By Capitol Communicator on
11/27/2008 1:31 PM

Emilio Pardo, AARP’s Chief Brand Officer, led a discussion with about 50 members and guests of the local chapter of MENG this past week in AARP’s new media center. The topic: Boomers, their size, influence and how marketers can better reach this demographic.
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By Capitol Communicator on
11/26/2008 2:45 PM

Why is brainstorming for new ideas often so disappointing? Sixty-plus members of the Ad Club got the answer at the November lunch meeting from Sheila Campbell of Wild Blue Yonder.
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By Capitol Communicator on
11/25/2008 12:00 PM

PRSA’s National Capital Chapter kicked off the holidays with a Nov. 20th reception filled with networking, fine food, prizes and laughter at Elizabeth’s on L, a hip, converted DC row house.
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By Capitol Communicator on
11/25/2008 7:59 AM

Fleishman-Hillard promoted Martha Boudreau to president, U.S. Mid-Atlantic ... Joyce Bosc, president of Boscobel, was a finalist for the Lifetime Achievement Award in the Stevie Awards ... Peter Corbett, CEO of iStrategy Labs named "one to watch" by BOT ... Virilion adds Kelly Colbert to its Board of Directors.
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By Capitol Communicator on
11/19/2008 12:51 PM
Brunner changes name, management & focus of its D.C. office; GolinHarris selected to handle Cool Earth's U.S. launch; Strategic Communications Group adds TARP; Low + Associates wins awards for two PSA campaigns; CreatiVerge wins ...
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By Capitol Communicator on
11/19/2008 12:30 PM

The American Advertising Federation named Ron Owens recipient of its 2008 Pioneer of Diversity Award at its Diversity Achievement Awards Program in NYC ... Spectrum Science Communications promoted Susie Tappouni to VP ... and Mary Jo Lampe joined NJVC as VP.
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By Capitol Communicator on
11/17/2008 3:13 PM

On Feb. 17, 2009, broadcast television will switch from analog to digital so the FCC can reclaim the spectrum to make way for, among others things, mobile media.
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By Capitol Communicator on
11/16/2008 4:16 PM

On Saturday, Nov 22, FotoWeek DC’s gala evening at the National Geographic Society celebrated the culmination of FotoWeek DC's first annual festival of photography.
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By Capitol Communicator on
11/11/2008 12:15 PM

Design Army wins a number of awards and its owners named to Washingtonian magazine's best dressed list...Warschawski named one of the top-20 “Best Agencies to Work For” by The Holmes Report; and John Hellerman, co-founder of Hellerman Baretz Communications, named “Agency Ex
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By Capitol Communicator on
11/11/2008 11:33 AM
In a recent Capitol Communicator e-mail, we noted that we started a career section and saw that many readers clicked onto it. In the process, we also learned that employment – both current and future – was of prime concern to area communicators. Since that time, we’ve picked up some other trends we’d like to share with you.
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