About Teehan+Lax
When we started our business we had a few ideas about where the industry was going and what kind of role we wanted to fill in the marketplace. Using these insights we formed the basis of how we do business and what we do.
We witnessed more clients taking a lot of their work in-house, especially on the technology and maintenance side of the business. We believe that there will be very few end-to-end builds like there was two or three years ago. Instead companies are looking to get the most out of the technology and infrastructure they have purchased.
According to Forrester, 50% of the companies they interviewed would spend less than $300,000 on outside help with their site initiatives this year. However, the types of projects they would be doing are smaller initiatives with functional teams.
We have built a company that services this type of business. Typically, we are hired by e-business and marketing teams looking for specialized help on projects.
We offer this specialized help to clients in user experience consulting. We are not programmers. We do not maintain technical staff or coders. We assist clients with defining and designing the best user experience possible that delight customers and exceed business objectives.
We only have two levels of employees at Teehan+Lax.
1. Partners
2. Associates
We believe that clients should have direct access to the people working on their business. They shouldn't be obscured through layers of account managers and project managers that add cost and complexity. A partner is involved on every project at Teehan+Lax.
Jon Lax
Jon has been working in digital media since 1994. He started at Shift Magazine in 1994 where he helped develop the first ad supported site in Canada. In 1995 he received a National Magazine Award Nomination for his writing in the magazine. Jon went on to Grey Interactive in 1996, where he became Sr. Copywriter.
Jon was Creative Director at Modem Media Canada from 1998 to 2002. During that time he worked for many Fortune 500 clients, helping them develop applications, marketing initiatives and strategies in the digital channel.
Jon has worked with clients like Coca-Cola, Indigo Books, Coors Brewing Company, Scotiabank, General Motors, Kraft Canada, Wendy's, IBM, LCBO and Maritime Life, Heineken and Miller Genuine Draft.
He has won Cannes Lions, CMA RSVP Awards, Marketing Magazine and Advertising & Design Club of Canada Awards for his work. He has sat as a judge for Marketing Magazine, CMA RSVPs, London International Advertising Awards and Applied Arts Awards.
In 2002 Jon was named one of "30 to Watch: Marketing's Next Generation" by Marketing Magazine.
Geoff Teehan
Geoff began his career in digital media in 1995, working as a designer for an Internet startup. There, he was responsible for creating some of the first Flash sites on the Web -- back in the days, in fact, when Flash was still known as FutureSplash.
Geoff joined Modem Media in 1999, where he worked as Associate Creative Director. During his tenure there he created effective and award-winning work for a variety of US and Canadian clients. He also helped implement an information architecture process that ensured that objectives were realized with intuitive user experiences.
Geoff continues to focus on creating great user experience at Teehan+Lax for a broad range of international clients. These include AIR MILES, AOL, Delta Airlines, John Hancock, JPMorgan, General Motors, Motorola, Kodak, TELUS Mobility, Amstel Light, Heineken and Miller Genuine Draft.
Throughout his career, Geoff has received international acclaim for his work, winning Cannes Lions, ADDY awards, and CMA RSVP awards. He has also recieved top honours from W3, The WebAwards, MITX, Flash in the Can, Marketing Magazine, and the Advertising & Design Club of Canada. In addition, his work has been featured in many publications such as Applied Arts, Communication Arts, Marketing Magazine and Strategy.
Most recently, Geoff recieved the honour of representing Canada as a Jury member for the 2007 Cannes Lions and the London International Awards.
Dave Stubbs
Dave's career in marketing began on the traditional side of the business - in the advertising world of television, radio and print, direct marketing and documentary film. In 1997, he followed his inner-geek and made the switch to interactive. His background as a copywriter provided him with a unique perspective in the emerging field of online marketing. It continues to this day.
During his tenure at MacLaren McCann Direct & Interactive Dave was Group Creative Director responsible for the development of online marketing strategies and programs for General Motors Canada. While at Organic Inc. he lead the development of online advertising programs for DaimlerChrysler in the U.S. - helping them earn the prestigious "2005 Advertising Age Interactive Marketer of the Year."
Dave has worked with a wide variety of clients including Daimler/Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, PlayStation, Radio Shack, Coors Brewing Company, Royal Bank and TD Waterhouse.
He has received numerous awards for his work with Fortune 500 companies, including Marketing Awards, New York Festivals, London Festival, Applied Arts and the Advertising and Design Club of Canada. In 2006, Dave sat as a judge for the Digital Marketing Awards.