Howard Bell, Father of U.S. Advertising Self-Regulation, Dead at 91
Howard Bell, father of advertising self-regulation in the U.S., and the man who led a merger of groups that formed the American

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Josh Golden, Josh Golden SVP, Senior Creative Director at Yes& 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,

“Fake News”: Who’s Fault is it Anyway?
By Laura Evans Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Internet is full of fake news: sensationalistic, exaggerated or

Edelman and Powell/Tate Join Efforts to Improve Image of Charlottesville, Va
“An effort to help Charlottesville’s image and its businesses recover from the violent and fatal Aug. 12 white supremacist rally will include ads,

Four D.C.-Based Communications Firms Make ‘Inc. 5000’ List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
Four D.C.-based communications firms made the ‘Inc. 5000’ list of fastest-growing private companies in America. The four in the Advertising &

SmartCEO, Which Closed in April, Being Revived by New Owner
SmartCEO, the Baltimore-based publication that closed in April after 15 years amid a cash crunch, is being revived by a new owner who

Cassidy Karakorn, Director of Consumer Marketing at the Human Rights Campaign, Killed in Scooter Crash
Cassidy Karakorn, director of consumer marketing at the Human Rights Campaign, was killed in a scooter crash on Florida Avenue in Northeast Washington on

Newseum Launches “Full-Blown Review of its Long-Troubled Finances”, Reports The Washington Post
Jeffrey Herbst, president and chief executive of the Newseum, “stepped down suddenly on Monday as the museum’s board announced a full-blown review

Enradius, a Baltimore-Based Digital Agency, Acquires Changeup Marketing
Enradius, a Baltimore-based digital agency, announced the acquisition of Changeup Marketing, a digital marketing consultancy based in Frederick. According to a release, Enradius

Crosby Adds Nationally Recognized Health Writer, Therese Borchard, to Editorial Services Team
Therese Borchard has joined Crosby Marketing Communications as a senior writer. She has more than 20 years of strategic communications and writing experience, including

Consumers Cutting Back on When They Check Emails
Consumers are sick of hard-sell email messages that are not informative enough and irrelevant, reports Adweek, but they’d still rather get email

D.C.-Area Updates: Aram Zucker-Scharff Joins The Post as Ad Engineering Director for RED; Scott Circle Adds Kellie Murphy and Dee Donavanik to its Senior Management Team; Sara Pruneski Leaves Glover Park Group for Nashville Agency
Aram Zucker-Scharff joined The Washington Post as Ad Engineering Director for RED. According to The Post, “This important role will be a catalyst

RTDNA Urges Journalists to Watch their Backs After Latest Attacks by President
In a campaign-style rally in Phoenix, President Donald Trump unleashed his most vicious attacks to date on the U.S news media, states

Google Issuing Refunds for Ads on Websites with Fake Traffic
Google is issuing refunds for ads that ran on websites with fake traffic, people familiar with the situation said, as the web giant develops

Artificial Intelligence for Marketers to be Featured at Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit on Sept. 15
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology includes new capabilities so broad and diverse that its real value for marketers can seem unclear — until actual use cases

