
Spurrier Group Selected to Promote Upcoming VMFA Kehinde Wiley Exhibit
The Spurrier Group has won a contract to provide strategic marketing and media planning services for the upcoming Kehinde Wiley exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts located in…
Beth Rilee-Kelley Named President of The Martin Agency
The Martin Agency in Richmond announced that Beth Rilee-Kelley, chief operating officer, has been named president and will retain her COO duties and…

Richmond Ad Legend Jess Duboy Dead at Age 79
Richmond advertising legend Jess Duboy died April 8 at age 79 after battling cancer since January 2015, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He…

Richmond Ad Club Honors Roger Neathawk and Susan Dubuque as Ad Persons of Year
The Richmond Ad Club honored Roger Neathawk and Susan Dubuque on April 1 as the Mike Hughes Ad Persons of the Year, named for…

D.C. TV Newscast to Come from Richmond
Tribune Broadcasting’s CW affiliate, WDCW Washington, will launch a local nightly 10 p.m. newscast on Monday, April 18, that will be anchored…

PRSA Richmond Launches Diversity Initiative
Among PRSA Richmond’s 2016 strategic initiatives is a commitment to creating “an inclusive and welcoming environment that cultivates a diverse and collaborative membership…

PRSA Richmond Releases Membership Survey Results
PRSA’s Richmond chapter released the results of its biennial membership survey. Chapter members were surveyed in December 2015 about a variety of topics,…

MDB Communications Works with Studio Flatland on Animated Video for Truth Initiative
MDB Communications worked with Studio Flatland in Richmond to produce an animated video for Truth Initiative, a nonprofit public health organization encouraging youth and…

The Martin Agency Makes AdAge’s 2016 Agency A-List
Even at 50 years old, The Martin Agency proved that Richmond, Virginia, is still a hotbed of creative innovation, stated AdAge in its listing…

Agency Updates: JPA Health Communications, Red Banyan Group and Richmond Ad Club
JPA Health Communications added Dan Sweet as a VP in its D.C. office. Prior to joining JPA, he worked for FleishmanHillard, where he…

PRSA’s Richmond Chapter Installs 2016 Leadership
The Richmond chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has installed officers and directors for 2016. According to a report in Richmond BizSense,…

John Stewart Bryan III, Chairman of Media General, Inc. Dies at 77
RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–John Stewart Bryan III (“Stewart”), Chairman of the Board of Media General, Inc., died Saturday at Bon Secours St. Mary’…

VCU Issues RFP for PR and Marketing Campaign for Art Institute
Virginia Commonwealth University issued an RFP for a public relations agency to “execute a national and international publicity campaign to establish and launch the…

Spurrier Group Rebrands to Highlight Broad Scope of Services and Value
To better reflect the scope of its capabilities and value it has delivered clients for 20 years as an integrated marketing and advertising firm,…

Linda Thomas Brooks, veteran of The Martin Agency, named president and CEO of MPA
Linda Thomas Brooks has been named president and CEO of MPA – The Association of Magazine Media, which is based in NYC. “My first and…

