Media/Marketing/Advertising

A contingent of Richmond business boosters is planning a marketing assault on this year’s South by Southwest Interactive Festival.

Deb Hagan has traded one Martin for another. After three years at The Martin Agency, the former senior vice president and group creative director for that agency’s largest account, Walmart, has joined retail-focused Barber Martin Agency as chief creative officer. Barber Martin announced the move at the start of this month, lauding Hagan’s experience with… Read more »

A Tobacco Row ad firm is building out a new headquarters for itself on the Southside, not long after a big expansion of its current home.

With commentators from local ad agencies, Richmond Ad Club hosted its annual Ad Bowl on Tuesday, dissecting some of the top commercials from the big game.

Nexstar Broadcasting Group has come out on top in the struggle with Meredith Corp. over downtown-based Media General, which is now set to be acquired in a $4.6 billion cash-and-stock deal.

What started as a small marketing school has evolved over 20 years into a branding and business powerhouse, plugging graduates into award-winning firms around the country and continuing to retool itself with the changing industry.

As it works to bring more graphic design work in-house, ad firm ND&P brought on two new employees last year, including a former Showtime employee.

A communications professional and part-time comedian — the host of a popular local late-night comedy show — is blending his two roles in a new startup that he launched last week.

With two different deals lined up and the company and its board of directors on opposite teams, Media General is stuck in M&A limbo.

From a firm’s first ad for a local startup to campaigns for national clients from Richmond heavy-hitters, 2015 brought plenty of diverse, funny and many-sided ads to print, the Web and our TVs. Check out a few of our favorites.