“Marco Polo” Appears in Geico Ad Featuring Modern-Day Game of Marco Polo
One of the last places you’d expect to see 13th century Venetian explorer Marco Polo would be in a pool with a bunch of kids during a round of…
Spurrier Group Seeks Director of Consumer Engagement
Title: Director of Consumer Engagement Reports to: Founder/CEO Location: Richmond, VA Status: Full-Time Position Summary Does the ever-changing world of digital…
D.C.-Area Agency Updates: Buffalo.Agency, Hager Sharp and WHITE64
Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group (Buffalo BIG), which is based in the D.C. area, formed Buffalo.Agency following its acquisition of award-winning branding,…
Virginia ABC Selects Spurrier Group as its First Advertising Agency of Record
The Spurrier Group has been selected as the first advertising agency of record for the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). After a…
Richmond Round-Up
Richmond BizSense’s monthly update of what’s new in communications in Richmond includes the following: Barber Martin Agency launched its first campaign under…
Why Can’t Competitors Work Together?
By Jim Lansbury Thanks for the kind words, Competitor. Last week in Capitol Communicator, my fellow creative and frequent competitor Matt Smith of SmithGifford…
Think and WORK Labs Collaborate on New Spurrier Group Branding and Website
The creative team of Think and WORK Labs collaborated to create and launch a new graphic identity and website for the Spurrier Group that…
Harry Jacobs, the “Dean of Southern Advertising” Who Helped Build a Global Reputation for The Martin Agency in Richmond, Has Died
Harry Jacobs, an ad industry veteran who helped build a global reputation for The Martin Agency, died at his Richmond home on Sunday. He…
Richmond Round-Up
Richmond BizSense’s The Pitch has a wrap-up of Richmond items of interest to communicators. Below are a few of their May items.…
Martin Agency Named 2016 Agency of Year at The One Show
The Martin Agency was recognized at The One Show as 2016 Agency of the Year. The Richmond-based agency and GEICO, based in Chevy…
PRSA’s Richmond Chapter Presents 2016 Virginia Public Relations Awards
The Richmond Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America honored statewide organizations and companies for excellence in PR at the 2016 Virginia Public…
Recognizing Problem Solvers with Unique Award
After two decades, Virginia Commonwealth University’s Brandcenter has an ambitious new mission. The business school’s award-winning branding graduate program wants to…
Updates: People on the Move
Julia McDowell, an eleven-year veteran of Williams Whittle, has been named president of the agency. Rob Whittle is now chairman and CEO. According…
Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Ingrid Vax, President of Spurrier Media Group
Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this “up close and personal” profile, we feature Ingrid…
Will Ad Blocking Change Advertising?
By Donna Spurrier Will ad blocking change advertising? Yes, in more than one way, hopefully. The direction may be more education about what ads…
