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Seven Letter Unveils Engine to Help Clients Shape How AI Tells Their Story
Seven Letter, a D.C.-based communications firm, launched Engine. According to the firm, "Engine shows brands, executives and issue advocates how AI tools describe them and their causes…
How AI is Transforming Human Research: Meet Tom Weiss of MX8 Labs
MX8 Labs aims to democratize qualitative research using AI
TV Advertising Snapshot Shows Why All Sports Will Become Streaming
Measurement of sales generated by TV advertising shows streaming outperforms cable and broadcast
The logic behind TV ads for auto insurance
Every time I watch a TV ad for an auto insurance company, I question why they are so disconnected from the products they are selling, So,…
From Starbucks to the Washington Capitals: AJ Jones II on winning fan attention
By Nicole Schuman. Schuman interviewed Jones in a fireside chat on Oct. 14 at the Mid-Atlantic MarComm Summit.
Meta to raise $95 billion to support investments in AI
Meta plans to raise $95 billion in support of its ongoing investments in artificial intelligence models, products, infrastructure, and the development of super intelligence
Seven Letter Unveils Engine to Help Clients Shape How AI Tells Their Story
Seven Letter, a D.C.-based communications firm, launched Engine. According to the firm, "Engine shows brands, executives and issue advocates how AI tools describe…
How AI is Transforming Human Research: Meet Tom Weiss of MX8 Labs
MX8 Labs aims to democratize qualitative research using AI
TV Advertising Snapshot Shows Why All Sports Will Become Streaming
Measurement of sales generated by TV advertising shows streaming outperforms cable and broadcast
The logic behind TV ads for auto insurance
Every time I watch a TV ad for an auto insurance company, I question why they are so disconnected from the products they are selling, So,…
From Starbucks to the Washington Capitals: AJ Jones II on winning fan attention
By Nicole Schuman. Schuman interviewed Jones in a fireside chat on Oct. 14 at the Mid-Atlantic MarComm Summit.
Meta to raise $95 billion to support investments in AI
Meta plans to raise $95 billion in support of its ongoing investments in artificial intelligence models, products, infrastructure, and the development of super intelligence
Top comms pros gathered at the 15th annual Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit
By Christine O'Dwyer. The annual Mid-Atlanta Marcom Summit brings together public relations, public affairs, communications, marketing, advertising, social media professionals, and more.
Meta Sued by Rhode Island Over Fraudulent Ads
Rhode Island is suing Meta Platforms for allegedly helping to "create and optimize" ads for contraband as well as ads that aimed to bilk…
Former FOX 5 Personality Britt McHenry Resigns from State Department After Wizards Game Incident
Former FOX 5 (WTTG) anchor and reporter Britt McHenry resigned from her job at the State Department after an altercation at a Washington Wizards basketball game,…
ROKK Solutions Adds Erica Stanley as VP
ROKK Solutions announced that Erica Stanle joined the D.C.-based firm as Vice President. According to a release, she brings "more than 25 years…
Mr. Magazine™ Interview: Nick Norlen on the Power of Human Creativity
In a world of endless scrolling, AI-generated content and shrinking attention spans, Nick Norlen is building something refreshingly different. His magazine, Paper Airplane, celebrates human…
Carrie Fox named WWPR's Woman of the Year
Carrie Fox, Founder and CEO, Mission Partners, has been named Woman of the Year by Washington Women in Public Relations. The 2026 Woman of the Year…
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post’s longtime chief film critic, dies at 66
Ann Hornaday, who, states The Washington Post, "championed the craft of filmmaking and helped readers understand the enduring magic and occasional disappointment of movies"…
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Former FOX 5 Personality Britt McHenry Resigns from State Department After Wizards Game Incident
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post’s longtime chief film critic, dies at 66
Bill Novelli exits Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Carrie Fox, Founder and CEO, Mission Partners
Jim Handly, longtime news anchor at NBC Washington, to retire after November midterm elections
Jasmine Gurley named senior director of public relations at Howard University
Alex Wallace named Washington Post COO
Katie Zacharia appointed White House press secretary
Media executive Victor Shiblie joins Qorvis
Tony Perkins honored with Ed Walker Lifetime Achievement Award
Mr. Magazine™ Talks With Emon Hassan, Founder and Publisher of emonome Zine
Insight: “Anchors are the No. 1 reason” viewers watch morning network TV programs, states NY Post
Media
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Mr. Magazine™ Interview: Nick Norlen on the Power of Human Creativity
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post’s longtime chief film critic, dies at 66
I95 BUSINESS to publish final print issue in December
Jim Handly, longtime news anchor at NBC Washington, to retire after November midterm elections
Alex Wallace named Washington Post COO
The Washington Sun launches “aggressive advertising blitz,” states The 51st
Podcast audience growth continued into September
Washington Post to launch personal finance podcast on October 13
Tony Perkins honored with Ed Walker Lifetime Achievement Award
The Washington Sun launches magazine
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News as on-air contributor
Mr. Magazine™ Talks With Emon Hassan, Founder and Publisher of emonome Zine
Agency
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Seven Letter Unveils Engine to Help Clients Shape How AI Tells Their Story
ROKK Solutions Adds Erica Stanley as VP
Carrie Fox named WWPR's Woman of the Year
One-fifth of independent agencies will be gone in 2027, predicts Forrester
BRG Communications Adds Four Senior Leaders
Jarrard Opens D.C. Public Affairs Practice; Appoints Byron Johnson Senior Vice President
RP3 wins four OMMA awards, including Best in Show, for Appalachian Trail Conservancy campaign
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Carrie Fox, Founder and CEO, Mission Partners
Raymond Crosby named to Anne Arundel Chamber Business Hall of Fame
Agency Updates: FGS Global, Signal Group and Seven Letter
Wikipedia Chaos Index moves slightly down in October
Subscription department, we have a problem.
Marketing
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Marketing leaders discuss how their organizations stand out in crowded markets at Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit
The Washington Sun launches “aggressive advertising blitz,” states The 51st
New book defines operating model for marketing in an agent-driven market
2026 CapitalCMO ORBIE Awards recognize top marketing executives
The Public Relations Collective launches nationwide PR alliance
Maola taps Storyfarm for “Farmer in the Fridge” campaign
T. Rowe Price names head of global marketing
Northern Virginia Community College appoints RP3 as Agency of Record
Corporate vs. Local: The Franchise Marketing Tension No One Talks About
Higher Logic Vanilla launches MCP server, making community data directly accessible to AI tools
New book on building and scaling modern marketing operations from Greg Kihlström and publisher De Gruyter Brill
Advertising
More →TV Advertising Snapshot Shows Why All Sports Will Become Streaming
The logic behind TV ads for auto insurance
Meta Sued by Rhode Island Over Fraudulent Ads
Converse releases ads that “should not have happened”
FTC takes “historic action” against multilevel marketing operator Amway for unfair and deceptive business practices, states FTC release
BIA Forecast: Political Spending Lifts 2026 Local Ad Market to $186.1 Billion; First Look at 2027 Points to Continued Underlying Growth
LG accused of invasion of privacy over TV data collection, states The Register
Amazon sued over secret ad surcharge “scheme,” states FTC release
Political Ad Reservations Top $1 Billion For 2026 Midterms, states Inside Radio
Podcast industry moves toward standardizing how audiences are measured across audio and video
Gretchen Carswell, Immediate Past President of AAF DC, dies
YouTube now one of the most-used apps for podcasts
Events
More →From Starbucks to the Washington Capitals: AJ Jones II on winning fan attention
Top comms pros gathered at the 15th annual Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit
Photos from the 2026 Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit
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Hundreds of communicators attend Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit ADWKDC
Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit ADWKDC to Explore AI, Brand Trust and the Future of Marketing Oct. 14 in Washington
Karen Finney to Keynote WWPR’s 37th Woman of the Year Celebration and Join Ashley Allison for Fireside Chat
Region’s “must-attend” marketing, advertising and communications summit announces speakers and agenda
Sheila Blackwell, CMO at MANTECH, to join panel of leaders at summit on October 14
AJ Jones, Chief Strategic and Corporate Communications Officer at Monumental Sports and Entertainment, to deliver keynote at 2026 Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit & ADWKDC
The Trust Stack: AI, narrative authority and content authentication breakfast roundtable set for June 9
