Omnicom Announces Plan for Employees to Return to Office
While some details are yet to be finalized, Omnicom Group employees are now headed back to the office in most regions, with most staffers

Communicator Spotlight: Q&A with Suzanne Kennedy, Three-Time Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Now a Freelance Strategic Communications Professional
Capitol Communicator has been interviewing people who are or have been in the media about their careers and the media. Below is our Q&

Sarah Fullwood Joins Hyundai Motor North America as Director of Public Relations and Communications
Hyundai Motor North America, Fountain Valley, CA, named Sarah Fullwood as the director of public relations and communications. She will support and execute all

Consumers Worldwide Tired of Brands’ “Empty Promises,” Finds New Study
A new study finds “ample evidence of growing cynicism among consumers toward brands, including that 71% of people worldwide have grown tired of brands’

Emilie Cotter Named Audi of America’s Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
Emilie Cotter has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer at Audi of America, Herndon, VA. In this position, states a release,

Chris Foster Named CEO of Omnicom’s PR Division
Omnicom Group Inc. named Chris Foster as CEO of Omnicom Public Relations Group (OPRG) effective June 28. Foster will oversee the public relations portfolio

Susan Davis, Susan Davis International, Inducted in Communications Hall of Fame
Susan Davis International reports the D.C.-based agency’s namesake and chairman, Susan Davis, has been inducted in the Communications Hall of Fame

Ad Rebound Surges in April
In the second month to report an explicit year-over-year comparison impacted by the COVID-19 ad recession, the U.S. advertising marketplace

WWPR Announces 2021 Emerging Leaders Awards Winners
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) named its 2021 class of Emerging Leaders Awards (ELAs) on May 21. The five winners were selected from

Van Eperen Rebrands as FOVNDRY
Van Eperen, a communications firm with offices in Rockville and Baltimore, MD, has rebranded as FOVNDRY. “The time was right to rebrand Van Eperen

Nominations Open for 2021 National Capital Public Relations Hall of Fame
Nominations for the 2021 National Capital Public Relations Hall of Fame awards, the lifetime achievement recognition program of the Public Relations Society of America’
New ANA Study Shows “Most Used” KPIs Are Not “Most Important”
Marketers believe the “most important” KPIs for their media investments are generally not the same as the ones that are “most used,” according to

WWPR’s Emerging Leaders Awards Set for This Evening
15 D.C.-area female communicators will be recognized on May 20 at the 11th annual awards ceremony; Five winners will be announced during

TV’s Top White House Correspondents – All Female – “Got Each Other’s Backs,” Reports The Hollywood Reporter
Before NBC News veteran and current chief White House correspondent Kristen Welker, above, appeared on Today on April 23 to break an exclusive story,

Radio Industry Takes Big Hit in 2020 Due to Cuts in Ad Spending
The radio industry took a big hit in 2020 due to the pandemic and subsequent cutbacks in overall ad spending. According to the first

