Four Organizations Challenging Proposed “Devastating” D.C. Sales Tax on Advertising and Sales of Personal Information Guest Columnist July 13, 2020 Advertising, B to G, Top Center SponsoredAccording to four organizations - AAF, American Advertising Federation DC, Maryland-DC-Delaware Broadcasters Association and MDDC Press Association - with less than 24 hours’ notice and no opportunity for...
D.C. Agency Updates: Ogilvy, REQ and WHITE64 Capitol Communicator July 8, 2020 Agency, B to GOgilvy Government Relations is providing counsel for Tapestry Inc., the New York-based marketer of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman luxury fashion brands, reports O'Dwyer's. The report adds that the WPP...
D.C. City Council Approves 2021 Budget Proposal that Includes Ad Tax Capitol Communicator July 7, 2020 Advertising, B to G, Bottom Left SponsoredThe American Advertising Federation reports the District of Columbia City Council unanimously approved their 2021 budget, which includes a three-percent tax on advertising. This is not a final passage as...
Ballard Partners Cuts Ties with D.C. Government Capitol Communicator June 9, 2020 B to G, Top Center Sponsored"Trump-tied Ballard Partners cut ties with its Government of the District of Columbia client" due to the escalating feud between Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and the president, reports O'Dwyer's, which added...
Groups Praise Maryland Governor Larry Hogan for Veto of Digital Ad Tax Bill Jeff Davis May 8, 2020 Advertising, Agency, B to GIndustry groups representing Maryland’s news media and advertising communities are thanking Governor Larry Hogan for his commitment to supporting businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic by vetoing a bill...
Mercury Adds Hill-Veteran Adam Bramwell as Managing Director of its D.C. Office Capitol Communicator May 8, 2020 Agency, B to G, Top Center SponsoredMercury, a bipartisan public strategy firm, added Hill-veteran Adam Bramwell as Managing Director to its Washington, D.C., office. According to a release, he brings years of experience in legislative,...
Sinclair to Pay $48 Million Civil Penalty Jeff Davis May 7, 2020 B to G, Bottom Left Sponsored, BroadcastingThe Federal Communications Commission announced the largest civil penalty involving a broadcaster in the agency’s 86-year history. Specifically, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, headquartered in Hunt Valley,...
Arlington County, Virginia, Announces Small Business Emergency GRANT Program Capitol Communicator April 20, 2020 B to G, CoronavirusWhat is the Arlington County, VA, GRANT program? The GRANT program - Giving Resiliency Assets Near Term - is designed to provide immediate financial assistance to Arlington’s small businesses impacted by...
Greater Washington Board of Trade: “Congress Must Ensure Adequate Economic Relief Funding for Washington, D.C.” Capitol Communicator March 27, 2020 B to G, Coronavirus, Top Center SponsoredThe Greater Washington Board of Trade has sent out a release that states that the "historic $2 trillion economic relief bill passed in the Senate early Thursday morning is expected to pass the House and be...
SBA to Provide Loans to D.C.-Area Small Businesses Economically Impacted by the Coronavirus Capitol Communicator March 20, 2020 B to G, CoronavirusThe U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses in the D.C. area suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the...
