
Newsweek partners with Statista to release inaugural list of America’s Best PR Agencies
U.S. cities such as New York and Washington, D.C., “harbor some of the most sought-after agencies on the planet.” Public relations is not a small industry, states…
Muck Rack teams up with Help Every Reporter Out to connect journalists and PR pros
Muck Rack reports that it is teaming with Help Every Reporter Out (HERO), the platform founded by Peter Shankman that makes it easy for…

Washington Women in Public Relations announces 2024 – 2025 Advisory Council
Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) announced its 2024 – 2025 Advisory Council, a group that provides WWPR’s leadership with strategic advice on the…

Local TV news producers want your content despite election noise, finds D S Simon survey
A survey by D S Simon Media offers insights into the challenges and opportunities that the election year presents for brands and their public…

Agency CEO “thrilled” to welcome new assistant AE
— A surge of intense excitement and pleasure — I posted the following on LinkedIn last week and it generated quite a response, in just seven…

The Hatcher Group wins Best in Show and Tracy Imm earns Lifetime Achievement Award at annual PRSA Maryland “Best in Maryland” gala
The Hatcher Group won Best in Show and Tracy Imm was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the annual PRSA Maryland “Best in…

Penn State honors T.J. Brightman; Baltimore County launches destination campaign; Incite lands AROS; Sage adds Michelle McNickle
Incite Creative in Baltimore has been engaged by AROS Consulting, LLC, an accounting firm serving the Baltimore/DC region. “We are thrilled to be…

Nominations Open for WWPR’s Emerging Leaders Awards
Washington Women in Public Relations announced that nominations are open for this year’s Emerging Leaders Awards. The awards recognize outstanding young women in…

WWPR Women of the Year celebrate sisterhood
By Debra Silimeo Some of the brightest stars in D.C. PR came together at the Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) annual gathering…

Watson and Gill leave Redstart to launch Sunny Side Creative; KO Public Affairs merges with Sandy Hillman Communications
Two creative professionals who previously worked together at Baltimore agency Redstart Creative have branched out to launch their own firm, Sunny Side Creative. Elisa…

Crisis communicators working around the clock after Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore
At approximately 1:30 a.m. on March 26, 2024, a cargo ship leaving the Port of Baltimore carrying 4,700 containers struck the…

Eight firms come together to become Orchestra
BerlinRosen Holdings today became Orchestra. Orchestra is a network of eight agency partners with more than 600 employees from 12 cities across North America…

How to annoy editors
What are the most annoying, automatic-delete emails that land in reporters’ inboxes? The pet peeve question was posed to the Baltimore Sun’s…

Is the 2024 election changing PR media plans? Surprisingly not, finds survey!
While 82% of PR people consider the election year as an opportunity or challenge for their media relations plan, only 26% are changing tactics…

Edward Segal, D.C.-based public relations consultant and author, announces publication of “Whistle-Stop Politics: Campaign Trains and the Reporters Who Covered Them”
Edward Segal, a D.C.-based public relations consultant and author, announced the publication of his latest book, “Whistle-Stop Politics: Campaign Trains and…

