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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.

Social Media

A judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Facebook of tracking users’ web browsing activity even after they logged out of the social networking site, reports

Jul 3, 2017
Facebook Can Track Your Browsing Even After You’ve Logged Out, Judge Rules
Social Media

You could call Greta Van Susterenan an early adopter, reports TVNewser, which added that she “co-hosted CNN’s first show about the law,

Jul 3, 2017
Greta Van Susterenan Writes Book on Social Media
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While vanilla ice cream continues to reign supreme as America’s favorite, chocolate-filled flavors dominate the top-five bestselling ice cream flavors according

Jul 2, 2017
Ice Cream Survey: Do You Prefer the Same Flavors as Most Americans?
Communications

By Cade Martin Growing up in Richmond, VA, trips just an hour or so southeast to Colonial Williamsburg were common weekend fare. I have

Jul 2, 2017
Cade Martin Photographs Cover of Trend & Tradition: The Magazine of Colonial Williamsburg
Media

More than 400 New York Times staffers in NYC participated in a walkout to show solidarity with colleagues from the newspaper’s copy desk,

Jul 1, 2017
NY Times Staff Facing Cuts
Advertising

The Maryland attorney general’s office has entered into a settlement with affiliated companies that allegedly misled consumers to entice them into buying property

Jun 30, 2017
Around the Region: Home Builder Settles Misleading Ads Allegations, Reports Baltimore Sun
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The parent company of Cision, a leading global provider of cloud-based earned media solutions, and Capitol Acquisition Corp. III, a publicly traded investment

Jun 30, 2017
Cision Merges with Capitol Acquisition Corp. III and Will Trade on New York Stock Exchange
PR

Nominations are being accepted through July 14 for Washington Women in Public Relations’ (WWPR) Emerging Leaders Awards. The awards honor six outstanding young women

Jun 30, 2017
Nominations Accepted Through July 14 for WWPR’s Emerging Leaders Awards
Insights

BBC News is getting more ambitious with off-platform distribution, particularly for video. But for now, that strategy is fixed on Facebook, Instagram and

Jun 29, 2017
BBC News Betting on Instagram Stories Over Snapchat, Reports Digiday
PR

Laura Bynum, president of the Public Relations Society of America’s National Capital Chapter (PRSA-NCC) and a PRSA-NCC Diamond Award honoree, is

Jun 29, 2017
PRSA-NCC President Relocating, President-Elect to Assume Position
Social Media

“We’re getting to a size where it’s worth really taking a careful look at what are all the things that we can

Jun 28, 2017
Facebook Now Has Two Billion Monthly Active Users
Advertising

WPP has been thrown into chaos by a cyberattack that, according to an internal Y&R memo, is causing the company to suspend

Jun 27, 2017
WPP Thrown into “Chaos” by Cyberattack, Reports AdAge
Agency

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

Jun 27, 2017
Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Gillian Goodman, Creative Director/ Director of Luxury Brands, HZDG
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Google is stopping one of the most controversial advertising formats: ads inside Gmail that scan users’ email contents. The decision didn’t come from

Jun 27, 2017
Google Ends Controversial Ad Format
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Note to marketers:  “Our nation’s population has a distinctly older age profile than it did 16 years ago”, according to new U.S.

Jun 26, 2017
Marketers Take Note: Our Nation’s Population is Aging, Reports the U.S. Census Bureau
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