I was reminded by a friend of mine recently that in the future, I’ll look fondly back on swim meets that last eight hours. He said “you’ll miss those days sooner than you think.” Thanks to my good buddy and LeClairRyan super lawyer Will Shewmake for giving me a different perspective this week. That advice, and a tall glass of Maker’s Mark helped me get through two hours of recorder practice last night. Cherish the small moments, as well as the big achievements, and you’ll make memories. We’re currently making memories of…

It’s another exciting edition of the Madison+Main Weekly Report. Today marks a very special day on the calendar, my 16th wedding anniversary, which I will celebrate in style with my wife Sue this weekend. Shh, it’s a secret, don’t tell her we’re headed to the Vintage Virginia Wine and Food Festival in Centreville. The folks at Across-the-Way Productions hooked us up with premo tickets to Virginia’s premiere wine festival. In fact, the entire M+M team will be up this weekend. If you’d like to hang out and drink with us, last minute tickets are available here. The…

Dave is out for a long Memorial Day Weekend so this week’s Weekly Report is a team effort. Monday 5/20 - By Senior Account Manager Katie Hurst. Monday started off the same way that most Mondy’s start off… with the big MMMMM. For those of you who don’t already know, that’s the Madison+Main Monday Morning Meeting and this week was nothing short of spectacular. We had two great announcements 1) we revealed the first winner of our 2013 Summer Intern Ad Challenge, Emily Farrar and 2) we announced our newest client Foundation Basketball Group! Tuesday 5/21 - By…

By Dustin Hennessy, Account Services Intern   Organized apprenticeships first began in the late middle ages and were common among craftsman. Today, we refer to these positions as internships. Here at Madison+Main, we place a lot of importance on our internship program because we understand how valuable an intern can be on our team. Initially, we have had between two to three interns per semester but this summer… we’ll have six! What are the benefits for us? 1. Find future employees while evaluating talent – Internships bring talent. At Madison+Main…

I use the Madison+Main Weekly Report as a way to tell you what we did this past week, but I figured I’d start off by telling you something we didn’t do last week. Unlike many other businesses, we opted not to travel to Denver with the Greater Richmond Chamber for the annual intercity visit. I think RVA collectively suffers from a sort of inferiority complex and these visits only serve to keep us in a 2nd tier city status. Think about it. When Richmond needs a service, they hire a…

By Lindsey Durfee, Marketing Administrator  Last year, VCU’s Center for Human-Animal Interaction (CHAI) did a study on the value of having dogs in the workplace called “Benefits of Taking Fido to Work May Not Be Far Fetched.”And we couldn’t agree more with their findings! 1. Lower stress levels 2. Higher levels of job satisfaction 3. Positive workplace perceptions At Madison+Main, we encourage our employees to bring their pups into the office on Fridays. We call them “Dog Fridays” – simple, sweet and to the point – and feel that they…

Greetings from the beautiful Kingsmill Resort and Spa, along the beautiful James River, in beautiful Williamsburg, Virginia. It’s so beautiful here, I may just puke. I am just now wrapping up a couple of days of inspiring speakers and tremendous networking opportunities at the Virginia Council of CEOs retreat here at Kingsmill. In fact, the entire retreat turned out to be slightly profitable, as I cleared $250 at the poker table last night. It was a stellar week at Madison+Main, and this week we have decided to tell the story…

It was a challenging week for everyone, but we got through it. When I opened up my Richmond Times-Dispatch it seemed like there was bad news every day. Blasts in both Boston and Texas filled the airwaves, terrorist manhunts flowed for 24 hours a day on CNN and most Americans got a big shock when they filed their taxes on Monday. Despite all of this, the Madison+Main team continued to work throughout the week, but our thoughts with those effected by Monday’s horrific events. Monday 4/15 – In the midst…

After 10 days of cruising around the Caribbean, I found myself back in the lovely sub-tropical Richmond, Virginia this week. Watch out world, I’m tan…rested…and ready. Tuesday 4/9 - My workweek started on Tuesday morning with a three hour email Inbox cleanup. I am absolutely amazed at how many emails I get when I go on vacation. Lucky for me, things run smoother at Madison+Main when I am gone than when I am here in the office. Special thanks last week to Graphic Designer, Colleen Festa, who did an admirable job…

It’s me, Colleen Festa, Graphic Designer at Madison+Main, pinch-hitting for Dave on this week’s Madison+Main’s weekly report. He asked me to pass along info to you all this week while he is on Spring Break with his family. Dave’s writing style is quirky and funny, but as you see my writing style is much more simple and straightforward, so I apologize if this week’s email is not chalk full o’ jokes. Since Dave is probably reading this e-mail on his iPhone, I know that I’ll have to throw in at…