Strategic Factory Acquires Baltimore’s A|A Signs Jeffrey Davis January 17, 2021 Acquisitions, B to B, Bottom Left Sponsored, Marketing, Maryland NewsMaryland-based Strategic Factory, a provider for print, signage, branded products and marketing, announced that Baltimore sign manufacturer A|A Signs, known for its signage for commercial real estate...
Grafik Acquires Philadelphia-Based 2120 Creative Capitol Communicator January 12, 2021 Acquisitions, Agency, Bottom Left SponsoredGrafik acquired 2120 Creative, a digital marketing and technology agency based in Philadelphia. According to Lance Wain, principal and CEO of Grafik, Alexandria, VA, the acquisition is an "expansion of not...
CareerGig Acquires Moonlighting Capitol Communicator January 12, 2021 Acquisitions, Jobs, Upper Left Sponsored1 CommentCareerGig acquired Moonlighting, a SaaS platform based in Charlottesville, VA, that, states a release, empowers individuals to build their own freelancer profiles, and allows businesses to hire talented...
Adweek Acquires Social Media Week Capitol Communicator January 6, 2021 Acquisitions, Social MediaAdweek acquired Social Media Week (SMW) and its flagship properties, including Social Media Week Conferences, SMW News & Insights and its recently launched streaming platform SMW+. Social Media Week was...
Axios Acquires Charlotte Agenda Capitol Communicator December 20, 2020 Acquisitions, Media, Top Center SponsoredAxios acquired the Charlotte Agenda, a local news start-up focused on the North Carolina city, for nearly $5 million, reports MediaPost. MediaPost adds the Charlotte Agenda, free for readers, "is supported by...
BuzzFeed to Acquire HuffPost Capitol Communicator November 20, 2020 Acquisitions, Media, Top Center SponsoredOnce they had digital media almost to themselves, reports The New York Times, but in a deal led by BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti, shown above, "two giants of the web plan to join forces to better compete...
Spotify Acquires Arlington, VA-Based Megaphone Capitol Communicator November 12, 2020 Acquisitions, Top Center SponsoredSpotify will acquire Arlington, VA-based podcast ad platform Megaphone, as the streaming platform aims to capture more ad revenue. According to the Los Angeles Times, the $235-million purchase of...
D.C.-Area Updates: Bugle, BluShark Digital and 10Pearls Capitol Communicator October 19, 2020 Acquisitions, Agency, Top Right SponsoredD.C.-based Bugle was a Platinum winner at the 2020 MUSE Creative Awards for a PSA created for The ALS Association. With 4,618 submissions from more than 57 countries, The MUSE Creative Awards is an...
HudsonLake and Hudson Studios Merge Capitol Communicator October 10, 2020 Acquisitions, AgencyHudsonLake, a communications firm based in Alexandria, VA, and Hudson Studio, a visual communications firm, have merged. The new firm will operate as HudsonLake. According to a release, the new entity...
Justice Department Probes Potential Merger of Cision and Meltwater Capitol Communicator September 17, 2020 Acquisitions, PR, Upper Left SponsoredPR measurement giants Cision and Meltwater are planning to merge, reports Business Insider, "and the Justice Department's antitrust division has probed the potential tie-up of the two biggest PR software...
