About Us
At ETR we constantly push to expand our thinking, our diversity of team and experience, and our solutions. We never stop learning, listening, or experimenting.
How We Got Here
It started on the ice. Co-founders James Cole and Todd Doyle met playing ice hockey in 1997. They became fast friends and learned they shared an optimistic view of the burgeoning digital space. They also discovered they shared a belief that user data should be instrumental in the product design process.
Both Cole and Doyle spent years in corporate roles (Universal Music Group, Rolling Stone, BMG Distribution), which proved to be a great education for running ETR years later. Their experience at big companies allows them to better understand their customers today — it also revealed inefficiencies they never want ETR to fall victim to.
Over the years, ETR grew from two people working out of a small New York City apartment to a diverse team of experts around the country. In 2023, after 20 years of operating independently, ETR made a strategic decision to combine forces with award-winning, European-based engineering powerhouse Infinum. We’re excited about this new chapter and the benefits it brings our clients, and we’re committed to preserving the culture and processes that our clients have come to expect and appreciate. We are now part of a 400+ person global team spanning eight offices across the U.S. and Europe, and ETR will focus on expanding the U.S. market.
Our overall goal is what it’s always been: to add real value to our client’s businesses. That means we spend much of our time focused on the user and utilize data to help define and execute tested strategies, rather than chasing down the latest trends.
Join Forces
ETR and Infinum have a combined team of more than 400 UX, design, and development experts across Europe and the U.S.
Partners
ETR’s network of trusted, hand-picked partners comes into play when a project requires expertise we don’t offer in-house. We leverage our connections to help you find the best partner solutions for your business.
ETR is a longtime WP Engine partner and we are dedicated to working with WP Engine to deliver enterprise-grade WordPress solutions for our clients.
ETR is one of a select few agencies accepted into Stripe Payments Expert Partner Program. Together, our goal is to boost online commerce, help more businesses get started, and increase economic output around the world.
ETR is proud to be one of the first Enterprise Partner agencies for Webflow. Webflow Enterprise offers all the power and speed of Webflow’s visual development platform, backed by the scalability, security, and support enterprises demand.
Socotra is a cloud-based insurance platform that unifies underwriting, policy management, claims, reinsurance, reporting, and more. Socotra has successfully partnered with ETR on several exceptional insurance product integrations.
We are proud to collaborate with aspirent, seasoned management consulting professionals with a century of combined experience helping global Fortune 100 companies solve strategic business problems.
We often team up with Video Store, a full video service production company based in Brooklyn, NY, but shooting everywhere and anywhere.
The Catalyst Partners accelerates business transformation through advanced analytics. Over the years, we’ve had a number of successful collaborations with them.
Certifications
ETR’s highly experienced team boasts a range of industry-standard certifications. Not only are these qualifications evidence of our commitment to mastering critical practices, platforms and technologies in the field – they also highlight the commitment of the individuals who earn them.
AdWords Fundamentals, Advanced Google Analytics, Google Analytics 360, Google E-commerce Analytics, and Google Tag Manager Fundamentals
Content Marketing, Growth-Driven Design For Agencies, Growth-Driven Web Design, HubSpot Agency Partner, HubSpot Marketing Software, Inbound Marketing, and Social Media
PPC Fundamentals and SEO Fundamentals
User Experience certification through the Nielsen Norman Group
Web Accessibility Specialist Certification through the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)
Professional Developer Certification through Stripe
Careers
ExpandTheRoom works with our partners to create meaningful digital experiences on the web and beyond. We are a group of like-minded individuals who are passionate about building products with purpose that solve real user problems – on time and on budget. We are always interested in meeting smart, talented people that we can collaborate with. Are you the right person to join our team?