Fans, Friends, Followers and Family,

Since founding Brand Networks just over three years ago, I’ve noticed there are very few milestones that have a transformational effect on an entire organization. Celebrations of things like new business wins, application launches, new product roll-outs, and new employee hires, can be blurred by the pace of day-to-day operations and the sheer volume of the work. Being recognized officially by Facebook as a “Preferred Developer Consultant” however is one of those milestones we hope you’ll let us just soak in (for a few hours anyway, we’re on deadline to launch two new Applications this week!).

We’re part of a small group of companies in the world that can proudly display this badge. You can check out the full list, process, and criteria here. The process has made me a bit nostalgic, thinking about our beginnings and early work. Way back in 2007, we spent a lot of our time evangelizing to clients and brands about the importance of creating their first engaging presence on the Facebook Platform. We held hands, we dipped toes, and we nudged just a bit.

As the Facebook Platform has evolved and grown, so has Brand Networks. Today, our team in Rochester and Boston is poised to continue leading the way with innovative Applications and Pages on the Facebook Platform for years to come.

There’s many to thank for helping us reach this milestone. In the spirit of the Academy Awards, I’ll keep this brief. To the BN Team, you’re the most talented, hard working, and fun group I’ve ever worked with. To our clients new and longstanding, we thank you for your trust and letting us be part of your brands. To our families and friends, thanks for the continued support and patience. And to Facebook, thank you for creating and including us in this important program.