Great Lakes Water Authority Announces New Communications and Marketing AOR Following Competitive Bid Process
DETROIT, MI – Today the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) announced the selection and activation of a partnership between VVK PR + Creative, The Martin Group, and Hearst (Team MVH) as the official communications and marketing agency of record (AOR) for the Authority. The multi-year selection, which commenced on December 1, 2023, follows a competitive […]
Welcome Michelle Oliver to VVK PR + Creative!
November 24, 2023 We are thrilled to announce that Michelle Oliver is joining VVK PR + Creative as our new Senior Producer! Michelle brings over a decade of experience as a multi-media journalist (MMJ) on the award-winning show Live in the D. Her extensive background, talent, and hard work make her a valuable addition to […]
One Year in Business and We’re Full of Thanks
To celebrate VVK PR + Creative’s first anniversary, we gathered the people who have supported us on this journey to show them some love. We invited team members, clients, colleagues, and friends—all those who were instrumental in helping to get us across the one-year mark. It was an amazing night that further strengthened our already […]
We’re Celebrating with Paper
April 25, 2023 Twelve months ago, we officially launched VVK PR + Creative. Throughout the year, VVK PR + Creative has seen incredible growth and success. We’re proud to have expanded our team to 18 members (and growing!). We can’t say “thank you” enough to the 40+ wonderful clients who our team has served this year. We […]
One of Ours is Notable
April 23, 2023 Our very own Jamie Kaye Walters has been recognized as one of 2023 Crain’s Detroit Business Notable Leaders in Marketing. We are proud of her. From Crain’s Detroit Business “A founding partner of the agency, Walters is responsible for its website, social media and all brand materials for the $2.7 million company. […]
Welcome Stephen and Zakiyyah to the VVK Team
March 17, 2023 We have two fantastic new additions to the VVK family. Meet Stephen Jones, Our New Senior Account ExecutiveIf you’re wondering, you can call him Stephen or Steve. He comes to us from Barton Malow where he was working in internal communications for the construction company. With a rich background in strategic communication […]
Barry Sanders, Kirk Gibson, Rick Mahorn, and Darren McCarty walk into a bar…
By John Heiple, VP of Creative Production Late last summer – a grainy cellphone video arrives from one of our clients. An idea for a commercial with some former athletes, a trivia night, and everyone answering the client’s tagline at the end. Fast forward to today – that rough sketch is now a 30-second Super […]
The Village Network Of Battle Creek: Creating Equity Through Collaboration
By Jamie Kaye Walters, COO / Head of Marketing and Talent In Battle Creek, a small city in Michigan, community-based organizations are coming together to promote equity and challenge systemic barriers that prevent growth and prosperity for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. The Village Network of Battle Creek is a collective of […]
VVK CEO Selected For Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School
Happy to announce that VVK’s CEO Peter Van Dyke was chosen for the Detroit region’s seventh cohort of the Young American Leaders Program (YALP) at Harvard Business School (HBS). The aim of YALP is to improve U.S. competitiveness by advancing prosperity for all Americans and to develop leaders who can implement cross-sector collaboration at the […]
Velocity Cow is now VVK PR + Creative
Velocity Cow is now VVK PR + Creative. We’re still producing great video and we’re still partnering with amazing clients. That’ll never change. How we move forward and what we can offer our clients, that IS changing. And it’s exciting! We’re now an integrated communications company with a 12-person team dedicated to helping clients tell stories in […]
