Agency Updates: Crosby Marketing, WHITE64 and Wireside Communications
Crosby Marketing Communications promoted two to key positions: Kelsi Fink, left in photo, was promoted to Associate Vice President, Public Relations. She leads innovative,

Omnicom merges Golin and Ketchum, and folds Porter Novelli into FleishmanHillard
Omnicom is merging Golin and Ketchum, a major consolidation inside Omnicom Public Relations Group as the holding company begins reshaping its communications portfolio in

Will Lewis, Washington Post Publisher and Chief Executive, resigns days after mass layoffs
Will Lewis, The Washington Post Publisher and Chief Executive, announced he would depart after two years at the paper, a tenure marked by controversy

USA TODAY launches 38th annual Ad Meter competition which reflects public sentiment about Super Bowl commercials
USA TODAY launched the 38th annual Ad Meter competition which, states a release, is “the industry’s leading opinion tool for gauging public sentiment

YouTube revenue in 2025 reported at more than $60 billion
YouTube reported more than $60 billion in revenue for 2025. According to The Hollywood Reporter: “The new disclosure covers revenue across advertising as well

SKDK acquires Wavelength Strategy
SKDK, a D.C.-based public affairs and political consulting firm, and NY-based Wavelength Strategy, a digital advertising firm, are combining forces. The

2026 will see shift from simply adopting AI to orchestrating its full potential, states Weber Shandwick report
As the marketing and communications landscape evolves in 2026, an in-depth report from The Weber Shandwick Collective states we are seeing a pivotal

Washington Post laying off about 30 percent of its employees, including more than 300 journalists
The Washington Post is beginning a widespread round of layoffs that are expected to decimate the organization’s sports, local news and international coverage,

Super Bowl evolves into “one of the biggest cultural and advertising moments” of the year
The Super Bowl, February 8, has evolved from a football game into one of the biggest cultural and advertising moments of the year. It’

Maurisa Turner Potts, CEO of Spotted MP, honored by Virginia Business Magazine for her “contributions, leadership, and impact”
Virginia Business Magazine announced its 2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders, recognizing 29 leaders across the Commonwealth for their “contributions, leadership, and impact”. Included in

Washington Post plans layoffs to stem losses of hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years
The Washington Post is expected to announce significant layoffs in the newsroom and the business sides of the paper in the coming days, as

Newsmatics launches PRSSA student-firm influencer campaign highlighting the role of press releases in modern PR
Newsmatics, the parent company of EIN Presswire, is launching its 2026 influencer campaign, giving young public relations professionals the chance to apply their influencer

Business-to-Government Marketing Professional Certificate (B2G-MP™) program runs from February 11 – April 1
Launching in Spring 2026, James Madison University and Geiger Consulting Group present an 8-week professional certificate that prepares postgraduate and early-career marketers

Tauth Labs certified as issuer of C2PA Content Authentication Credentials supported by the world’s leading technology & media platforms
Tauth Labs Inc. has been certified by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) as a Certificate Authority (CA) for the issuance of

Limy raises $10M to empower brands to activate the AI storefront of the future
Limy, the infrastructure platform for optimizing brand performance in the Agentic Web, emerged from stealth, states a release, announcing a $10M funding round led

