The Pitch

Bon Secours and VCU Health launch new campaigns, an agency does pro bono group for a veterinary clinic, and several local companies upgrade their websites.

A longtime adman retires with a public send-off, a local firm launches a virtual tour site for Hollywood Cemetery and GRTC tests out a new type of transit ad.

Local ad firms scoop up accounts and launch campaigns for CarLotz, Mercedes dealerships and the YMCA, ND&P adds a new position, and more companies grab Telly and PR awards.

A packed Pitch this month with new accounts, new ads and awards for local agencies, including a new Geico spot from the Martin Agency, some work for the Redskins and more.

Local ad firms pick up coveted Telly awards, and companies pair up with local banks, real estate firms, hospitals and retailers and dozens of Brandcenter students land jobs through the school’s career fair.

The Martin Agency launches new TV spots for major clients, local firms are recognized for their work at a handful of award ceremonies, agencies team up with local developers and the VMFA works on a new campaign.

A local marketing agency and brewery team up, a new-to-town bank hires an ad firm and several companies are recognized for their recent work.

Bon Secours launches a major ad campaign that included Super Bowl commercials, another major health system gets prime-time air on an ESPN network and a Carytown restaurant enlists the help of a local firm.

A local ad agency creates a mini documentary series about Richmonders, the Martin Agency and a national client cut ties and a locally based Fortune 500 searches for a media firm.

Ad agencies land new local clients including breweries, jewelers and bakeries. One marketing firm announces a new department to create original content, and another releases a series of six-second videos for Verizon FiOS.