Buzz in Baltimore: News from TBC, Vitamin and MGH
TBC President Nichole Baccala Ward was named one of the Baltimore Sun’s Women to Watch in 2018. “We’ve gone beyond working with

Maryland News: imre Acquires LA PR Firm; Jellyfish Acquires App Agency
Hunt Valley based imre has acquired Los Angeles-based JMPR. JMPR will retain its brand as an imre division, and JMPR founder and CEO

Under Armour Adds Tommy Hilfiger’s de Pestel as CMO
Under Armour, Inc. announced the appointment of Alessandro de Pestel as Chief Marketing Officer as part of a plan to “drive growth through the

Annapolis Nonprofit Files Lawsuit Over Filming of Infomercial
The non-profit George W. Yu Foundation for Nutrition and Health, Inc. filed a lawsuit against vitamin and supplement company Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, former

Maryland News: Barb Clapp Honored; WYPR’s Tony Brandon to Retire, Dry Run Honey Hires Octavo Designs and More
Barb Clapp, president and CEO of Clapp Communications, has been selected as a winner of CEO Report’s Mid-Atlantic Women’s Leadership Awards.

Buzz in Baltimore: T. Rowe Price Launches Ad Campaign; Amobee Acquires Videology; News from GKV and R2i
Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price launched a new U.S. mass media advertising campaign, “The Full Story,” showcasing its strategic investing approach. According to

Jellyfish Tops BBJ’s List of Largest Baltimore Ad Agencies
Jellyfish is Baltimore’s largest advertising agency, according to the annual list published by the Baltimore Business Journal. The listing ranks agencies based on

Maryland Updates: New Owner for The Business Monthly; Ignition Digital Launches; Jellyfish to Move to Harbor Point
Ownership of The Business Monthly, the business publication covering Howard and Anne Arundel counties, has changed hands, according to the company. Daniel Medinger has

For the Baltimore Sun, It’s Goodbye Calvert Street
Staffers at The Baltimore Sun have moved from Calvert Street where the newspaper was headquartered since 1950 to offices near I-95 in Port

Baltimore/Chesapeake Customer Experience Group Launches
Communications professionals were among those in attendance at the launch of the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA) Baltimore/Chesapeake Network on Aug. 3 in

Buzz in Baltimore: Visit Baltimore Names HZDG’s Sarah Schaffer CMO; News from ADG, C+W and Warschawski
Visit Baltimore announced the hiring of HZDG’s Sarah L. Schaffer to fill the position of chief marketing officer. As CMO, Schaffer will manage

Erickson Living’s Dan Dunne Elected to PRSA College of Fellows
Dan Dunne, APR, Director of External Communications for Erickson Living and an active PRSA Maryland board member, was elected into the national Public Relations

Enough of this “Fake News” and “Enemy of the People” Crap
By Jeffrey Davis The mass murder inside The Capital’s newsroom really hit home. At first I felt the typical shock and horror that

Maryland Updates: Kapowza Wins Emmy for Northrop Realty Commercial; GEBA Adds Susan Boswell in Marketing Role
Baltimore’s Kapowza announced that it won an Emmy in the category of Commercial, Single Spot for the “Blue Box” television commercial at the

Ferrara Named Chief Creative and Content Officer at Sinclair
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. announced that Lou Ferrara will join its national digital news platform Circa as Chief Creative and Content Officer. The announcement

