AAF DC’s Annual American Advertising Awards Show Set for March 18 Capitol Communicator March 16, 2021 Advertising, Awards, Events, Upper Left SponsoredThe 2021 AAF DC American Advertising Awards Show, March 18, will recognize the work of advertising professionals in the Washington metro area. The virtual event will feature: Pre- and Post-Event...
Allison+Partners Partners with Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications Capitol Communicator March 15, 2021 Agency, Communications, GeneralThe Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications (SHSJC), Hampton, Va, announced a three-year partnership with global marketing and communications agency Allison+Partners. The...
Ad Council Coronavirus Vaccine PSA Features Former Presidents and First Ladies Capitol Communicator March 12, 2021 General, Top Center SponsoredFormer Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter as well as First Ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Rosalynn Carter are joining forces to encourage...
Phoning It In Capitol Communicator March 11, 2021 Brand CreepCapitol Communicator is running an industry commentary series by Dennis Goris, president and creative director at Goris Communications. You can find more Brand Creep cartoons...
Communicator Spotlight: Karen Gray Houston, Who Retired After Four Decades in News and is Author of “Daughter of the Boycott: Carrying on a Montgomery Family’s Civil Rights Legacy” Capitol Communicator March 9, 2021 Profiles, Top Center SponsoredCapitol Communicator has been interviewing people who are or have been in the media about their careers and the media. Below is our Q&A with Karen Gray Houston, who spent 41 years as a print and...
“Normal” Banned from Unilever Ads and Marketing Communications Capitol Communicator March 9, 2021 Advertising, Insights, Marketing, Top Right SponsoredBacked by new consumer research showing that seven in ten people feel the word creates a negative connotation, Unilever will no longer use the word "normal" in its advertising, packaging and other forms of...
#SurpriseMeCade: Kicking the Tires on a New Portfolio Experience Capitol Communicator March 8, 2021 General, Marketing, Top Center SponsoredCade Martin, the award-winning photographer behind Capitol Communicator's Up Close and Personal profile series, has an updated and interactive digital portfolio. In an interview, he discussed the...
New Research Finds Many Americans Want Ads to Focus on Product Information, Not Discounts or Trying to Make Them Laugh Capitol Communicator March 8, 2021 Advertising, Bottom Left Sponsored, InsightsWith the digital ad industry poised to discuss -- and debate -- changing consumer sentiment about the role of advertising in their lives, MediaDailyNews reports that new research from GWI (formerly Global Web...
Peter “Kane” Deibler, Host of “The Kane Show” on Radio Stations in D.C. and Baltimore, Dies at 43 Capitol Communicator March 8, 2021 Media, People, Upper Left SponsoredPeter "Kane" Deibler, host of "The Kane Show" on HOT 99.5 radio in D.C., died "after a long illness," according to the law firm that represented him, reports WJLA. According to WJLA: "The Kane Show had for...
The Year Without Receipts Capitol Communicator March 8, 2021 Brand CreepCapitol Communicator is running an industry commentary series by Dennis Goris, president and creative director at Goris Communications. You can find more Brand Creep cartoons...