Enjoy this month’s mix of business stories from around the Shenandoah Valley! You’ll also find ideas to help grow your business and some reminders about why living and working here is so exciting. If we miss something outstanding, please message us to add to next month’s edition!
Andy VanHook may be the face most associated with Appeal Production, but he and his partners have become a force in video production in the Shenandoah Valley. As stated on their website, “Welcome to the video sanctuary.” Andy talks about Appeal Production’s humble beginnings, working for beer – and their employer was out of beer – to launching Appeal Production in the Great Recession and becoming the go-to firm for video marketing in the Valley.
Meet Dana Mares, owner of Heritage Hill Bed & Breakfast. Dana shares how she discovered the property, where her passion for hosting and entertaining comes from, what it takes to run a successful bed and breakfast, and more!
Shenandoah Valley Partnership’s 2022 cooking class series expands beyond the food and beverage industry and delves deeper into the other robust manufacturing in the Shenandoah Valley. Join SVP Executive Director Jay Langston as he talks with Dynamic Aviation about their history and phenomenal new program, NextGen Aviators program that is introducing new career path opportunities to the next generation in the Shenandoah Valley!
In our information-saturated generation, there are over 60 billion messages shared on digital platforms each day. The average person is exposed to between 4,000 and 10,000 ads daily.
Whether you’re promoting a brand, a service, or yourself, you need a communication tool that packages your message in a concise, riveting way. That’s why marketing Hook Points are essential.
Read on to learn more from the Campbell Print Center blog.
“The wines in Virginia have improved so dramatically that [the judges] are seeing wines that are truly deserving of a silver- or gold-medal status coming out of Virginia on a regular basis,” Hartman said. (Curt Hartman, founder of Bluestone Vineyard)
In 2022, awards went to three Rockingham County wineries including Bridgewater’s Bluestone Vineyard, Brix and Columns Vineyards in McGaheysville and CrossKeys Vineyards.
Regional Roundup – May