Elevation VA

Elevation VA is an advertising and integrated marketing agency headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Aaron Dotson and Frank Gilliam started it in 2001. The agency works for brands nationally and shows campaigns for a state college savings plan, a river conservation charity, a lawn-care programme and a propane industry group.

What Elevation VA offers

• Brand strategy — defining a brand's position and testing the idea before design begins.
• Identity design — logo and identity systems meant to stand apart in a crowded category.
• Integrated campaigns — creative teams carrying one idea through every channel.
• Packaging design — shelf-ready packs for consumer goods, drawing on 25 years of work in that sector.
• Social media — strategy, content, community management and paid activity, run end to end.
• Media planning and buying — placement treated as part of the creative idea.

Who it works with

Consumer packaged goods brands, public-interest organisations and regional and national brands.

Key facts

• Based in: Richmond, Virginia
• Founded: 2001
• Founders: Aaron Dotson and Frank Gilliam