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Brandcenter duo relish their sprint to a Super Bowl minute
February 11, 2026
Recent grads Alex Ward and Boyan Zlatarski pitched the spot that Mother produced for Meta and Oakley just 6 months after graduation.
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VCU Brandcenter grads again play a high-profile role in the Super Bowl spectacle
February 10, 2026
32 alumni worked on projects featured during advertising’s pinnacle event.
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Executive Director Vann Graves quoted in Washington Post article reflecting on Colin Kaepernick’s legacy
February 7, 2026
The problems he knelt against haven’t improved. The uncomfortable truth is that Kaepernick’s impact on the NFL was ultimately contained.
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Recent alums land big-name Super Bowl commercial
February 5, 2026
Ward and Zlatarski graduated last year and work at creative agency Mother where they pitched the idea for the Meta and Oakley collab.
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From weird and wacky to sentimental and even salty, Brandcenter alum work shines in 2025 Super Bowl Ads
February 25, 2025
Over 30 alums worked on nearly 20 spots for brands including Michelob Ultra, Google, Ritz, Uber Eats, Little Caesars, Tubi, and Booking.com.
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Brandcenter alumni have record participation in Super Bowl 58 commercial airtime
March 4, 2024
Brandcenter shares highlights from alumni work aired in Super Bowl 58 commercial breaks.
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In the rarefied airtime of Super Bowl ads, VCU Brandcenter alums get plenty of attention
February 12, 2024
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The Voice of the Next Generation: The Brandcenter at VCU weighs in on the Ad Meter ratings
February 14, 2023
Second-year students at Brandcenter talk Super Bowl 57 ads and the Ad Meter ratings and rankings with USA Today
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Brandcenter alumni once again have strong showing in the year’s Super Bowl ads
February 13, 2023
Twenty-two Brandcenter alumni contributed to 18 spots for Super Bowl 57 plus Super Bowl adjacent work.