The Pitch

The Martin Agency wins top industry honors from Adweek, a Richmond vodka distillery gets a local marketing assist, and a national motorhomes manufacturer gets a brand refresh with help from a local shop. 

A children’s hospital capital campaign gets a marketing boost from a local consulting firm, Brandcenter students draw up a new nickname and logo for an area high school, and a public utility company hires a Richmond firm.

A national memorial promotes itself on social media with help from a local agency, Brandcenter students assist participants in a downtown business accelerator, and an area firm announces a slew of hires and promotions.

Colonial Williamsburg takes one of its stage shows to the screen with help from a Richmond studio, several area shops collaborate on the launch of a local injectables clinic, and a coffee-based nonprofit gets a digital advertising assist.

Hampden-Sydney gets a promotional magazine and blog from a Richmond agency, an animation studio hires a producer and promotes another, and several local firms collaborate on rebrands and websites for clients.

An industry nonprofit taps a team of Brandcenter students to help promote its annual diversity conference, a downtown animation studio names a new creative director, and a state elections agency and a William & Mary-spawned poll worker recruitment group get new websites.

A Brandcenter alum returns to the school as a professor, a local agency taps a VCU grad as creative director, and government offices for Illinois and West Virginia get marketing help from Richmond shops.

Face mask promotion abounds in the latest Pitch, as three area health systems launch a PSA campaign encouraging mask wearing, another health system gets branded masks from a downtown agency, and a local business producing masks and other PPE gets a website.