Cokie Roberts, Respected Journalist, Dies at 75 Capitol Communicator September 17, 2019 Media, People, Upper Left SponsoredCokie Roberts, the veteran NPR and ABC Washington journalist, died Tuesday. A trailblazing reporter who won three Emmys and was named a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress over her four-decade...
An Eccentric List of Miscellany MDB Communications September 16, 2019 Agency, Insights, Upper Left SponsoredAs we look at the world we live in, it is interesting to learn how some things are more prevalent in some places than in others. For instance, did you know the highest average rainfall in the world, as of...
The Invisible Spokesman Appears in Long Roofing Campaign Capitol Communicator September 12, 2019 Advertising, Agency, Upper Left SponsoredA woman in a well-appointed suburban home hears her doorbell ring. She looks through a peephole, sees nothing, and starts to walk away. The bell rings again. Who’s there? What’s going...
Maryland Health Program Contracts Awarded; Questions Raised About Pittsburgh-Based Agencies Jeff Davis September 8, 2019 Advertising, Marketing, Upper Left SponsoredThe Maryland Board of Public Works has approved contracts for five Department of Health programs totaling $3,131,435 over five years for media buys to include gas station, radio, billboard, transit,...
OH, THAT’S GOOD: Trust Me! Matt Smith September 4, 2019 Agency, Insights, Oh, That's Good, Upper Left SponsoredBy Matt Smith Today’s column is not about a great, inspiring piece of creative work produced by an agency in our region. Instead it’s about a primary ingredient in just about every great piece of...
Crosby Adds Two to Growing Digital Team Sponsored August 29, 2019 Agency, People, Upper Left SponsoredCrosby Marketing Communications welcomed two new members to its growing digital marketing team. Chris Coelho, left in photo, has been hired as a Director, Digital Marketing, and Freddy Trejo, right in photo,...
Richmond Updates: NDP, Elevation and PRSA Richmond Capitol Communicator August 28, 2019 Agency, PR, Upper Left SponsoredNDP launched Neathawk360, billed as "a media solutions division with a talented team of experts in all aspects of media planning and buying, analytics, measurement and reporting, as well as digital marketing...
D.C.-Area People in the News: Yolanda Brignoni Joins Subject Matter, Paul Kolebuck Joins Abt Associates, Patty Abramson Died Capitol Communicator August 27, 2019 Agency, People, Upper Left SponsoredYolanda Brignoni joins Subject Matter as Vice President of Client Services. Brignoni, shown above, comes to Subject Matter after eight years with AARP, where she led integrated communications campaigns and...
Julissa Marenco Otero, CMO, Smithsonian Institution, Honored in Washington Business Journal’s 2019 “Women Who Mean Business” Awards Program Capitol Communicator August 25, 2019 Awards, People, Upper Left SponsoredJulissa Marenco Otero, CMO, Smithsonian Institution, is one of the honorees in the Washington Business Journal's 2019 Women Who Mean Business awards program. According to WBJ, honorees are selected by a panel...
Conversation is the New King of Marketing: How Chatbots Help Sponsored August 23, 2019 Marketing, Upper Left SponsoredBy Chad Solomonson, Vice President at RDA Did you talk to Siri, Alexa or Google today? If yes, then you’ve used Artificial Intelligence, even if you didn’t think of it that way. People sometimes balk...
