D.C.-Based Vox Media Cuts About 50 Employees
Jim Bankoff, CEO of D.C.-based Vox Media, announced plans to lay off around 50 employees, with the Racked, Curbed, SB Nation, and
Nicole Carroll Named Editor in Chief of USA TODAY
USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc., announced that Nicole Carroll will become editor in chief of USA TODAY effective March 2018. Carroll joins
Washington Post Ranked Eighth on Fast Company’s List of World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies
The Washington Post is ranked 8th on Fast Company’s annual World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies list, which spans more than 350 enterprises
In the Spotlight: Jim Lake Joins Nahigian Strategies as Principal
Nahigian Strategies, LLC, a full-service communications and public relations agency with offices in Washington, D.C. and Charlotte, N.C., announced that veteran
Consumers Favor TV Advertising Over Any Other Medium, States New Survey
Consumers favor TV advertising; more than half (58%) prefer to see or hear a TV advertisement over any other medium, reports Clutch, which added:
Disney World and Perdue Chicken are “Most Loved Brands”
Disney World and Perdue Chicken are the “most loved brands,” offline and online respectively, based on positive conversations and referrals, according to Engagement Labs.
Advertisers Must Keep Current With Connected Consumers
Last year marked a distinct shift in power away from the traditional thrones of cable networks and into the hands of consumers, reports Adweek,
Clare Advisors Advises Carousel30 on its Sale to YES&
M&A Advisory firm Clare Advisors www.clareadvisors.com) is pleased to announce that it served as exclusive financial advisor to Carousel30, an
Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know John Pfeifer, Buffalo.Agency
Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile we feature John Pfeifer. Photography for
U.S. Army’s Marketing Chief “Briefed Congressional Staff About Adweek’s Coverage of Ongoing Audit”, Reports Adweek
Staffers at the U.S. Senate and House Armed Services Committees heard from the new head of the U.S. Army’s in-house
Google Chrome To Block Ads On Sites That Don’t Comply With ‘Better Ads’
Google’s Chrome ad blocker will block all ads served on sites that receive a failure notice if the publisher doesn’t comply with
Consumer Activism Increasing and Companies Now Better Off Taking Controversial Stances on Issues Rather Than No Stance at All
New studies from Global Strategy Group and APCO Worldwide confirm that consumer activism is on the rise — so much so that companies are better
WWPR Names D.C.’s Sitar Arts Center as its 2018-2019 Pro Bono Client
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) announced its support for Sitar Arts Center (Sitar) in its work to provide high-quality out-of-school-
D.C.-Based RepEquity Rebrands as REQ
Award-winning digital marketing and brand management company RepEquity announced its rebrand as REQ. The new brand, states a release, is a celebration of
“Innovative Campaign” by Ogilvy Gives Voice in Congress to Those with ALS
Many people battling amyotrophic laterals sclerosis—ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a degenerative neuromuscular disease—lose their ability to speak, reports Adweek, which
