
PenFed Credit Union Launches Digital Division Led by Andrea McCarren
PenFed Credit Union in Tysons, VA, has launched a digital division dedicated to highlighting stories of inspiration, resilience and service. PenFed is the nation’s second-largest federal credit union…
Yext, a Digital Knowledge Management Technology Company, to Hire 500 People in Next Five Years in Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia’s status as an East Coast tech hub got a major lift last week when Yext, a New York-based tech company…

MilkPEP Launches BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK Campaign Featuring Al Horford of Boston Celtics
The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), based in Washington, D.C., launched a national bilingual BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK TV and digital campaign featuring…

IAB Expanding Membership to Include Brand Leaders
IAB, the national trade association for the digital media and marketing industries, announced that it is expanding its membership to include brand leaders in…

Faster Site Speed, Better Ranking
By Josh Greene Site speed and performance are ranking factors for search engines. A quick-to-load website gives you a double-edged competitive…

Research Finds Digital Ads Work and Can Increase Voter Turnout Among Millennials in Municipal Elections
While millions of dollars are spent every day on digital advertising, no research has found these ads actually work — until now, states EurekAlert!, which…

Digital Marketing Company REQ Acquires Tech PR Firm SpeakerBox
Digital marketing company REQ, which was founded in Washington, D.C., acquired SpeakerBox, a strategic communications and public relations firm based in Vienna, VA,…

Mindgrub and Royal Farms Release New App
Mindgrub and iconic mid-Atlantic brand Royal Farms have launched Royal Farms’ new mobile application for iOS and Android. The new app will serve…

Digital News Publisher Mic Lays Off Majority of Staff
Mic is laying off the majority off its staff while the digital publisher works on a deal to sell the remainder of its assets…

Launched: SKDKnickerbocker and ZeroFOX
DC-based SKDKnickerbocker launched a litigation, regulation and investigation practice. The practice is intended to deliver communications strategies that present legal and policy positions…

On the Homefront of VR Technology
Virtual Reality technology is often thought of as impractical; the effects look great in movies and video games, but most people don’t see…

My Biggest #CMWorld Take-Away was, Actually, Rather Small
By Jessie Newburn, Business Development Manager, Atigro Digital Marketing Off to one of the biggest content-focused conferences in America, I had high hopes…

Google Tracks Smartphone Users’ Location, Even if User Tells Google Don’t Do It, States Lawsuit
Google was hit with a new privacy lawsuit over a report that the company tracks smartphone users’ locations — even if they tell the company…

Facebook and National Urban League Join to Help Small-Business Owners Understand Online Tools
Facebook is working with the National Urban League to bring training programs to several major cities, including D.C., to help small-business owners…

Are You Paying Bots to Take Your Online Survey?
Few fields have been as radically transformed by people’s access to the internet as survey research and consumer insight mining. The web has…

