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Brandcenter Boasts Record Number Of Alumni Ads In Super Bowl LIV
A total of 26 alums contributed to 18 different Super Bowl spots this year — a record number for the Brandcenter. Brands represented by alumni work include Planters, Olay, Doritos, Bud Light, Facebook and Porsche.
Brandcenter Hosts Second Annual Sprint Competition
Before spring classes started in January, second year students had the opportunity to pitch real client work as part of the second annual Brandcenter Sprint: a four-day innovation+design competition in which students team up to tackle real brand problems. This year, student teams were split amongst two clients: Coors Light and Buffalo Wild Wings (represented by The Martin Agency).
Friday forum
Friday Forum Spring 2020 Series
We have a stellar line up of guest speakers this spring for the Brandcenter Friday Forum Series, hosted at the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art. Upcoming speakers include Alain Sylvain, Founder and CEO of Sylvain Labs; Kofi Amoo-Gottfried, Vice President of Marketing at DoorDash; Eric Kallman, Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Erich & Kallman; and Kay Hsu, Global Director at Instagram Creative Shop.
Tune in to our Forum live stream on Fridays at 11 a.m. to catch the insight. You can also view photos from the event on our Facebook page and live commentary on Twitter.
Alumni spotlight
Six Alums Named to Business Insider’s "30 Stars of Madison Avenue Revolutionizing Advertising"
A huge shout out to the six Brandcenter alums named to Business Insider’s "36 Rising Stars of Madison Avenue Revolutionizing Advertising" last month: Morgan Aceino (CBM, 2011), Lindsay Cecero (AD, 2016), Allison Murphy (CW, 2015), Data Oruwari (ST, 2015), Cecelia Parrish (CBM, 2015) and Lindsay Wade (CBM, 2017).
Alums Highlight Lunar New Year Traditions In Nike China Ad
The tradition of the hongbao — giving (and politely refusing) a red envelope gift during the new year — is taken to a whole new level in Nike’s Lunar New Year spot. Congrats to Creative Directors Matt Skibiak (CW, 2013) and Matt Meszaros (CW, 2013) at Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai for their work on an ad that highlights Chinese culture in a fun, playful way.
New Alumni Freelancer Directory
In case you missed it, we created an Alumni Freelancer Directory featuring our alums who freelance full-time. If your company or agency needs freelancers, it’s a great resource.