Red Amp Audio has equipped its Grace Street facility with Dolby Atmos recording and audio mixing technology, making it the first commercial sound studio in Virginia to be Dolby-certified as an Atmos-capable studio.
Media/Marketing/Advertising
VP’s move prompts local ad firm to open Atlanta outpost
The expansion marks The King Agency’s first move outside Virginia after establishing an outpost in Virginia Beach five years ago.
Richmond’s creative community critiques Super Bowl ads their peers had a hand in
Roughly a third of this year’s Super Bowl ads involved one or more alums of the VCU Brandcenter, whose work were among the commercials critiqued in this year’s local Ad Bowl panel.
Food-focused PR firm Big Spoon scoops up The Apple Cart
As part of the acquisition, Apple Cart co-founder Barb Lamb joins Big Spoon as an equal partner with founder Kevin Clay and co-owner Enrique Mendez, who joined the fold through a merger four years ago.
Martin Agency’s Danny Robinson promoted to CEO
Currently the ad firm’s chief creative officer, Robinson succeeds previous CEO Kristen Cavallo, who has been pulling double-duty since being named global CEO of Martin peer MullenLowe Group.
Ad Rewind: 2023’s memorable marketing moments
From an animated mayonnaise wrestling match to Snoop Dogg serving as a smokeless “smokesman,” Richmond’s ad output in 2023 was full of surprises.
VPM unveils Style Weekly revamp, plans quarterly magazine
The redesign comes two years after the public media nonprofit purchased the longtime alternative newsweekly, which is returning to print in a glossy, bound format.
Ad agency NDP rebrands as Two Tango
The name change for the nearly 40-year-old firm, founded as Neathawk, Dubuque and Packett, follows its sale to a new owner last year and the addition of a new executive creative director.
Media firm halfway through Shockoe Slip HQ rehab
The renovation by Tilt Creative + Production comes three years after it bought the 150-year-old property, and coincided with another building rehab next door.
Local swag maker Brandito lands private equity deal, eyes acquisitions
“We’re in an industry that isn’t necessarily sexy, but it should be fun. It should have some sophistication that comes with it,” said founder and CEO Michael Lovern.