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5/27/2010 5:12 AM
A video on the “State of the Internet”, designed by JESS3, has had more than one million views since its launch in February 2010.
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5/26/2010 4:41 PM
By Fred Whiting, APR: Emerging technologies such as online video and mobile television are transforming what we watch on TV and how we watch it.
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5/26/2010 4:21 AM
The still pictures on the Capitol Communicator website have passed a significant milestone – our photos have been clicked on more than 100,000 times. The top-10 photos, in terms of clicks, are:
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5/25/2010 3:55 PM
AMADC Spring Mix Networking event was held May 24 at The Liaison hotel. Approximately 200 marketing professionals came out to meet and hear featured speaker Chuck Porter, to recognize Mark Bisnow. and for great networking by the rooftop pool.
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5/25/2010 7:21 AM
A group of DC-area communications professionals started getting together earlier this year for an informal book group to discuss books relevant to their work. The group started in February with a conversation about Clay Shirky's “Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations”. They discussed how they can use new media in their work and how they could increase their effectiveness in sharing messages with a variety of audiences.
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5/25/2010 6:47 AM
Nominations for the Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington’s 2010 Silver Medal Awards are due by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 1.
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5/24/2010 5:00 PM
Doug Poretz, a founding partner of Qorvis Communications, sold his interest in the firm to start NuuKo ... Fixation Marketing named a 2009 Top Agency by BtoB magazine ... and,TGD Communications reports that Graphic Design USA cited TGD for two awards.
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5/24/2010 8:40 AM
Women in Technology awarded Maura Colleton Corbett of Qorvis Communications the 11th Annual Women in Technology Leadership Award. She received the award at a WIT gala on May 20 at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner, VA.
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5/24/2010 8:21 AM
Capitol Communicator welcomes you to participate in our Preferred Association Loyalty Program. Promote yourself or your company and help your favorite communications-related association. If you have been considering Sourcebook,
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5/19/2010 7:48 AM
Digital Capital Week (DCWEEK) - which runs from June 11-20 - is a 10-day festival focused on technology, innovation and all things digital in our nation’s capital. The mission of Digital Capital Week is to strengthen the capital region’s digital economy via a 10-day series of events focused on creativity, technology, entrepreneurship, marketing, content creation and innovation.
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5/18/2010 4:08 AM
Five years ago this month, after many months of late nights, testing and preparation, YouTube's founders launched the first beta version of YouTube.com with a simple mission: give anyone a place to easily upload their videos and share them with the world. Now, YouTube provides more than 2 billion views a day "nearly double the prime-time audience of all three major U.S. television networks combined," stated Google, which purchased YouTube in 2006 for $1.65 billi
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5/17/2010 4:48 PM
Ocean City, MD, will spend $4.4 million on advertising and marketing during the fiscal year starting July 1, reports the Baltimore Business Journal. That’s up from $3.9 million this fiscal year. According to the BBJ, the additional cash comes at a crucial time for Ocean
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5/16/2010 2:29 PM
AWC-DC presented its Matrix Awards ... Washington Life Magazine published its "Titans of PR” list ... The DuPont
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5/13/2010 4:13 PM
Fenton Communications is handling the PR drive to persuade Major League Baseball to yank its 2011 All-Star Game from Phoenix to protest Arizona’s immigration law, reports odwyerpr.com. Arizona expects to reap a $60M windfall if the game remains in Phoenix&
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5/13/2010 6:04 AM
Get your entries for the 42nd Annual Public Relations Society of America’s National Capital Chapter Thoth Awards ready for submission now, get a great discount and avoid the last-minute rush.
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5/12/2010 6:22 PM
The Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington is accepting nominations for the 2010 Silver Medal Award.The Silver Medal Award honors a member of the advertising community who has made outstanding contributions to advertising and who has been active in furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern
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5/12/2010 6:07 PM
The DC Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications will present their 2010 Annual Matrix Awards on May 19 at the National Press Club to honor Andrea Roane, W*USA9, and Gloria Story Dittus, Story Partners. At the event, Katherine Cotsonas will be honored as the 2010 Scholarship Winner
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5/12/2010 5:27 PM
Promotional marketing agency Mac Mannes, Inc. is introducing three exciting drinkware products to the market. The Spirit tumbler is a 16 oz. double-wall, acrylic tumbler with matching straw - with special pricing for Capitol Communicator readers.
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5/12/2010 4:18 PM
Capitol Communicator is going mobile with the addition of a just-released iPhone App. The App, available at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/capitol-communicator/id370907670, is being offered free of charge.
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5/10/2010 9:19 AM
The voiceover announcer in some GEICO commercials has been fired for leaving a controversial voicemail message - and his firing has led to more controversy.
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5/10/2010 8:28 AM
Organizations have realized the powerful influence that results from creating engaging social spaces for their constituents. However creation of such spaces represents a major marketing and IT application project with unique challenges and pitfalls that must be addressed:
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5/6/2010 5:42 PM
Earle Palmer Brown, whose name was on the door of one of D.C.’s premier communications firms, was presented the Founders Vision Award by the Universities at Shady Grove Board of Advisors on May 6.
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5/6/2010 8:46 AM
The creative face behind global household brands such as Burger King, Microsoft, American Express, Best Buy and Gap, Chuck Porter, chairman of Crispin, Porter & Bogusky, will be the keynote speaker at the American Marketing Association - Washington DC Chapter's Spring Mix Networking Event taking place on Monday, May 24, at The Liaison Hotel. The event will also honor Mark Bisnow, founder of Bisnow Media, with AMADC 2010 Hall of Fame Award.
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5/6/2010 6:20 AM
Approximately 300 people attended last night’s Capitol Communicator’s party at Local 16 on U St, NW.
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5/6/2010 5:42 AM
Jonathan Grella, a D.C.-area PR pro has joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as director of communications; Proof Integrated Communications appointed Dallas Lawrence as managing director; Mike Carberry
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5/5/2010 6:15 PM
Laurie Dunlap, for many years the former executive director of the DC Ad Club and the Public Relations Society of America's National Capital chapter, has died.
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5/5/2010 10:04 AM
The Washington Post Co. has retained an outside company to pursue the possible sale of NEWSWEEK magazine. Washington Post Co. Chairman Donald E. Graham said, "We have reported losses in the tens of millions for the last two years ...
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5/5/2010 5:59 AM
ASGK Public Strategies opened a DC office. The agency, a communication management firm, was founded in 2002 in Chicago by David Axelrod – now White House senior advisor - Eric Sedler and John Kupper.
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5/5/2010 4:30 AM
Karl Swanson, a long-time Washington Redskins PR executive, has resigned.
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5/3/2010 2:29 PM
Washington Women in Public Relations hosted a panel of multicultural communications experts on April 29 at GolinHarris to discuss “Reaching Diverse Media Audiences.”
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