MSNBC rebrands as MS NOW
MSNBC will be rebranded as My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, later this year, as the network prepares for its spinoff from Comcast, while…

Response Labs, a digital CRM and Loyalty agency based in Baltimore, on Inc. 5000 list of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for fourth year
Response Labs, a leading digital CRM and Loyalty agency based in Baltimore, once again claims its place on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the Fastest-…

Kyle Carmean named Head of News and Content for WTTG Fox 5 DC and WDCA Fox 5 Plus
Kyle Carmean has been named Head of News and Content for WTTG Fox 5 DC and WDCA Fox 5 Plus. Carmean will oversee all the editorial,…

AI driving younger workers out of agencies
The ad industry appears to be shedding younger workers as artificial intelligence becomes a routine part of work at advertising agencies, reports Adweek. Figures from the…

New agency, Applied Understanding, launches to help organizations make technology work better
In a world where digital tools change overnight but real people’s needs stay stubbornly human, a new consulting firm, Applied Understanding, was launched to help…

AI tops PR priorities finds new Muck Rack survey
A Muck Rack survey of 1,089 PR professionals from June 5 to July 16, 2025, designed to provide insights that help improve the workflow of…

Billy Robbins named Sinclair’s vice president of Station Sales Operations
Sinclair has named Billy Robbins vice president of Station Sales Operations. In this newly created role, states Adweek, Robbins will help lead AMP Sales and Marketing…

Susan Stamberg, “the voice of NPR,” to retire
Susan Stamberg, one of NPR’s original hosts and a fixture in American broadcast journalism since 1971, will retire Sept. 1, Edith Chapin, NPR Senior Vice…

Time for a break
Capitol Communicator is running an industry commentary series by Dennis Goris, president and creative director at Goris Communications. You can find more Brand Creep cartoons here:…

Crosby named MM+M Top 100 Healthcare Marketing Agency for fifth straight year
Crosby Marketing Communications has been named to MM+M’s Agency 100, the annual ranking of North America’s largest and most successful healthcare marketing agencies.…

BIA 2025 forecast update: $169 Billion in U.S. local advertising and 2.4% year-over-year decline
Revised outlook, with and without political advertising, is a 1.5 percent decrease from the firm’s March 2025 forecast. BIA Advisory Services’ revised 2025 U.…

State of Wikipedia Report for August 2025
The Wikipedia Chaos Index is at 65 for the month of August, a modest 3% increase from July. New page submissions continue to be at historically…

FTC sues owner of Match.com for using fake love interest ads to trick consumers into paying for a Match.com subscription
The Federal Trade Commission, based in Washington, D.C., has sued Match Group, Inc. (Match), the owner of Match.com, Tinder, OKCupid, PlentyOfFish, and other dating…

New book “AI Isn’t a Goal (or a Strategy)” upends the way enterprises talk about AI
Marketing technology veteran Greg Kihlström makes the case that algorithms are supporting actors, not the plot. Marketers chasing the next algorithmic silver bullet might want to…

Warschawski adds Cogir Senior Living
Warschawski adds Cogir Senior Living (“Cogir”), a premier provider of senior living residences with 110 communities throughout the country. Warschawski will handle integrated marketing communications, including…

