Tasha Dean (pictured) has been named The Martin Agency’s first-ever Chief Revenue Officer, where she’ll reinvent the agency’s payment model for intellectual property and identify new sources of revenue.

Dr. Sheila Brooks, Founder, President and CEO of SRB Communications was presented with a lifetime achievement award and inducted into the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Hall of Fame by the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (CRMSDC).

Ironmark announced the hiring of Karen Eckelmeyer as they continue to grow their sales organization.  Eckelmeyer has focused her career on the print industry for the past 15 years, with a total of 25 years in client services. In previous roles, Eckelmeyer has worked with clients in different verticals knowing how to cater to the needs of different industries. She said she joined Ironmark because of their complete package of offerings ranging from creative design, digital marketing, offset, digital and large format print production, promotional products, and event design, to logistics, warehousing, and delivery designed to meet and exceed the smallest to most complicated of client objectives.

Matt Jenkins reported that his team at National Geographic was named Promax Global Excellence Marketing Team of the Year.

Duke and Duck won their first Emmy award for animation they did for a film they worked on with Dana Voorhees and AARP.

Jeb Brown, Yes& Agency, reported the agency made the Out of Home (OOH) Today’s Best Creative Last Week Today List. Our full wrap bus installation for the Optima Health campaign was recognized as  “stellar work out there.” In other related Yes& Agency news, Jim Franco is starting a new position as VP Account Management.

Ruder Finn, has expanded its presence in the Washington, D.C. metro area with recent new hires, including a head of federal communications, Ellen Back, and sustainability communications expert, Sarah Stanley. In addition, award-winning, Virginia-based, multicultural agency, Comunicad, led by Gloria Rodriguez, joined Ruder Finn’s group of companies this year. Ruder Finn’s new office houses more than 20 communications specialists from across the D.C., Maryland, Virginia area.

CHIEF MARKETER magazine named the Borenstein Group, a leading B2G marketing, and public relations agency that specializes in supporting Defense and Technology Government Contractors, among its annual Top 200 Chief Marketer Top Marketing Agencies list for 2023 as one of the Top National B2B Brand Engagement Agencies for 2023.