The annual awards show of the Advertising Club of Richmond presented nearly 60 trophies for standout local ad work. Madison+Main’s Kent Brockwell was named Ad Person of the Year.
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Branding firm to fill former Mean Bird spot after owners buy building
Aaron and Amanda Gibson are moving their 903 Creative firm to the former restaurant space after five years on Robinson Street.
Record label owner’s renovation revives Scott’s Addition studio space
The Bakery Recording Studio has opened in the former Sound of Music space that’s now also home to the Open Your Ears Records label.
Downtown studio amps up with high-tech upgrade
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.
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.