DC-Area Agency Updates: Mercury Adds Bryan Lanza; HZDG to Create Ad Campaign for Relevent Sports Capitol Communicator February 22, 2017 Agency, B to GMercury, a public strategy firm, announced the addition of Bryan Lanza, Communications Director for President Donald J. Trump's Transition Team. Lanza, who served as Deputy Communications Director...
DC Tech Execs Write Open Letter to Trump Opposing Immigration Policies Capitol Communicator February 16, 2017 Advertising, B to G, Digital, Marketing, PRFounders, CEOs and senior executives from more than two dozen DC-area technology companies composed an open letter to President Trump, expressing their "deep" concerns over the administration's proposed...
Mercury Adds Staff With “Deep Ties Across Trump Administration” Capitol Communicator February 6, 2017 Agency, B to G, UncategorizedMercury, a public strategy firm based in D.C., added David Vitter, Al Simpson, and Brent Thompson. Former U.S. Senator Vitter joins Mercury after a 17-year tenure in both the U.S. Senate and House of...
Maryland Updates: News from Clapp Communications, PRR, Marriner and Campfire Communications Jeff Davis June 8, 2016 Agency, B to GBaltimore-based Clapp Communications announced Belair Road Supply as its newest client. Clapp Communications will be providing marketing and public relations services to the family-owned business, which is...
Laura Van Eperen Named to Board of Maryland Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation Capitol Communicator April 29, 2016 Agency, B to G, Bottom Left SponsoredLaura Van Eperen, founder and CEO of Van Eperen, an integrated communications agency in North Bethesda, Md., has been named to the Board of Directors of Maryland’s Public-Private Partnership (P3) Marketing...
PR Organizations Get Involved in Case Where Some PR Activities May be Considered Lobbying Capitol Communicator March 11, 2016 B to G, PR, UncategorizedPRSA, along with the PR Council and the Arthur W. Page Society, filed separate third-party affidavits with the New York State court to stay the enforcement of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE)...
What Makes an Award-Winning Government Website? OmniStudio February 23, 2016 Agency, B to G, Bottom Left SponsoredSuccessful government websites are consistent, accessible and current. Surprisingly though, many sites lag far behind today's communications standards; missing the most important goal: serve the public...
Some D.C. Law and Lobby Firms Now Offering PR and Public Affairs Capitol Communicator February 14, 2016 B to G, PRSome of Washington’s hottest law and lobby firms are bringing public relations professionals in-house as they seek to influence Capitol Hill and the administration, reports The Hill. The Hill's report, in...
Federal Agency PR Spending in the Billions of Dollars, Finds New Report Capitol Communicator December 11, 2015 B to G, PR"The nonpartisan and often impressive government watchdog Open the Books conducted a report entitled “The Department of Self-Promotion: How Federal Agency PR Spending Advances Their Interests Rather Than the...
Interactive Advertising Bureau Names Dave Grimaldi to Lead D.C. Office Capitol Communicator December 3, 2015 Advertising, B to G, UncategorizedThe Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) named Dave Grimaldi as the trade organization’s new executive vice president of public policy and head of its D.C. office, where he will spearhead the media and...
