Talking Snapchat, Live-Streaming, Email and More at the Campaigns and Marketing Summit
While communicators explore Snapchat and live-streaming video, email remains the killer app and televised moments from the presidential debates are still a major force in today’s campaigns, according…
WWPR to Name its Washington PR Woman of the Year on Nov. 13
Approximately 250 people are expected to attend a luncheon on Friday, Nov. 13, where Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) will name its Washington…
Christina Mazzola Nicols, Senior Vice President and Director of Strategic Planning and Research at Hager Sharp, Named WWPR’s Washington PR Woman of the Year
Washington Women in Public Relations named Christina Mazzola Nicols, MPH, MS, MS, senior vice president and director of strategic planning and research at Hager…
“Social PR Launchpad”, Nov. 13 – 15, Helps Unleash Your Inner Social PR Superhero
Shonali Burke – president and CEO of Shonali Burke Consulting, adjunct faculty at The Johns Hopkins University and instructor at Rutgers University – will teach a…
How D.C. Became “Nation’s Busiest Training Ground for Scandal PR” Subject of Post Piece
According to The Washington Post, “The cost of polishing your strategic communications skills range from a few thousand for a professional certificate program to…
Newly Launched DKC/O&M, With D.C.-Area Office, Bills Itself as First National PR Agency for Broadway and Live Events
“In a headturning shift in the insular world of Broadway PR”, reports Variety, executives from the New York theater press agency O&M…
Social Media is Prime Driver of Change in Media Training, Finds CommCore Survey
A survey of public relations professionals by D.C.-based specialty communications firm CommCore confirms that social media is the prime driver of change…
Senate Probes Obama Ad, PR Spending, States O’Dwyer’s
The Senate Budget Committee has launched a probe of federal government PR and advertising spending, noting the estimated $1B in spending on outside pacts,…
Campaigns and Marketing Summit Makes Strange Bedfellows
On November 13, Capitol Communicator, the mid-Atlantic’s preeminent marketing and communications publisher; Potomac Tech Wire, covering the business of technology; and Campaigns…
In the Spotlight: Chris Foster Returns To Burson-Marsteller As Worldwide Executive Vice President
Burson-Marsteller announced that Chris Foster joined the firm as Worldwide Executive Vice President. Foster joins Burson-Marsteller’s executive team and will focus…
Proposed Settlement Reached in Gender Discrimination Suit Against MSLGroup and Publicis
MSLGroup and parent company Publicis Groupe have reached “a proposed settlement with plaintiffs valued at nearly $2.9 million in the long-running gender…
Edelman PR Asks Reporters to Help “Refine” a Client’s “Messaging”
Colby Itkowitz, national reporter for The Washington Post’s “The Loop,” wrote a story with “an eye-opening and intriguing lede for all PR…
Buzz in Baltimore: News from Groove, Maryland Zoo, MGH, Vitamin and GKV
Baltimore-based Groove was recognized as “Design & Development Firm of the Year” during the third annual Baltimore Innovation Awards. Other award winners included…
SKDKnickerbocker Acquired by Mark Penn’s Stagwell Group
“The private equity firm founded with a quarter-billion dollar check from the former Microsoft chief Steven A. Ballmer has made its first purchase,…
MPT Names Tom Williams Managing Director of Communications
Maryland Public Television (MPT) in Owings Mills named Tom Williams, APR, its managing director of communications. In this newly-created position, Williams oversees the…
