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  • 2016 ELECTIONS CONCLUDE—EPANDMEDIA PROUD OF CONTRIBUTING WORK TO SEVERAL WINNING CAMPAIGNS (AND OTHERS, DESPITE LOSING!)

      Congratulations to all of the candidates and campaigns we worked with this cycle. 2016 was full of many long and brutal races but at EpandMedia we’re proud of all the campaigns to which we contributed sound design, radio production, and video production.   Governor Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, declared victory in New Hampshire, unseating Republican…

  • EPANDMEDIA PRODUCES RADIO AD FOR INDIANA DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR JOHN GREGG

    Commissioned by agency SKDKnickerbocker, EpandMedia produced 60-second radio ad “Work” for Indiana candidate for Governor, Democrat John Gregg. Under Republican Vice Presidential hopeful Governor Mike Pence, Indiana has invested $24 million to keep companies in state, but under loose restrictions countless Indiana jobs have still left the state for other countries. “Work” lays out John…

  • EPANDMEDIA PRODUCES RADIO AD FOR GUN SAFETY IN NEVADA

    In radio :60 “Loophole” for Nevadans for Background Checks, Jim Dunlap President of the Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers and former Las Vegas homicide Lt. Ray Steiber, explain why they are supporting Question 1, the ballot initiative to close the background check loophole. The ad was produced for the agency SKDKnickerbocker.

  • EPANDMEDIA PRODUCES TV ADS HIGHLIGHTING AIRBNB’S TAX AVOIDANCE

    EpandMedia produced a :30 and :60 ad for television and social media that shines some light on the home-rental giant Airbnb’s recent nefarious activities. Working with agency Metropolitan Public Strategies on behalf of the client “Share Better” the ads describe how Airbnb brazenly asks to be taxed—their biggest public message is, “…tax us, tax us,…

  • EPANDMEDIA PRODUCES TV AND RADIO ADS AGAINST CASINOS IN NORTH NEW JERSEY

    This November, New Jersey will vote on a referendum that would allow for casinos outside of Atlantic City, where gambling is restricted to under current laws. The referendum, approved by the Legislature and Gov. Chris Christie after months of Democratic infighting, gives voters very little certainties about what they would be agreeing to. Commissioned by…

  • EPANDMEDIA CREATES TV AD TARGETING DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES OF AIRBNB

    Collaborating with Metropolitan Public Strategies, EpandMedia created “My Story” a :30 second television ad to air in Philadelphia during the 2016 Democratic National Convention the week of July 25. The ad—also in :60 and :15 second versions—feature Quirtina Crittenden, a black woman who started the #AirbnbWhileBlack movement, speaking about her experiences with discrimination using the…

  • EPANDMEDIA PRODUCES RADIO AD AND SOUND DESIGNS TV FOR WINNING NORTH DAKOTA MEASURE

    EpandMedia congratulates new agency 2K Strategies—headed by consultant Keith Kincaid—and North Dakotans for Family Farms on their successful effort to defeat Measure 1 (otherwise known as corporate farming) on Tuesday, June 14th. EpandMedia’s Len Epand has a long history helping Kincaid with campaigns he headed when he worked at renowned agency SKDKnickerbocker. The campaign for…

  • EPANDMEDIA PRODUCES NEW RADIO AD FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN

    Commissioned by SKDKnickerbocker, EpandMedia produced “Farms and Small Towns” for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. The 60-second radio ad underscores how Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson’s politics are taking away opportunities from Wisconsin citizens. It points out that Johnson, a former multi-millionaire CEO turned senator, is beholden to big corporations and displays no loyalty to…

  • EPANDMEDIA SOUND DESIGNS NEW ADS FOR UNDER ARMOUR

    Commissioned by ad agency SKDKnickerbocker EpandMedia sound designed and mixed web ad “What Is A TIF” and TV ad “Tomorrow” for Baltimore-based sports apparel company Under Armour. Under Armour has embarked on a process to transform the Port Covington peninsula, a former railroad terminal in Baltimore, Maryland. The program will incorporate a city-financing plan known…

  • EPANDMEDIA PRODUCES NEW RADIO ADS FOR HEALTHCARE EDUCATION PROJECT & CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

    Commissioned by SKDKnickerbocker, EpandMedia produced a pair of radio ads for the Healthcare Education Project to air in upstate New York and New York City. “Quiz” and “Fund” explain the importance of a health insurance guaranty fund and urge voters to tell their legislators that New York — the only state in the US without…

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