Jessica Epperly has joined Abel Communications as senior publicist. Epperly will focus on media relations ...

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If your team doesn’t have a clear, compelling vision of what your company is about, it’s much harder to inspire them to give their best and push together in pursuit of a common goal.

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In an Associated Press feature on Frank Schubert, a political consultant who is directing campaigns to win bans on gay marriage at the polls in four states, including Maryland, Schubert says: “Five thousand years have shown that marriage between a ...

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WASHINGTON — A Washington public-relations executive has been charged with making straw contributions to candidates for federal and local offices, including District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray. Eugenia Harris, known as Jeanne Clarke Harris, was charged Monday in a criminal ...

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As hundreds of thousands cursed power companies while desperately searching for places to charge their iPhones last week, Pepco Holdings Inc. was trying to hire a new media relations manager in the Washington, D.C. area. Talk about bad timing. The ...

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Erin Hesse has joined Planit as an associate account executive. She began with the company as an intern in January. Hesse will support the account team on clients that include Harbor East, Simply Asia Foods, Camden Partners, The Maryland State ...

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Jamie Watt Arnold has been promoted at Profiles to vice president from senior account manager. Watt Arnold, of Crofton, has been with Profiles since 2005 working on behalf of many of the firm’s clients to generate positive exposure for their ...

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I won’t pretend to be a public relations expert, but I’m pretty sure that having your CEO run away from a reporter and then locking the reporter in a room isn’t going to be on anyone’s list of PR best ...

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Garrett Berberich, an account coordinator at Himmelrich PR, was named the New Professional of the Year by the Maryland Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America at its annual awards ceremony May 10. The New Professional of the Year ...

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Meredith Lidard and Tony Fazio have joined Himmelrich PR as account coordinator and account associate, respectively. Lidard will manage media relations and promotions for many of the firm’s clients. Previously, she worked in marketing and communications at the Johns Hopkins ...

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