
Maryland Updates: Chris Stoner Joins Benchworks; Kaye and Rae Join SalientMG
Christopher Stoner joined Benchworks as Business Development and Event Manager for the agency with offices in Chestertown, Md. and Philadelphia. He joins from McDonell Consulting Group in Baltimore, a licensee…
Enradius, a Baltimore-Based Digital Agency, Acquires Changeup Marketing
Enradius, a Baltimore-based digital agency, announced the acquisition of Changeup Marketing, a digital marketing consultancy based in Frederick. According to a release, Enradius…

Crosby Adds Nationally Recognized Health Writer, Therese Borchard, to Editorial Services Team
Therese Borchard has joined Crosby Marketing Communications as a senior writer. She has more than 20 years of strategic communications and writing experience, including…

D.C.-Area Updates: Aram Zucker-Scharff Joins The Post as Ad Engineering Director for RED; Scott Circle Adds Kellie Murphy and Dee Donavanik to its Senior Management Team; Sara Pruneski Leaves Glover Park Group for Nashville Agency
Aram Zucker-Scharff joined The Washington Post as Ad Engineering Director for RED. According to The Post, “This important role will be a catalyst…

Agency Holding Companies Organizational Structure “Out of Style”, Reports WSJ
Around this time last year, WPP Chief Executive Martin Sorrell, shown above, addressed more than 100 top executives from his company’s ad agencies…

Washington Auto Show Announces Changes “to Improve and Expand its Communications Efforts”
The Washington Auto Show reported “it is taking a number of steps to improve and expand its communications efforts on a national and local…

The Martin Agency Turned a 48-Year-Old Tourism Slogan Into a Call for Tolerance, Reports Adweek
The Martin Agency of Richmond, Va., responded to the violence and hatred displayed in Charlottesville, Va., by telling as many people as possible that…

MDB Communications Promotes Maria George and Dre Rolle
MDB Communications announced the promotion of Maria George to Senior Account Executive and Andre Rolle to Designer/Art Director. Since joining the agency in…

Area Updates: ID.me in Mclean Adds Julie Filion as CMO, Think to Assist RiskSpan in Vienna, and Madison+Main Helps Launch Initiative for Drive Smart Virginia
ID.me, based in Mclean, added Julie Filion its Chief Marketing Officer. As Chief Marketing Officer, Filion will lead ID.me’s B2B and…

Two Longtime D.C. Area Agencies Detail How They Kept Up and Adapted to Constantly Changing Times
“The world of advertising has undergone swift and relentless change in the past decade, tied directly to the total disruption of media itself”, reports…

Jennifer Quinlan is New CEO of R2integrated
A former IBM executive has been named CEO of Baltimore’s R2integrated, according to a report in The Sun. Jennifer Quinlan is now head…

Baltimore Ad Executive Andy Dumaine Dies at 55
Andrew D. “Andy” Dumaine, a Baltimore advertising executive who later founded Shrinkingfootprint, a communications firm focused on tourism and sustainability, died July 26 from…

Buzz in Baltimore: MGH Adds Ceramcor; New Hires at Devaney and Weber Shandwick; Jellyfish Tops BBJ List
Owings Mills-based MGH has been hired to handle digital marketing for ceramic cookware company Ceramcor, including Facebook display advertising, search engine marketing and…

MDB Promotes Gretchen Carswell to Creative Director
MDB Communications announced the promotion of Gretchen Carswell to Creative Director. Her promotion follows MDB’s continued year-over-year growth since 2015. Carswell…

Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know Ken Buraker, SVP/Executive Creative Director for Ketchum Digital
Capitol Communicator is running a series featuring an in-depth look at communicators in the mid-Atlantic. In this “Up Close and Personal” profile,…

