Big River Represents at the RAD Show!

Posted on April 16, 2012 by admin
The arsenal

The arsenal

Friday the 13th was a lucky day for Big River. On that date, the Richmond Ad Club honored the best in advertising with its prestigious cannon balls. Big River collected an arsenal of cannon balls for our work on behalf of the Virginia Lottery (including Gold for TV), a Gold Interactive for the new Classified Moto website and an award for our World AIDS Day work.

The Terry Taylor

Terry, contemplating something awesome.

But our biggest honor on Friday night was having our own Terry Taylor recognized as “Ad Person of the Year” at the festivities.  Terry was called a “storyteller par excellence” and was acknowledged as a pioneer in social media with this popular blog and infamous Twitter novel. One of Terry’s nominators put it best:  “Terry has a professional pedigree more prestigious than a Westminster Kennel Club champion, but he remains as humble, honest and true as a terrier mutt.”

 

Below is our tribute to the legend himself.

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Terry Taylor Named Richmond’s “Ad Person of the Year”

Posted on April 14, 2012 by admin

Big River’s executive creative director Terry Taylor was honored as “Ad Person of the Year” at the Richmond Ad Club’s annual awards festivities.  Terry was called a “storyteller par excellence” and was acknowledged as a pioneer in social media with this popular blog and infamous Twitter novel. One of Terry’s nominators put it best:  “Terry has a professional pedigree more prestigious than a Westminster Kennel Club champion, but he remains as humble, honest and true as a terrier mutt.”

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Big River Scores Multiple Awards

Posted on April 12, 2012 by admin

Three of Big River’s TV commercials for the Virginia Lottery were recently honored with Telly Awards. Two spots won in the Regional TV and Multi-Market Cable category; a third won in a special effects category.

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Scott Ackerman speaks at AIGA Richmond Coffee Talk

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin

Richmond’s AIGA chapter invited our creative technology director Scott Ackerman to speak about the challenges of web typography at their February Coffee Talk.  Continue reading →

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DevJam is on a roll!

Posted on April 9, 2012 by admin

DevJam X will take place on April 11 at VCU’s School of Mass Communications, and will focus on micro processing. Big River created and launched DevJam, an effort to bring creatives of all backgrounds together to discover and play with new technologies. Continue reading →

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Big River Revitalizes a Popular Virginia Logo

Posted on April 4, 2012 by admin

Not everyone knows, but Richmond Virginia is home to America’s friendliest marathon according to Runner’s World Magazine. To celebrate that, and their new sponsor Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Big River was asked to create an update logo that that was as friendly as the race itself.

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Big River’s client’s product appears with Dr. Oz

Posted on March 20, 2012 by admin

Marpac’s most popular sound conditioner, the Dohm™ was featured on Dr. Oz’s Show about his “Transformation Nation” plan. Continue reading →

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Big River goes ‘Live’ from IxDA ’12 in Dublin

Posted on March 5, 2012 by admin

We know that the latest bells, whistles and shiny objects are all the rage in the digital space. But we also know that the bottom line to making great digital experiences lies in that description:  ’experience’. The applications we build are only as effective as they are usable. The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) conference is a melding of the industry’s leading User Experience minds.  Continue reading →

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Big River’s New Client Helps America Sleep

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

Millions of people who struggle to get a decent night’s sleep swear by the soothing effects of “sound machines” that play tape-recorded sounds. Richmond-based branding and advertising agency Big River has been hired by Marpac to market the Dohm,™ the original sound “conditioner” without digital loops or recordings. Continue reading →

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Big River Will Assist Williamsburg Winery with its Social Media Efforts

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin

Big River, a Richmond-based, independently owned branding and advertising firm, has been hired by Williamsburg Winery to create a social media presence for the multi-generational, family-owned business that boasts a winery, European-style hotel, two restaurants and wine shop. Continue reading →

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