Army to Dissolve Arlington-Based Marketing Division and Relocate Operations to Chicago, Reports Adweek
As its account moves from longtime AOR McCann to DDB, the U.S. Army “will rebrand, relocate and reassign the division responsible for managing hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars…
Big Business Spent $1.4 Billion On PR and Advertising Over The Last Decade, Reports HuffPost
Fossil fuel and other corporate trade groups paid public relations and advertising firms at least $1.4 billion from 2008 to 2017 to help…
Possible Withdraws its Bid Protest for the U.S. Army Account
WPP’s Possible withdrew its bid protest today against the Federal Government from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims after a long review…
D.C. Attorney General to Sue Facebook Over Cambridge Analytica
The Washington, D.C., attorney general will sue Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, reports CNBC, which added that “D.C. prosecutors said in…
Multi-Billion Dollar U.S. Army Marketing Contract Awarded to Omnicom
Omnicom emerged victorious in the long, highly contested review for the Army’s marketing contract. WPP was the other finalist in the pitch. According…
Fors Marsh Group Wins AmeriCorps Contract to Improve Youth Program Recruiting
AmeriCorps awarded Fors Marsh Group (FMG) a contract to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through young adult service in the AmeriCorps…
GAO Denies McCann Worldgroup Protest Over Elimination from Army Review
The U.S. Government Accountability Office denied a protest that was filed by McCann Worldgroup in August over its elimination from the U.S.…
LA-Based Gonring, Spahn and Associates Opens D.C. Office
Gonring, Spahn and Associates, an Los Angeles-based government relations, public relations, and philanthropy firm, is opening a D.C. office led by Kevin…
Six Lobbying and Public Affairs Firms Join to Create Potomac International Partners
Six small lobbying and public affairs firms are joining together to create Potomac International Partners. “We’ve merged six small firms together — six small,…
U.S. Army’s Marketing Chief “Briefed Congressional Staff About Adweek’s Coverage of Ongoing Audit”, Reports Adweek
Staffers at the U.S. Senate and House Armed Services Committees heard from the new head of the U.S. Army’s in-house…
“PR, Not Lobbying, Increasingly Choice of Influence in DC”, Reports WTOP
There has been a major shift in the business of public policy influencing in Washington in recent years, and public relations now leads the…
U.S. Army Audit Claims ‘Ineffective Marketing Programs’ Wasted Millions in Taxpayer Dollars Each Year, Reports Adweek
The results of an internal audit of the U.S. Army’s budget question the effectiveness of the hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars…
Consulting Firm Where Employee Investigated Some E.P.A. Employees’ Emails Loses Media Contract, Reports NY Times
A consulting firm has pulled out of a federal contract to provide media monitoring services to the Environmental Protection Agency after it was disclosed…
“Alleged Affair Casts Shadow Over $4B Army Ad Review”, States O’Dwyer’s
The US Army has reassigned a marketing executive after allegations that he had a personal relationship with an ex-McCann staffer, triggering cries that…
Twitter Retains Lobbyist as Lawmakers Focus on Digital Political Ads
Twitter has retained D.C.-based government relations shop Integrated Solutions Group in response to a recently introduced bill that could fundamentally change how…
