The Pitch

A DNA database taps a local agency, two firms release work for a local car dealership and an auto manufacturer, and new campaigns and client news from several Richmond-area shops.

An engineering firm’s in-house marketing department wins a national award, a local ad school’s founder receives hall-of-fame recognition, and new campaigns from several agencies.

A student competition yields a new promo video for VCU’s undergraduate marketing program, an agency takes another lap with a Virginia racetrack, and client and campaign news from several local shops.

Four local firms contribute to an Arkansas music and arts district, Brandcenter students pick up a Future Lions award and guide a symphony rebrand, and new hires and client work fill our latest roundup.

A local agency’s pro bono campaign is named a Grand Effie finalist, two firms announce a total of 10 hires, and more awards and new client work from Richmond-area shops.

A Southside junkyard gets a new ad campaign, a local marketing firm is named as a university’s agency of record, and lots of new client work fill our latest roundup.

A food-focused marketing firm starts work for a state cider-makers group, a downtown animation studio adds a creative director, and new work and client news from more than a dozen local shops fill this week’s roundup.

A group of local firms collaborate on a wedding-specific PR resources program, a design studio pulls from an area private school for its latest hire, and a downtown agency releases new work after a car crashed into its storefront this month.

New hires clock in at several area agencies, multiple branding firms pick up new clients, and a local agency closes its New York office while another expands south in our latest roundup.

A local PR firm shortens its name, a Henrico-based marketing firm teams up with a motorsports company, and several shops announce new hires, accounts and campaigns.