Discovery Expands Virginia Facility, Chooses Park Ave Address for 2019 Move to NY Capitol Communicator June 15, 2018 B to C, Communications, Media Silver Spring, Maryland-based Discovery Communications has settled on 230 Park Ave. South for its new Manhattan headquarters, and will begin making the move late next year, reported WTOP. Discovery...
Around Town: Vann Graves to lead VCU Brandcenter, Kellen Launches SRA, Bluetext Creates New Abaco Brand Capitol Communicator June 15, 2018 Agency, B to B, Communications, People Virginia Commonwealth University has named a Richmond native with more than 25 years of experience at top advertising agencies as the executive director of the VCU Brandcenter. Vann Graves, chief creative...
PBS, Blackboard and edWeb.net among 9 Mid-Atlantic companies to take home 2018 CODiE™ Awards for Education Technology Capitol Communicator June 14, 2018 Awards, Communications, Digital The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, yesterday announced the winners of the 2018 CODiE Awards in...
Missing Types: Absent Letters, A, B and O, Highlight New American Red Cross Blood Drive Campaign Capitol Communicator June 11, 2018 Advertising, B to C, Campaign, Communications The American Red Cross launched the Missing Types campaign, an international effort to encourage new blood donors, as well as donors who have not given in years, to give blood and to help ensure lifesaving...
National 4-H Council’s Artis Stevens Named Nonprofit Marketer of the Year Capitol Communicator June 8, 2018 Awards, Communications, Marketing, People The American Marketing Association (AMA) and the American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF), named Artis Stevens, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, National 4-H Council, as the...
Millennial Report Points to Promotions as Key Factor in Retention Capitol Communicator June 7, 2018 Agency, Communications, Insights A new study from Visier, a recognized leader in people analytics and planning, illustrates the power of management titles, promotions, and internal job hopping on retaining Millennials, reports....
Around Town: Finn Partners Gets Health Practice Accolade, Solomon Joins APCO, Betty&Smith Launches, More… Capitol Communicator June 6, 2018 Agency, B to B, Communications, Media, People Jay Solomon, an award-winning journalist and former chief foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, has joined APCO Worldwide as a senior director. In his role as part of APCO’s Global Solutions...
Three DC Area Creatives Featured in Digiday’s Changemakers for 2018 Capitol Communicator June 6, 2018 Advertising, Communications, Insights, Marketing, People One thing that never gets old in media and marketing, according to Digiday, is the desire to rethink the status quo, challenge conventional wisdom and raise the bar. That impulse is evident in the Changemakers...
‘Truth on Trial’ Panel Explores Collapse of Institutional Trust in Communications Capitol Communicator June 5, 2018 Communications, Events It doesn’t matter where you work – agency, corporation, advocacy, nonprofit, association or government — ethics in communications used to be easy. Tell the truth and do no harm. You only got in trouble...
Greater Washington Board of Trade Launches ‘Smart Region Movement’ Capitol Communicator June 4, 2018 B to B, Campaign, Communications, Insights The Greater Washington Board of Trade (GWBOT) announced its Smart Region Movement to identify, explore, deploy and expand Smart City concepts, technologies and partnerships across the region. Smart...
