The Martin Agency

The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Roundup for 8.27.10

OrthoVirginia paid $1,3 mil for land in Chesterfield and plans to build a medical office building. Meanwhile Burton’s Menswear leased 3,200 square feet at 3017 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Hanover County.

Martin Agency layoffs 60 days later

None of the 24 employees laid off from Martin have taken advantage of the program, according to the Agency Spy which concludes that they must still be on the job hunt.

Bracing for the ad pullback

It comes as no surprise that local marketing firms and sole practitioners are bracing for a slowdown, and the outlook will probably get worse as state and local nonprofits slash 2009 budgets amid declining revenue.

Geico cavemen are back from the dead. Why?

The Martin Agency resuscitated the Geico cavemen ads. They were some of the best ads on TV when they first aired in 2004, but now they’ve become part of the pop culture their creator so enjoyed mocking. Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a monthly feature called Ad Review, which will critique a… Read more »