Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Mike August, Founder and CEO of August, Lang & Husak
Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this “up close and personal” profile, we feature Mike

Digiday Names The Washington Post “Most Innovative Publisher” of 2015
Digiday named The Washington Post “Most Innovative Publisher” of 2015. The award, stated The Post, “reflects The Post’s commitment to digital experimentation, new

The Social PR Virtuoso: A New Course Offering from Shonali Burke
In her first-ever online course, PR thought leader Shonali Burke will help you take your Social PR game from humdrum to “Hallelujah!” in

D.C.-Area Updates: Ketchum, Social Driver, Montré Aza Missouri and Amanda Eversole
Ketchum director Bill McIntyre is set to leave the firm after a year in the role, reports PRWeek. (McIntyre joined Ketchum last December as

Some Advertisers “Who Fled to Digital are Returning to TV”, Reports Media Life
Over the past year, some advertisers pulled back on their television budgets to funnel money into digital, reports Media Life magazine, and that led

Christina Nicols, Hager Sharp, Named WWPR’s 2015 Washington PR Woman of the Year
Christina Nicols, senior vice president and director of strategic planning and research at Hager Sharp in Washington, D.C., and right in photo, was

LMO Advertising Announces 12 Promotions
LMO Advertising, a full-service communications agency in Arlington, Va., with an office in Baltimore, Md., announced 12 promotions: Ashley Banek has been promoted

Lessons from #CAMSummitDC: How Social is Going Private
By: Sherri Anne Green, Director of Marketing, LMO Advertising On Friday, November 13, I spoke at the Campaigns & Marketing Summit, jointly hosted by

Washington Post States Online Visitors Reach “Significant Milestone”
The Washington Post reports it reached a significant milestone with 66.9 million monthly online visitors in October – a number, it said, that far

A Sign of the Times: WAMU Radio Ends Traffic Reports
WAMU radio in D.C. is dropping morning rush-hour traffic reports to focus on news tied to transportation issues and major transportation events.

Tribune Publishing, Which Owns The Baltimore Sun and Other Papers, to Cut Staff Through Buyouts
Tribune Publishing will buy out about 500 employees—seven percent of its current workforce—across its daily newspaper companies, including the Baltimore Sun, in

PadillaCRT Acquires Richmond’s Joe Smith Agency
A two-year-old Richmond agency “with an unassuming name has found itself the object of a national PR firm’s affection”, reports Richmond

In the Spotlight: Timothy O’Shaughnessy Named President and CEO of Graham Holdings Company.
Timothy O’Shaughnessy has been named president and chief executive officer of Graham Holdings Company. He succeeds, Donald E. Graham, who has been chairman

“10 Things People on Google Are Just Dying to Know About Advertising,” Subject of Adweek Article
“When you’ve been immersed in advertising a good long while, it can sometimes be helpful to take a step back and look at

WWPR to Name its Washington PR Woman of the Year on Nov. 13
Approximately 250 people are expected to attend a luncheon on Friday, Nov. 13, where Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) will name its Washington

