Digital Transformation Trends to Watch for in 2021
By Modus Create 2020 has been a transformational year—in many ways. Enterprises and employees have had to adjust to new realities, both professionally
Local TV News Audience Now Younger, More Diverse and More Informed
The Nielsen Local Watch Report found that the local news audience has become younger, more diverse and more informed. Here are some stats that
You Can’t Predict the Future; You Can Only Plan for It
By Tom Davis Our endless summer has, at long last, come to an end. Traditionally fall brings with it an enormous spurt of energy,
New Podcast Gives Listeners a Front Row Seat to an Immersive Audio Theatrical Experience
By Hal Schild Listen up! Missing Link, a podcast media company, launched Between Acts, an immersive audio podcast theatre experience. Each biweekly episode sets
Baltimore PR Firm Leader Jeffrey Davis Restarts JD/PR Consulting Practice
Jeffrey A. Davis, a Baltimore advertising and PR agency veteran, crisis communications expert and co-editor of the Capitol Communicator since 2013, has restarted
A Candid Conversation with Top Communicators about Race and Racism: How Should Companies Respond?
By Karen Addis, APR How can and should organizations be talking about hot-bed issues surrounding the murder of George Floyd, systemic racism, and
All-Community Forum: Taking Action
By Hal Schild On July 16 AAF DC, AMA DC, APA and Capitol Communicator held their 2nd All-Community Forum: Taking Action to discuss
Racially Numb: How We Addressed the High Cost of Complacency
By Lisa Nirell I have been racially numb for over 45 years. The cost of complacency recently became intolerable. Here is what unfolded and
Four Organizations Challenging Proposed “Devastating” D.C. Sales Tax on Advertising and Sales of Personal Information
According to four organizations – AAF, American Advertising Federation DC, Maryland-DC-Delaware Broadcasters Association and MDDC Press Association – with less than 24 hours’ notice
The Creative Now: A Chat with Jimmy Learned, President and Managing Director of Elevation, a D.C.-Based Communications Agency
By Cade Martin As a kid I spent many a dinner at a table surrounded by friends of my parents, an eclectic cast of
Reawakening? Or Mourning in America?
By Tom Davis, Vice President, Susan Davis International As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the nation, governors responded by asking or ordering people
How to Consume the News – Weigh Media Bias, Engage Local and Global News Sources
By Mike Smith, SVP of PR for Yes& Northwestern’s Medill Media Research Prof Provides Insights into Creating your Own Fairness and Balance
Oh My Confucius, the Pangolin Has Hit the Fan
By Tom Davis, Vice President, Susan Davis International The origins of crisis management are found in the studies of how organizations responded to catastrophic
Best Practices for Hosting Live Virtual Events
By Higher Logic When you are hosting a live session as part of your virtual event, there are a few things that you can
Cerebral Lounge Joins the Fight Against Covid-19
By Cerebral Lounge When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “”Look
