Crosby volunteers 600 hours to brighten up local Boys & Girls Club
Crosby Marketing Communications used its annual Actions That Matter™ Day of Service to help transform the Boys & Girls Club of Annapolis & Anne

D.C.-area agency updates: Staff additions at Curley Company and Glen Echo Group; JPA Health acquires True North Solutions
Curley Company adds four to expand its corporate, public affairs and media relations centers. The hires are vice presidents Chelsea Echavarria, Pheniece Jones and

Norfolk news anchor Barbara Ciara retiring after more than five decades in print and broadcast
Barbara Ciara, managing editor and evening anchor at WTKR, Norfolk, Va., is leaving broadcast news. Ciara published her first news article in a college

Challenges facing marketing execs, including AI, leaves them pessimistic about the future
Top marketing executives are growing increasingly cynical about their own roles, as well as the overall direction of their marketing organizations, according to findings

Media.com launches international “Road Show” – to include Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit – to engage with public relations and business leaders
Media.com, the reputation management and information network that empowers individuals and businesses to engage with all types of media, tell their story and

LinkedIn lays off almost 700 employees
LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, will cut almost 700 more employees, according to a memo viewed by CNBC. The reductions come as the

WaPo’s Camila DeChalus joins CNN as White House reporter
Camila DeChalus joined CNN Worldwide as a White House reporter. She previously was a congressional reporter for The Washington Post where she covered key

Survey shows significant staff burnout in TV news’ ranks
While the TV news industry focuses on declines in advertising and audience erosion, there’s a crisis inside the newsroom that’s threatening the

WRC and Telemundo Washington, D.C., name news directors
Matt Glassman, WRC Washington assistant news director, and Daniela Llargues, WZDC Washington executive producer, have been named news directors at their respective stations, which

Facebook remains leading social media platform for small businesses, finds new survey
Verizon has released the findings of its fourth annual State of Small Business Survey. Conducted by business intelligence company Morning Consult, the study shows

WWPR announces finalists for its 2023 Washington Woman of the Year Award
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) announced the finalists for its 2023 Washington Woman of the Year Award. They are: Susan Matthews Apgood, Executive

“Cost of Beauty” wins Best in Show in ANA’s 2023 multicultural excellence awards
Dove and Edelman, in association with Ogilvy, Mindshare, and Collectively, won Best in Show in the 2023 ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards competition for the

Award-winning photographer Cade Martin focuses on “A Stroke of Genius” for Richmond Ballet
Award-winning photographer Cade Martin completed a project for the Richmond Ballet‘s 2023-2024 season’s marketing campaign, A Stroke of Genius, that

Tish Van Dyke joins D.C.-based JPA Health as executive vice president
JPA Health announced that Tish Van Dyke joined the D.C.-based agency as executive vice president. At JPA Health, Van Dyke will lead

Early Bird Sale ending soon for Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit ADWKDC23
Join over 500 advertising, marketing, public relations and media professionals at the Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit and ADWKDC23 on Nov. 2, 2023, at Capital

