Former U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV Joins Levick as Executive Vice President Capitol Communicator September 30, 2014 B to G, Communications, PR Former U.S. Representative Connie Mack IV has joined Levick, a D.C.-based public relations firm, as executive vice president. Mack’s hiring, stated a report in saintpetersblog.com, is part of...
Orioles and Nats TV Ratings Drop Despite Winning Seasons Capitol Communicator September 30, 2014 Broadcasting, Media An interesting post on dcrtv.com: The Orioles ratings in Baltimore dropped 10% this season despite the fact that the team won its first AL East title since 1997, according to sportsbusinessdaily.com. Still,...
Cade Martin Photographs ACVA’s “Extraordinary Alexandria” Campaign Capitol Communicator September 30, 2014 Campaign, Communications, Marketing, Media Photographer Cade Martin worked on the “Extraordinary Alexandria” campaign for the Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association (ACVA). (Among his other accomplishments, he's also the...
Ironmark to Consolidate in Howard County, MD Capitol Communicator September 30, 2014 Branding, Communications, Marketing, PR Ironmark, an image company that provides integrated creative, print, marketing and logistics services to customers in the Mid-Atlantic, will consolidate its Annapolis and Hunt Valley operations in a new...
Baltimore Buzz Jeff Davis September 30, 2014 Agency, Communications, Marketing Baltimore-based Planit added Karen Krupka Smith as account director. Smith will lead a team and oversee the strategic growth and execution of a variety of clients such as Marriott International, The...
D.C.-Area Updates: Margery Kraus, Stephanie Orton Lynch and Gary Jonas Capitol Communicator September 29, 2014 Agency, PR Margery Kraus, founder of APCO in D.C., is featured in a “What Made Me” profile in the October issue of Washingtonian magazine. She started her professional career as a high-school civics teacher, and...
Media Mentions Capitol Communicator September 29, 2014 Communications, Media Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee's wife says her husband is in hospice care after his health declined during the past two months, according to an AP report, which added that Bradlee's wife, Sally...
Washington Post Announces “Large Cuts” in Retirement Benefits Capitol Communicator September 28, 2014 B to B, Media, Publishing The Washington Post announced "large cuts in retirement benefits ... declaring that it would eliminate future retirement medical benefits and freeze defined-benefit pensions for nonunion employees," reported...
Geoff Livinston: A Maxim to Live By Geoff Livingston September 27, 2014 Communications, Marketing By Geoff Livingston, Capitol Communicator Media Strategist The fall edition of the Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit has come and gone, but the words of Honest Tea founder & CEO Seth Goldman still resonate....
Millennial Media to Buy Boston-Based Nexage Capitol Communicator September 26, 2014 Acquisitions, Advertising, B to B Millennial Media will buy Boston-based mobile advertising technology company Nexage for $107.5 million in cash and stock, reports The Baltimore Sun. The deal will give Millennial, the Canton-based mobile ad...
