Additions at Curley Company and PublicRelay, Plus Charlie Brotman Turns 94

Curley Company has hired Julie Crimmins, left in photo, as Vice President, Group Manager.  According to a release, the hire by the D.C.-based agency is a newly created position and “a significant move expanding the firm’s senior leadership team. Julie’s hire comes at a time of continued accelerated growth and accolades for the firm, including 79% organic client growth from current clients and back-to-back PRWeek recognitions as a finalist for “Outstanding Boutique Agency of the Year” for North America 2021.” Before joining Curley Company, she spent nearly a decade at Ketchum, a global communications consultancy, where she held several management roles including as a leadership team member for the public and corporate affairs and technology practices.

Communications analytics and advisory firm PublicRelay, Tysons Corner, VA,  has named Mark Weiner, right in photo, as chief insights officer.  According to a release, In the newly created role, Weiner is charged with bolstering PublicRelay’s insights and consulting practice while accelerating the company’s ability to deliver data-informed analysis and guidance to clients.  Weiner was most recently chief insights officer at Cognito, hired in early 2021. Before that, he was chief insights officer at Cision following its acquisition of Prime Research, where he spent 12 years as CEO. Weiner also led Ketchum’s global research practice and served on the executive leadership team of PR firm Delahaye Medialink during its IPO on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

And, D.C. PR legend Charlie Brotman has turned 94.  About three dozen people participated in a Zoom party, including ” Sugar” Ray Leonard, Frank Herzog, Arch Campbell, Johnny Holliday, Cary Hatch and Phil Rabin.

The ever-effervescent Brotman who, beyond leading his own PR firm, was the stadium announcer for the old Washington Senators baseball team and 0fficial announcer for the presidential parade,  used to drive around D.C. in a car with license plates that stated he was “MR1DFL”.