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Agency

Kara Joyce and Janae David are the newest members of Crosby Marketing Communications’ growing team of more than 80 professionals. The two will support

Jan 4, 2018
Kara Joyce and Janae David Join Crosby Marketing
Advertising

The ANA (Association of National Advertisers) is acquiring the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA). According to an ANA release, WOMMA, founded in 2004,

Jan 4, 2018
ANA Adds WOMMA
Advertising

The results of an internal audit of the U.S. Army’s budget question the effectiveness of the hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars

Jan 3, 2018
U.S. Army Audit Claims ‘Ineffective Marketing Programs’ Wasted Millions in Taxpayer Dollars Each Year, Reports Adweek
Media

“Famed D.C. entrepreneur and investor Mark Ein will buy D.C. alt-weekly Washington City Paper in a deal expected to close in

Jan 2, 2018
D.C. “Serial Entrepreneur” Mark Ein Buys Washington City Paper, Reports Washington Business Journal
Advertising

“The nation’s most successful all-news radio station is changing network providers. Hubbard Broadcasting’s WTOP-FM (103.5) Washington D.C. has

Jan 2, 2018
WTOP-FM, Country’s Top Billing Radio Station, Becomes ABC Radio News Affiliate
Awards

Cade Martin, the award-winning photographer behind Capitol Communicator’s “Up Close and Personal” profiles, was honored when one of his photos made the

Jan 2, 2018
Cade Martin’s Photo of C3PO Ranked as One of Smithsonian Magazine’s Most Powerful Photos of 2017
Media

“Fake news evolved from seedy internet sideshow to serious electoral threat so quickly that behavioral scientists had little time to answer basic questions about

Jan 2, 2018
New Study Suggests that ‘Fake News’ had Wide Reach but Little Impact on 2016 Election, Reports NY Times
Events

The Newseum will convene “The Power Shift Summit,” a Jan. 9 gathering of invited leaders across journalism and the media industry that will focus

Jan 2, 2018
Sexual Misconduct in Newsrooms Focus of Newseum Summit on Jan. 9
Awards

“They may be young, but make no mistake — the men and women who make up the Washington Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 class

Dec 31, 2017
In the Spotlight: Three Communicators on WBJ’s “40 Under 40 Class of 2017”
Media

“With Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly out of the picture, the year-end cable news program rankings look a bit different this year,

Dec 29, 2017
Sean Hannity of Fox News Was 2017’s Most-Watched Cable News Program
PR

The Public Relations Society of America’s National Capital Chapter (PRSA-NCC) announced its 2018 Board of Directors and National Assembly delegates. The PRSA-

Dec 29, 2017
PRSA-NCC Announces 2018 Board and National Assembly Delegates; Sabrina Kidwai Named President
Media

As if the U.S. newspaper business didn’t have enough trouble coping with decades of lost readers and advertising dollars, reports Ad Age,

Dec 29, 2017
Newspapers Face New Challenge in New Year: Rising Cost of Newsprint
Media

Matt Lauer, Charlie Rose, and Bill O’Reilly’s careers seem to have ended in 2017, “mired in scandal. With them, the era of

Dec 27, 2017
Was 2017 The Year of the Demise of the TV Network “Alpha” Anchors, Asks The Daily Beast
B to B

ICF, a Farifax-based global consulting and digital services provider, will acquire London-based The Future Customer Limited, a boutique loyalty strategy and marketing

Dec 25, 2017
Business Briefs: ICF and Cision
Broadcasting

The close of 2017 produced a number of changes in the area’s broadcasting community.  According to dcrtv.com, here’s a snapshot of

Dec 21, 2017
Changes Hit Broadcasting Community at Year-End
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