Walking off the street of student life into the hustle and bustle of Babcock and Jenkins proved to be an exciting and enlightening experience. My first day was a whirlwind of learning new names, not only of employees but also of the 10 plus conference rooms that flank the outside rim of both the second […]

When does a marketing team run 197 miles from a volcano to an ocean… when they’re not being chased.. and when there are two mechanically sound vans shadowing them? When Babcock & Jenkins runs the Hood to Coast.

Well, it’s hard to believe that eight weeks have passed since I started my internship here at Babcock & Jenkins. I’ve learned a lot these past two months, and the experience turned out to be much different than I anticipated.

Almost 100 Babcock & Jenkins employees, family and friends enjoyed a picnic in the park last Tuesday evening. PGE Park that is!

Babcock & Jenkins receives an Interactive Media Award for one of our most challenging online communities to date!

Above The Fold (ATF), the greatest ’80’s pop rock cover band made up entirely of Babcock & Jenkins employees, kicked off their 2008 tour in front of an exuberant, if slightly inebriated, hometown crowd at the annual Portland Ad Federation (PAF) Battle of the Bands.
     
Tour Diary - Day 1: June 18th, 2008
We arrived […]

This year’s edition of Gutterfest was held at a recently remodeled bowling center just across the river from our offices in downtown Portland. I entered this year’s event having won every bowling competition in my 14 years at Babcock & Jenkins. Having recently purchased a new ball to help improve my scores in my weekly […]

Check out what happens when Babcock & Jenkins spends a Saturday restoring a farmhouse from the 1900s with Rebuilding Together, a local non-profit organization.

We thought we’d take a break from strategy on our blog and share a bit of summer fun. Recently Babcock & Jenkins employees took part in Gutterfest 2007. This event is our almost-annual trek to the local bowling alley to determine the company bowling champ. Well at least that’s how I look at it.

I would […]

Yesterday, I attended the Internet Strategy Forum’s 2007 Executive Summit, covering Web 2.0 Social Strategies. Some good speakers, mostly saying all the usual things about Web 2.0, blogs, participation, etc. The really interesting observations came after the conference…
This morning, I came in intending to write a brief post about what I thought. On a whim, […]