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John is a 1993 Who’s Who graduate of Mary Washington, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English. He served as founding chair of UMW’s College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board and received the 2017 Distinguished Alumnus Award.

The University of Mary Washington is a premier, selective public liberal arts and sciences university in Virginia, highly respected for its commitment to academic excellence, strong undergraduate liberal arts and sciences program, and dedication to life-long learning. The university, with a total enrollment of about 4,000, features colleges of business, education and arts and sciences, and three campuses, including a residential campus in Fredericksburg, Va., a second one in nearby Stafford and a third in Dahlgren, Va., which serves as a center of development of educational and research partnerships between the Navy, higher education institutions and the region’s employers.

To read more about John’s appointment, read Governor Appoints Three New Members to UMW Board of Visitors on umw.edu.

Anstey Hodge has had a full and exciting first half of 2023 continuing to work with our awesome clients, welcoming new ones aboard, and overall having a wonderful year. We’ve also welcomed new team members and had several promotions. Our CEO, John Anstey, said it best: “2023 is shaping up to be a great year. We’ve added some talented people to our team, as well as some wonderful new clients. It’s a great way to ring in our 20th anniversary.” 

New Pro Bono

Additionally, we’ve begun partnering pro bono with a local non-profit, a tradition we plan to continue moving forward. This year we’ve lent a hand to Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia, a non-profit dedicated to the success of the youth in our community, to help produce marketing materials and a fresh website for their annual Business Hall of Fame. 

This year Anstey Hodge celebrates 20 years of continued success. As we approach the second half of 2023, we begin our countdown to our official “birthday” (November 13) and have plenty of exciting things in store to celebrate. Stay tuned!  

Anstey Hodge Advertising Group is an award-winning, full-service advertising firm based in Roanoke, Virginia. Founded in 2003, our work has received hundreds of local, regional, and national accolades.  

This time of year, we think not only about the services we provide to our clients, but also how we can serve our community. This holiday season, we are proud to have “adopted” a family from the Roanoke Rescue Mission to buy Christmas presents for. Last week, our AH team gathered for a tour of the Rescue Mission, followed by a trip to Target and a gift-wrapping party to spread a little holiday cheer.

We would also like to take this opportunity to extend Happy Holiday wishes to all of our clients, friends, and family.

Anstey Hodge recently won 3 awards for its digital creative work from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, presenter of the w3 Awards. The w3 is the leading digital competition that honors outstanding websites, marketing, video, mobile, social, and podcasts created by some of the best digital content creators across the industry. Having just finished its seventeenth season, the w3 Awards received over 3,000 entries from Advertising Agencies, PR Firms, Digital Agencies, In-House Creative Professionals, Web Designers, and Graphic Designers.

Winning Entries:

Epworth Villa Life Plan Community, Experience Epworth Email Campaign: Gold Award
Kirby Pines LifeCare Retirement Community, Reengagement Email Campaign: Silver Award
Center for Rural Education at Virginia Tech, Website: Gold Award

Recently, the Anstey Hodge team visited the Memphis area for some photo and video shoots for our clients, The Farms at Bailey Station and Kirby Pines. 

The first visit was a two-day photo shoot for The Farms at Bailey Station to capture fresh new images and video of the recently opened LifeCare retirement community in Collierville, TN. We’ve been honored to have been a part of this $300 million project’s amazing journey from the very beginning—from blue-sky to this very moment and beyond.  

Following the shoot at The Farms, the next visit was to Kirby Pines for a two-day video shoot to film a series of testimonials with actual Kirby Pines residents. A part of the “Why Kirby?” awareness campaign, these testimonials were created to enhance the community’s social media presence as well as to use in future marketing efforts. 

Anstey Hodge is proud to be a longtime advertising and marketing partner with both The Farms at Bailey Station and Kirby Pines, both managed by Memphis-based Retirement Companies of America (RCA). 

Scroll to see some behind-the scenes moments from our recent visits.