D.C.-Agency Updates: Brand+Aid, Gabriel Marketing Group and Assemble

Brand+Aid created and produced two video spots, one is above, for St. Coletta of Greater Washington, a public charter-school in Southeast DC serving 251 kids & teens with disabilities.
Gabriel Marketing Group announced that Melinda Adamec has joined the company as senior vice president of marketing. She will lead GMG’s delivery of client services in market strategy consulting, digital marketing and advertising, SEO, marketing automation and content development. In addition, Adamec, states a release will oversee GMG’s marketing strategies to strengthen the company’s market position and achieve its aggressive growth goals. Adamec brings more than 20 years of experience from both B2B and B2C consumer packaged product companies as well as digital marketing and PR agencies. She most recently led strategic partnerships, product management, branding and business development at OMI Industries, a Chicago-based manufacturer of plant-based products.
Assemble, with offices in D.C. and NYC, adds Mark Paustenbach as a partner in D.C. He was most recently Senior Advisor to a pro-Biden super PAC. He served as Deputy Communications Director at the Democratic National Committee in 2016 and was National Press Secretary on the Biden for President campaign during the 2008 primaries.



