http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:46:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/09/29/ad-man-shifts-gears/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/09/29/ad-man-shifts-gears/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:04:32 +0000 Amy David http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=33340 John Ryland has transferred his creative talents from the advertising industry to the automotive field. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/09/29/ad-man-shifts-gears/feed/ 6 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/10/writing-the-book-on-thought-leadership/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/10/writing-the-book-on-thought-leadership/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:17:45 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=13160 A veteran of the advertising business is launching a new venture along with a well known local writer/consultant]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/10/writing-the-book-on-thought-leadership/feed/ 3 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/29/martin-agency-goes-west/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/29/martin-agency-goes-west/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:59:03 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=12815 The Martin Agency is headed West. The Richmond-based ad agency is planning to set up a Seattle office to provide support to one of their highest-profile clients. Martin is behind the look of a new chain of retail stores being rolled out by Microsoft, which aim to rival Apple’s retail stores. The first Microsoft store ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/29/martin-agency-goes-west/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/11/martin-agency-lands-financial-services-account/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/11/martin-agency-lands-financial-services-account/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:05:00 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10422 Richmond’s Martin Agency has been selected to launch the branding and marketing campaign for the U.S. division of Sun Life Financial. The campaign, expected to launch in the fourth quarter, will be the first online and broadcast ad campaign for the U.S. unit of the Canadian financial services firm.  The campaign will also include corporate ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/11/martin-agency-lands-financial-services-account/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/23/ad-report-card-the-martin-agency%e2%80%99s-new-spots-for-rosetta-stone/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/23/ad-report-card-the-martin-agency%e2%80%99s-new-spots-for-rosetta-stone/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:18:42 +0000 David Larter http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9722 Virginia-based Rosetta Stone has some new TV spots courtesy of the Martin Agency, and for some reason two of the characters are wearing outdated sweaters. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/23/ad-report-card-the-martin-agency%e2%80%99s-new-spots-for-rosetta-stone/feed/ 5 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/02/fedex-sues-ups-over-whiteboard-ads/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/02/fedex-sues-ups-over-whiteboard-ads/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:03:29 +0000 David Larter http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9023 One of Richmond’s most recognizable residents, Martin Agency celeb Andy Azula, is in the middle of a lawsuit between shipping giants. The Memphis-based FedEx is suing Atlanta’s UPS over a recent commercial that features Azula and his now-famous whiteboard, according to the Memphis Daily News. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Memphis. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/02/fedex-sues-ups-over-whiteboard-ads/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/10/martin-agency-finalist-for-expedia-account/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/10/martin-agency-finalist-for-expedia-account/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:13:58 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=8355 Expedia.com is shopping for a new ad agency and The Martin Agency is among a group of three finalists, Adweek reports. The three (the other firms are from New York and Boston) were selected from a group of six agencies competing for the creative duties on the travel site’s ad account. Final presentations are expected ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/10/martin-agency-finalist-for-expedia-account/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/06/richmond-show-recognizes-best-of-local-advertising/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/06/richmond-show-recognizes-best-of-local-advertising/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:42:34 +0000 admin http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=6205 Martin Agency wins big, Madison + Main’s Dave Saunders named Ad Person of the Year. The Richmond Ad Club handed out its coveted Cannonball Awards Friday, honoring some of the best work of 2008 in the city’s bustling advertising and branding community. Taking home Best In Show in advertising was The Martin Agency, with a ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/06/richmond-show-recognizes-best-of-local-advertising/feed/ 3 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/25/is-it-me-or-are-there-a-ton-of-marketing-firms-in-this-town/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/25/is-it-me-or-are-there-a-ton-of-marketing-firms-in-this-town/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:46:19 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=5051 We’ve been reporting a lot lately on marketing firms that seem to be sprouting up left and right. (Click here and here.) We’ve received several more news releases about others and haven’t had time to learn about their stories. But the timing seems indirectly correlated with demand, and that could pose trouble for the new ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/25/is-it-me-or-are-there-a-ton-of-marketing-firms-in-this-town/feed/ 0