Ellen McBride

Ellen has been thinking about marketing ever since the sixth grade when she recorded an entire radio show… (Host? Ellen. Guest? Ellen. Announcer? Ellen. Ad talent? Ellen. Jingle singer? Ellen.) You get the drift.

Since graduating from the University of Virginia in 1983 with an English degree and concentrations in business and photography (and after a stint as a Park Ranger at Seashore State Park), Ellen has been helping clients develop brand solutions, find their voices, tell their stories and promote their unique selling propositions. She directs, plans and coordinates marketing communication efforts, and monitors market changes for strategy adjustments as needed. Her experience includes interviewing clients and prospects, delving for information and discovering ways to change behavior, and she has participated in focus group testing from Arizona to New Hampshire, Washington state to Washington, DC.

Ellen is the American Advertising Federation of Greater Hampton Roads Silver Medal Award Honoree 2015, and was named one of “Ten Leading Ladies” featured in Coastal Virginia magazine, October 2014. She has also been awarded in The One Show, The Adrian International Travel Competition, Print Regional Design, the New York Festivals—Radio, Best of the West, and has received numerous regional Addy Awards.