MEET the people

We are experienced, knowledgeable, creative.

We are conceptual thinkers. Fresh thinkers. Out of the box thinkers. We take the lead in our industry by never forgetting to be students of it. We are Creative types. Marketers. Bloggers. Newbies. Geeks. Tweeps.

And we’ve been through it all. The birth, boom, bust and resurgence of the Internet. Consumer packaged goods, consumer healthcare, we’ve kind of done it all. That’s not bragging. It’s just our experience.

So take a minute to meet us. We know you’ll believe in us too.

Revolution Digital began the way most revolutions begin

– from a shot heard round the world. Or, in our case, a shout heard in our offices.

Because once upon a time, we were known as DataPositive, an award-winning digital marketing and social media studio founded by our President, Mark Valva. Mark is a member of the founding family of DVC Worldwide, twice named Promotion Agency of the Year and Promotion Agency of the Decade in 2000. As the Executive Vice President of DVC Interactive, Mark pioneered the idea of using the Internet to promote clients’ brands and services. DataPositive was born from the best of DVCi. DataPositive went on to develop strategic and highly engaging programs for its clients, most notably winning Viral Promotion of the Year 2008 by PROMO Magazine.

But, for an agency, the name DataPositive does not say enough about what we do for our clients. So we looked at what we bring to our clients, what we want to do. We looked at the ever-changing, ever-growing, ever-evolving digital world and where we want to position ourselves in it. And Mark, in the way only Mark can, shouted the one word that speaks to our mission today, tomorrow, and always: revolution.

Husband. Wife. Owners. Innovators.

Revolution Digital is Mark and Shannon Valva's "first born", the perfect combination of his entrepreneurial genes and her creative talents. Their partnership goes back to Seton Hall University, where Mark encouraged Shannon to switch majors from pre-med to fine art. And Shannon returned the favor by helping Mark pass the advertising class they took together.

Since those early days, this team has never been afraid to dive in, learn, and lead in the industry. As husband and wife, Mark and Shannon went west to San Francisco during the dot.com "gold rush". They experienced first hand the beginning of the digital revolution, Shannon at Y&R and Mark at one of the day's premier interactive agencies, US Web/CKS.

When they returned home to the east coast, Mark rejoined the family business, DVC, one of the nation's premier interactive agencies, as GM of the New York office. And Shannon became a Creative Partner at Ogilvy & Mather. Their individual experiences honed their skills and talents. And planted the seed that they could "do it better".

In 2003, Mark's entrepreneurial instincts took hold and he decided to "go it alone". He knew he needed a dynamic creative leader – and who better than Shannon. The yin to his yang. (Or the beauty to his beast!) Together with the very special people of Revolution Digital, Mark and Shannon have created an Agency that is truly unique in the marketplace. And must be experienced to fully understand what makes it so special. And revolutionary.

If you were taking a peek inside our offices, here’s what you would notice.

There’s a buzz in the air. Lots of chatter. Heads working together. Laughter. Familiarity and camaraderie. A roll-up-your-sleeves entrepreneurial spirit where titles don’t matter as much as getting the job done.

A place where agency best practices are taken seriously. Conference reports, creative briefs, agendas, are actually being done. The idea of what it means to service a client, and communicate with them, has not been lost here.

And it all feels so, I don’t know, balanced. Not out of whack. Not kooky for the sake of being kooky. Not too cool for our own selves. Not arrogant. Just very, very real.

You would say to yourself, these people like working together. They like what they do. They do what they have to do to get the best results. Could it be – they actually believe in what they do. And that is, in a word, revolutionary.

WHAT we do

We are Revolution Digital.

We will get people to talk about your brand. Live it, Share it. And we will use all forms of digital media to do it.

We believe in revolutionizing the way we market your brand.
In the power of using digital media to do it.
In keeping your brand ahead of the curve, not because it’s cool but because it means getting results.

In revitalizing your brand, keeping it relevant, continuously moving it forward, revolving toward the future.
In creative that breaks through, gets you noticed and keeps you in the minds of your consumer. In technology that’s innovative, smart, and works.

We believe in being a digital communications agency that’s flexible, nimble, quick.
In being visionary. In over delivering.
In working with clients who are as committed as we are.
In excellence, service and efficiency.

We believe in the work hard play hard philosophy.
In cool apps on our phones.
In our families.
In, the real Jersey Shore.
In having a beer on a Friday afternoon.

We believe in why we do what we do.

Most digital agencies view the Internet from a technological perspective.

We don’t.

Quite simply, we believe the Internet is the most important marketing tool in your arsenal. And in the future, it will be the primary marketing vehicle for the majority of brands.

That’s why we approach digital assignments for your brand from a marketing perspective, aligning the content, creative, and technology with your brand’s marketing objectives and product adoption cycle.

The result? Outstanding outcomes for your brand. And a revolutionary return on investment.

Revolution Digital is a digital marketing agency that specializes in revitalizing brands and moving them forward.

With our background, it’s not surprising that our focus is to use digital media, such as social media, to motivate consumers to take a desired action and become real "fans" of your brand. Whatever your challenge may be, let us show you how to attack it head on digitally. And let us prove to you it’s working with measurable results.

Our arsenal is vast and precise. Here's a few of the weapons at your disposal:

  • strategic planning
  • conceptual creative
  • social media
  • distributed content
  • digital advertising
  • awareness / buzz
  • loyalty, retention, and advocacy
  • relationship marketing
  • promotion
  • community
  • and more

We the team at Revolution Digital believe we owe our clients:

  • excellence... in everything we do
  • service and substance
  • creativity
  • freshness
  • flexibility
  • honesty
  • simplicity
  • communication
  • turnkey solutions
  • reinvention
  • smarts
  • laughs
  • over delivery
  • vision
  • constructive debate
  • results
SEE our work
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We believe in results.

And they’re here for you to see for yourself. Check out some of our more recent programs.

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CONNECT with us

We believe in connecting with you.

We’d love to hear from you. Hear what you think. Hear what you’re thinking.
Hear what you think of us. They call it a dialogue.

So email us: connect@rev-d.com

Call us: 973.610.3799

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