Hart, an Ohio-based agency with a D.C. office, adds Detroit agency
Hart, an Ohio-based agency with offices in Toledo and Columbus, plus the former MDB Communications agency in D.C., acquired Rebuild, an agency based in Detroit, Mich. An alliance,…
The Wikipedia Chaos Index starts 2025 at 70
The Wikipedia Chaos Index starts 2025 at 70, unchanged from December. Not everything is the same, however: the biggest notable trend from the end…
Crosby Wins Coveted Spot on $1 Billion NIH PICS III Contract
Crosby Marketing Communications (Crosby) has been selected as a prime contractor on the National Institutes of Health’s five-year, $1 billion Public Information…
Maggie Winters of This January agency recognized in WBJ’s 40 Under 40 class of 2025
Maggie Winters of This January, a D.C.-based agency, was recognized in the Washington Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 class of 2025.…
Maria Rodriguez, president & CEO of Vanguard Communications, elected to the National Press Club’s Board of Governors
Maria Rodriguez, president & CEO of Vanguard Communications, was elected for a three-year communicator seat on the Board of Governors of the National…
D.C.-area agency updates: Stratacomm, Seven Letter and The Alpine Group
Stratacomm announced Jennifer Flanery and Jacqueline Wilson as equity partners. Previously serving as senior vice presidents, they join the company’s five existing partners…
Jobs “likely to be first on the chopping block” following Omnicom and IPG merger
The advertising world is no stranger to dramatic shakeups, but few moves in recent years have been as seismic as the $13 billion merger…
Omnicom’s acquisition of Interpublic will create “headaches” as the companies combine, states WSJ
As Omnicom Group moves forward with its acquisition of Interpublic Group, marketing executives say clients of the two advertising holding companies might experience turbulence,…
GKV launches Candy Shop Cocoa; News from Baltimore Public Media and Centrus Energy
GKV in Baltimore announced a collaboration with Iowa-based KENT Precision Foods Group, part of KENT Corporation, as the agency of record for the…
Omnicom Group to acquire Interpublic Group and create combined company worth more than $30 billion
Omnicom and The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., reached an agreement where Omnicom will acquire Interpublic in a stock-for-stock transaction. According to…
Maryland news from Imre, Think Consulting and Sage Growth Partners
Imre has added two leaders to the agency’s Strategy and Creative functions as it continues to seek healthcare agency-of-record engagements. Haifa…
D.C.-area agency updates: HudsonLake, Brunswick Group and Zeno Group
HudsonLake, Alexandria, VA, adds Jim Scott Polsinelli as Chief Creative Officer. Polsinelli, states a release, “is a highly respected creative leader with expertise overseeing…
Crosby to develop PSA campaign for Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption selected Crosby Marketing Communications (Crosby) to develop a national Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign that raises awareness about…
Edelman lays off 330 people, stating “everything is interconnected now”
Edelman is laying off 330 people—a little more than 5% of its global workforce, in a restructuring that CEO Richard Edelman is presenting…
Award-winning photographer Cade Martin works with The Sherry Matthews Group and Street Smart on “Slow Down, Life Ahead” campaign
Award-winning photographer Cade Martin collaborated with The Sherry Matthews Group and Street Smart on the “Slow Down, Life Ahead” campaign. According to Martin,…
