
Presenting Fresh Blood: Emily Atkinson, Director, 212 Communications
Whether you call them Pluralists, Neo-Digital Natives or the Job Hopping Generation, a new cohort of marketers is emerging and things will never be the same. We invited some…
Yes& Hires D.C. Advertising Legend Howard Bomstein
Howard Bomstein has joined Alexandria, VA-based Yes& as vice president for business development. Bomstein is one of the region’s foremost advertising…

Crosby Wins Nine Telly Awards for TV and Multimedia Creative Work
Crosby Marketing Communications hauled in nine awards in the 40th Annual Telly Awards, winning in every category entered. The national competition, which received more…

D.C.-Area Updates: The Reis Group, Susan Davis International and WBA
The Reis Group has been hired by the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh (JCC) to lead communications efforts for the launch of a…

Crosby Wins Three Aster Awards for Healthcare Marketing, Including ‘Judge’s Choice’ Trophy
Crosby Marketing Communications, one of the nation’s leading independent communications firms, has won three awards, including a coveted Judge’s Choice Trophy, in…

Area Updates: Admirable Devil, Cravety and Stratacomm
Newly reformatted and re-launched off-price retailer Gordmans tapped D.C.-based agency Admirable Devil for three new TV spots, see video above,…

Admirable Devil Hooks Orvis and a Category with Latest Work
Open up the latest issue of The Drake magazine or visit the popular online fly fishing blog, Moldy Chum, both irreverent bibles for trout…

Buzz in Baltimore: Pittsburgh’s MARC Opens Office for Lottery Account; AAFB Winners Receive 17 Awards in District 2 Competition
MARC USA’s Cogniscient Media, the division of the Pittsburgh agency selected to handle all media planning and buying for the Maryland Lottery, has…

Should You Use 3D or Photo?
When deciding how to unveil and market a new product, business owners are a lot like Hollywood directors and producers shooting a movie. Business…

MDBeInteresting: Why Do Billion Dollar Companies Use Stock Photography?
Why Do Billion Dollar Companies Use Stock Photography? In advertising? In social media? In corporate communications? If you look at the websites of Fortune…

I Thought I was Having a Heart Attack on Stage
By Matt Smith In January of this year, Capitol Communicator and I launched my weekly “Oh, That’s Good” column, in which I identify…

D.C. Agency Updates: Mighty Citizen, Stratacomm and Subject Matter
Mighty Citizen, based in Austin, Texas, hired Nicole Araujo, CAE, to lead its new D.C. area office. According to a release, Araujo was…

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Traci Naff, Creative Director, Wildfire, Richmond
Capitol Communicator is running “Up Close and Personal” profiles of communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this profile we feature Traci Naff. Photography for…

Crosby Ranked Among Top 50 U.S. PR Firms by PRWeek Magazine
Crosby Marketing Communications has risen to join the ranks of the top 50 public relations firms in the nation, as listed in the PRWeek…

Multiple Logos. One Brand
If you’re a company with multiple branches, divisions, or properties, you’ve probably faced the struggle of creating logos for multiple entities. While…
