
Glen Echo Group Expands Public Affairs Team
Glen Echo Group announced the hires of Alanna Murrell as a director, Joslyn Blass as an associate, and Sarah Banholzer and Lulia Pan as junior associates. The additions, states a…
Zach Goodwin, Cofounder of DC creative agency This January, Makes Narrative Directorial Debut With THE REPLICA
Washingtonian, writer and creative director Zach Goodwin makes his debut as a narrative director with THE REPLICA.

BRG Communications Acquires We Are HeadStart
BRG Communications, a healthcare-focused public relations and integrated communications agency based in Alexandria, VA, acquired We Are HeadStart, a boutique PR and marketing…

Shantel Goodman-Luckett joins OnWrd & UpWrd as Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer
OnWrd & UpWrd Marketing & Communications (O&U) adds Shantel Goodman-Luckett, MBA, as Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer. The appointment, states a…

What the MarCom Summit DC Told Us About Your Next Agency Search
By Robert Udowitz, Principal, RFP Associates The MarCom Summit in DC on October 14 packed marketing, PR, public affairs, advertising, and media into one…

Seven Letter Unveils Engine to Help Clients Shape How AI Tells Their Story
Seven Letter, a D.C.-based communications firm, launched Engine. According to the firm, "Engine shows brands, executives and issue advocates how AI…

ROKK Solutions Adds Erica Stanley as VP
ROKK Solutions announced that Erica Stanle joined the D.C.-based firm as Vice President. According to a release, she brings "more than…

Carrie Fox named WWPR's Woman of the Year
Carrie Fox, Founder and CEO, Mission Partners, has been named Woman of the Year by Washington Women in Public Relations. The 2026 Woman of…

One-fifth of independent agencies will be gone in 2027, predicts Forrester
Forrester, a market research and consulting firm, predicts that 20% of independent agencies will be squeezed out of the market in 2027, reports MediaPost.…

BRG Communications Adds Four Senior Leaders
BRG Communications (BRG), based in Alexandria, VA, announced four senior appointments: Caitlin Chase and Leanne Stone as vice president, managing directors; Brandon Kenah as…

Jarrard Opens D.C. Public Affairs Practice; Appoints Byron Johnson Senior Vice President
Jarrard Opens D.C.Public Affairs Practice; Appoints Byron Johnson Senior Vice President

RP3 wins four OMMA awards, including Best in Show, for Appalachian Trail Conservancy campaign
Bethesda-based RP3, earned four honors at the 2026 Online Marketing Media and Advertising (OMMA) Awards, including the program’s highest distinction, Best in Show, for its “Take a Hike” campaign developed

Capitol Communicators: Profile of Carrie Fox, Founder and CEO, Mission Partners
Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-Atlantic. Carrie Fox knows that words have power. She also believes

Raymond Crosby named to Anne Arundel Chamber Business Hall of Fame
Raymond Crosby, CEO of Crosby Marketing Communications, has been named to the Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce’s 2026 Business Hall of Fame Class in recognition of his professional accomplishments,

Agency Updates: FGS Global, Signal Group and Seven Letter
FGS Global acquired The Russell Group, a D.C. lobbying firm with, states a release, “strong, decades-deep relationships across the food and agriculture sector. This acquisition aligns with FGS Global’s deliberate

