How Communications Executives Identify and Hire PR Agencies, Subject of New Survey
Corporate communications and marketing leaders who hire public relations and other communications agencies overwhelmingly rely on their knowledge and experience, and the word-of-mouth of peers, when selecting and…
25 Criteria to Review Before Writing for PR Purposes
By Don Bates, APR, Fellow PRSA, PRSA-NCC Writing Workshop Instructor Before you write anything for professional public relations purposes, you need to review…
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…
Buzz in Baltimore: Remembering WBAL’s “Detour Dave”; Atcheson Joins R2integrated; Abel Adds Lance
Longtime Baltimore radio traffic reporter Dave Sandler, who delivered traffic reports for more than 30 years on WBAL Radio and 98 Rock as “Detour…
PRofessional Solutions Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Donation to the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital
Businesses choose to celebrate milestone anniversaries in many ways – parties, customer giveaways, ad campaigns. For D.C.-based PRofessional Solutions, LLC’s 25th anniversary,…
Yemen Turns to Qorvis Communications for Support
According to O’Dwyer’s, Yemen, officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is securing Qorvis Communications for support in Washington. The MSLGroup unit…
Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit 2019 Speaker Announcement: Super Early Bird Discounts End this Week
Capitol Communicator announces the first line-up of speakers for the Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit on April 26, 2019. The summit will be held…
Maryland News: LTN Acquires Niles Media; Van Eperen Renews MBE/DBE; Warschawski Adds Versant; DPR Promotes Lin
LTN Global, which provides broadcast-quality IP video transport solutions, acquired the Niles Media Group, a Kansas City, Missouri-based company specializing in media…
Virginia Public Relations Awards Accepting Entries
Submission to the 72nd Annual Virginia Public Relations Awards is now open. The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 23, at The…
The Hatcher Group Announces New Ownership
Amy Buckley and Amy Fahnestock have acquired Bethesda, MD-based strategic communications firm, The Hatcher Group. They acquired the firm from founder and president…
Recognition and Appointments: Appel and Chardavoyne
Kristen Appel, the Director of Marketing for BARE International, a global customer experience and market research firm, has been accepted into Forbes Communications Council,…
Van Eperen Selected as Agency for Knollwood Military Retirement Community
Van Eperen, an award-winning integrated communications firm, announced the addition of the Knollwood Military Retirement Community, owned and funded by the Army Distaff…
Trust Inequality Returns to Record Highs According to Edelman’s 2019 Trust Barometer
Edelman has released its 2019 Trust Barometer. Over the last 19 years, the Edelman Trust Barometer has detected and documented some of the largest…
Ogilvy’s Michelle Rios Joins MWWPR as Managing Director of its D.C. Office
MWWPR hired Michelle Rios as EVP of corporate affairs and managing director of its Washington, D.C., office. Acording to a release from MWWPR,…
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,…
