Six Lobbying and Public Affairs Firms Join to Create Potomac International Partners Capitol Communicator February 27, 2018 Agency, B to G, General, Top Center Sponsored Six small lobbying and public affairs firms are joining together to create Potomac International Partners. “We’ve merged six small firms together — six small, boutique, I would say top-drawer...
U.S. Army’s Marketing Chief “Briefed Congressional Staff About Adweek’s Coverage of Ongoing Audit”, Reports Adweek Capitol Communicator February 15, 2018 Advertising, B to G, Marketing, Top Center Sponsored Staffers at the U.S. Senate and House Armed Services Committees heard from the new head of the U.S. Army’s in-house marketing division on the organization’s advertising efforts, an Army spokesperson...
“PR, Not Lobbying, Increasingly Choice of Influence in DC”, Reports WTOP Capitol Communicator February 1, 2018 B to G, Communications, Insights, PR There has been a major shift in the business of public policy influencing in Washington in recent years, and public relations now leads the pack, reports WTOP, citing PRUnderground, an online news release...
U.S. Army Audit Claims ‘Ineffective Marketing Programs’ Wasted Millions in Taxpayer Dollars Each Year, Reports Adweek Capitol Communicator January 3, 2018 Advertising, B to G, Bottom Left Sponsored, Marketing 1 Comment The results of an internal audit of the U.S. Army’s budget question the effectiveness of the hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars the organization spends on marketing and advertising each year. Its...
Consulting Firm Where Employee Investigated Some E.P.A. Employees’ Emails Loses Media Contract, Reports NY Times Capitol Communicator December 20, 2017 B to G, General A consulting firm has pulled out of a federal contract to provide media monitoring services to the Environmental Protection Agency after it was disclosed that a lawyer among its top executives had been...
“Alleged Affair Casts Shadow Over $4B Army Ad Review”, States O’Dwyer’s Capitol Communicator December 15, 2017 Agency, B to G, Marketing, Top Center Sponsored The US Army has reassigned a marketing executive after allegations that he had a personal relationship with an ex-McCann staffer, triggering cries that review of $4B ten-year account has been compromised,...
Twitter Retains Lobbyist as Lawmakers Focus on Digital Political Ads Capitol Communicator November 14, 2017 B to G, Social Media, Uncategorized Twitter has retained D.C.-based government relations shop Integrated Solutions Group in response to a recently introduced bill that could fundamentally change how paid political advertising is regulated on...
Fors Marsh Group Achieves B Corporation Certification Capitol Communicator November 13, 2017 B to B, B to G, Bottom Left Sponsored, Uncategorized Fors Marsh Group (FMG) reports it is officially a Certified B Corporation. FMG is the first Washington, D.C.,-area research company to earn this honor and joins a community of Certified B...
Future of Greater Washington to be Discussed at Leadership Exchange on Oct. 26 Capitol Communicator October 12, 2017 B to B, B to G, Events Leadership Greater Washington, in conjunction with Leadership: Arlington, Baltimore, Fairfax, Howard, Loudoun, Montgomery, and Prince George’s will host “Future of Greater Washington,” a regional...
Facebook Fought Rules That Could Have Exposed Fake Russian Ads, Reports Bloomberg Capitol Communicator October 9, 2017 B to G, Insights, Social Media Facebook Inc. is pledging greater transparency about who’s behind election-related ads online. But, for years, the company fought to avoid it, reports Bloomberg, which added that since 2011, "Facebook has...
