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Capitol Communicator is a unique online and offline resource for Mid-Atlantic advertising, marketing, public relations, digital and media communications professionals. The e-magazine, e-newsletters and events bring together communications professionals, fostering community and providing important information; news; trends; education; and opportunities for networking, career enhancement, business exchange and showcasing great work. Stay current by subscribing to our newsletters by clicking on the subscribe link in the footer of this website and by checking in regularly with Capitol Communicator.

Coronavirus

GroupM is reporting an “unprecedented drop in consumer confidence” due to financial worries related to the pandemic in a new report on changing consumer

Nov 16, 2020
Pandemic is “True Game Changer” in Terms of Media Consumption Habits and Purchasing Behavior, States New Report
People

AT&T Communications appointed Kellyn Smith Kenny to the newly created position of chief marketing and growth officer. She was most recently global

Nov 16, 2020
AT&T Communications Adds Former Hilton CMO Kellyn Smith Kenny
Acquisitions

Spotify  will acquire Arlington, VA-based podcast ad platform Megaphone, as the streaming platform aims to capture more ad revenue. According to the Los

Nov 12, 2020
Spotify Acquires Arlington, VA-Based Megaphone
People

Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile we feature Ben Moldave. Photography for

Nov 11, 2020
Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Ben Moldave, Lead Technologist/Senior Visual Designer at Booz Allen
Agency

SRB Communications announced the addition of Amber Bentley as VP of Marketing and Communications.  She previously worked at the agency as Communications and PR

Nov 11, 2020
D.C.-Agency Updates: SRB Communications, Three Seas and Van Eperen
Digital

A coalition of Maryland business groups has launched a campaign to persuade state lawmakers “to nix a pioneering tax on digital ads,” reports The

Nov 11, 2020
Maryland Coalition Creates Campaign to “Nix a Pioneering Tax on Digital Ads,” reports The Washington Post.
Profiles

Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile we feature Tina Beaty. Photography for

Nov 11, 2020
Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Tina Beaty, Vice President, SHRM
Profiles

Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile we feature Bryant Prince. Photography for

Nov 11, 2020
Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Bryant Prince, Art Director, Subject Matter
Broadcasting

WUSA, TEGNA’s CBS affiliate serving Washington, D.C., announced that Allison Seymour, second from right in photo, has joined “Get Up DC!”, which

Nov 10, 2020
Allison Seymour Joins WUSA
Agency

As with most aspects of  agency life,  COVID-19 has disrupted hiring practices and two agencies – The Martin Agency in Richmond and Fitzco in

Nov 10, 2020
Job Candidates Go Above and Beyond in 2020
Events

Premiere Educational Conference Offers Keynotes by Distinguished Experts and Interactive Training Opportunities Government Marketing University‘s (GMarkU) GAIN 2020 Conference, the world’s largest

Nov 8, 2020
Government Marketing University GAIN 2020 Conference, November 10, 12, 17 and 19, 2020, Goes Virtual
Agency

Crosby Marketing Communications has been named Anne Arundel County’s “2020 Corporate Philanthropist of the Year” as part of the 20th Celebration of Philanthropy

Nov 6, 2020
Crosby Honored as ‘Corporate Philanthropist of the Year’ by the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County
People

The National Press Club is working with Howard University Hospital to help feed front-line healthcare workers who put their own health at risk

Nov 3, 2020
National Press Club Partners with Howard University Hospital to Help Feed Healthcare Workers
PR

The Public Relations Society of America’s National Capital Chapter (PRSA NCC) announced the induction of Lisa Osborne Ross and Gemma Puglisi into the

Nov 3, 2020
Lisa Osborne Ross and Gemma Puglisi to be Inducted Into National Capital Public Relations Hall of Fame
Agency

Havit in Arlington, VA, acquired Machinery, which is based in Philadelphia. The combined companies will be known as Havit Advertising. Scott Mikolajczyk,  above, CEO

Nov 2, 2020
D.C.-Area Agency Updates: Havit, Van Eperen and Gabriel Marketing Group
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