D.C.-based Bugle was a Platinum winner at the 2020 MUSE Creative Awards for a PSA created for The ALS Association.  With 4,618 submissions from more than 57 countries, The MUSE Creative Awards is an international competition for professionals in creative disciplines whose work propels the standards for their industries. Distributed across social media and donated broadcast commitments from WGN America and Warner, the PSA was a central content piece of an integrated digital campaign Bugle produced with The ALS Association. 

Inc. magazine  released its Inc. 5000 for 2020 and recognized BluShark Digital as being in the top 15% of the fastest-growing companies in the United States. The Inc. 5000 is an annual list that reports the fastest-growing private companies in the independent small business sector from across the nation and ranks them based on their percentage revenue growth. BluShark Digital achieved revenue growth of 700% over the most recent three-year period and was ranked as the 668th fastest growing firm nationwide. Not only is this three-year growth remarkable but it counts for three of the five years BluShark Digital is in business, having been founded by Seth Price in 2016.

10Pearls, a Vienna-based digital development company, acquired Columbia, Md.-based TCT Computing Group, an automated testing and quality assurance company. Under the deal, Sarah Roderus, the CEO of TCT, will join 10Pearls as vice president of testing services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “The Covid economy demands accelerated delivery. Automated testing is critical for enterprises to get products out the door quickly and reliably,” said Imran Aftab, the CEO of 10Pearls. “The addition of TCT is strategic in bolstering 10Pearls’ capabilities to better serve enterprise customers.”