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.
Media/Marketing/Advertising
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.
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.
Local ad work recognized at annual show
The cannonballs were rolling at this year’s Richmond Show, the annual awards ceremony of the Advertising Club of Richmond.
Ad vet, video producer join forces with new firm
After fantasizing for years about starting their own agency, a veteran local adman and a TV news reporter-turned-video producer are teaming up to make their fantasy-themed branding firm a reality.
Martin Agency lays off 21 as part of ‘restructuring’
Richmond’s resident ad giant has announced another round of layoffs — the second time it has trimmed its workforce in six months.
Print manufacturer returns to local ownership
After a five-year stint with a private equity partner, a nearly 30-year-old direct mail and printing company is once again locally owned.
Creative Q&A: Amy Elkin signs the dotted line
The Martin Agency vet and new chief creative officer for Dotted Line Collaborations talks with BizSense about her move and the campaign her new agency is rolling out for a Chesterfield community.
Realtors group launches TV campaign
On the heels of a yearlong poster campaign, a local real estate group is turning to TV to continue its regional marketing efforts.
Downtime: Adman juggles fact and fiction
While his surname is synonymous with advertising in Richmond, it’s been putting pen to paper outside the family business that has helped Stephen Hawley Martin make a name for himself.