SKDKnickerbocker Acquires Sloane & Company
SKDKnickerbocker has acquired Sloane & Company, a corporate and financial communications firm, from MDC Partners. Under the transaction, Sloane will retain its current leadership
WAMU to Sell WRAU
WAMU 88.5, Washington’s NPR news station, will sell WRAU 88.3 to Delaware Public Media in 2020. This sale is a strategic
Marriott International Appoints Jim Scholefield Chief Information And Digital Officer
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced the appointment of Jim Scholefield as Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO), effective February 24. In this
Happenings and People
Reggie Aggarwal, CEO and Founder of Cvent addressed the 1,400 employees from across North America and Europe this past week at a packed
Regional Acquisitions This Week
Dallas, TX-based Integrity Marketing Group, LLC, a independent distributor of life and health insurance products, announced it has completed the acquisition of ThomasArts,
McClatchy Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
McClatchy Co. filed for bankruptcy Thursday, a move that will end family control of America’s second largest local news company and hand it
Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Karen Lonesome, Associate Creative Director with Horne Creative Group
Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile we feature Karen Lonesome. Photography for
Springer, Sykora and Morrison Join Crosby
Crosby Marketing Communications has added three staff members to its growing team. Melissa Springer (on left) has been hired as a Strategic Planning Analyst,
Advertising and Data Taxes – Numerous States to Watch in 2020
State legislatures have convened their 2020 legislative sessions and this year, not only Maryland but, several states are setting their sites on advertising and
Cravety and NotionTheory form Cravety LAB
Columbia, MD — Cravety, an employee experience and customer experience solutions and consulting company. and NotionTheory. a spatial computing studio specializing in virtual reality (VR)
Merkle Launches Promotion and Loyalty Solutions Division
Merkle, technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency, today announced the launch of its new Promotion and Loyalty Solutions division. Committed to global leadership
Regional Appointments and Promotions: Day, Gerber, McDonald and Grivas
The Stagwell Group named Ray Day as Vice Chair of its Marketing and Communications Agencies. The new leadership position will continue the integration, innovation
Research Reveals Marketers Divided Over AI and Automation in Branding
Bynder, a global digital asset management (DAM) company that lists clients such as Five Guys, Spotify, Puma, among others has just released new research
WWPR Selects Pro Bono Client
Education is transformative and the first crucial step in breaking the cycle of poverty. Children of low-literacy adults are five times more likely
Super Bowl Ad Favorites
Capitol Communicator asked a number of regional agencies to share their opinion about their favorite ads. Here is what some of them had to
