D.C.-Area People in the Spotlight:
Toby Eckhardt, founder and president of Focused Image, Inc. has been appointed to the Forbes Agency Council, an exclusive group of thought leaders from

Omnicom Encourages More Asian Representation In Ads
Global communications giant Omnicom has called PR, media and advertising pros to support the “three in five” challenge, an initiative developed by Omnicom’s

Ad Industry Diversity Report Finds “Room For Improvement,” States Forbes
The 4As is hoping to use new survey data about diversity to improve the ad industry and foster dialogue, reports Forbes. According to the

Logan Circle Group Threatens to Sue Journalists for Coverage of Client Rep. Matt Gaetz,, Reports Politico
The Logan Circle Group, working on behalf of Rep. Matt Gaetz, “is threatening to sue journalists for their coverage of the embattled congressman,” reports

D.C.-Agency Updates: Weber Shandwick, ECU Communications and Reingold
Weber Shandwick added Trish Taylor as executive vice president and lead of the agency’s Healthcare practice in Washington, D.C. Most recently, Taylor,

Giant Food Ends “It’s Academic” Sponsorship After More than 50 Years
After more than 50 years, Giant Food will drop its sponsorship of “It’s Academic.” During that time, Giant has given over three million

Why Not?
Capitol Communicator is running an industry commentary series by Dennis Goris, president and creative director at Goris Communications. You can find more Brand Creep

Response Labs Inc.
Response Labs is a tight team of dedicated, digital marketing professionals in Baltimore and Seattle. We are passionate about CRM and loyalty marketing—especially

Joe Krebs, Longtime WRC-TV News Anchor, Dies of Pancreatic Cancer
D.C.-area news anchor Joe Krebs has died at 78 after a battle with cancer. He was the morning anchor for NBC Washington

YouTube Dominates Social Media Reach Finds New Pew Study
Chart Shows Percent of U.S Adults Who Say They Use Social Media Platforms In a Pew study of Americans’ social media platform usage,

Lisa Osborne Ross Named Edelman’s US CEO
Edelman, a global communications firm, is restructuring its leadership, moving US CEO Russell Dubner to a global role while promoting US COO Lisa Osborne

Ironmark Acquires Spectrum Printing & Graphics
Ironmark, based in Annapolis Junction, MD, has acquired Spectrum Printing & Graphics, a full-service commercial printing company based in Rockville, MD, that provides

10Pearls Acquires Likeable
10Pearls, headquartered in Washington D.C., has increased its capabilities in “brand thinking, customer experience, digital and social media marketing – capabilities that businesses need

The Washington Post Helping Hand Raises Over $410k for Human Service Nonprofits in the D.C. Region
The Washington Post Helping Hand has raised over $410,000 for its covid-19 campaign with beneficiaries Feeding America, Meals on Wheels, No Kid

Majority of Marketers Wanted to Quit in 2020 Says Survey
U.S. marketers had a rough time in 2020, judging by a new study from Sitecore, reports MediaPost. Of more than 400 marketers polled,

