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Our Favorite Super Bowl Spots
As we all know, the best part of the Super Bowl is the commercials. But, for those of you who watch it for the game, the Patriots may not be your favorite team, but bravo! And bravo to some of our favorite commercials. 1. 84 Lumber: The Journey https://youtu.be/nPo2B-vjZ28 84 Lumber’s 90 second spot shed light on a symbolic journey…More ›Posted in: Blog -
PET FRIENDLY WORKPLACE HAS ITS PERKS
Burford has always been a pet friendly business and we’ve had nothing but positive results. Our first “Agency Pet” was back in the 80’s when Pettie, our blue front Amazon parrot, resided at Burford for almost 5 years. Pettie was a loud and sometimes obnoxious employee so we decided to let him go to live with a good friend who…More ›Posted in: Blog -
THIS WEEK AT BURFORD
It was an honor to be sitting in the Jefferson with all the wonderful people who have shaped Richmond’s business scene for the past 30 years at the Richmond Times Dispatch's Metro Business 30th Year Celebration. More ECPI TV and Radio spots being produced with Broadscope Media week’s spots announces a new EMT Degree. Fun to shoot and edit. We are…More ›Posted in: Blog -
Advertising & Surfing’s Cost Per Ride
“I tried advertising once and it didn’t work.” That’s like saying, “I tried surfing and didn’t get up a single time.” Surfing and Advertising are very similar and just because you tried something and wasn’t successful at it, doesn’t mean you can’t be. You just need the right guide. Just imagine, you’re holding a surf board under one arm, looking…More ›Posted in: Blog -
Haley sing it to win it!
We are so excited to announce the Grand Prize winner of our “Sing It to Win It” contest. Congratulations to Shelby Patty, the proud recipient of a brand new Ford Focus from Haley Automotive Group. For the past 6 months, Haley encouraged everyone from all over central to send in a video of themselves singing the “Haley has it…More ›Posted in: Blog -
Burford Advertising, Inc. has announced a new media partnership with Sheltering Arms Rehabilitation Centers
Burford Advertising, Inc has announced a new media partnership with Sheltering Arms Rehabilitation Centers.More ›Posted in: Blog -
Super Bowl: Trish’s take on the commercials
I watch (and listen) to a lot of commercials – I am the person that turns the radio station when the music comes on, I flip away from articles and look at the ads first in a magazine - very opposite of most people. So, it only makes sense that I have an opinion on the Super Bowl commercials.More ›Posted in: Blog -
Doug Burford’s FIVE SIMPLE THINGS TO INCREASE BUSINESS
1. Change your company name to tell what you do. True story: A hundred year old charity that helps children who have been abused and neglected had a name that didn’t tell what they did and was impossible to remember. We changed their name from “Memorial Child Guidance Clinic” to “ChildSavers.” The new awareness helped them raise six million dollars.…More ›Posted in: Blog -
Burford Advertising Flyer
The first thing people want to know about an agency is who they’ve done work for and what their capabilities are.” Well, we put together a very simple flyer telling people just that. Inside you won’t find long paragraphs with made up words put in for the sole purpose of making the reader feel inadequate. We’re proud of what we…More ›Posted in: Blog -
The future of TV…..a Transition We Should Embrace and Not Fear
Another day, another groundbreaking fact to show the shift of how people are viewing media. CNBC just announced that PC sales are down double digits for the year for the first time in history. This holiday season is making it clear, “mobile” (tablet and phone) will surpass PCs in usage in the very near future, which, in turn, will mean…More ›Posted in: Blog