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2022 HMC HISPANIC MARKET GUIDE explores Hispanic Diversity, Cultural Blind Spots, Inclusive Advertising & Media Consumption [DOWNLOAD for FREE]

Guide Connects Brands with Hispanic Marketing Experts & Provides Deep Market Intelligence The Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC) has released its 2022 Hispanic Market Guide, the most comprehensive resource on the U.S. Hispanic market. Hispanics are impacting the multicultural mainstream at a faster pace than anticipated, shifting American culture and purchase behaviors. Brands who make continuous … Read more

New Business Pitch Concerns with the 4A’s Matt Kasindorf

By Mark Duval – The Duval Partnership A couple of months ago, the 4A’s and ANA released a joint report from their Agency Search Simplification Initiative. It contained results from a survey of 100 agency leaders and 41 clients about priority concerns in new business pitching. The report revealed some significant areas of misalignment between … Read more

Is Your Talent Pipeline Diverse? Your Marketing Tells the Real Story [PODCAST]

The difference between organizations that implement diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives well and those that stumble is intentionality. Two years after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, people of color are still waiting to see systemic change economically, politically and socially. Companies and brands that employ millions of workers can make a tremendous … Read more

Culturally focused Audio Ads drive relevance & favorability [REPORT]

MAGNA Media Trials, MAGNA’s proprietary research offering, and Identity, Mediabrands’ cultural consultancy arm, collaborated with SXM Media on a study, released, on multicultural audiences, including AAPI, Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino audiences. The study, titled “Challenging the ‘One & Done’ Approach,” reveals how critical it is for brands to invest in digital audio creative that culturally … Read more

Despite Potential Recession, Matter Survey Finds Marketers Bullish on 2023 Budgets

Matter Communications released findings from its 2023 Marketing Outlook Survey, which explored how CMOs and senior marketing executives across B2B technology, healthcare, retail, professional services and customer experience plan to manage marketing budgets, address economic challenges and engage customers in the year ahead. The survey found that almost all (89%) CMOs and senior marketing executives … Read more

Beyond the Rainbow [REPORT]

Unite, WPP’s LGBTQ+ community launched Beyond the Rainbow, a new study into LGBTQ+ marketing and its future. The study surveyed 7,500 LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ people in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada to better understand their perceptions and experiences of viewing LGBTQ+ identities in media and advertising. Beyond the Rainbow is intended to equip … Read more

Multicultural Consumers Have Driven Home Improvements Despite Inflation

by Santiago Solutions Group Multicultural (MC) segments are leading the growth in the Home Improvement category, despite the spike in the price of building materials. Multicultural segments account for 60% of the share of growth, with Hispanics accounting for 39%, Blacks for 9%, and Asians for 6% of the total growth of consumers making home … Read more

The Hispanic Healthcare Opportunity

By Roberto Orci MediaPost.com reported that according to the CDC, we are currently experiencing the worst flu season in over a decade. A new report from advertising intelligence company MediaRadar found that various over-the-counter (OTC) drug brands had increased their ad spend for cold and cough medicine in September and October by over 1000% to … Read more

LABOR-BASED FEES REMAIN DOMINANT FORM OF AGENCY COMPENSATION [REPORT]

Labor-based fees remain the most dominant form of ad agency compensation, but marketers are using fixed, or output-based fees with increasing frequency, according to a new ANA study. The report, Trends in Agency Compensation, is the 18th edition of the research. It revealed that 82 percent of survey respondents indicated they now use fee-based compensation … Read more

Inflation-weary Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the economy

High prices and low expectations: The job market still may be strong, but lingering economic conditions are taking a toll on the outlook of American households. Americans are feeling opportunity slipping away. After a summer of rising gas and food prices, many feel economic conditions are tough and likely to become worse as the war … Read more

Lopez Negrete and Hyundai Go Beyond the Vehicle in New “Coach Mom” Campaign

Hispanic moms are experts when it comes to motivating, challenging, and protecting their young ones. With this in mind, Hyundai Motor America and Lopez Negrete Communications launched a new campaign highlighting the power Latinas carry to keep their family on track while showcasing its popular Tucson SUV and its ability to help young transitional families … Read more

Nudging: influence and intervention

By Nigel Hollis Interventions in people’s choice architecture can nudge people into behaving in more desirable ways, either for their own good, for the good of society, or for the good of brands. Nudging takes advantage of systematic biases in our decision making. But what if the evidence for those biases is over-stated? And does … Read more

SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM First-Ever Report Shows Added Value Of Investing In Hispanic-Owned and Targeted Radio [REPORT]

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (the “Company” or “SBS”) announced the release of a comprehensive report and marketer’s guide to investing in premium, Hispanic-owned and targeted audio content. Brands that consistently advertised on Hispanic-owned and Hispanic-targeted radio stations on between 2017-2021 showed an average return on advertising spend (ROAS) that was 12% higher than brands that … Read more

Hispanic representation on both sides of the camera, drives bingeability and cultural watchability for Latinos and new audiences [REPORT]

Inclusion of Hispanic talent in front and behind the camera in streaming programs has a direct correlation on the bingeability and cultural watchability i.e. Hispanic share of the audience* of content for Latinos and all audiences, according to Nielsen’s latest Diverse Intelligence Series (DIS) report: Latino Led Content and Viewers: The Building Blocks for Streaming … Read more

AIMM’s Power Up! Growth Through Inclusive Marketing [REPORT]

This CMO Guide for Modern Marketing Leaders makes an indisputable argument about where growth is coming from… Multicultural and Inclusive audiences! Which makes these diverse audiences the #1 priority for marketers, for whom growth reigns supreme. Power Up! relies on the latest industry studies, proprietary data and a host of other insights and metrics. In … Read more

What fans want from the FIFA World Cup 2022 [REPORT]

Anticipation couldn’t be higher for the FIFA World Cup 2022—nor could the stakes for brands, broadcasters and platforms looking to show up big. Our 2022 global world football report digs into who’s watching, how they’re watching, and what they care about so you can capitalize on the tournament’s massive content and sponsorship opportunities. Insights include: … Read more

2022 Global State of the Media [REPORT]

For Cision’s 13th annual State of the Media Report, we surveyed more than 3,800 journalists across 2,000+ media outlets and 17 markets across the globe. Their responses gave us key insights that PR professionals won’t get anywhere else. Journalists told us about the challenges that keep them up at night, their highest priorities and what … Read more

Hollywood Diversity Report 2022 [REPORT]

The previous installment in the Hollywood Diversity Report series, which focused on films released during the 2020 calendar year, chronicled unparalleled industry disruptions wrought by the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 virus. As the worsening pandemic led to a shuttering of theaters around the globe, the lion’s share of the films examined in the report … Read more

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