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Media

The New York Times issued an updated and expanded set of guidelines for its journalists’ use of social media, reports the Times, which added

Oct 16, 2017
NY Times Updates Guidelines for its Journalists’ Use of Social Media
Advertising

An OnAudience.com study reveals that the use of ad blockers continues to rise in the U.S., with 26% of consumers now using

Oct 16, 2017
Use of Ad Blockers Rising Nationwide
Advertising

As much of the marketing world focuses on new ways to woo and dazzle the highly coveted millennial generation, some companies are setting their

Oct 16, 2017
Baby Boomers: Advertisers’ “Forgotten Generation”
Marketing

Higher Logic, an industry leader in cloud-based community platforms based in Arlington, VA, acquired Bethesda-based Real Magnet, Inc, and Informz, Inc., which

Oct 16, 2017
Higher Logic Acquires Real Magnet, Inc., and Informz, Inc.
Media

Geoffrey Fowler will be joining The Washington Post as a technology columnist. According to The Post: “Geoff has spent the last 16 years with

Oct 16, 2017
Fowler Joins Washington Post as Part of its “Expanding Coverage of Technology”
PR

More than 180 industry professionals attended the National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America‘s 49th annual Thoth Awards Gala at

Oct 13, 2017
The CDC and Hager Sharp Win ‘Best of Show’ at PRSA-NCC Thoth Awards Gala
Advertising

Integrated marketing agency, The Cyphers Agency, hired Kristin Dyak as digital marketing director to lead the agency’s digital marketing team. In this role,

Oct 12, 2017
The Cyphers Agency Names Kristin Dyak as Digital Marketing Director
Events

Leadership Greater Washington, in conjunction with Leadership: Arlington, Baltimore, Fairfax, Howard, Loudoun, Montgomery, and Prince George’s will host “Future of Greater Washington,” a

Oct 12, 2017
Future of Greater Washington to be Discussed at Leadership Exchange on Oct. 26
Design

Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) has added a new Master’s in Design Management & Communications to its award-winning portfolio

Oct 12, 2017
Georgetown University Adds Master’s in Design Management and Communications
Digital

D.C.-based ICX Media wants to connect large companies with independent content creators — and it has raised $6.6 million to ramp up

Oct 12, 2017
ICX Media Raises Millions for Marketing, Reports WBJ
Agency

“I speak around the world and mentor young students, encouraging them to design their own life—and follow their passion—not anyone else’s.

Oct 11, 2017
Pum Lefebure, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Design Army, Tells HuffPost She Hopes Her Success as an Immigrant Entrepreneur Inspires Others
Advertising

By Lara Oliveira Innovation was the theme at this year’s ADWKDC conference, happening in the backdrop of the hustle and bustle of Connecticut

Oct 11, 2017
Innovation was Theme at 2017 ADWKDC
PR

John J. Seng, Founder and Chair of D.C.-based Spectrum, was one of two people to be inducted into PRSA-NCC’s National

Oct 11, 2017
Q&A with John J. Seng, Founder and Chair of Spectrum, One of Two Inducted into PRSA-NCC Hall of Fame on Oct. 12
Digital

At least nine credit unions have been hit with class-action lawsuits over the accessibility of their websites, according to court documents, reports the

Oct 10, 2017
Nine Credit Unions Sued Over Website Accessibility, States Credit Union Times
Broadcasting

Nielsen is out with its annual rankings of the top local TV markets, reports TV Spy, which added that the biggest mover in the

Oct 10, 2017
D.C. Moves Up to Sixth Place in Nielsen Ranking of Top 10 Local TV Markets
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