Under Armour Pulls T-Shirt Design Following “Outrage”
Under Armour “trashed a T-shirt design based on an historic World War II photograph following outrage”, reported Baltimore Fishbowl. The “Band of Ballers”

LMO Adds Two to its Baltimore Team
LMO Advertising, a full-service communications agency in Arlington, Va, with an office in Baltimore, Md, announced two additions to its Baltimore office: Melissa

Two Former PRSA-NCC Presidents Join Optical Society
The Optical Society (OSA) named Tracy Schario, shown above, its chief external relations officer. Schario will provide strategic direction on government and public relations

Amtrak Seeks Communicator For “Crisis Communications Work”
Amtrak posted a notice that it is looking for a Communications Lead who will be based at Union Station in Washington, D.C.. The

Shonali Burke’s Response to Receiving AWC-DC’s 2015 Matrix Award
By Shonali Burke, PR strategist and founder and president of Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc., I was blown away when, on May 15, AWC-DC

New Maryland Campaign Designed to “Satisfy Your Five Senses”
Maryland’s Office of Tourism Development wants visitors to the state to indulge in the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feelings of Maryland, reports

Newsworthy Changes Ahead for TV News and Sports Viewers in D.C. and Baltimore
Three changes in the media– two in D.C. and the other in Baltimore – mark the end of an era in each city’s

Shonali Burke Honored With AWC-DC’s 2015 Matrix Award
Shonali Burke, an award-winning PR strategist and founder and president of Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc., was honored as recipient of the Association of

Facebook Adds Articles from Nine Media Companies
Facebook launched its “long-rumored plan to directly host articles from news organizations … concluding months of delicate negotiations between the Internet giant and publishers

Verizon Buys AOL in Mobile Video Push
Verizon is buying AOL, “the dial-up Web site from the ’90s that gave many people their first email address and chat-room screen

Brand Admiration: What Can We Learn from National Geographic?
By Eileen Kessler I love National Geographic. And judging from today’s InstaGram milestone—1 Billion Likes!— I’m in good company. National Geo’

Top Trends at the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit
This year’s Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit on May 8 promised A-list and diverse speakers, compelling content and a strong turn-out of

LMO Advertising and DecisionQ Unveil “LMODQ” Partnership
LMO Advertising is partnering with DecisionQ, a predictive analytics firm, to form a joint venture named “LMODQ.” The goal is to provide clients with

Google Says 46% of Web Video Ads Never Viewed, Reports AdAge
Nearly half – 46% – of the video ads running across the desktop and mobile web never had a chance to be seen, according to Google.

Washington Post Opens Center of Innovation in Reston
The Washington Post opened a satellite development center in Reston, VA. The new office, said The Post, “is a modern software development workspace that

