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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.

Digital

A lookalike of the Washington Post website emerged in China, reports the Financial Times. According to CNBC, the website used the Washington Post masthead

Sep 29, 2017
Clone of Washington Post Website Emerged in China, Reports Financial Times
PR

A major public relations company has purchased White House counselor Kellyanne Conway’s polling firm, reports The Hill, which added that “Virginia-based CRC

Sep 29, 2017
Conway Sells Polling Firm to PR Company, Reports The Hill
News

ADWKDC, a week-long celebration of Washington, DC’s advertising, marketing and communications community, runs from Oct. 2-6; and, special guests and segment

Sep 29, 2017
ADWKDC Starts Monday
PR

PRSA bylaw proposal 1702, changing “PR” to “communications” in “most locations,” has touched off a furious debate on the Society’s website, reports O’

Sep 28, 2017
“Communications” May Replace “PR” at PRSA, Reports O’Dwyer’s
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,

Sep 28, 2017
Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know John Gundlach, Managing Director, Creative & Brand Strategy, GMMB
Insights

Cision released the 2017 Global Social Journalism study that, stated Cision, “provides insights into how journalists use social media and examines the problems that

Sep 28, 2017
Cision Releases Study on Impact of Social Media on Journalists
Agency

Crosby Marketing Communications celebrated its fifth annual Inspiring Actions That Matter™ Day of Service, a day when the agency closed its Annapolis, Md., headquarters

Sep 28, 2017
Crosby’s Fifth Annual Inspiring Actions That Matter™ Day: 560 Volunteer Hours and $20,000 Donated to Charities
Acquisitions

CAA is spinning off its award-winning entertainment marketing division into a separate company owned by private equity fund Stagwell Media, reports The Hollywood

Sep 28, 2017
D.C.-Based Stagwell Media Adds Award-Winning Entertainment Marketing Division of CAA
Insights

At least one of the Facebook ads bought by Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign referenced Black Lives Matter and was specifically targeted to

Sep 28, 2017
Awards

Abby Greensfelder, Co-CEO and Executive Producer at Half Yard Productions, is included in Washington Business Journal’s 2017 list of 25 Women Who

Sep 27, 2017
Abby Greensfelder, Co-CEO and Executive Producer at Half Yard Productions, Included in Washington Business Journal’s 2017 List of Women Who Mean Business Honorees
Broadcasting

ABC and NBC claimed ratings crowns for their news programs in the 2016-17 TV season, but their kingdom of viewers is still getting

Sep 27, 2017
Broadcast News Audience Getting Smaller, States LA Times
Broadcasting

The Washington Post named Clancy Ryan the Head of Technology Sales where, said The Post, he will drive revenue growth for Arc Publishing, The

Sep 26, 2017
Area Updates: The Post Adds Clancy Ryan as Head of Technology Sales, WTTG-TV/WDCA-TV to Relocate and Motion Video Moves its Headquarters From Fairfax to Richmond
Advertising

The first museum dedicated to celebrating the global advertising industry has been founded in NYC and will explore the intersection of creativity, culture and

Sep 26, 2017
Museum of Advertising to Open in 2019 in NYC
B to C

Cade Martin, the D.C.-based photographer behind Capitol Communicator’s Up Close and Personal profile series, is now focusing on toilet seats. Not

Sep 26, 2017
D.C.-Based Cade Martin Photographs Texas Toilet Seat Art Museum
Advertising

AAF DC, in collaboration with the American Advertising Federation (AAF), will present the prestigious Silver Medal Award to Karen Zuckerman, Founder and Chief Creative

Sep 25, 2017
Karen Zuckerman, HZ Founder & Chief Creative Officer, to Receive AAF DC’s Silver Medal Award
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