The June issue of the Washingtonian magazine features “The Invisible Man,” a story about Dominique Strauss-Khan, who, states the article, “might just be the next president of France.”

In a bit of unfortunate timing, the issue came out as “The Invisible Man” became very visible as a result of charges of sexual assault for allegedly attacking a hotel maid in New York City.

Bates Creative Group adds three: Heather Shelton, Ozgur Coruhlu and Jeff Caporizzo ... Ogilvy’s Dean Aguillen named one of Washingtonian magazine’s 40 “star lobbyists” ... Sage Communications promoted Duyen "Jen" Truong to VP ... Tori Bradfield joined OmniCreative Staffing as a senior recruiter ... DPR Group announced that Cetrom Information Technology, Inc. selected the firm as its PR and marketing agency of record Read More »

Addressing a packed room on May 19 at Golin Harris in Arlington, Johna Burke, senior vice president, marketing, BurrellesLuce, began her presentation to a Washington Women in Public Relations’ Executive Communicators Committee Brown Bag Luncheon by telling attendees that a Read More »

Susan Davis, chairman of Susan Davis International and chair of Vital Voices Global Partnership, received the Global Empowerment Award in London from HRH Princess Badiya of Jordan and Andrew Moss, chairman of Aviva. This award

While the young consumer is still king on Madison Avenue, Cary Hatch, CEO of MDB Communications, was interviewed for a TV segment for AARP’s Inside E Street, on why advertisers should focus more on the boomer generation and what kind of marketing messages really speak to the boomer consumer.

Tysons Corner-based Feld Entertainment has signed NYC-based PR firm Rubenstein Communications to help promote Feld’s worldwide brands, reports The Washington Post’s Capital Business.

Ryan Clancy, lead speechwriter for United States Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and a former campaign speechwriter for Vice President Joe Biden, will rejoin West Wing Writers as a principal, two years after leaving to serve in the Obama Administration ... 720 Strategies announced Jeff Oldham has been named the firm’s managing director ... Anne Arundel Community College appointed Dan Baum as executive director of its PR and marketing department. Most recently, he was vice president at Crosby Marketing Communications ... and Vocus has been recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of the top-25 Corporate Philanthropists for most volunteer hours in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.

Design Army wins more awards ... Gsecurity announced a partnership with RMR & Associates ....Mike Gallagher has been named creative director at Fixation Marketing ... Widmeyer Communications adds Dean Carson and Armando Diaz Read More »

On Thursday, May 19, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., join Richard Telofski, president of The Kahuna Institute, Inc., and author of Insidious Competition, for a FREE Vocus webinar to learn how to keep ‘insidious competitors’ —

Both Facebook and PR firm Burson-Marsteller—two companies in the middle of the unfortunately titled “Googlegate” episode — have issued statements describing their involvement in the situation. According to both companies, the plan to pitch articles to newspapers describing Google's alleged privacy violations wasn't intended to be a negative campaign against the company, reports pcmag.com.

The United States Coast Guard has selected LM&O Advertising as its agency of record following a competitive review. LM&O has been awarded a one-year contract with annual renewal options that could extend the agreement through April 2016. The account is worth $32 million over five years.

Big news in the world of tech titans clashing today, reported Kashmir Hill for Forbes.  According to the piece, “Facebo Read More »

The Washington Wizards have rebranded themselves with a new uniform, that’s a reflection of their uniform from the past. According to a piece in The Washington Post by Michael Lee, “Within days of completing his purchase of the Washington Wizards from the Pollin family, Ted Leonsis

Rockville-based college dorm room design company Dormify launched their new website Dormify.com, making fashionable dorm products significantly more accessible. The new site serves as both a design inspiration tool and a shopping destination, featuring products specifically geared towards college students.

RP3 Agency reports four new hires: Lisa Biskin, associate creative director; Jamin Hoyle, art director; Michele Newman, interactive project manager; and Carrie Coker, account coordinator ... Environics Communications adds Omar Velarde-Wong as a multicultural communications specialist ... Warschawski adds James Currie as director of integrated marcom  ... and The Redhead Companies announced that Jordan Geddes is the winner of its Redhead of the Year competition.

A panel of Thoth, SABRE, Silver Anvil and other award-winners stressed the importance of broad business goals, meaningful evaluative data and effective entry presentation for public relations award submissions at the

RP3 Agency has been enlisted by DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar – as its strategic and communications partner. The Bethesda-based firm’s selection was the result of a national review process initiated by DRI in January of this year, with the aim of finding an agency to help deepen affinity among the organization’s core members, drive greater market penetration, and build broader awareness of DRI and its programs.

“Email is shifting,” explained Andrew Barrett, moderator for the Washington Women in Public Relations
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Capitol Communicator hosted a Cinco de Mayo networking event for communications professionals at Local 16 . All attendees received a MingleStick for networking amongst their peers. With the click of a button, attendees exchanged business contact information, profile pictures and social media profiles

The National Aquarium in Baltimore is spending $2.1 million to attract visitors from D.C., New York and Philadelphia. That’s about $800,000 more than past ad campaigns, according to Celia Lourens, the aquarium’s director of advertising and promotions. The campaign features

The Advertising Council, on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service, hired Environics Communications for a social media program to support their “Re-Connecting Kids with Nature” public service advertising campaign ... CommCore Consulting Group has been retained by the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems for a public awareness campaign in support of public employee pensions .... The independent foundation created to support First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign and hold companies accountable for their food offerings named Drew Nannis to its senior PR post ... and, Tammy Sun now heads the FCC's Office of Media Relations while Neil Grace becomes press secretary to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Read More »

Nominations close on May 12 for the DC Ad Club’s 2011 Silver Medal Award. The 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.

Daily circulation at most American newspapers declined again between the six-month period ending March 2010 and the six-month period ending March 2011, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. A MediaPost analysis of 80 of the largest newspapers in the U.S. showed total daily circulation declining 2.6% from 19 million in 2010 to 18.5 million in 2011

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. has kicked-off its “Let’s Make a Plan” public awareness campaign, designed to help educate Americans about the importance of sound financial planning and raise awareness about the significance of the CFP® certification and the need for competent and ethical financial planning.

The integrated campaign, developed by Arnold Worldwide’s DC office

Tomorrow evening, starting at 6 p.m., Capitol Communicator is hosting its annual Cinco de Mayo event. This year, it’s at Local 16, 1602 U St., NW. Capitol Communicator is dedicated to bringing together the vast spectrum of communications professionals

The Baltimore chapter of the American Marketing Association has announced its call for entries for the 2011 Marketing Excellence Awards taking place on June 9. The AMA recognizes the hard work and results of local marketing campaigns and the professionals who put them together for their companies and clients. And, AMA's Baltimore chapter is looking forward to honoring these outstanding efforts during an evening of dinner, networking and fun.

The Independent Public Relations Alliance's April luncheon presented a new, interactive format to provide attendees with the opportunity to participate in four roundtables led by experts to discuss the latest issues in digital media. The panelists were:

Carousel30 Interactive has partnered with OurEarth.org to provide pro bono aid in this small nonprofit’s online marketing, digital PR and creative assets ... Pappas Group premiered a national TV spot for Rosetta Stone on Anderson Cooper 360 ... Jill Tanenbaum Graphic Design & Advertising has been hired by Information Innovators Inc. to rebrand the IT company ... Hager Sharp announced that Lynne Doner Lotenberg, M.A., will join the agency as VP of strategic planning and research ... and, The Borenstein Group adds Kim Plyler as VP of government communications.

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) engaged Bethesda-based RP3 Agency to serve as its agency partner and steer the organization’s strategic marketing initiatives.  Founded in 1972, ASE provides voluntary testing and certification programs for automotive service professionals, with industry-specific tests that cover services for virtually every type of vehicle.

Larry Weisman has gone from “Redskins Unfiltered” to “unemployed”, reports Washington City Paper. According to a piece by Dave McKenna, “In July 2009, Weisman became what to me looked like the smartest hire Dan Snyder ever made. Snyder never got along with the press; Weisman was the press, a longtime and respected NFL writer for USAToday and frequent guest on local sportsradio who was liked by pretty much everybody.