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Consociate Media’s Michael Kimball Appointed to Virginia Wineries Association Board


Consociate Media Partner and Chief Brand Strategist Michael Kimball has been appointed an Associate Director to the Virginia Wineries Association (VWA) Board of Directors, effective immediately. The VWA is a wine community that shares ideas and resources to benefit everyone in the Virginia Wine Industry. The nonprofit that formed in…
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Clean Country Roads…Take Me Home


By Addy Silberhorn, January 2024 Intern How often do you overlook roads? Sure, you drive on roads. You use roads to get from one place to the next. You probably even curse roads from time to time, especially when traffic gets backed up on it. But do you take the…
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A Consociate Manifesto – Lucky 13


A note to the Consociate Media team from Founder Steph Heinatz as we embark on 2024, the 13th year for the firm. I wish I could remember who asked me the question that still haunts me whenever I get into a moment of reflection about what we’re doing, where we’re…
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A Peek Ahead Along With a Timeless Reminder About Soup and Cookies


We’ve spent the last year collaborating with our clients on projects of all sizes and scope and gleaned some knowledge to impart from the creative minds that makes Consociate Media tick. What will impact marketing in 2024? Glad you asked! Cause-based marketing certainly isn’t a new idea, but increasingly, companies…
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Consociate Media CEO Named to Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors


Stephanie Heinatz, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Consociate Media, has been named to the Board of Directors for the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. The local chamber is the Virginia Peninsula’s leading business advocacy organization that works to create an environment to stimulate economic growth and development within the…
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Home Grown Habitat Fundraiser Raises More than $30,000


A dinner for the ages turned into a massive donation for a Habitat for Humanity house that will be sold to a widowed father of six. Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg received a donation of $31,525.69, which is 100% of the proceeds from a community dinner, Home Grown,…
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Consociate Media Partner Named to NPR’s Emerging Leaders Board


Consociate Media Partner Amanda Shortt has been named to NPR’s Emerging Leaders Board, the capable group of young professionals who seek new and unique opportunities to engage millennials in supporting the mission of public media. Professionals on the board come from across the spectrum of industries that include communication, education,…
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Consociate Media Names Amanda Shortt Partner


Consociate Media has named Amanda Shortt as its newest Partner. Shortt has been an Operations Director at the Gloucester-based media, marketing and management firm since August 2020. “I am thrilled. I just love Consociate Media,” Shortt said. “It’s so important to me to be part of an organization with a…
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Being Thankful for Charles City County’s Place in History


It’s fun to celebrate Thanksgiving with drumsticks and your favorite cranberry sauce recipe. Over your holiday table this year, humor everyone about the tradition that tells us about Thanksgiving referring to the Pilgrims celebrating the bounty of their harvest with Wampanoag tribesmen in colonial Massachusetts in 1621. Then drop in…
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Why No One Is Reading Your Press Release


Gone are the days of newsies peddling papers on the corner and Hearst and Pulitzer battling to build the biggest paper empires. Today we can choose what media we engage with online, on air, on screen or in print. With so many media outlets and channels available to spread your…
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