Comedy Central “skewers Redskins name controversy with South Park commercial”, Reports Washington Post
Comedy Central teased the 18th season of South Park, which premieres Wednesday, with a one-minute commercial during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Redskins-Eagles game, reported Scott Allen…
Baltimore Buzz
David Carberry, previously with Advertising.com and CBS Radio and WMAR-TV, launched Enradius, a digital marketing company based in Ellicott City that uses…
Clear Channel Becomes iHeartMedia
Clear Channel is rebranding yet again, reports Advertising Age. Just two years after it stripped “radio” from its corporate title, the radio behemoth is…
Washington Examiner Tells Advertisers of Plans Under New Editorial Director
MediaDC CEO Lou Ann Sabatier introduced Washington Examiner’s new editorial director, Hugo Gurdon, to approximately 75 advertisers and potential advertisers at a private…
Print Media’s Marketing Comeback
By Ralph Crosby In my book, It’s The Customer Stupid, I wrote: “The combination of the growth of online marketing and the decline…
ADWKDC Update: Weitzman Accepted Silver Medal Award, and a Panel Discussed This Year’s Cannes Lions
Alan Weitzman of the Weitzman agency was honored with the DC Ad Club’s Silver Medal Award. Probably half of the 120-plus attendees…
Leigh George, VP, Social @Ogilvy, Featured in Washingtonian Magazine’s “What I Wear to Work” Series
Leigh George, VP, Social @Ogilvy, is featured in Washingtonian magazine’s “What I Wear to Work” series. In the article detailing what she wears…
Three From D.C. Make PRWeek’s “40 Under 40” List
PRWeek has come out with its annual list of “40 Under 40” – “40 MVPs under 40, nominated by colleagues and peers, who are evolving…
USA Today Reports Up to 70 Job Cuts
USA Today has begun “a painful round of layoffs, reported the Huffington Post. Jeremy Gaines, vice president of corporate communications with Gannett, which is…
Alex Orfinger Promoted at American City Business Journals; Steps Down as Publisher of Washington Business Journal
Alex Orfinger is stepping down as publisher of the Washington Business Journal after 18 years to take a new position overseeing 20 business journals…
Mellon Named GM of WJLA and NC8
Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that Dan Mellon will be the general manager of D.C.’s WJLA (ABC) and local cable news…
Gannett Plans to Spin Off USA Today and Other Print Operations
Gannett Co., Inc., announced that it plans to spin off its print operations, including USA Today, becoming the latest media company to break itself…
