Under Armour ‘Rule Yourself’ Ad by Droga5 Wins at Cannes
Under Armour’s “Rule Yourself: Michael Phelps” ad not only achieved recognition from professionals in the communications field but most recently during the 2016 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity…
Design Army Ad for Georgetown Optician Wins Emmy Award
“You’ve never seen an optician ad that’s anywhere near as wild as this one,” wrote Adweek when Design Army’s campaign for…
Philadelphia Agency Helps HipCityVeg Expand into D.C.
Two Philadelphia-based brands have expanded into Washington, D.C., as creative agency At Media helped launch HipCityVeg, a fast casual restaurant that uses…
Why Can’t Competitors Work Together?
By Jim Lansbury Thanks for the kind words, Competitor. Last week in Capitol Communicator, my fellow creative and frequent competitor Matt Smith of SmithGifford…
Compliments to a Competitor
By Matt Smith My first reaction was pure jealously. Then I calmed down and realized I was actually pretty happy about what had happened.…
Instagram Likes and Comments Drop 33 Percent in a Year, Finds New Study
Instagram may be enjoying a boom in terms of active users—400 million people to be precise – but, the photo-sharing social network platform…
Snapchat Launches Snapchat Partners to Expand Advertising Option for Advertisers
Snapchat has launched Snapchat Partners, “its long-anticipated advertising API (application programming interface), which will hook up more than 20 tech-minded companies, reports…
Navigating Native: Insights from Pam Jenkins, President of Powell Tate
By Pam Jenkins While some of our advertising brethren have long seen themselves as a step above public relations in the hierarchy of marketing…
Cyphers Agency and Anne Arundel Dermatology Launch ‘Practice Safe Sun’ PSA Campaign
The Cyphers Agency announced the launch of a public service campaign for Anne Arundel Dermatology focused on saving lives by increasing awareness about behaviors…
What’s Ahead for the Internet Detailed in Mary Meeker’s Predictions, States The Washington Post
Like it or not, the Internet economy is fueled by advertising, which has gone from $0 to $60 billion in just 20 years, reports…
MGH Wins National ADDY for OLD BAY Advertising
Baltimore-based MGH has won a national ADDY at the American Advertising Awards for its work on behalf of client OLD BAY. The award…
Ad 2 DC Awarded First Place for Public Service Campaign; AAF DC Wins Six Awards at AAF National Conference
Ad 2 DC, the young professionals division of the American Advertising Federation DC Chapter (AAF DC) was awarded first place for their public service…
Buzzfeed Won’t Run Trump Ads Because They are “Hazardous to our Health”
Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti told employees that the media company is dropping the Republican National Committee as an advertiser, now that Donald Trump is…
AP Launches Native Advertising Network
The Associated Press might look like one of the few news outlets exempt from the tyranny of the “impression” that’s slowly eating away…
Cary Hatch, CEO of MDB Communications, Quoted in TIME on Election-Like Ads
Cary Hatch, CEO of D.C.-based MDB Communications, is quoted in a TIME.com story about advertisers producing ads for products that look…
