PRESS RELEASE: KCM Advertising to Judge the ADDY awards!

Picture 1Charlottesville, VA, 3/5/2010: Creative minds do not always think alike, which is why judges with wide ranges of creative experiences were required to evaluate local winners at the District ADDY Creative Competition for the American Advertising Federation. KCM Advertising’s Creative Design Specialist, Jaime Conner, has accepted an invitation to be one of three judges at this year’s district competition held March 19th-20th in Charleston, WV. Jaime’s background is in Art History and Graphic Design. She earned her BA from James Madison University and has experience working with multiple museums and galleries. She now handles all in-house graphic design and website design for clients belonging to KCM Advertising, a full service agency located in Charlottesville, VA. Winners selected from this competition will move on to National level judging where winners will be announced at the AAF Conference in Orlando, FL this June. Please visit KCMadvertising.com for more information about our agency.

KCM Commercial

KCM Logo print MEDIUMFinally, we’re shooting a commercial for KCM Advertising! We’re filming on Monday, January 4th, 2010. It can be seen on cable stations all over Charlottesville. We’re shooting at James Madison University’s UREC (University Recreation) center. We’re using their three story climbing wall to mimic our logo and then going to a secondary site called Blue Hole to finish shooting. The commercial will include John, Keith, and Jaime, and will be filmed by our Production Lead, Steve Shergold. We are so excited to hear your feedback and will post the video as soon as it is finalized! What a great way to start 2010, we wish you all the best of luck!

Commercial Shoot

production lightsWe are so excited about shooting a commercial for our newest client, Camp Friendship on this Thursday! We’ll have that posted to the website as soon as it is complete.

Free Summer Concert Series

specialty guitarsSPECIALTY GUITARS PLUS is holding a Free Summer Concert Series. The first show is Unplugged on June 27th from 2-5pm. Starring: Through Silence with Shaun and Emmitt of Never Forgotten and Full Moon Territory… Mike D’ of Abbey Road…Rich Gordon of Burley Maple…Deloy Robert Moore…Max Collins of the Kings of Belmont… and other amazing artists. Be on the look out for the next concert at Specialty Guitars!

Neverdark Radio Remote Shows!

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Please come out to NeverDark Wholehouse Generators for a remote radio show from 3-5pm on Friday the 26th of June! And join LiteRock Z95 WQMZ with Jay Lopez in the morning, and WESPN 840am for Open Mic with Mike Tingle in the afternoon all day on Friday the 26th, to support our client Neverdark!

WHY ADVERTISE?

Pondering Advertising?

If you are thinking about cutting back on advertising or trying to shave money from your marketing budget, you should THINK AGAIN. In these tough economic times, the last thing you want to do is to reduce your advertising. You definitely aren’t going to gain the new business you so desperately need by making your business LESS known in the community. Read this important article for a dose of advertising reality, and then call us for all of your marketing needs. We can help you plan the best marketing strategy for your budget so you have the best chance of success.

Local Re-branding

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The Italian Villa Restaurant is re-branding themselves as The Villa. They are holding a logo contest with a grand prize of $250! The contest ends soon, so please contact info@kcmadvertising.com for entry details and more information.

Monday Night Football

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Advertise during Monday Night Football Games this year! Please contact us for more information. There is limited availability so act quickly if you’re interested!