factors?

Code Labs was one of our partner vendors we had worked with previously for ad units/banners. After discussing the project details and timeline, we were confident that they would be able to delivery.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We had a kickoff without the CodeLabs team and our creative team. Our creative team would design the landing page and provide assets. CodeLabs would then convert that to HTML/CSS and connect the visuals to update in real time based on progress of the solar eclipse.

The CodeLabs team used javascript to calculate and animate the visuals on page as well as determine when the new logo would be displayed.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

After discussing the project scope with their CEO and CTO, a project manager and one lead developer was assigned. We worked closely with both until the project was launched.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The project was met with praise from our clients and partners who were unaware of the rebrand. The landing page was amplified on social and helped increase awareness of our rebrand.

Site traffic to both the landing page and our main website increased during the solar eclipse.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We communicated daily with both project manager and lead developer to discuss progress and anticipate any possible issues. Communication was all handled by phone/skype with email recaps.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They work fast without sacrificing quality. With a creative team of their own, they were able to work with all design assets provided when we had design changes. This minimized back and forth between our design team to provide updated assets to CodeLabs.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

All issues were identified during QA and debug phases which were identified during the building of the project timeline. Everything went as expected.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Digitas Publicis is one of the 6 more important Advertising, Media, and creative groups in the world, we work with huge projects and all type of clients, like Banks, Retail, and others.

For what projects/services did your company hire Code Labs, and what were your goals?

We're challenge Code Labs with different projects, for acquisition, sales, leads, show our clients product and others, based on: Agility, Security, and innovation. Like: Chatbot development, Drupal, Magento, and WordPress development, and other kinds of projects.

How did you select Code Labs and what were the deciding factors?

Code Labs has extensive knowledge on: Development, servers (aws technology), visual design, technology, and others. we see many trust facts that transform Code Labs from an external provider to our principal Partner.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

we're working with codelabs on different projects as: New site from La Lechera (Nestlé Product) Code Labs create all the backend using Drupal, integrate a chatbot using Dialogflow and Phyton.

Code Labs was clear with us and provide, code from the site using for example GIT and creating touchpoints weekly using agile communication.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Huge teamwork: 1. Manager 1. PM Manager 3. Backend Engineers 2. Frontend Engineers 1. Financial Contact 1. Financial Support 1. Tester

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

All the features were perfect on-site, and the timetable was exactly as planned.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

Create weekly touchpoints, using Agile Methodology, we create a shared canvas for the site using Trello

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Code Labs give us a clear solution, was part of the project and part of the team, they create solutions for topics that we haven't in mind.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are an Austin, TX based Agency that caters to total market but we have a specialization and we see things thru a Multicultural lense given our start as a Hispanic advertising agency. I am the Managing Director.

For what projects/services did your company hire Code Labs?

I've called them several times for everything from banner creation, back end coding, web design etc.

What were your goals for this project?

In all cases the goal was to provide our clients a seamless, white-labeled, quick and cost efficient solution to their Digital needs.

How did you select Code Labs?

by doing what they do best which is to work fast and efficiently. By having great communication throughout the process with us and by adhering to the tight timelines.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

as mentioned before it varies greatly but it has been from the creation of several banners to coding to developing, meta data development, web design etc

What was the team composition?

they provided a POC that we had at all times and I personally dealt with Jacobo on most things.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Like I said before to me the most important outcome is to doing it fast , in budget and without mistakes. they do well on all 3

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

There was great communication with both teams.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

the personalized and fast service. the way in which you feel like you are the only one that matters to them

Are there any areas for improvement?

none at this time