#DadChat: Richmond
People around RVA are always asking me, “If I’m a mobile worker and need to print something really important right away, but am miles from my home office, how in GRID’s name do I print?” Dadchat, bolstered by social media, has brought fathers from Greater Richmond together for brew, barbecue, and a little guidance. Hatched […]
Channel Surfing
By now you’ve seen them on a social platform or two-those snazzy little RVA stencils that folks are using to support our talented city by the river. Thanks to West Cary Group, founded in 2007 by Moses Foster, Blair Keeley and Camille Blanchard, we have the RVA Generator-a web app that allows Richmonders to upload […]
Making Media Mobile
It’s fitting that Studio 108 relocated to Manchester, Richmond’s creative frontier. While other media company’s might opt for strictly-business corridors around RVA, Studio 108 has taken its film and video production operations to the south bank of the James River, an up-and-coming arts district that has yet to undergo major urban rehabilitation. The decade-old production […]
Lead by Example: Branding RVA as a Creativity Hub
Greater Richmond Chamber Launches ‘i.e.’ Over the course of discussions with various community and business leaders—including Andy Stefanovich with Prophet, Richmond Times-Dispatch publisher Tom Silvestri, the Creative Change Center’s executive director Chrystal Wake, John Sarvay of Floricane and West Cary Group partner Moses Foster—the Chamber has set the groundwork to promote RVA’s creative community. The […]
CEO of Duke Energy Targets Creative Cooperation for Energy’s Future
Jim Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy, will speak on “Creative Cooperation: The Roadmap to Our Energy Future” April 18, 5:30 p.m. at University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business. Rogers will address what he calls “creative cooperation” needed among businesses, legislators, environmentalists and academics to design a roadmap to the country’s energy […]
Engineering Inspiration
Richmond, it’s time to “look at more.” Andy Stefanovich, Chief Curator and Provocateur at Prophet, has spent two decades helping companies around the world drive innovation from the inside out. Now it’s time for us to find out how this local creativity shaman really does it. Come spring, we will get our crack at the […]
RichTech Announces New Executive Director
Robby Demeria will be responsible for day-to-day operations and serve as the face and spokesperson for the organization.
‘The Road Warrior Show’
Nhat Pham is known for many things-digital media consultant, evangelist, and instructor. However, it’s his ability to help everyday Richmonders leverage technology for themselves that truly defines what he does best. As a result, Pham has become known in RVA as the “Social Media Samurai” and “Wireless Warrior.” “Nhat is Pham-tastic,” says Christine Frint Walters, […]
Obama vs Bieber; Who Has More ‘Klout’?
The ol’ tweet box is a funny thing. Is the semi-anonymous blogger for Filthy Richmond really more influential than the top brass at City of Richmond? Does the boutique-marketing agency Copeland Casati Media have more pull than the big boys at the Martin Agency? And does booze-slinging columnist Jack Lauterback have more swagger than the […]
“Social Media, Moms and Marketers”
On Thursday, February 17th the Social Media Club RVA panel will examine how social media is changing parenting, how parents access information and how moms and dads are marketed to. Parents trust blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media outlets as sources of education and as an outlet for their opinions. February’s panel will share […]