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Agency

The Glover Park Group (GPG), based in D.C., is joining Finsbury and Hering Schuppener to create Finsbury Glover Hering.  According to a release,

Jul 9, 2020
Glover Park Group, Finsbury, and Hering Schuppener Combine to Create Finsbury Glover Hering
Brand Creep

Capitol Communicator is running an industry commentary series by Dennis Goris, president and creative director at Goris Communications. You can find more Brand Creep

Jul 9, 2020
Love the Tagline
Agency

Seven Letter and O’Neill and Associates announced they will combine their strategic communications and marketing practices to create a fully integrated agency.  The

Jul 8, 2020
Seven Letter and O’Neill and Associates Merge, Combined Company to Operate Under the Seven Letter Brand
Agency

Ogilvy Government Relations is providing counsel for Tapestry Inc., the New York-based marketer of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman luxury fashion brands,

Jul 8, 2020
D.C. Agency Updates: Ogilvy, REQ and WHITE64
Advertising

The American Advertising Federation reports the District of Columbia City Council unanimously approved their 2021 budget, which includes a three-percent tax on advertising.

Jul 7, 2020
D.C. City Council Approves 2021 Budget Proposal that Includes Ad Tax
Agency

D.C.-based Design Army won four awards at the 2020 American Advertising Awards.  Design Army won the following:  JUDGE’S CHOICE, Art Direction,

Jul 6, 2020
Design Army Wins Four Awards at 2020 American Advertising Awards, Including Three for Hong Kong Ballet Campaign
B to B

The Washington Redskins launched a review of the team’s controversial name, “a stunning step that came just one day after a prominent corporate

Jul 3, 2020
Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians Consider Name Changes
Profiles

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

Jul 2, 2020
Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Jefferson Liu, Group Creative Director at AKQA
Advertising

Google has removed ads promoting false information and scams related to voting, reports Marketing Daily, which adds that “the search giant said it took

Jun 30, 2020
Google Removes Ads Promoting False Voter Information and Scams
Marketing

Bradley Lautenbach has joined the Client Solutions team at The Washington Post as Head of Product Marketing. In this role, states The Post, Lautenbach

Jun 30, 2020
Bradley Lautenbach Joins The Washington Post as Head of Product Marketing
News

Jun 30, 2020
The Mather Group Tower
News

Jun 30, 2020
The Mather Group Leaderboard
Agency

IDG Communications will acquire Triblio, based in Reston, VA,  in a deal that, states a release, will accelerate the shift to ready-made, highly

Jun 29, 2020
D.C.-Area Agency Acquisitions, Launches and Transitions
Agency

D.C.-based Hager Sharp adds Crystal Brown as executive vice president to lead its education, labor, and economy practice.  According to a release,

Jun 29, 2020
Crystal Brown Joins Hager Sharp as Executive Vice President
Advertising

Starbucks is joining the “chorus of major brands” withdrawing ads from social networks to highlight complaints about online hate speech, reports Engadget. The coffee

Jun 28, 2020
Starbucks Joins Growing List of Companies Cutting Social Media Ads
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