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Agency

As they look toward retirement in the coming months, the “N” and “D” in ad firm NDP are leaving the longtime Richmond agency in

Nov 3, 2021
Richmond Ad Agency NDP Sold to NoVa Investor as Co-founders Retire
Media

October’s results for cable TV news channels viewing continues to soften this fall — with the three big competitors losing anywhere from 5% to

Nov 2, 2021
Cable TV News Viewing Shrinks Significantly in October
PR

The Public Relations Society of America’s National Capital Chapter (PRSA NCC) announced the induction of Ben Finzel and Kate Perrin into the National

Nov 2, 2021
Ben Finzel and Kate Perrin Inducted into National Capital Public Relations Hall of Fame
Digital

Facebook will halt its use of facial recognition technology. “We’re shutting down the Face Recognition system on Facebook. People who’ve opted in

Nov 2, 2021
Facebook Ends Facial Recognition
Marketing

Crosby Marketing Communications has won a five-year blanket purchase agreement with an estimated amount of $20 million to provide brand strategy and integrated

Nov 2, 2021
Peace Corps Selects Crosby as Integrated Marketing Agency of Record for Five-Year Contract
Events

GAIN Conference is a One-Stop Shop for Marketing This year has been one of consolidation in the government marketing arena and contractors who

Nov 1, 2021
GovExec and GAIN “Upping your Game” in Government Marketing
People

Response Labs, based in Baltimore, added Persa Konomi, above, and Christopher Kayser to its team. Response Labs expands the breadth of experience in digital

Nov 1, 2021
Response Labs Adds Persa Konomi and Christopher Kayser
People

Florence Lochrane and Jennifer Forester have joined Crosby Marketing Communications, expanding its team of social media professionals. Lochrane, left in photo, will serve as

Oct 29, 2021
Crosby Adds Two To Social Media Team
Insights

In the half-life of bright shiny things galvanizing the media industry’s attention, the metaverse has jumped a virtual shark, states MediaDailyNews. According

Oct 29, 2021
Metaverse is Key to Internet’s Next Phase
Advertising

The Washington Post released its first national brand campaign which, states a release, showcases “the modern-day global news organization and the relevance of

Oct 28, 2021
Washington Post Releases First National Brand Campaign
Social Media

After 17 years of being called Facebook, the social networking parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus has a new name, reports TechCrunch,

Oct 28, 2021
Facebook’s corporate entity now ‘Meta’
Agency

Weber Shandwick Chairman Jack Leslie announced his retirement, following 45 years in communications and public affairs. Leslie has held the role of chairman at

Oct 27, 2021
Jack Leslie, Chairman of Weber Shandwick, to Retire
Advertising

Alphabet posted its highest quarterly revenue increase in more than a decade, as businesses jumped online and poured money into digital ads to meet

Oct 27, 2021
Digital Ads Catapulted Quarterly Revenue 41% at Google’s Parent Company
Agency

Yes&, Alexandria, VA, has acquired Boldr Strategic Consulting, a digital management firm based in Springfield, VA, that uses a design-thinking approach to

Oct 26, 2021
Yes&, Alexandria, VA, Acquires Boldr Strategic Consulting
Agency

By Kelly Callahan-Poe, President, Williams Whittle We began 2021 hopeful that the pandemic was behind us. With the rise of the Delta variant

Oct 26, 2021
10 Marketing Trends for Nonprofits
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