WJLA’s Jeff Goldberg Joins Live Wire Media Relations
WJLA Virginia Bureau Chief Jeff Goldberg joins Arlington-based Live Wire Media Relations LLC as a vice president, while its founder, President and CEO

Facebook Fought Rules That Could Have Exposed Fake Russian Ads, Reports Bloomberg
Facebook Inc. is pledging greater transparency about who’s behind election-related ads online. But, for years, the company fought to avoid it, reports
Changing TV Audience Changing the Math for Marketers, Reports AdAge
Twenty years ago, 30 seconds of ad time during NBC’s “Seinfeld” was the most expensive real estate on TV, reports AdAge, but it

Nat Geo Discovers Success with Snapchat Discover Subscribers, Reports Adweek
D.C.-based National Geographic was among the first crop of publishers to crank out daily content for the Snapchat’s Discover section in

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Zach Goodwin, Executive Creative Director at ISL
Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring an in-depth look at communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this “Up Close and Personal” profile,

Carmen Marsans and John J. Seng to be Inducted into National Capital Public Relations Hall of Fame on Oct. 12
The Public Relations Society of America’s National Capital Chapter (PRSA-NCC) will induct Carmen Marsans and John J. Seng into the National Capital

Yahoo States That Three Billion Accounts Compromised in 2013 Data Breach
Yahoo has tripled down on what was already the largest data breach in history, saying on Oct. 3, 2017, that it affected all three

Facebook to Invest $1 Billion in Virginia
Facebook will build its next data center in Henrico County, which is just outside Richmond, reports CNN Money, which added that “Facebook plans to

Almost 500 People Registered for ADWKDC, Which Runs Through October 6; Karen Zuckerman, HZDG, Presented Silver Medal Award
Almost 500 people registered to attend ADWKDC events – a week-long celebration of Washington, DC’s advertising, marketing and communications community – which runs through

Inaugural Ofield Dukes Excellence in Public Relations Awards Set for Saturday, Oct. 21, in Washington, D.C.
The National Black Public Relations Society, Washington D.C. Chapter will hold the inaugural Ofield Dukes Excellence in Public Relations Awards, Saturday, Oct. 21,

Updates from The Martin Agency, Cvent and D S Simon Media
The Martin Agency in Richmond released its latest “It’s Not Surprising” TV spot for Geico. Called “Triangle,” the spot premiered during the Primetime

Washingtonian Magazine’s 2017 List of Most Powerful Women in D.C. Includes a Dozen in Media
A new administration representing a change in political party usually yields a crop of new powerful women, states Washingtonian magazine, but, it added, “Not

David Gorodetski, Co-Founder, COO and Executive Creative Director, Sage Communications, Profiled in Washington Business Journal
David Gorodetski, co-founder, chief operating officer and executive creative director, Sage Communications LLC, has been profiled in the Washington Business Journal. According to

Jeff Joseph to Leave CTA Following CES 2018
The Consumer Technology Association announced that Jeff Joseph, Senior Vice President, Communications and Strategic Relationships, will leave the association following CES® 2018 – the world’

Facebook Loses Attention as Publishers Shift to Other Platforms, States Digiday
Facebook is often used interchangeably with platform domination but, states Digiday, “some publishers are shifting their attention beyond Facebook. In interviews, several revealed they’
