Aspire

Fall is just about here in our Blue Ridge mountains!! This was captured last week on a foggy morning in Floyd County, overlooking Riverstone Organic Farm. We'll be capturing fall foliage views throughout southwest Virginia here soon for a variety of projects. It's going to be a busy few weeks and a beautiful time to showcase this region.

It was quite a summer here at Aspire. Things look different, of course. Through our changes, we spent this season digging into what we do best: ⭐ Serving our region, as broadly as possible and telling the stories that need to be told. 🌳 Showcasing the abundant beauty and opportunities we have throughout. 🔍 Partnering with our clients and helping them grow and prosper long-term. We love what we do here at Aspire. We're a small, impactful team ready to help our communities. If you're ready to tell your story, we're ready for you.

"Where do you work?" As our footprint for photo/video work expands, this question comes up all the time. The easy answer is, "If we have time to plan for it, we're happy to go wherever you need us." but we do have a basic service area for the bulk of our work. The New River and Roanoke Valleys are home for us. We can generally handle fast turnarounds here. Beyond that, it just takes some planning. We do a good amount of work north into Lynchburg, Charlottesville, and east throughout the Richmond area. Looking south, we work in far southwest Virginia quite a bit: Abingdon, Norton, Bristol, and into Tennessee. If you're ready to team with Aspire, we're ready for you. Don't hesitate to ask or assume it's too far. As long as we can plan, we can go. Give us a call today if you're interested in learning more: 540-558-9631

Aspire is made up of a small team of creatives dedicated to our region. Devon Arnold, Cheyenne Feathers, M.S, and Jonathan Roberts help showcase the incredible abundance that our area has to offer. We loved visiting Havens Hill Farm, a specialty flower producer in Giles County, Virginia and seeing the vibrant and inspiring work they're doing!

Another day full of on-camera interviews here at Aspire! We've carved out quite the niche with interview work—and want to clear up some misconceptions we run into. Being in front of cameras can be very scary. At Aspire, we do things a little differently to make sure you're comfortable and confident in your final product: 1) We don't script interviews. We research and plan beforehand to guide the conversation towards authentic stories so you never sound like a robot. 2) We always want your feedback! Every video we create goes through multiple rounds of edits with our clients. We're here to bring your vision to life, not the other way around. 3) We will never, ever, put anything out that makes you look bad. You have the final signoff, every time. We wouldn't be in business if we did things any other way. When you work with Aspire, you're presented with a team of professionals dedicated to your success. Trust in our team to help tell your story in ways you feel good about. Interested in working with us here at Aspire? Get in touch today: 540-558-9631

What a wonderful time last night at the William King Museum of Art in Abingdon! Working with Create Appalachia, we led a marketing workshop for artists and creatives in Southwest Virginia. We spent a couple hours talking marketing, branding, and so much more. It was a lively time and we're so excited to keep up with the many lovely folks we met at the workshop!

Website won't load? Can't seem to keep things updated? Just not sure what to do? Reach out. At Aspire, we're here to serve our community. We consult with you and offer advice and options long before we'll tell you it's truly time for a whole new site. If we're not the right solution for you, we will refer you to our industry partners so you can rest easy knowing you're in the right hands. It's our promise to support our region and we love doing that everyday. If we can help, reach out: 540-558-9631

Looking into the fall season, it's going to be a great time for video here at Aspire. Some work we have on-deck: 🍂 Seasonal showcases of fall foliage. We're hoping for some good colors! 🎥 A new short-doc highlighting regional arts and culture. Some familiar faces will be featured in this one. 📺 More premieres coming up for our non-profit work and some in-person, immersive events. 📹 Lots of event coverage across industries. Fairs, festivals, corporate events, you name it! Right now, we're booking into late October for new projects. Get in touch if you're considering something of your own. We love this work we do to serve our region!

Earlier this week, we traveled to Norton, Wise, St. Paul, and the surrounding area to film with Family Crisis Support Services: the beginnings of a storytelling project with this impactful organization. We love to support our region. Please keep our area's non-profits in your mind and remember that Aspire is committed to our communities. We offer non-profit rates and various support to make the work we do accessible to these most vital of organizations—helping those who help already.

Earlier this year, we worked with Onward New River Valley to produce multimedia assets for a campaign dedicated to exploring livability here in Virginia's New River Valley. During their one month campaign, these assets helped bring awareness, engagement, and business advocacy well beyond the region. This campaign reached nearly half a million users and generated 5,587 website visits in one month. Our videos were viewed 297,404 times in that month—and that number is growing everyday! Check out our latest "making of" case study to see what it takes to plan, organize, and produce assets across 7 municipalities, working with 10+ businesses and models to showcase our region. If you're ready to embark on your own project, get in touch with our team today.