Super Bowl Features a Number of Firsts for Advertisers, Reports Media Life
“With a matchup virtually no one was clamoring to see—everyone wanted the New England Patriots to play the Dallas Cowboys, not the Atlanta

“LIFT OFF! The Social PR Superhero’s Guide to the Galaxy” Set for Feb. 10, 11, 12
A free, LIVE online mini-training taught by Shonali Burke to help you unleash your Inner Social PR Superhero When: Feb 10, 11, 12,

USA TODAY Announces Annual Super Bowl Ad Meter Competition
USA TODAY’s 29th annual Super Bowl Ad Meter, sponsored by Adobe and WordPress.com, is underway. According to a release, it’s the

D.C. Updates: Hogan Lovells, Ketchum and Widmeyer
Mark Irion, formerly CEO of Dutko Worldwide and, most recently, president of Levick Strategic Communications, joined law firm Hogan Lovells to create a strategic

300 Billion Passwords at Risk by 2020 States New Report
Thycotic, a provider of privileged account management (PAM) solutions for more than 7,500 organizations worldwide, along with Cybersecurity Ventures, a research and market

Marketers, Ad Agencies, Tech Firms and Media Companies Should Help Prevent the Spread of Fake News Online, States Head of IAB
The head of the online advertising trade body the Interactive Advertising Bureau is urging marketers, ad agencies, tech firms and media companies to take

Facebook, Google and Microsoft Warn About an Uncertain Future for Technology and their Businesses Because of Pres. Trump’s Immigration Order
Three of the largest ad-tech companies – Facebook, Google and Microsoft – have sent a warning to employees, investors and the industry about the uncertain

Washington Post Rated Number-One News Source for Federal Government Leaders
The Washington Post was rated the number-one news source for all federal government leaders across the country, according to the 2016 Erdos &

PRSA-NCC Announces 2017 Board: Laura Bynum Named President
The Public Relations Society of America’s National Capital Chapter (PRSA-NCC) has announced its 2017 Board of Directors and National Assembly delegates. The

Area Updates: Georgetown University Adds Dubyak, Huxley Joins Levick and Catherine M. Bassett Joins Allen Harim
Georgetown University named Meghan Dubyak as Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications. Dubyak joins Georgetown from the White House, where she served as Vice

What Cord-Cutting Millennials are Watching
It should come as no surprise that Millennials are cutting the cord more rapidly than other generations, reports Media Life magazine, which added: “This

Chris Graves, Chairman of Ogilvy PR, to Head Ogilvy Center for Behavioral Science
Chris Graves is stepping down as chairman of Ogilvy PR to become president and founder of the Ogilvy Center for Behavioral Science, reports the

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Laura Van Eperen, CEO of Maryland Strategic Communications Firm Van Eperen
Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring in-depth profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this “Up Close and Personal” profile, we

Government, Nonprofit and Student Awards Up For Grabs in D.C.: Deadline is Jan. 31
With the Gold Quill Awards headed to Washington, D.C., this summer as part of IABC’s World Conference, local communication pros have an

Google Blocked 1.7 Billion “Bad Ads” in 2016, Reports Ad Age
Google said it blocked 1.7 billion “bad ads” in 2016, or more than double what it did the previous year, reports Ad Age,

