D.C.-Area Updates: Aimee Segal Joins U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Spectrum Opens Atlanta Office and Daly Gray Public Relations Adds Sonia Abdulbaki
Aimee Segal joined the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum as director of public programs. Segal, who had been with GMMB for 15 years, had
People Watch as Much TV as Ever, States Media Life Magazine
People are watching as much TV as ever, they’re just watching it in different ways, reports Media Life Magazine. The Media Life article,
Spurrier Media Group Promotes Ingrid Vax to President
Spurrier Media Group promoted Ingrid Vax to president and director of business development for the agency, and founder Donna Spurrier has moved up to
Call for Entries: American Advertising Awards – DC Competition
A call for entries has been issued for the 2016 American Advertising Awards competition. Formerly known as the ADDYs, the competition is the advertising
Campaigns and Marketing Summit Makes Strange Bedfellows
On November 13, Capitol Communicator, the mid-Atlantic’s preeminent marketing and communications publisher; Potomac Tech Wire, covering the business of technology; and Campaigns
How the Finale of Flash Can Save Your Business Time and Money
By Sean Bruce, Studio Manager, LMO Advertising Changes in the digital ad space can be scary for marketers … and the businesses they serve. But
In the Spotlight: Chris Foster Returns To Burson-Marsteller As Worldwide Executive Vice President
Burson-Marsteller announced that Chris Foster joined the firm as Worldwide Executive Vice President. Foster joins Burson-Marsteller’s executive team and will focus
Sage Communications Adds Scott Greenberg as Marketing Director
Sage Communications added veteran non-profit marketing expert Scott Greenberg as its newest marketing director. Greenberg brings to Sage 10 years of experience supporting
Should We Still Call it “Advertising” Asks President of PepsiCo’s Global Beverage Group
Ad agency models are breaking. Pre-roll ads are useless. Measurement models are outdated. The ad industry lacks diversity. And the phrase digital marketing
WaPo’s Managing Editor Kevin Merida Moves to ESPN
The Washington Post Managing Editor Kevin Merida is leaving his job at the end of the month and heading for ESPN, where he will
D.C. Update: H+K Strategies Add Two, and ASGK Public Strategies and M Public Affairs Become Kivvit
H+K Strategies in D.C. added Matthew Felling as a VP, and Patrick Ryan as a senior account supervisor. Prior to joining H+
Washington West Film Festival Opens Oct. 20 with “Frame by Frame”
The Washington West Film Festival, Oct, 21-27, will have a special screening, in advance of the festival, of a powerful documentary called “Frame
Proposed Settlement Reached in Gender Discrimination Suit Against MSLGroup and Publicis
MSLGroup and parent company Publicis Groupe have reached “a proposed settlement with plaintiffs valued at nearly $2.9 million in the long-running gender
Donald Trump to Host SNL, Does the FCC’s “Equal Time” Rule Apply?
Donald Trump is doing business again with NBCUniversal after an announcement that he will be hosting Saturday Night Live on November 7. “So what
“Cartoonists Draw Blood” on Oct. 31
Ten members of the D.C. chapter of the National Cartoonists Society are participating in a blood drive on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 10
