
Predictions from Yes& on What’s Ahead in 2020
Capitol Communicator is running predictions from communicators about what’s ahead in 2020. Below are predictions from Yes&, a Capitol Communicator sponsor. Customer Experience— is the area that marketers…
Maryland Updates from Weber Shandwick, Van Eperen, Nevins and idfive
Weber Shandwick, a leading global communications firm, announced the promotion of four employees in the firm’s Baltimore office. * Hee Suk Ko was promoted…

Former Martin Agency CEO Matt Williams Joins Brand Federation as Equity Partner
Two years after he was forced to part ways with the Richmond-based company that he led for five years and called home for…

On the Move: Stacie Paxton Cobos, Jane Walter and Sam Mertins
Stacie Paxton Cobos, pictured above, joins IFAW as Vice President of Brand Marketing and Communications where her role includes management of the newly relaunched…

Ketchum’s KayAnn Schoeneman Joins Curley Company
KayAnn Schoeneman joined D.C.-based Curley Company as Senior Vice President, Director of Corporate & Public Affairs, and is a member of the…

MDB Communications Adds Account Management and Creative Staffers
Armani Stewart and Colton Wright are the latest additions to the MDB Communications team. Supporting several of the agency’s consumer accounts, Armani Stewart,…

Crosby Takes Six ‘Best in Maryland’ Awards
Crosby Marketing Communications won six awards in the 2019 Best in Maryland competition conducted by the Maryland Chapter of the Public Relations Society of…

Vanguard Communications’ Maria Rodriguez Inducted Into PRNEWS Hall of Fame
Maria Rodriguez, president and co-founder of D.C.-based Vanguard Communications, has been inducted into the PRNEWS Hall of Fame. She was honored,…

HighRock Studios Named One of Nation’s Fastest-Growing Inner-City Businesses
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) announced that Baltimore’s HighRock Studios has, based on revenue growth, made the 2019 Inner City…

OH, THAT’S GOOD: Think Independent, Think Local
By Matt Smith I recently read that WPP was closing its Washington, D.C.-based digital agency ISL at the end of the year.…

WPP Closing D.C.-Based ISL
D.C.-based digital agency ISL, which also has an NYC office, is closing at the end of the year. Peter Corbett founded iStrategyLabs…

On the Move in D.C.: Michael Sloan, Jane Walter and Carly Hagan
JPA Health, a full-service, wholly integrated health communications firm, announced the appointment of Michael Sloan as the company’s first chief operating officer…

“Cagency”: A Combination of Consultancy and Ad Agency
By Hal Schild Earlier this year, Accenture announced it was buying Droga5, and the New York-based creative hot-shop will become part of…

Richmond Agency Updates: Elevation and NDP
‘Grow your options. Change your world.’ is the tagline by Elevation, the lead strategic advertising agency for Smithfield Foods’ Pure Farmland brand, in the…

D.C.-Area Updates: Stratacomm, Motion Picture Association and Big Whig Media
Stratacomm, a full-service, integrated communications agency in Washington, D.C., and Detroit, added six to its D.C. office: – Darius Booker joined as…

