Earlier this year, creative communications company, Emergence Brand Labs acquired Cadmus Creative Marketing, a subsidiary of Richmond-based Cadmus Communications Corp. The acquisition secured an additional $8 million in revenue for Emergence's two offices, in Richmond and Atlanta. With the partnership, Emergence also was able to broaden its strategy focus with the creative focus of Cadmus. Mark E. Speece will act as Director of Business Development for Emergence, managing both the Virginia and Georgia offices. “

Speece has spent the last four years in New York, where he worked for branding giants Landor Associates and FutureBrand and clients such as Microsoft, Motorola, Proctor & Gamble, General Motors, Morgan Stanley and Philip Morris. His opinions on the subject of branding have been featured in the "USA Today," "Ad Age," CNBC, "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution," and "The Richmond Times-Dispatch."