Parties for Those Who Want to Party on Election Night
Capitol Communicator has been asked if we know of election night parties you can go to on Tuesday, Nov. 8, and here’s information

Each Facebook User Worth About $14 in Ad Revenue
Each of Facebook’s 1.8 billion global users has been worth, on average, $14.17 to the social network in ad revenue for

Crosby Expands Social Media Team with Jeffrey Koslofsky
Crosby Marketing Communications has added Jeffrey Koslofsky as Social Media Manager to its rapidly growing team of social media experts. He brings nearly a

Richmond Round-Up
Richmond BizSense provides its readers with updates on that area’s communications community. Their October 25th round-up included the following: AuthX worked with

Facebook’s Users and Revenues Rising
Facebook’s latest strategy is to grow both user-generated and advertiser-created videos as it tries to get a firm foothold in this

TEGNA Launches Premion
McLean, Va-based TEGNA Inc. launched Premion which, states a release, is “a first-in-market advertising services platform that offers local and regional

Martin O’Malley, Mark McKinnon Deliver Message of Hope at Mason Communication Forum
Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and “The Circus” producer Mark McKinnon shared with George Mason University students that they are hopeful for the

D.C.-Area Agency Updates: Burson-Marsteller, Ketchum and SKDKnickerbocker
Burson-Marsteller announced that Henry Engleka has joined the firm as Chair, U.S. Healthcare Practice. Based in D.C., he will be responsible

AP to Automate Converting Print Stories to Broadcast Format
On average, when an AP sportswriter covers a game, reports Neiman Lab, “she produces eight different versions of the same story. Aside from writing

Baltimore Sun’s Unionized Staff Launches Awareness Campaign to Help Get Pay Raises, Reports Baltimore Fishbowl
Unionized reporters, editors, photographers and others at the Baltimore Sun have launched an awareness campaign “to help them secure an evasive 2.5 percent

Layoffs at Gannett
McLean, Va-based Gannett, the largest U.S newspaper company, is cutting another two percent of its workforce, reports Politico. “That cut, which should

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Mara Vandlik, Smith & Company and President of Washington Women in Public Relations
Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring in-depth profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this “Up Close and Personal” profile, we

“Brand-Building Efforts Need a Lot of Work,” Writes Rance Crain, Head of Crain Communications and Editor-in-Chief of Ad Age
Brand-building efforts need a lot of work, judging from conversations I’ve had of late, writes Rance Crain, president of Crain Communications and

Local Ad Revenues in the U.S. to Reach $148.8 Billion in 2017, Up from $145.2 Billion This Year, Forecasts BIA/Kelsey
In its new U.S. Local Advertising Forecast 2017, BIA/Kelsey projects total local advertising revenues in the U.S. to reach $148.8

Thomas Dolby, Musician, Entrepreneur, Professor and Visionary, to Keynote at the Campaigns and Marketing Summit on Dec. 1
Thomas Dolby has a remarkable story of rising to the top of the music charts, a tech pioneer and now professor. He is best

