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In 2009, Elevation helped Sports Backers and Venture Richmond create Dominion Riverrock, Richmond’s annual celebration of active riverlife. Our work included naming, identity development and brand strategy for the event, as well as creating the marketing plan and implementing all advertising components. This year, the event returns with even bigger thrills—and we’re pleased to be part of the action again! Make your plans to attend Dominion Riverrock May 14-15 on Brown’s Island.

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Elevation recently completed work on a new television commercial for Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. To view the spot, click the image above. Requires a Flash plug-in to view properly.

The Richmond Ad Club doled out its coveted Cannonball Awards at the Richmond Show on April 16, honoring the best work of 2009 in the city’s bustling creative community. Now in its 41st year, the Show honors agencies from across five categories: Advertising, Design, Interactive, Production and Student work.

Elevation was pleased to win four Silver Cannonballs:

- One for our television commercial for Butterflies LIVE! at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
- One for our television commercial for La Difference’s Perfect Seat Sale
- One for our television commercial for La Difference’s Sleep Sale
- One for our print advertising campaign for UsedCameras.com

In addition to these awards for our creative work, Elevation’s founders, Frank Gilliam and Aaron Dotson, were recognized as “Advertising Persons of the Year” by the Richmond Ad Club. Click here to read the associated article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch. To view the tribute video that was played at The Richmond Show, click here. (Requires a Quicktime plug-in)

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The Virginia College Savings Plan offers four flexible programs that help parents save for college. Elevation has handled creative duties for VCSP for years, and recently completed a new campaign of four television commercials.

The campaign includes a general promotion for the agency, as well as commercials for the Virginia Prepaid Education Program, the Virginia Education Savings Trust and the CollegeWealth program.

The spots are airing statewide now. Look for the commercial to be featured during the Super Bowl broadcast on February 7th.

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The Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K was recently named one of the the top 10 races in the country by USA Today. And with good reason! Its mix of running, costumes and music draws well over 30,000 participants — plus huge cheering crowds — each year.

Elevation captured the unique spirit of the event in a new campaign featuring foot puppets engaged in offbeat race scenarios. Four television commercials, (supported with print, outdoor and radio) make up the campaign, which is intended to increase registrations and excitement for the 2010 event.

The community will soon have a chance to create and submit their own “footage” as part of the campaign, too. Check back for details in the weeks ahead.

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With more than 9,800 employees in 28 countries on five continents, Mondial Assistance is one of the world’s largest providers of specialty insurance and assistance services. And when Mondial’s US headquarters needed a way to recruit new employees to join its unique, global team, they turned to Elevation to help.

We created a high impact brochure to tell the company’s story, integrating the messaging with trade show booth designs and other elements to aid recruitment efforts.

Elevation also provides assistance to Mondial with strategic planning, B2B advertising, direct mail and more.  [Click the image above to view the image at a larger size.]

The integrated campaign includes a series of direct mail pieces with personalized URL response mechanisms, online display and contextual-based advertising, and television support.

St. Christopher’s selected Elevation as its marketing partner in July. Additional creative work in preparation for the school’s upcoming centennial celebration is currently underway.

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Elevation recently launched a new branding campaign for AMF Bakery Systems—the world’s leading manufacturer of high speed baking equipment for high volume bakeries.

The campaign, which is running in a wide range of baking industry trade publications, debuts the company’s new brand positioning. Elevation’s Fresh Thinking messaging platform addresses both AMF’s approach to product development and support services, as well as its drive to alleviate downtime for its bakery customers.

Since bakeries create perishable products, problems with any piece of equipment can have a drastic impact on profitability. Fresh Thinking reminds customers that every decision AMF makes revolves around keeping their products fresh and their profits protected.

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As the Mid-Atlantic’s prime destination for contemporary furnishings and accessories, LaDifférence offers a shopping experience like no other. So when LaDiff decides to have a sale, it needs advertising to match.

That’s where Elevation comes in. We work as an extension of LaDiff’s talented internal marketing team to develop television advertising—like the Seating Sale spot featured here—and also provide consulting for social media, online advertising and other special marketing projects.

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Print ads, online banner ads and direct mail were created around the idea that while the cameras are used, they’re not “used up”—thus providing potential purchasers with great equipment at a great value. The campaign manages to feature product very prominently, while infusing it with an attitude that is both honest and engaging. [Click the image above to view print ads at a larger size.]