REGISTER NOW FOR PR SUMMIT DC AND SPEND THE DAY LEARNING FROM 40 EXPERTS
Fundamental changes impacting the communications community will be the focus of Capitol Communicator’s fourth annual PR Summit DC, June 2, at the NEA Conference Center at 16th & M…
D.C.-Area Updates: Stacey Miller Joins Auto Care Association, Zain Habboo Joins Fenton and “Andy” Williams Died
The Auto Care Association announced the appointment of Stacey Miller as director of communications. Miller most recently served as director of communications at Cision,…
Smartphone Ownership Now Second Behind TVs, Reports TV NewsCheck
Smartphones are now in 80% of U.S. homes — a six percentage point increase year-over-year (YOY) — with U.S. consumers now owning…
Buzz in Baltimore: idfive Adds Context-Based Research Group; New Hires at Mindgrub and Warschawski
Baltimore-based integrated marketing agency idfive announced it is expanding its strategic research capabilities and service offerings through the integration of ethnographic research firm,…
Meet IABC DC Metro’s Chapter President Tom Sommers
The 2017 IABC World Conference is set for June 11 to June 14 at the Washington Hilton in D.C. More than 1,000…
“The News is Broken, but We’ve Figured Out How to Fix It,” States Wikipedia Founder
The founder of Wikipedia announced plans for a crowd-funded news website offering stories by journalists and volunteers working together, an initiative he hopes…
LinkedIn Grows to Half-a-Billion Users Worldwide
LinkedIn announced that half-a-billion people are now on the professional networking site—providing the latest set of numbers since it was acquired…
Is Your Crisis PR Plan Still in a Three-Ring Binder?
By Jeffrey A. Davis, APR When the 2011 earthquake shook cities along the East Coast, offices were evacuated and workers found themselves outside texting…
D.C.-Area Updates: Beekeeper Group Acquires Pivot Point; Tegna Names Anne Bentley Chief Communications Officer
Beekeeper Group, a D.C.-based public affairs and advocacy firm, acquired Alexandria, Va-based public relations and marketing firm Pivot Point Communications. According…
News Literacy Project, JWT Team Up to Combat Fake News, Reports Ad Age
The News Literacy Project and J. Walter Thompson New York are looking to fight the ongoing problem of fake news with a campaign that…
Josh Raffel, PR Head at Blumhouse Productions in LA, Joins White House Office of American Innovation
Josh Raffel, head of PR at Blumhouse Productions in LA, has been hired by Jared Kushner to help run the newly minted White House…
“Attack by the President” Means Business for PR Firms
As President Donald Trump calls out specific corporations, not only is he fueling an unprecedented amount of anxiety among executives, he also is creating…
“Shows Trump hates are seeing big ad gains”, States Media Life Magazine
Media buyers and planners have predicted, since the moment Donald Trump took office, that the new president would have an impact on media, reports…
Paul Manafort, Former Chairman of Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign, Hires DC-Based Crisis Communications Firm, Reports The Hill
Paul Manafort, former chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, has hired a crisis communications firm, reports The Hill, which added: “The move comes…
Virginia Updates: Name Change at Padilla, New Videos for Audi USA and New Hire at Deschutes Brewery
Communications and public relations firm PadillaCRT in Richmond has become Padilla. It is dropping the CRT part of its name — short for Carter Ryley…
