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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.

Media

BuzzFeed, long the darling of native digital publishing models, is hitting its brakes following a weakening of advertising demand, reports MediaPost, which added that

Nov 29, 2017
BuzzFeed Lays Off About 100 Employees Due to “Tough Digital Media Market”
Insights

It may not seem like a huge sweets holiday, but the Christmas candy season really is, states an item received from candystore.com, which

Nov 29, 2017
Favorite Christmas Candy Differs from State to State
Media

Gannett is suing Current Newspapers for more than $180,000 in unpaid printing bills, reports Washingtonian, which added that the suit, “which was filed

Nov 28, 2017
Gannett Sues Current Newspapers for More than $180,000 in Unpaid Printing Bills, Reports Washingtonian
Marketing

Washington Post Chief Revenue Officer Jed Hartman was named to the annual ‘Adweek 50’ list celebrating the most indispensable executives across marketing, media and

Nov 28, 2017
Jed Hartman, Washington Post Chief Revenue Officer, Named to Adweek List of Most Indispensable Executives
Agency

Pragmatic (May) Win Over Dogmatic Even Though 2018 is the Year of the Dog. This will be the year of being who you are,

Nov 28, 2017
2018 Predictions from Debbie Bates and Mark DeVito of Bates Creative
Agency

Banner Public Affairs announced that Christian Whiton has joined the firm. According to a release, as senior vice president, Whiton, adds deep strategic communications

Nov 28, 2017
Updates: Banner Public Affairs, Wakefield Research and Environics Communications
Agency

Capitol Communicator is running 2018 predictions from a number of area communicators.  Below are predictions from Carousel30 and PCI. Greg Kihlström, Founder & CEO,

Nov 27, 2017
2018 Predictions from Carousel30 and PCI
News

Production of the Netflix series “House of Cards”could resume for the show’s sixth and final season as early as mid-December, sans

Nov 27, 2017
“House of Cards” May Resume Production Soon Without Kevin Spacey
Media

A long chapter in media history “came to an unlikely close” with a sale agreement for Time Inc., the publisher of once-prestigious magazine

Nov 27, 2017
“Time Inc. Sells Itself to Meredith Corp., Backed by Koch Brothers”, Reports NY Times
Agency

Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring an in-depth look at communicators in the mid-Atlantic.  In this “Up Close and Personal” profile,

Nov 26, 2017
Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Christian G. Meany, Creative Lead, GMMB
Advertising

YouTube has begun purging the site of channels and videos it deems predatory or non-family friendly, resulting in some channels with millions of

Nov 26, 2017
YouTube Purging “Non-Family Friendly” Content As Advertisers React, Reports Deadline
Advertising

Integrated marketing agency, The Cyphers Agency, has promoted the benefits of grain foods for healthy aging on behalf of their client, the Grain Foods

Nov 24, 2017
The Cyphers Agency Promotes Grain Benefits for Healthy Aging for Grain Foods Foundation
Agency

Bates Creative reports that Mark DeVito has joined Bates as partner and president of the agency. According to a release, this “significant addition is

Nov 21, 2017
Mark DeVito Joins Bates Creative as Partner and President
PR

By Elaina Hundley Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) held its 28th Annual Woman of the Year Award Luncheon at the Fairmont Hotel in

Nov 18, 2017
Amy DeMaria, Senior Vice President of Communications, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Named WWPR’s 2017 Woman of the Year
Profiles

Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring an in-depth look at communicators in the mid-Atlantic.  In this “Up Close and Personal” profile,

Nov 18, 2017
UP Close and Personal: Getting to Know Franklin Parrish, Senior Director of Creative + Editorial Services for Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic
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