The head of the grad school’s creative brand management track talks about his approach to branding, the one question he always asks a client, and the “colossal failure” that forever changed his professional outlook and perspective of his industry.
Jonathan Spiers
Downtime: Bike shop manager racing to break depression cycle
The shop manager of a Henrico fitness studio plans to bike in a 3,000-mile race in support of the locally based Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation.
Local ad agency eyes Atlanta for expansion
Having established itself locally with political ad work on both the regional and national level, the 4-year-old agency is putting boots on the ground in Georgia as it looks to extend its national reach.
Concrete couple lists Henrico mansion for $2.5M
Totaling 20 rooms that include a disco/dance hall and a 12-seat theater, the three-level house was listed by a broker who’s scouring the NFL for a buyer.
Another Boulevard site fetches seven-figure price tag
One week after another building in the neighborhood was sold to make way for a AAA location, another national car care service is making a move with a $1.3 million purchase.
Plan in place to revamp Woody’s Auto property on Boulevard
A 1920s-era Boulevard building that recently sold for $1.43 million will see its decades-long tradition of auto service press forward.
Midlothian developments take swing at model home court concept
A new trend in new-home buying is catching on in Richmond’s newer neighborhoods.
Ad agency leaves the burbs for Scott’s Addition
The move marks a new chapter for the veteran agency, which currently occupies space in a Southside office park that its CEO described as cavernous and inefficient.
Century-old Boulevard building sells for $1.4M
An historic building in the thick of the urban revival taking place along Boulevard has been snatched up by an out-of-town developer.
Milwaukee architecture firm slips into Shockoe
A Wisconsin-based architecture firm with a 14-year track record in Virginia has picked Richmond for its fourth office and Mid-Atlantic hub.